What's Up This Weekend, Late Edition
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Quick and dirty update since I'm babysitting The Godfather tonight.
Friday, 3/4/16
- I'm at the hockey game. So it's too late to remind you about that.
- Football is having open practice and Sam Webb is live tweeting it, which is both great and killing me at the same time
Saturday, 3/5/16
- UMTailgate Winter Reunion, live at Fraser's, 4pm
- Hoops Senior Night vs Iowa, 8pm
Sunday, 3/6/16
- Hockey in Hell, 3pm
Throwback Thursday Cues the Sinatra
/I've got you under my skin.
I've got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me.
I've got you under my skin.
I'd tried so not to give in.
I said to myself: this affair never will go so well.
But why should I try to resist when, baby, I know so well
I've got you under my skin?
Way Back When-sday Pic of the Week
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Yes, we did "Beat Ohio." It was a great day.
Twitter Tuesday Thanks Caris
/What if indeed my friend.
Caris Levert did little more than piss me off his Freshman year. He was the 10th wheel to me on a team chock full of stars (kind of), and I didn't have time for his development while I was on my way to a National Championship appearance. But at that point it had been quite some time since Michigan had experienced success on the court, and I wasn't equipped to deal with it. And we had all forgotten that with that success comes early exits. And when you have early exits, people need to step up. Caris flipped a switch and went from liability to superstar in one hot summer. Pretty safe to say that without him Michigan doesn't win the Big Ten by 3 full games in 13-14, and doesn't fall to the eventual national champion Kentucky Wildcats in the elite 8.
Unfortunately, the bone and tendon God's (or whatever mystical body part it is) haven't smiled upon Caris over the past couple years, and he will end his Michigan career having played less minutes in his Junior and Senior years combined than he did his Sophomore year. He came back to us, twice, shirking the NBA for the greater glory of Michigan Basketball, and possibly harmed his future to do so. For that we are forever grateful.
Spike, Caris, Trey, Tim, Glenn, Mitch, Nik....that's the proper amount of early exits to warrant an excuse for less than stellar play. But we are not in Izzoland. We make no excuses. Play hard. Win the game.
Here's hoping we beat the living shit out of Iowa and Spike and Caris limp out on the court in garbage time to say a proper goodbye.
Go Blue!
