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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Oh, the humanity!
It's burst into flames! The 2007 season burst into flames! And it's falling! It's crashing! Watch it! Watch it! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Michigan's national championship dreams are on fire-- and they're crashing! They're crashing terrible! Oh, my! Get out of the way, please! The season is burning and bursting into flames! And Michigan is falling-- falling out of the polls! This is terrible. This is the worst of the worst catastrophes in the college football world! It's in flames...crashing! Four or five in both polls and it's-- it's a terrific crash, ladies and gentlemen. It's smoke, and it's flames now! And Henne's Heisman chances are crashing to the ground, probably bringing Hart's with it. Oh, the humanity! And all the fans in the stadium are screaming for Lloyd's head around here. It-- I can't even talk to people. Ah- it's- it's a - ah, I- I can't talk, ladies and gentlemen! Honest, the season, it's just laying there, a mass of smoking wreckage. Ah. And everybody in the stands, the Michigan fans, can hardly breathe and talk, and the screaming. Honest; I can hardly breathe. I'm going to step out of the stadium for I dare not see it. Losing to a 1-AA team, that's terrible. I can't watch. Folks, I'm going to have to stop for a minute because I've lost my voice. This is the worst thing I've ever witnessed."
50 comments:
- tdawg said...
Wow, I'm sorry
- September 02, 2007 2:18 AM
- howie said...
Dude...at least u were a good sport and made a creative Hidenburg reference.
Excellent fark too.
As a non-Blue fan (but a fan of your blog), I was eagerly anticipating how you would respond to such a tragedy of biblical proportions.
Please fire Loser-Lloyd Carr.
- September 02, 2007 2:49 AM
- fourteenandoh said...
thanks for the entertainment today! App St is HOT, HOT, HOT!
see you in ten weeks when y'all are 10-1. go bucks
- September 02, 2007 3:18 AM
- Jeff said...
There's something about being present in a horrific disaster, rather than catching news highlights or hearing about it from someone second hand.
I only got to listen to the game on a poor AM signal, and I'm still numb. I cannot imagine having been in that stadium today.
FWIW, here's something that might ease the pain a little around here - at least for the next two minutes and fifty-four seconds. If you need more than three minutes of relief, just hit the replay button.
PS - Andy...ANY, and I mean ANY help in the "still photo" department? We need relief over here!!
- September 02, 2007 3:26 AM
- Jason said...
Well played!
- September 02, 2007 3:31 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
so i get back to columbus, go for the evening w/ all the little buckeyes (who are trying to act sympathetic) and i keep getting asked: "what happened?"
that's when it hit me- it was deja vu all over again. this was like explaining ND/Minn in 2005, ND/TOSU in '04, Oregon/Iowa in '03, etc, etc.
this loss was just like every other loss to a mediocre(several loss) team we've had over the last 5 or 6 seasons. ill prepared and out coached. you could take damn near every comment typed here in '05 and apply it today.
19 losses in 6 seasons before today. Lloyd has had a total of 3 seasons in 12 where he has lost less than 3/ on 1 in the last 6. 2006? 2003? those were the aberrations. whatever kind of coach he may have been thru 2000, the other 4 years? today? that's the real indication of who Lloyd has become.
if he can't turn it around? time has come for him, and the bulk of that staff, to go. if he can turn it around? same answer. if he goes 11-1, all it means now is that he pissed away an BCS NC game caliber opportunity.
he's done.
couple extra random thoughts- anyone else bemused by the A2 News "Lion in Winter" headline in the game day special as the afternoon progressed?
anyone else think those were the longest time out breaks ever?
notice the concession stands weren't broadcasting the game? no local (comcast) feed in A2?
- September 02, 2007 3:33 AM
- Victor said...
- September 02, 2007 3:59 AM
- surrounded in columbus said...
one last factoid- of the 19 losses in 6 seasons- 11 of them to teams w/ 3 losses or more (by season's end). he can't beat the good teams. he can't beat the mediocre.
- September 02, 2007 4:00 AM
- kleph said...
here's a suggestion. go out and sign app state to be next year's opener as soon as humanly possible.
1) they've shown they can play with the big boys and so this gives them a measure of the respect they deserve. that shows class.
2) schedule any other cupcake in the next decade and it looks like you are running from the dog that bit you.
3) you postively gar-ron-tee your team will be focused from game one of the season.
4) accepting them as a worthy rival is about the only way to atone for the loss in any degree. denigrating them as a lesser opponent only makes what happened look worse.
- September 02, 2007 7:34 AM
- TitleIX said...
thanks SiC
I feel soooo much better now....
like I said, the emperor has no clothes. Lloyd needs to rescue this season however he can and then go.
today's Ann Arbor News' headline sums it up pretty well...
I'll tell ya, we got BOONED by that little ol' team from Boone, NC.
- September 02, 2007 7:36 AM
- Frank said...
I am no fan of Michigan- or a detractor. At Tulane, we lose games all the time!
But... I like the idea of Michigan playing Applachian State again.
First, it is interesting- who wouldn't want to see that game in the midst of the normal awful week one slate of games the college powers play.
The super classy thing would be to actually go to Applachian State. They'd sell it out- so Michigan could rightly ask for a huge guarantee- and it would generate a ton of good feeling out of this situation.
- September 02, 2007 7:59 AM
- The Old Man said...
ASU stadium only holds 16,000 people
- September 02, 2007 8:58 AM
- Katie said...
I was at the game. They were broadcasting the game at the concession stands, at least the one that I went to. (I will hold my comments on the money hungry Comcast) The crowd was in shock after the game. I know I felt dazed as I walked home. I woke up this morning hoping it was a dream. Yost is right, firing Carr now would be wrong...he is in for the season. I just hope we don't have a .500 season.
- September 02, 2007 9:05 AM
- mmacrn said...
For most, still sleeping on this early Sunday morning. For me, a Michigan fan for most of my life, still reeling over a season ending loss.I think back to the day before the game and my hopes for a great season. Not only for all of the fans, but also for the big three who turned down millions to attempt to make a dream reality. This said , I try to keep it all in focus.Realizing this , though very large, is a football game. Emphasis on Game. So how important is it. in the grand scheme of things not very. Sure , I will have to endure the comments form my buckeye neighbor until the end of time. And I will read about and hear about the biggest upset in history until the next biggest upset comes along.However, I won't loose sleep over it. I won't stop living because of it. In reality, a game like this is what makes sport so appealing. Everyone @ one point or anther has rooted for the underdog. Though I never would go against The Wooves, I have to say I am happy for the Mountaineers. They came into "our house" and out coached, out played and essentially beat us. Nobody who is a Michigan fan likes it, but it is what it is. We can blame and say LLoyd this or The defense this or the offense that, but you know what the last time I looked football is a team sport : "You win as a team" " you lose as a team" Know this ' Any team is vulnerable at any time............and though painful now the season continues, Get ready for the next one. Prepare for battle because the war is not over........You can bet if you don't play as a team, everyone from the back ups back up to the headliners need to be on the same page. That way if you don't win the game it falls on everyones shoulders............... Not just the coach or the starting QB or the starting Defense............Go BLUE ! LUE
- September 02, 2007 9:19 AM
- intellidouche said...
The Game – This is a game Michigan can't win. Oh, sure, they'll score more points that AppState, but no matter what the final score is, no Wolverine fan is going to feel good. Win by 40 and what's the big deal, so they beat a I-AA, sorry, Champion Subdivision team. What bullies. Struggle against the best Champion Subdivision team and win by a touchdown and watch the Wolverines fall in the polls. This is not the weakest team Michigan will play this year. This would probably not be the worst team in the Big Ten. But a victory, no matter the margin, won't look good or even be satisfying. MICHIGAN 42, APPALACHIAN STATE 23.
- September 02, 2007 10:01 AM
- Marcus said...
Nicely done!
- September 02, 2007 10:20 AM
- Super G said...
Let me lay claim to my dismay by noting I grew up in A2, am a U of M grad, had parents that worked for the U of M, attended more than 100 U of M games growing up through college (including the 1969 OSU victory) --- SO LET'S GET ON WITH GETTING A STAFF THAT KNOWS HOW TO WIN. Carr needs to step down this week or the AD should do it for him.
For reference, I now live in Chapel Hill and UNC told the coach he was done 4 weeks before the end of the season. He stayed on coaching and the team did better knowing that there was going to be a new staff the next year.
Having had exposure to APSU and knowing that U of M's defense was suspect, I knew we wouldn't blow out APSU ... but to lose is simply unacceptable.
I hate this loss for Hart and Long, but the rest of us or the team don't deserve much sympathy.
We've had the talent for years on the sideline, but we've let the AD and school keep us hanging on ... with repeated humiliating bowl losses and continuing losses to OSU.
Michigan can recover from this ... next season. Even winning out from here shouldn't keep Carr and the staff another year.
- September 02, 2007 10:31 AM
- Sir Putts-a-lot said...
I am somewhat ashamed that most PSU fans see this as a good thing. I don't.
Perhaps I am rationalizing (I'd like for our game on the 22nd to mean something, and the winner to be considered in the top echelon) but Appalachian State would probably be a 6th or 7th place team in every BCS conference, and 4th or 5th in the Big East.
No, that doesn't really make the loss feel any better and I know Michigan fans expect way more from their team than a loss to a Northwestern or Illinois level program... but the 1-AA label is VERY misleading.
- September 02, 2007 10:34 AM
- Super G said...
Well - being in Chapel Hill - as a side note:
The UNC Women's soccer team lost 1-0 to South Carolina in their opening game. UNC Women's soccer has been called the greatest sports dynasty of all time. They had not lost an opening game in 29 years.
- September 02, 2007 10:36 AM
- DP said...
As a Penn State fan, I knew this was bad for us, bad for the Big Ten... I knew this will only hurt our chances for a national title run (especially because even if every team has 1 loss, ours most likely will be in Ann Arbor on 9/22) Will the voters really elect a team that lost to a team that lost to Appalacian St? Probably not.
Ever year I always say, a team that wins the Big Ten deserves a shot at the BCS national title. This year I can't say that. Because of this game.
That said, watching this game, I was rooting for ASU. I just couldn't physically bring myself to root for Michigan. It was like watching Rocky vs. Drago. The Mountaineers were taking everything Michigan had and kept coming back for more. It really was inspiring. I'm just glad we had FIU on our schedule.
- September 02, 2007 11:24 AM
- Da Vest said...
Some thoughts from the OSU side.
1) The M coaches just don't develop talent well. This is showing more and more each year. It will hurt your recruiting because players look at NFL draft stats.
2) Your seniors, especially Hart, are poor leaders. His trash talking this year sounds like it comes from a freshman. We see that stuff at tOSU and it gets handled early.
3) You need a young innovative coach, but it appears that your administration is more of a fine wine (old and dusty) than an energy drink.
4) This loss, combined with the OSU and M bowl losses last year make the B10 irrelevant this season. There are no strong OOC games to alleviate this mess of losses. The only hope for the conference this season is respectable bowl match-ups that the B10 teams win. This means no ND. Thankfully they suck so bad this year that they will be out of the bowls.
5) These are probably the darkest days of M football ever. Your huge fan base will keep the program from sinking, but some really decisions must be made this year by the administrations. Otherwise the program will languish.
6) Nicely played, as always, Yost.
- September 02, 2007 1:41 PM
- RTBDTHRTR said...
You guys should cough up $5 million a year for Nicky "CoonAss" Saban. He's always "for sale", and he has NO BUYOUT CLAUSE at Bammer.
Think about it...
- September 02, 2007 2:11 PM
- One Man Gang said...
I must be the only Michigan fan who's not all that torn up about this one. I guess for me, this is not a sudden "WTF" moment but the inevitable conclusion of the last 10 years of Michigan football. We have been sliding into mediocrity fuled by ego and apathy for years now, and we have been getting away with it "Because we're Michigan." What I like about this loss is that it will force change. If we had lost to Northwestern, or whatever other low-ranked teams we play this season, the AD would have blown it off as an embarrassing anomaly. Pressure would have increased for an overhaul, as it always does, but, as always, no significant change would have occurred. This loss, on the other hand (which is deceptive -- I'll get to that in a minute) HAS to be addressed in a major way and in a timely manner. It's just brought too much shame to the program. So that's good in the way that a bloody revolution can sometimes be good.
As for the loss, it's bad, but it's not as bad as people think it is. Many will say I'm just making excuses, but I'm not. I don't think our team is good, and I think our program is a dinosaur. But App State is better than you might think considering the "1-AA" tag applied to them. Because of the decreasing scholarships available to D-1 programs, there has been a marked evening out of the talent in D-1. Witness Boise State last year, but more accurately, witness the dozens of mid-majors that upset BCS schools every season. What I'm getting at is that App State is a team that could walk over probably as many as 30 of the bottom feeder D-1 schools right now, and could probably beat another 30-40 of them on the right day. Now, Michigan SHOULD NOT be amongst those schools. But nonetheless. It's not as bad a loss, matchup wise, as everyone thinks it is. What it is is an INCONCEIVABLE loss sports zeitgeist-wise.
Which, as I said before, is a good thing, in an f'ed up way.
- September 02, 2007 2:30 PM
- Deborah said...
Just wanted to leave a quick note. I'm an Ohio girl who wandered onto this site via google and wanted to say thanks to all the classy people here--both the original article and the commenters. It's nice to read comments from people who don't have their head so far down in the dirt that they can't speak cleanly, clearly or with any intelligence.
As much as I enjoy Buckeye Football and the whole season-long experiences, there *are* bigger things in life, and demonstrating respect and courtesy as human beings is far and above more important.
Thank you again, one & all, and God Bless!
- September 02, 2007 3:49 PM
- Cero said...
Just wanted to add my two cents as a college football fan:
1.Let's face it, Michigan was overrated for quite some time.
2. Let's face it, the Big Ten has been overrated for quite sometime. The Big Ten's main problem is that they just don't recruit players with speed and overall athleticism. (Point to Mike Hart...now as a response). When facing another opponent with speed not only Michigan has trouble, but so does OSU and other Big Ten foes.
3. The cure for these problems: not only should UM play App. St. at App. St (because App. St. has earned the right and enough respect to host a game), but the Big Ten should think about bringing in App. St into the Beg Ten. Yes it sounds crazy and App St. is incredibly small but there are many small D-I schools, and with the inclusion into the conference will give it enough money to grow and develop.
Plus App. St. would bring in speed and athleticism, and also be a team that other schools won't mind beating up on, for easy wins. Its crazy yes, but there 2 D-IAA rings and there going into the Big House and denominating at least could give the idea some life and debate.
- September 02, 2007 4:41 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Appy's location might be a problem.
- September 02, 2007 5:03 PM
- Brian said...
Not to mention App. State doesn't even approach the requirements needed to join the conference. Hell, I don't know if they meet the requirements to join the Sun Belt.
- September 02, 2007 5:36 PM
- OnWisconsin! said...
I think after something like this you have to look for the silver lining:
Although this was an embarrassment for the Big10, a humiliation of a class program, a big ding in UW's strenght of schedule, and may have eliminated the chance to get big bucks on ebay for my tix for the Michigan game I found a bright side.
I won't have to listen to any more condescending comments about Wisc's schedule from last year.
Now get out there and kick Notre Dame's butt!
- September 02, 2007 5:38 PM
- Philip said...
34-32!!! Wow Michigan Fan! What do you have to say for yourself now? I've heard that some of you have down played this loss and say this is not a big deal and should not be considered the greatest upset in college football history. Well wake the f*ck up BLUE! You were ranked #5 in the country! Even if my beloved Spartans, fell to these clowns they still would have pasted it all over ESPN. You deserve the criticism and this loss, for all the BS we put up with. So now you're going to run the table and win the Big Ten??? You guys are delusional. Think real hard about this lose, how are you going to beat Oregon a Pac-10 school? See you November 3rd in East Lansing, we will make it rain on your secondary. Good luck with the your soon to come interim coach. Go Green!
- September 02, 2007 6:44 PM
- Richard Dennis MIller said...
If Michigan thought they were scheduling Cupcake State, they weren't paying attention. App State is back to back defending D1AA champion and they have the longest winning streak in the country. App would beat half the D1 schools on any given Saturday. This wan't a fluke. If App was D1 in a non-BCS conference, they would have maybe 8 or 9 wins and go to a bowl. App is the best team in NC right now. They would kill Duke and beat NC, NC State, Wake, East Carolina and for that matter Clemson just across the border. They are not big but they are fast!
- September 02, 2007 6:57 PM
- Jim said...
As embarassing as this loss was, I wouldn't be so quick to jump on the pile if I were another Big Ten squad on our schedule. The season may be lost for us, but how stupid will you feel if we walk over you? If you think the team will roll over and play dead as soon as the next 1-A team walks through the tunnel, you're sadly mistaken.
This must really be a bad loss for the cow palace to be chiming in.
- September 02, 2007 7:35 PM
- whetstonebuck said...
Cow Palace?
Please enlighten.
- September 02, 2007 7:41 PM
- chazz said...
I agree with those who feel that the whole team along with the coaching staff must share the blame for this loss. That's what TEAM means. You share the good and bad. You can have a great, good or adequate game plan, but if the player(s) miss an assignment or don't perform to their potential you can't blame the coach who worked with them all week or longer on the fundamentals of the game plan. Michigan played a very good team, maybe a better team than Michigan was. Congrats to ASU for taking advantage of the opportunity to showcase their program's talent. Michigan underestimated ASU and ASU made them pay for it.
- September 02, 2007 8:39 PM
- Harrison Clifford said...
-This loss is the equivalent of putting sanctions, i.e. the loss of a couple of scholarships on the Michigan program. Lloyd Carr personally sanctioned Michigan football by costing us top recruits and possibly making commits rethink their commitment. That might as well be the loss of scholarships. How many are thinking that it might be time to get out now while they still can?
-Boy, makes you think that Bo picked a good time to die.
- September 02, 2007 8:54 PM
- Harrison Clifford said...
-First off, players are responsible for poor performances, but just as much coaches are responsible for the training and motivation of those same players. Confucious said something to the effect that an untrained army is a waste of an army. That was the case. Michigan coaches let this game slide out of the mind of the players and let them focus ahead to the future contests. That was compounded by the fact that all the question marks (defense/secondary) was abysmal and poorly coached. English is out with his exposed D when Carr leaves and so is DeBord who couldn't make it at CMU. What a waste. Oh and by the way, thanks Bill Martin for ending one UM record for the longest streak going without playing a 1-AA team (since the thirties) and putting us in the books with another one for the greatest humiliation ever suffered by one team.
-Michigan recruits as good as anyone year in and out and has the ability to win the title. Why dosn't it happen? tOSU gets good corner play consistently as well as from the rest of their players. They maximize their players' potential. The only thing that can be said is that the coaching style at UM hinders all american prep stars from reaching greatness. Charles Woodson was different as have a couple players here and there been. That is because they had a natural feel for the game and didn't let bad coaching ruin their play. They had that killer instinct.
-Speaking of killer instinct, Carr is as about as intimidating and go-for-the-throat as a Bridget Moynahan is with John Edward Thomas Moynahan. I remember when a story was ran last year about how Carr was motivating the players with that movie Cinderella Man! Players in their teens and early 20s are not motivated by Renee Zell and stories of hard times in the Great Depression. Those stories teach nothing of killer instinct. And think that K.I. doesn't translate into titles? Just watch highlights of the UM PSU game in '97 and watch as a UM safety lays it all out to hit a PSU TE... then you will remember what killer instinct and giving it your all is all about. And you will know that it was the players on that team that had IT and won IT on their own. Refuse to lose!
-If you want to motivate players try a different Russell Crowe movie that young guys (like myself) get motivated off of and makes you want to go out and murder terrorist b!tches! In the opening of Gladiator when Maximus is talking to his cavalry he says, "Gentlemen, what we do in life echoes an eternity." That is the point... do you want to be remember for being second best because you weren't willing to sacrfice yourself in the name of victory and honor? If you do then you don't belong at UM. That is a reason I give that snake-in-the-grass Tressel credit. He hides behind his sweatervest but he's like Clarrett has said. He's evil and knows how to get dirty with his crew. He identifies with his players and knows how to bring out the dog in them and get them ready for the ring like Michael Vick does in the offseason. That's why he owns Carr's Lisa Frank Warriors.
Motivation isn't anything without preparation and preparation isn't anything without motivation. Get kids pumped to play by showing glorious past teams like '97 and great games honoring UM's true legacy. Show clips of Gladiator, the Waterboy and Braveheart! Know how to identify with and take care of the players so as to put them into position to win it all. Carr thinks that that can be done with a few smiles and some sweet conversations reserved for Yacht Club members.
-This brings me to the bright side. With how bad that was, tommorrow can't be worse. And next year we will surely have a new coach. So here is my dream scenario. First we all know that Michigan only hires within the family so lets look at the candidates. Ron English... are you kidding? He's out. Fredo Harbaugh... after those comments and a destined rebuilding year where we won't see his potential he's out for at least a decade. Les Miles... DUH!
-A Bo player and assistant he is family and UM fans would embrace him and his not so damned conservative approach. He identifies with his players and you will never see a Miles team unprepared... see 45-0. Their D is always in the top 3 of all the land and they have a great secondary year after year (something that plagues UM like lepracy or Madonna). They are always focused and ready for the kill. He's a motivator and a go-for-the-throat kinda coach... see the fake field goal to set up a LSU TD against ND last year in the Sugar Bowl when they were already up about 20. Which brings me to another point... Wies and ND was owned by Miles who probably loves to stick it to ND as evidenced by that trickeration from "THE HAT". And with a nickname like that... who wouldn't want an innovator like him for a coach. Furthermore, Miles looses one or two a year in the SEC, but those are usually away games and against others who are the class of the conference. He doesn't lose to the Kentuckys or Ole Miss' like Carr does to Mich State or Northwestern. Also, Miles-Tressel, those would be some classic battles. And if all that isn't enough, he's in with all the high school coaches in Louisiana and the deep south, and as such will open new doors to the deepest and most talented pool of prep stars in the nation.
-So how do we get him? Well LSU hasn't fully loved him since Saban won a title and Miles hasn't repeated the feat, though LSU has been the consistent class of the SEC since he took over. So let's say he wins the SEC West, or even the SEC title, but doesn't bring home a National title or even a shot with a loss or two. Maybe even one (aint gonna happen.. though neither was APP. State) to Saban and the tide. So at the end of the season A2 calls for their beloved son to return home and with LSU still a little cold to the never good enough Les Miles, he feels wanted, maybe sees a few more dollar signs and we got a real coach. I can only forsee the return of the 90's, maybe even better, with Miles at the helm in A2.
- September 02, 2007 8:57 PM
- Bekki said...
I am maize and blue through and though and every goddamn year, I am left with a hole in my chest from being kicked in the nutz by that 1 game. I mean after last years complete ass-whooping in the Rose Bowl, I was pleased to see our boys ranked for BCS hopes this year. But after Saturdays ABORTION of global proportions, I CANNOT WATCH OR FOLLOW A SINGLE FUCKING GAME this year. I have already written off the entire season in hopes that Jesus Christ himself will come down and re-build this fucked up program from the ground up. This is like the fucking Yankees losing to a little league team. Are you fucking kidding me?!!!!
- September 02, 2007 9:44 PM
- Jim said...
Annoying in-state ag school with paltry football credentials = cow palace.
Yes, this is me deflecting a little. I can take a little ribbing from tosu, even PSU, but you've got to draw the line somewhere.
- September 02, 2007 10:26 PM
- Haga said...
Some where in MD this true conversation takes place.....
Patron: Excuse me bartender, do you by chance have direcTV installed here?
Bartender: Yep sure do...
Patron: If the bar doesn't mind, could you please turn it on the BTN so I could see the score of the Michigan game??
Bartender: Anybody have a problem if I turn off the Mich St. game in the corner TV?? No? Here you go guy, enjoy. Can't do the main TV, most everybody here is watching the V-Tech game...
Patron: All good, I understand... I appreciate it...
(Bartender grabs the remote and locates channel 220 on DirecTV with 3 minutes remaining...)
Patron: WTF?!?!?! Are you FUCKING kidding me??
(Patron watches TV nervously as the seconds slowly tick away)
Patron: WTF??!?! WTF?!?!!? Can't they stop ANYBODY??? ARRRRGGGHHH, fucking grab someone if you fucking have too!!!! WTF?!?!? I need a drink!!! BARTENDER!! Shot of GG!!!!
(Patron watches as Appalachian State kicks a field goal to take the lead)
Patron: I feel sick... I feel sick... I think I just had a heart attack and two light strokes...
Bartender: You ok there guy??
Patron: Look damnit, my phone is about to blow the fuck up like the fucking World Trade Towers. You'd think I was a 911 phone operator the way I'm going to be switching back and forth between lines... Just keep the fucking GG coming, on second thought, fuck GG I want tequila, bring me two shots of Jose Cuervo, better yet, just bring the damn bottle...
Bartender: Look guy, I can't give you the whole bottle, this isn't a whole sale outlet...
Patron: Dude, here's a hot one ($100 bill) if I can't have the whole bottle, then I don't want to see the bottom of this shot glass ok?? Keep the thing freaking full... We clear??
Bartender: Will Do....
(Michigan drives down to the ASU 26 yard line with 6 seconds left...)
Patron: OMG!! OMG!!! Oh God yes!!!!!!! Please, please, please, please, please make this fucking field goal!!! YOU BETTER NOT MISS THIS BITCH, OTHERWISE I'M TAKING A ROAD TRIP!!!! I can't look... I can't look... Oh God, I feel sick again.. Please make this, please make this, I don't want to be found dead in a restaurant bathroom from alcohol poisoning... PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE......
(Michigan lines up for the final play of the game....)
Patron: please, please, please... Our Father, which art in Heaven.... OMG, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Bartender (leans over bar): Dude you ok down there???
Patron: Look, here's all the cash I have on me... Give me every bottle you got on the top shelf and don't stop filling my glass till either you close for the night, or you run out of liquor, or if you hear me babbling incoherently about plotting to out smart CSI detectives on the off chance I commit a murder.....
Bartender: Huh???
Patron: TOP SHELF DAMMIT!!! LIQUOR!! NOWWWWWWWW!!!!!
True Story......
(Disclaimer) No animals were hurt in the following story... However two toilets and a street corner were grossly violated from expunging liquids and half digested food... Also a shirt was soiled and promptly burned the next morning....
- September 02, 2007 10:34 PM
- Peter Bae said...
Yesterday, September 1, 2007- a date which will live in infamy...
- September 02, 2007 11:25 PM
- G8RB8R said...
Damn, I would love to be the guy selling brown paper garbage bags in Ann Arbor this week. I'd make a fortune selling them to M fans! Most overused phone # in Ann Arbor this weekend - 911 Suicide watch.
Absolutely the worst nightmare for any college football fan. The only thing worse would be if Appalacian State loses all the rest of its games this year!
Being a GATOR, we play 2 or 3 of these games every year. They are supposed to be gimmes. DO YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO ME???
- September 02, 2007 11:28 PM
- SharonRB said...
At least you have a sense of humor about it -- pretty good satire! I'm so glad I sold my tickets for the game and could only listen on the radio. It was torture without even being able to see it. I've had bad feelings about this game for weeks now, though. I just knew they'd be overly confident and would be ripe for an upset. Heall of a way to start the season.
- September 02, 2007 11:41 PM
- DonnieB said...
First time I have posted, but I love your blog. The kittens made me feel better....the dude abides.
I have always love Michigan football. I have always counted the days from Jan 1st until Sept 1st like a kid waiting for Christmas. I have never faltered in my love of the big blue through good and bad. My love was true through events such as:
-The Colorado Bomb pass
-The 8-4 seasons of Lloyds early tenure
-Gary Moeller's drunken shananigans
-Remember the Alamo (pitch the fucking ball Tyler)
-The recent OSU losses
-All of the bowl losses, which include the 2-199 Rose Bowl record
This however, I can not tolerate. To underachieve as a team to such a massive degree shows me that Lloyd has lost this team. He has not adapted to the times (understatement), and the memory of '97 is now so far away that it could have been '57 for all I know.
This is the first time I have ever said this, but PLEASE LET LLOYD GO! Not now, but "let him" retire at the end of the season with whatever dignity he has left after what this season could shape up to be. I hope that the boys in blue get it together soon, or this may be the longest fall of all of our college football lives.
Go Blue (I guess)
- September 03, 2007 12:06 AM
- ____________ said...
Can I be a paulbearer?
- September 03, 2007 9:36 AM
- TitleIX said...
who's paul???????
- September 03, 2007 1:23 PM
- Run Up The Score! said...
The guy who used to pal around with The Undertaker. Don't play stupid.
- September 03, 2007 2:54 PM
- motion said...
I have only six words to say "Pat Hill Pat Hill Pat Hill" We need Pat Hill
- September 03, 2007 10:11 PM
- Todd said...
That picture is sweet. It brings to mind the scene in Sienfeld when Newman runs over the sewing machine and then over the paint thinner that Kramer spilt and Newman was yelling " Oh the Humanity".
- September 03, 2007 10:17 PM
- Photon Torpedo Tube said...
Hello, I think your blog is great. I posted a link to your post on my site. We, South Carolina, play an FCS team, South Carolina State, this weekend.
- September 11, 2007 6:58 PM
- Bobo the Bee said...
Probably the single funniest thing I saw when we beat ya'll .. gratz on Salvaging the season at least .. And please oh please beat tOverrankedStateUniversity .. that would make my day: Michigan's title hopes gone from my college, and anyone beating tOSU. Michigan > tOSU .. please?
- November 07, 2007 8:01 AM
- helen said...
And do you have some kind of women's forum here?
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WASHINGTON A red-jacketed guide herded wide-eyed tourists through the Capitols hallowed halls Friday, patiently waiting as the out-of-towners paused every few feet for a photo of a hometown heros statue.
As if March 1 was just another day in the nations capital.
Even as the landmark Ohio Clock counted down to the start of sequestration $85 billion in automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to be slashed this fiscal year alone the Capitol hummed with activity.
Without the presence of most of its reigning population.
Both the Senate and the House are out of session for the weekend. The Senate will reconvene Monday, the House on Tuesday.
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., was not on the Hill on Friday, and Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, were headed back to the Centennial State for the weekend, said staff members.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., held a brief news conference near Oklahoman Will Rogers sculpture, speaking softly to reporters about the sequester after her trip to the White House.
She called some of the cuts ridiculous as children shrieked in the hall behind her.
Im optimistic that something can be done, she said.
But it might be too late.
The sequester was first passed through the Budget Control Act of 2011. It was intended to force the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to come together to cut $1.5 trillion from the federal budget throughout 10 years.
If the committee didnt do that by its deadline later pushed to March 1, 2013 severe, across-the-board, automatic cuts would begin. With the cuts so painful to both domestic and defense programs, the committee would have to act.
But March 1 has come and gone, and the first of the cuts will roll out in the next few weeks.
In Colorado, $90 million could be cut from nondefense programs this fiscal year, The Durango Herald previously reported. The state also could see an $810 million economic impact from defense-related cuts this fiscal year.
Local organizations were waiting to see how they might be affected this week, with little word from federal or state officials to guide them.
But in Washington, despite relatively empty halls and no official action on the agenda, it was business as usual Friday in the Capitol.
Visitors flocked to the newly installed Rosa Parks statue in Statuary Hall, staring up at the life-sized civil-rights icon and snapping pictures of her for Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
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A few sprawled out on the chambers carpeted floor Friday morning, surrounded by planners, textbooks and calculators. They chatted and caught up on homework as the clock ticked closer to the cuts.
For them, it was just another day in the dome.
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Cats as messengers?
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She sounds like a wonderful new addition to your family.
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They still are!
Ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as living gods.
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
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Everything happens for a reason - I firmly believe this.
Posted 26 October 2010 - 11:09 AM
Just a question, but why do you not feel that dogs are not a great teaching tool for unconditional love?
I probably mis-spoke (mis-wrote?) a bit. Not that dogs are NOT teaching tools, but that dogs as the loyal and loving beings they are, can teach us by their example, about unconditional love; cats teach us for almost the opposite reason-with cats WE have to learn unconditional love, since cats largely, choose us and give their love on their own time. As a friend of mine who is a fire chief says, he never finds cat skeletons, but they do find dogs staying with their master regardless of the danger to themselves. They are just two different, noble beings who teach us different lessons. Hope that makes some sense without dissing on dogs OR cats.
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Thank you all for your thoughts, and, Redhead, yeah I agree I don't want to overanalyze (as I am prone to do-one day I'll relate my funny anecdote about 'overanalyzing'), and we do just adore her. We believe she is a distinct breed, called a 'toyger' - given that my first cat as a child was 'Tiger' -long "i"; and my cat through childhood into adulthood was 'Tigger' (as in Pooh bear), I thought it made nice circular sense for this one to be 'Toyger'. Moonie, did you mean that Egyptians still worship cats, or that cats are still 'gods'. Contrary to my many sons, I think cats are wonderfully spiritual and intelligent animals, though I may not be quite up to 'worshipping' them. My belief is that cats unlike dogs, are a great teaching tool for kids on unconditional love. Still curious if cats and supernatural/paranatural activity have been reported to be linked somehow??
when we had a ton of spirit activity we ended up with 3 new cats and a lot of the activity was demonic. not sure what the role was of the cats but they picked our home and wouldnt leave.
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The Seahawks on the road are better than a 1-4 team. Lets take a closer look at each of the losses:
@ Arizona: This was RW's first NFL game, and we had JR Sweezy playing guard in his first NFL game (with no experience at guard) against one of the best pass rushing DTs in the league. He was overmatched, and RW was unprepared for that kind of pressure. And he still nearly led a game-winning TD drive. Since then, RW has improved dramatically and we have Carpenter and Moffitt back to shore up the interior OL.
@ St. Louis: We had terrible luck with bounces. RW had two or three interceptions that were flukes. We held STL to no offensive TDs. They scored a TD on a fake field goal, and the only reason it worked was because the officials didn't see Pete Carroll call timeout. Their kicker also had 58 and 60 yard field goals. How often is that going to happen? Fluke loss IMO.
@ San Francisco: Its very tough winning on the road on short rest, especially against a high quality team. And they even kept it within a TD. Football Outsiders has an article about the effects of rest on a short week, and it pretty much says what everyone would expect. Teams don't play well on the road on short rest. http://www.footballoutsiders.com/extra-points/2012/fo-mailbag-effect-rest-game-dvoa Its not a fluke loss, but not one you should reasonably expect them to win.
@ Detroit: The offense improved a lot. As for the defense, allowing 12 of 16 third down conversions is a fluke, especially when you're dominating the opponent on first and second down. Yes the defense had a bit of a down day, but you can't blame the defense for our road woes. They have the #2 defensive DVOA at home and the #4 defensive DVOA on the road. Jason Jones missed this game, and his absence really hurt the pass rush, which would've helped the third down conversion rate. Another fluke loss, IMO.
With better health after the bye and their luck regressing toward the mean, I think we'll see the team finish out these last three road games strong, and possibly even up our road record at 4-4.


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VFW Post 5206, just off North Main Street in Hendersonville, has been uniting veterans for more than 60 years. But a ''For Sale'' sign on the lawn signals that times are changing at the VFW.
Decades separate Michael Bly and his friend Jere Johnson.
Bly is a 25-year-old Army National Guard veteran who served in Iraq just a few years ago. Johnson is an 89-year-old World War II Army veteran who served in Japan days after the United States dropped the first atomic bomb that led to the end of the war.
The years between the two men and the two wars they fought probably seem vast to many civilians. For veterans like Bly and Johnson, time makes no difference.
"It's so weird," Bly said recently as he and Johnson sat talking with other veterans inside Hendersonville's Veterans of Foreign Wars post. "He's 89 and I'm 25, and we talk like buddies in the war together."
VFW Post 5206, just off North Main Street in Hendersonville, has been uniting veterans like Bly and Johnson for more than 60 years.
But a "For Sale" sign standing on the lawn outside the post today signals that times are changing at the VFW. The post decided to sell the two-story building earlier this year after dwindling membership and the cost of keeping the large facility going led VFW leaders to conclude they needed to downsize if they wanted to stay viable, said James Young, Hendersonville's VFW commander.
"We're trying to sell the property and get a smaller building until the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans get my age and want to give back to the community," he said.
Young, who is an Army veteran of the Gulf War, said membership at the post has dwindled to about 500 in recent years as World War II veterans, who made up the bulk of the organization's membership, either died or found the steps leading uphill to the building too steep to climb.
Many younger veterans are busy with work and raising families and don't have time to come to the VFW, he said.
The closing or downsizing of VFW posts is a national trend, according to veteran and military websites.
A 2008 article on the military.com website noted that membership in the VFW had dropped 17 percent since 1992 to 1.8 million members.
"Across the country, VFW posts are declining as an estimated 1,500 World War II veterans die each day," according to the article.
National VFW leaders see a combination of fewer younger veterans and the death of the World War II generation as factors in the organization's decline.
"The decline in VFW membership might not have anything to do with stereotypes or a lack of young blood," according to the VFW website, www.vfw.org. "It might simply be a matter of demographics. There were more veterans coming out of World War II and the Korean War. Once the draft and the Vietnam War ended, fewer enlisted in the military."
Whatever the reason for the decline in membership, Young said he and other leaders want to keep the local post open in a smaller facility because one day he expects those young veterans will need the support only other soldiers can offer.
"We want the guys to know we are there for them," Young said. "There are places to get help."
The friendship between Bly and Johnson proves his point.
When Bly returned home after serving in Iraq for nine months between 2009 and 2010, he found he had a hard time leaving the war behind him. He was restless and felt out of place in civilian life after spending so many months facing the daily stress of a war zone.
Then one day he decided to check out the VFW.
"I felt normal when I came here," he said. "Just to feel normal in a public setting was awesome. It was great. Here you're around people who have experienced the things you've experienced. It was like, 'Man, this is great.'"
He and Johnson quickly struck up a friendship after meeting at the VFW and discovering they shared a common bond.
Johnson said he hoped he helped his young friend find a way to feel comfortable again at home.
"We're good friends. You wouldn't think it at 89 and 25, but we're good friends. I know his problems. He knows mine," Johnson said. "I think I helped him get back to normal life in the States, even though I'm a grandfather."
The VFW organized in Hendersonville in 1946 and moved into the North Main Street building in 1948.
One of its earliest members was Rufus "Pooch" Pace, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.
Pace said he remembers helping to dig the foundation for the building and coming to the VFW in its heyday when as many as 1,200 veterans belonged to the organization. In those days, bands traveling through the area performed at the VFW because it had the biggest dance floor in town.
Old black-and-white photographs hanging inside the building's lower level show men and women decked out in suits and dresses while attending special dinners and dances at the VFW. Other photographs show VFW members leading parades on Main Street and working on the building's construction.
"It was a lot of fun," Pace said.
The post also gave back to the community over the years. Members organized a rescue squad that later became the Henderson County Rescue Squad after seeing that the community needed a way to respond to emergencies.
VFW members and the Ladies Auxiliary also raised money for the treatment of polio patients and other causes, he said.
But even though he has so many fond memories of the times he spent in the VFW building over the years, Pace said he is looking forward to the future in a smaller facility.
"Life is a change from the beginning to the end," he said. "If not, you've missed a lot of life."
Hendersonville's VFW today is made up of World War II veterans like Pace as well as men and women from Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan.
They continue to serve in the community by volunteering at the veterans' hospital in Asheville, providing supplies to organizations that serve homeless veterans, holding BINGO nights for the public, sponsoring youth sports teams and sponsoring Boy Scout and Girl Scout organizations.
But Young said probably the most important thing the VFW does is give veterans a chance help each other cope with the painful memories and often difficult transition they have as they return from home from war.
"They can say, 'That guy got through it. Maybe I can too,' " he said.


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J. T. Combs, 90 of Heber Springs, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Heber Springs. He was born Sunday, April 30, 1922 in Heber Springs to the late John and Artie Davis Combs.
J.T. worked for the M & NA Railroad in Heber Springs. He also worked as a Supervisor with Ben Hogan Construction doing highway and road work. He attended the First United Methodist Church in Heber Springs. J.T. enjoyed telling and hearing a good story, watching football games and spending time with friends at the Waychoff Senior Center.
In addition to his parents, J. T. was preceded in death by three brothers, James Combs and Eugene Combs, both of Heber Springs, and Ernest Combs of Michigan; and a sister, Myrtle Ramey of Michigan. J. T. is survived by nieces, nephews, and many close friends and acquaintances.
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Our post-draft dynasty ranking series rolls on with the running back position. Running backs are the trickiest to rank because of the constant turnover at the position. One year, you have a 27-year old superstar. The next year, you have an overworked, broken-down 28-year old. In fact, these days, even younger running backs are going from hot commodities to fantasy afterthoughts in a matter of a few months. Remember Steve Slaton? How about Roy Helu? Jahvid Best? Kevin Smith? Joseph Addai? The list goes on and on. That being the case, I tend rank running backs based on a shorter outlook than that of the other three key offensive positions. I want guys, regardless of age, who can help me over the next three or so years, particularly in the upcoming season. That, of course, is not to say that I'm avoiding big upside kids in favor of veterans on their last legs. It's simply the difference between going with Adrian Peterson over Trent Richardson, or Frank Gore over Mark Ingram. Note: Each player age listed is as of September 1, 2013, which will be near Week 1 of the upcoming season.
Check out our quarterback dynasty rankings here. Tier 1
Adrian Peterson
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Prior to the draft, I had 10 backs in my first tier. Post-draft, I feel more comfortable splitting out the top-three. The first running back off the board in startup leagues this year should be Adrian Peterson. Sure he turns 28 this year, but after what he did coming off a torn ACL during the 2012 season, Peterson is the only logical No. 1 back. Even if he takes the obvious step back in 2013, he's the most consistently-dominant back of the last six years. Draft him with confidence and enjoy the ride over the next few seasons. Spending the past few years as the feature back in one of the league's run-heaviest offenses, there's certainly reason to believe Foster could begin to fade in 2013. His yards-per-carry marks have declined each of the past two seasons, but it's worth noting that his postseason YPC marks were better than his regular season marks both years. On paper, the touch numbers are scary, but the guy keeps producing, is only 26-years-old, and there is no sign Houston will move away from a run-first attack. Martin exploded onto the scene as a rookie last season, locking himself in as the team's long-term feature back. A three-down player, there's not much to be concerned with here in terms of another back stealing pass-down or, to a lesser extent, goal line reps. If Martin is your top dynasty back, you're in good hands. Had he been one or two years younger, he'd be a top of the rankings. Tier 2
Jamaal Charles
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Stevan Ridley
Matt Forte
Charles is one of the league's best backs, but it's fair to wonder if he'll see a significant drop in carries now that Andy Reid is calling the shots. Of course, we've seen before that Charles can do a lot of damage without 20-plus carries every week (not unlike Brian Westbrook and LeSean McCoy under Reid in Philadelphia). Additionally, Charles figures to see a boost in targets going forward, especially with conservative Alex Smith under center. Speaking of McCoy, his role will be tweaked a bit now that Chip Kelly has taken over the Eagles' offense. Kelly figures to roll with a run-heavy offense, which will mean plenty of work for both McCoy and Bryce Brown. The Eagles' recent struggles and emergence of Brown have made it easy to overlook McCoy, but he's still only 24-years-old and unquestionably one of the league's most-talented backs. The first five names on our list are relatively safe picks, but Spiller is definitely not in that category. The good news is that he doesn't have much tread on his tires (388 career carries), has been extremely dominant thus far in his career (5.5 YPC), and should benefit from the Bills' new, up-tempo offense under Doug Marrone. The negatives include the presence of veteran Fred Jackson and Spiller's lack of experience as an every-down back. Regardless, his upside significantly outweighs any potential roadblocks to a top-10 finish at the position. Still only 25-years-old, Spiller is primed for a breakout 2013 season. Rice is a safer option than the likes of LeSean McCoy and C.J. Spiller, but I feel like his ceiling a bit lower going forward because of the emergence of Bernard Pierce during the later stages of the 2012 season. Pierce went from averaging 3.3 carries-per-game during the team's first seven games to seeing 9.5-per-game over the final 13. Even more important, Pierce was extremely effective, averaging 5.0 YPC. Rice, of course, is still a premier talent and won't lose his job as the team's lead back. He remains a middle-of-the-pack RB1. Richardson is a guy I've seen ranked as the No. 1 dynasty back, but I just can't commit to him there right now. Still only 21-years-old and fresh off a season that saw him handle over three-quarters of Cleveland's carries, there's a lot to love about the Browns' long-term workhorse. Still, he showed questionable durability, struggling with injuries throughout the year, and averaged a putrid 3.6 YPC. Time will tell if the injuries were to blame for the ineffectiveness, but right now, he's risky enough to warrant going elsewhere at the running back spot. One of those guys who always seems older than he actually is, Lynch turned 27 on April 22. The six-year vet has seen a career resurrection since getting traded to Seattle during the 2010 season. The NFL's run-heaviest team last season, the Seahawks figure to be one of the league's better teams over the next few years, which will give Lynch, their clear feature back, a ton of opportunities to handle the ball. I did drop Lynch a bit from my pre-draft rankings, simply because of a potential 2013 suspension, as well as, the team's addition of Christine Michael and Spencer Ware during the draft. Morris had an outstanding rookie season, averaging 4.8 YPC on 351 carries. He's basically a non-factor in the passing game, but was working as an every-down back in a run-first offensive that scored a ton of points down the stretch. None of those factors figure to change in the near-future, but don't forget that Mike Shanahan is the coach here. Morris could be an ankle tweak away from losing a chunk of his workload to Roy Helu or Evan Royster. Morris is more of a borderline top-10 dynasty back than he is a player you want to build your team around. Ridley benefited from facing more nickel defenses, by far, than any other back in the league in 2012. Still, he was effective when called upon and defensive schemes don't figure to change against New England any time soon. Shane Vereen is a long-term threat for snaps, but Ridley is the lead and clear goal line back. He remains a borderline RB1 option. As long as short-yardage bulldozer Michael Bush is in the picture, touchdowns will be hard to come by for Forte. The two backs split 10 rushing scores evenly during the 2012 season, and Bush is signed through 2015. Of course, Forte will continue to see a heavy chunk of the offensive snaps, which will include a significant number of targets. Still only 27, he remains in the RB1 discussion in 12-team leagues. Tier 3
David Wilson
DeMarco Murray
Maurice Jones-Drew
Darren McFadden
Giovani Bernard
Chris Johnson
Wilson is the first back on our list without 100 career carries to his name. New York's 2012 first-round pick will need to compete with Andre Brown for the team's lead back job, but all bets should be on the talented 21-year-old out of Virginia Tech. With Ahmad Bradshaw long gone, it's the speedy Wilson's gig for the long-term. The risk of the unknown is the only thing keeping Wilson out of the top-12, but he has enough to upside to be top-five on this list one year from now…Durability is a concern for Murray, but he's a guy I'm high on. He's only 25 and Dallas has not been afraid to use him as a workhorse when he's healthy. His YPC was down to a mediocre 4.1 in 2012, but his career mark remains at a stellar 4.8. Jones-Drew suffered through an injury-plagued 2012 season, but is expected back in the saddle as Jacksonville's workhorse in 2013. His age (28) is a concern, but Jones-Drew should be fresh after nearly a full year off, not to mention motivated in a contract year…After back-to-back strong seasons in 2010 and 2011 (when healthy), McFadden took a giant step backwards in 2012, averaging just 3.3 yards-per-carry, while scoring just three total touchdowns. The good news is that he doesn't have much competition for carries, and Oakland will dump its zone-blocking scheme in order to maximize his ability. McFadden will be motivated for a big bounce back as he enters a contract year The first rookie tailback selected in April's draft, it won't be long before Bernard takes over as the Bengals' feature back. BenJarvus Green-Ellis will be heavily-involved this season, but Bernard will play quite a bit off the bench. It's only a matter of time until Bernard, the superior back, takes control. He's a future three-down contributor… Johnson isn't the fantasy superstar of old, but he remains one of the league's most-talented backs. Set to turn 28 during the season, there's still some gas in the tank. He'll return in 2013 as Tennessee's workhorse, making him a decent No. 2 dynasty back. Tier 4
Ryan Mathews
Steven Jackson
Frank Gore
Eddie Lacy
Lamar Miller
Le'Veon Bell
Montee Ball
Chris Ivory
Reggie Bush
Following a 2011 season in which he racked up over 1,500 total yards on 272 touches in only 14 games, Mathews was a massive disappointment last year. He missed four games, averaged 3.8 yards-per-carry, and scored one touchdown. Going forward, there is some good news. He remains the team's feature back, and will be under a new coaching staff led by Mike McCoy, who made Willis McGahee and Knowshon Moreno relevant in Denver last season. On the other hand, Mathews barely plays on passing downs, which won't change with Danny Woodhead now on the roster, and the Chargers' offense isn't as productive as it was a few years ago. There's still upside here, but you're playing with fire if you're relying on Mathews as your top back. Gore and Jackson are in a similar boat. Both fit the bill as career-workhorses who will be 30-years-old prior to Week 1. Gore has 1,911 career regular-season carries, while Jackson has 2,395. After a strong, healthy 2012 season, Gore is locked in as the 49ers' feature back. Any sign of decline, however, and Kendall Hunter and/or LaMichael James could quickly take on a larger role. Jackson signed on with the Falcons, and will take over as the lead back in a highly-productive offense. Both guys are running out of productive years, but they figure to have borderline RB1 redraft value for at least one more year. Lacy, Ball, and Bell are each expected to play significant roles in their respective backfield as rookies. Of course, in addition to the inherent unknown that comes with drafting rookies, each carries an additional roadblock to immediate and/or long-term fantasy success. Lacy fills the Packers' need for a feature back, but Green Bay went ahead and drafted Johnathan Franklin two rounds later. Lacy is the more-talented of the two backs, but a slow start, or any struggle with durability, and Franklin could pounce on the team's lead back job. Ball is the future lead back for Denver, but is currently dealing with a crowded backfield (Willis McGahee, Knowshon Moreno, and Ronnie Hillman) and a head coach (John Fox) that is usually wary of utilizing rookies as workhorses. Bell is the least-talented of the three backs, but he has almost no competition for the team's lead back gig from day-one. The door is open for the club to add a veteran like Ahmad Bradshaw to the mix, but Bell is certainly expected to be their long-term feature back. One year from now, we could be talking about a trio of sophomore lead backs in highly-productive offenses. With Reggie Bush now in Detroit, Miller is the favorite to take over as Miami's lead back. Only a fourth-rounder in 2012, he's risky – and will share with Daniel Thomas and rookie Mike Gillislee – but there's a ton of upside here. A 4.9 rookie-season YPC provides plenty of reason for optimism…Ivory was traded to the Jets during April's draft. He has a history of strong production (5.1 career YPC on 256 carries), but is all but not existent in the passing game (three career targets) and has struggled with durability. Only 25 and set to take over for Shonn Greene as the Jets' workhorse, Ivory makes for a borderline RB2. Bush latched on with the Lions where he'll, at least, share lead back duties with Mikel Leshoure. Although the latter will handle a chunk of the between-the-tackles and most of the goal line work, Bush will be a featured target in the league's pass-heaviest offense. Over the next few years, Bush figures to rack up a ton of receptions. Of course, he just turned 29 and is nearing the end of his prime, which is why he's no more than a borderline top-25 dynasty back. Tier 5
Ben Tate
Isaiah Pead
Mark Ingram
Darren Sproles
Marcus Lattimore
Johnathan Franklin
Jonathan Stewart
Vick Ballard
Bernard Pierce
Shane Vereen
Rashard Mendenhall
Bryce Brown
Mikel Leshoure
Arguably the league's top No. 2 tailback, Tate is entering the final year of his rookie contract. He figures to generate significant interest on the open market next offseason. Beat the hype and snatch the 24-year-old up now… Pead showed flashes of dominance on a small sample of rookie-season touches. St. Louis' 2012 second-round pick will compete with Daryl Richardson and rookie Zac Stacy for the team's lead back gig this season. His upside gives him an edge on Richardson, who slowed down after a strong first-half to his rookie season. The presence of Stacy, a bruiser, figures to at least cost Pead scoring opportunities for years to come. Ingram finally started to come on during the second half of the 2012 season, but his short-yardage/early-down role doesn't figure to change going forward. His ceiling is low as long as he's in his current situation, but there's enough talent and touchdown potential here to warrant your attention…Sproles is about to turn 30, but he's one of the league's most unique running backs in that he doesn't really do much running. He has a few effective years left as Drew Brees' well-fed underneath option on passing downs. Lattimore may not play during the 2013 season because of a devastating knee injury suffered at South Carolina last season. Arguably the best talent at the position in this year's rookie class, Lattimore is set up for a great opportunity in San Francisco once he's healthy. You'll hear this everywhere you read about Lattimore: he's well worth the wait…Franklin is one of the top rookie talents at the position, but he'll need to unseat fellow rookie Eddie Lacy in order to maximize his potential. He's worth stashing in dynasty leagues, but it may be some time before he's averaging the coveted 15-plus touches-per-game. Stewart remains stuck in a timeshare with DeAngelo Williams and Mike Tolbert, and has missed nine games due to injury over the last three seasons. Entering his sixth season, Stewart only has 818 carries to his name, and has never eclipsed 221 in a single season. His 4.7 career YPC mark is impressive, but it was a career-low 3.6 in 2012, and there's no sign he'll be asked to handle a feature-back role in 2013. Still only 26, however, he's a guy with one of the highest ceilings at the position. If Williams is cut loose, bump Stewart to tier-three. Ballard enters the 2013 season as the Colts' workhorse tailback, but he was only average as a ball-carrier as a rookie (3.9 YPC) and Indianapolis figures to roll with a pass-first offense with Andrew Luck running the show. Ballard's age (22) and current situation make him appealing, but he his ceiling figures to be that of a borderline RB2…As mentioned earlier on in this piece, Pierce is a threat to Ray Rice for early-down snaps after a strong rookie season in which he averaged 4.9 yards-per-carry on 108 attempts. Vereen could be a threat to some of Stevan Ridley's workload between the 20s, but he's unlikely to get much work inside-the-five and will be at the liberty of the Bill Belichick tailback committee as long as he's in New England. The good news is that he's expected to take over for Danny Woodhead as the team's primary passing-down back. Vereen could easily finish in the top-five in receptions among all tailbacks…Mendenhall follows coach Bruce Arians to Arizona where he's the favorite to take over as the team's feature back. Only signed to a one-year deal, his future as a workhorse in question, but Mendenhall is only 25 and has a history of strong play in an every-down role. Brown is stuck behind LeSean McCoy for at least the next few seasons, but he's only turning 22 this May and the Eagles figure to go with a run-heavy approach under Chip Kelly. He was excellent in a small sample of work as a rookie, averaging 4.9 YPC…With Reggie Bush in town, Leshoure is far from locked in as Detroit's long-term feature back. The good news is that he's still only 23 and, at the very least, has future as a goal line back.
Tier 6
Ronnie Hillman
Zac Stacy
Christine Michael
Andre Ellington
Daryl Richardson
Ryan Williams
Jacquizz Rodgers
Andre Brown
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
Kendall Hunter
The undersized Hillman needs work as a pass-blocker, but he's only 21 and his skillset provides him with a Ray Rice-like ceiling. Of course, Monte Ball puts a damper on his long-term prospects…Stacy and Richardson will compete for snaps in St. Louis. Stacy is the immediate favorite for short-yardage duties, while Richardson will compete with Isaiah Pead for the bulk of the work between the 20s. One of the two backs could potentially earn the team's lead-back gig…Michael is buried behind Marshawn Lynch and possibly Robert Turbin, but it's conceivable that he could be Seattle's lead back within two-to-three years. The Cardinals drafted Ellington after Stepfan Taylor, but the former has better long-term prospects. He's worth stashing when you consider the shaky health of Arizona's top-two backs, Rashard Mendenhall and Ryan Williams…Speaking of Williams, having missed all but five games over his first two years in the NFL, he is easily one of the league's most injury-plagued players. His 2.8 YPC was downright ugly this past season, but he only had 58 carries, many of which were against stacked defensive boxes. Still only 23-years-old, there's still some hope for him, but his arrow is beginning to point down. Rodgers won't be anything more than a situational passing-down back after the Falcons upgraded on Michael Turner by signing workhorse Steven Jackson. Rodgers has struggled between the tackles during his first two years in the league, averaging just under 4.0 YPC…Brown could become a threat to David Wilson for the Giants' lead back gig in 2013. At the very least, he figures to see six-to-eight carries-per-game, as well as, most of the goal line work. Green-Ellis is still just 27-years-old and, although he's a relatively underwhelming back, he was solid on nearly 300 carries during his first season with the Bengals. With Gio Bernard now in the picture, however, his long-term prospects with the team are null…Hunter remains the primary handcuff to Frank Gore, but that will only last as long as Marcus Lattimore is out of action. If he sticks around for the long-term, Hunter will join LaMichael James in a complimentary role behind the more-talented Lattimore. His dynasty value took a big hit on draft weekend. Tier 7
Robert Turbin
Stepfan Taylor
Joseph Randle
Mike Gillislee
DeAngelo Williams
Pierre Thomas
DuJuan Harris
Knile Davis
LaMichael James
Turbin is buried behind Marshawn Lynch today, and will need to compete with Christine Michael down the road. He seems destined for a complimentary role…Taylor has a ton of competition in Arizona, but the top-two on the depth chart have major durability concerns…Randle was only a fifth-round pick in April, but he could see a massive workload if oft-injured started Demarco Murray misses additional action. Randle is the primary short-term handcuff in Dallas. Gillislee is far from the top talent among rookie tailbacks, but he only has to compete with underwhelming Daniel Thomas behind inexperienced starter Lamar Miller. If Miller flames out, Gillislee would get a long look as the team's lead back…It appears Williams is in the Panthers' 2013 plans, but he struggles to find more than a dozen snaps when Jonathan Stewart and Mike Tolbert are both active. He has a ton of talent, but he's over the age-30 hump and needs a new home in order to find consistent fantasy-relevance…Thomas is remains the Saints' No. 2 back on both early and passing downs, doing both very well, but not getting enough reps for real fantasy relevance. At one point, it appeared Harris would get a shot at lead-back duties in Green Bay. After the team selected Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin in April's draft, however, his long-term prospects are dim…Davis doesn't have a ton of competition for the No. 2 job behind Jamaal Charles in Kansas City. Considering Andy Reid's ability to make tailbacks fantasy-relevant of the years, Davis is a player worth stashing…A 2012 second-round pick, James profiles as a passing-down/change-of-pace back. He's currently buried on the depth chart, but projects as a future change-of-pace back behind Marcus Lattimore. Tier 8
Shonn Greene
Mike Goodson
Brandon Bolden
Toby Gerhart
Kenjon Barner
Daniel Thomas
Fred Jackson
Danny Woodhead
Latavius Murray
Kerwynn Williams
Chris Thompson
Knowshon Moreno
Michael Bush
Travaris Cadet
Montario Hardesty
Rex Burkhead
Denard Robinson
Now that he's with the Titans, Greene's days as a workhorse are over. He'll work behind Chris Johnson as an overpaid situational bruiser…Goodson heads to New York where he'll work behind Chris Ivory as the team's primary passing-down back…Undrafted last season, Bolden was extremely productive on a small sample of carries for the Patriots. He's buried on the depth chart, but is worth of a stash… Since entering the league via the second round of the 2010 draft, Gerhart has been stuck behind Adrian Peterson. He's entering a contract year in 2013, but needs an injury Peterson in order to find more than a few passing-down reps. Barner is buried on the Carolina depth chart. Even if DeAngelo Williams moves on next offseason, Barner would still need to compete for scraps behind Jonathan Stewart…Thomas is the underdog, but will be pushing Lamar Miller for the feature back job in Miami. After averaging a poor 3.5 YPC during his first two seasons, however, his ceiling appears to be that of a crawlspace…Jackson just turned 32 and is no longer atop the Bills' depth chart. He needs a C.J. Spiller injury in order to land a significant number of touches. Woodhead latched on with the Chargers where he will replace a demoted Ronnie Brown as the team's passing-down specialist. He'll be a flex option in PPR formats over the next few years. Murray, a late-round pick in April, has little competition in his quest for handcuff duties behind Darren McFadden in Oakland…Williams (Indianapolis) and Thompson (Washington) are both undersized backs who went in the late rounds of April's draft. Both are bit overlooked, but will push for No. 2 duties on their respective squads…Moreno is only 25, but has an unclear role and is due $1.7 million. After Denver's draft selection of Montee Ball, Moreno could be on the way out…Bush isn't going to see many snaps behind Matt Forte, but remains the team's top goal line back, and one of fantasy's better handcuffs. Hardesty is no real threat to Trent Richardson, but is entering a contract year after a quietly-decent 2012 campaign…Cadet is buried in New Orleans, but showed big-time flashes during the 2012 preseason…Burkhead will immediately push for passing-down work and could end up a long-term complimentary back to Gio Bernard…Robinson is already pushing for passing-down work in Jacksonville. He's raw as a running back, but has a high long-term ceiling. Tier 9
Evan Royster
Bilal Powell
Ahmad Bradshaw
Roy Helu
Mike James
Jonathan Dwyer
Joique Bell
Mike Tolbert
LeGarrette Blount
Justin Forsett
Anthony Dixon
Isaac Redman
Donald Brown
Rashad Jennings
Willis McGahee
Jason Snelling
Alex Green
Dion Lewis
Michael Smith
Edwin Baker
Joe McKnight
James Starks
Marcel Reece
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The two young ladies are not identified by name, but I recognize them immediately.
The two young ladies are not identified by name, but I recognize them immediately.
In a pictorial history titled "Hendersonville," compiled and developed by Galen Reuther and Lu Ann Welter, I come across a picture on page 87 of my sister, Pat, and her friend, Martha Crowell. The photograph is of a float in the 1949 Apple Festival parade. My sister, at that time, is 16.
History is contiguous time steps. It's almost like playing hopscotch.
Near. Connecting. Next to. Adjoining. Time steps.
History is always biographical and specific. A continuum of events. Usually in succession. Time steps. Leading from the past to the present.
Leading to the future.
Time can be conceived as intervals during which events occur. Time steps.
Eons. Eras. Epics. Epochs. And stages. Time steps.
I remember childhood days on Third Avenue — games under the street light, hot summer nights, windows open to the sounds of summer, fragments of music and muffled conversations.
History is a pattern of timeless moments.
We each travel a trail of personal experience, and it is that personal journey that is our history. Along the way, we are able to share in the journeys of others.
My parents always had such confidence in my brother Rick. He knew how to do it. He would do it the right way. I remember the delight he found in being the only one in his second grade class who, on a puzzle drawing, put the missing spoke in the wheel. He was just that way.
Rick was a little boy but felt the pride that comes from being treated as a "big boy."
My mother sends him to pick up a jug of buttermilk from the Bobby Jones family who lives farther out Third Avenue. On this occasion, he allows the large glass container to slip through his arms and to shatter on the sidewalk below.
He comes home in tears. My mother consoles him by repeatedly saying, "It's just an ol' jar of buttermilk."
I watch from a distance.
I meet Sandy Sherman under the street light and he gives me a birthday present. It's a checker game. Sandy is my best friend.
Mrs. Fritz Brauer rehearses "Ave Maria" to be sung at mass on Sunday. She is caregiver to her mother. I hear the mother call out to her daughter: "Helen, where are you? I need you." She sits behind a screened-in porch and shouts out to me as I pass by "Go home, bad boy."
Evelyn Brauer is a year younger than I am. She is smart and will later become the valedictorian of her graduating class.
I remember pulling Evelyn's loose tooth without warning her that I was going to do so. "I just want to look at it."
Playing with Jane Brown, another neighbor, is never dull. She always invents creative, fun things to do. She creates her own putt-putt golf course beneath the locust tree that grows directly across the street from my home. (The tree is still there.)
I get mad at Jane and call her "Stalin." I then start running for home. She picks up a stone and sends it rocketing to the back of my head. It hurts.
The television set opened worlds outside the small town. It was always a marvel to me to see how, week after week, new and creative ways could be realized in presenting the top 10 songs. "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" must have been a particular challenge. Everyone glued themselves to the television to witness the birth of Little Ricky on "I Love Lucy." (If Lucille Ball were still living, she would be more than a 100 years old.)
I remember "Arthur Godfrey and His Talent Scouts" and white buck shoes like those worn by Pat Boone.
The old A&P, the Carolina Theatre, Freeze Drug Store, the Hot Spot and Blue Bird, the Belk-Simpson Company are only memories now.
I remember street dances with Vernon Rogers and The Blue Sky Rangers: Vernon Rogers (fiddle), Bob Ponder (lead guitar), Hal Case (rhythm guitar), Jerry Jones (rhythm guitar) and Carroll Halford (bass).
We seem to think our world is out there somewhere, perhaps just a block or so away, or around the next curve in the road. Time steps.
The Apple Festival was seen as a farewell to summer, the beginning of school and fall.