Barwis-ness and A Threet Quick Hit

​LIVE!  From the #1 college sports town in America, where I'm still desperately seeking a McRib...

News out of the NFL combine...take a moment and check out bench press reps in the defensive lineman category.  That's TT at the top.  Thanks Mike.

Meanwhile, MGoBlog's own Brian made another successful appearance in the "real media," putting in some time on WTKA and dropping a insider gem (via MVictors):

Rodriguez met with Steve Threet and basically told him he's decided frosh Tate Forcier (pronunciation guide) is getting all the snaps this spring.  Thus Threet bolted.

Hey, honesty is the best policy.  Still sounds a little fishy though.

UMTailgate.com Winter Reunion Now Set

The planning committee has spoken, and the 2009 UMTailgate.com Winter Reunion will occur on Saturday, March 14th.  It will (hopefully) be a busy day in Michigan sports, as Spring practice will have just begun, the CCHA tournament will be in full swing, and the Big Ten basketball tournament will have two semifinal games, one of which would please me greatly if it featured the Wolverines.

So, mark it down in your calendar....March 14th, Fraser's Pub, 2pm.  We've got work to do...away game plans, themes, etc.  That should take about 15 minutes, and then we'll drink until we go blind and Michigan solidifies its resume for the tournament.  See you there.

Threet Out

​According to The Daily, Steven Threet will be releasing a statement on his future as a Michigan Wolverine today.  Most likely, that means Threet will transfer, because a statement of any other kind would be really weird.  Rod-haters will site an erosion of family values.  The headlines won't say much more than "another Wolverine transfer" as the world continues to wish away Michigan dominance.

But the truth is that no Michigan fan would have been rooting for Threet in the 3-way battle with Denard and Tate.  He's probably better served elsewhere.  Good luck in 1AA.

UPDATE:  Angel makes it official. And Threet's dad's first name is Jewel.

Just When I Thought We Ran Out of Tailgate Food Ideas...

​Back on January 12th, the weekend roundup featured the BBQ Explosion from the genius folks at BBQAddicts.  Then the New York Times picked up on it (obviously because any self respecting NY journalist reads UMTailgate.com) and I received countless emails about how we need to make our own come tailgate season.  I wholeheartedly agree, but that is just one dish at one of eight (YES EIGHT) home tailgates.  What do we do to wow the crowd the rest of the season?

Enter This is Why You're Fat, a website dedicated to chronicling the biggest, most unique, and most calorie containing food available on the planet.  From the "Heart Attack Sandwich," which makes the Heart Attack Grill fare look like something you'd find at Whole Foods, to the alternate take on the BBQ Explosion, "the BBQ Explosion Wellington," everything included on the site has tailgate written all over it.  I mean, can you imagine a pile of Fry Daddy Frank's crispy sides adorning a Sloppy Joe on a Krispy Kreme?

Just something to look forward to while we wait for Spring Practice.

Also, the Spring Game is April 11th.  I'm down for a full tailgate for those interested.  But before I get too crazy, or take the grill out of storage, I would like to gauge some attendance.  Who's in?  Drop me an email message or a note in the comments.

Sparty Week

​Your green goes in the bottom drawer this week.

Wins and losses are what counts, but Michigan did put up a solid effort Saturday night in Connecticut.  We've played the top of the ACC, the top of the Big East, and the top of the Pac-10.  We beat two of them.  Now we need to take down the best of the Big Ten, which consequently is our hated little brother.  So many things to win for, but getting ourselves back to .500 in conference play is priority one.  Add in this being the only game we play against the midget and his minions, and another ESPN game where the committee will be watching, and we find ourselves hovering in that area of "must win."  Finish strong fellas.

Plus, I really enjoy knocking off little brother in sports where they have a perceived advantage.

Quick roundup of the rest of the internet...

• Not a big wrestling fan, but I have to link to any article that has "Wolverines Dominate Spartans..." in the title. [Freep]


• Remember Larry Coker?  He's having trouble finding work since he was dismissed from the Hurricanes.  Now he has applied to coach a team that currently does not exist.  [Fanhouse]


• UCONN roundup from UMHoops.com.


• More on the next Pirates head coach.  [Freep]