Excellent observations from today’s practice from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg [who’s got a bit of Jared from Subway in his blood] on his blog post here. He notes that Kevin Grady practiced with the team and here are a few more highlights: * Feagin’s speed is immediately noticeable, and he looked comfortable running some of the basic option pitches and throws in the spread offense. My guess is he’ll be used to run some option this fall. * Freshman Michael Shaw seemed to be getting a lot of work at wide receiver. It’s a little weird to see No. 20 in maize and blue who isn’t Mike Hart. * Walking through Michigan’s weight room on the way out, I stopped to check out the team-high totals for several categories. Johnson tops the bench-press chart at 500 pounds, Taylor squatted a team-best 625 pounds and cornerback Morgan Trent ran a 4.13 in the 40-yard dash. There was also a Barwis mention of course. Look dudes, I realize that all the attention is great for the program and recruiting and all, and it’s cool to have this guy here. And I’m as guilty as anyone for deifying Barwis, I even followed him around at the spring game in Saline (it was awesome). I’m glad to see I’m not the only one getting a…
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Detroit Tigers Win!
P.S. End this mess!
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Blue to Blame for Brady’s Beantown Betrayal
As Boston is in pure freakout mode over the sight of Tom Brady walking the streets with a Yankee hat, the media has been quick to find a reasonable explanation. The concensus? Blame Ann Arbor! It turns out most folks are pointing to Brady’s ties to Michigan buddy and former pinstriper ‘Super’ Drew Henson, and current Bronx Bomber Derek Jeter. I heard ESPN’s Dan Patrick show mention the link to Henson yesterday on the air and this blurb was posted in the Boston Herald: But avid Brady Bunchers know this isn’t the first time No. 12 has committed the ultimate in homer heresy. We told you way back in 2003 that Tom was sporting a Pinstripes lid when our ever-vigilant spies spotted him fueling up at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Foxboro. At the time, the excuse was that it was a gesture of solidarity with then-Yankees rookie Drew Henson, who, like Tom, is a former quarterback for the University of Michigan. Of course, that lame-o rationalization has gone by the boards now that Henson has ditched MLB for the NFL to play third-string quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings If not Henson, then it must be Jeter, where the NY Post writes: Maybe he’s just friends with Derek Jeter, who frequents the sidelines of Brady’s alma matter, the University of Michigan…
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News Flash: Tiki Barber is retiring
Jeeeezzzz…can they please mention that a few more times? You’d think Tiki Barber is Stevie Yzerman or something. Good back, nice guy but big deal. This also just in: it turns out Jerome Bettis is from Detroit.
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George Karl’s Share
A lot of people are calling for some type of punishment for Isiah Thomas for ‘ordering’ the hard foul that started the Knicks/Nuggets brawl this weekend. While there is a lot of blame to go around, I think George Karl deserves some scrunity for this. There is bad blood between the Knicks (including Thomas)
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Playoffs & Practice
I just heard the co-host of Cold Pizza Dana Jacobson (Michigan grad) take a run at the Allen Iverson “..practice?” rant. It was so bad that it got me thinking that to prevent this from happening again, I’d like to propose that references to that news conference be officially retired for all time. Also just about ready to join the retirement list are any references to Jim Mora’s epic “..Playoffs?” rant.
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So Fitting
ONEKAMA, MICHIGNA How fitting is that none other than Joey Harrington strolls into Detroit looking like a Hall of Famer to smoke the pathetic Lions? This organization is such a mess. Not only do the Lions get their asses whipped, but the fans and the organization got criticized for having no class by Nick Saban. Maybe the NFL should start putting some other team on Thanksgiving so we don’t have to suffer through this year after year. What I am thankful for? I’m thankful that the Dolphins salted the game away and ran out the clock so we didn’t have to suffer through anymore of this game.
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The 2005 Tom Brady NFL Draft
Tom Brady, Tom Brady, Tom Brady, Tom BradySALINE, MICHIGAN APRIL 24, 2005 Day One of the NFL draft is complete and I’m pretty sure they need just to rename the whole thing the Tom Brady annual NFL draft. I’m serious…if someone is calculating the number of times Tom Brady has been mentioned this weekend please Fedex your piles of data to me asap. Tie this into a drinking game and the ER will be short on stomach pumps. It is ridiculous. ESPN even has two commercials running featuring Brady with the theme “who will be the next Tom Brady?” in the draft. At this point, I think we can drop Tom and save time by just calling him “Brady”. By the way, I think one of the spots is a re-run from last year where they say Brady has “two rings”. Hey ESPN, last I checked he is up to three now but since when is ESPN concerned with statistics? Keep in mind, this is coming from a guy who lives for references to Michigan and its players. Buckeye fans and Patriot haters must be going nuts. In case someone is wondering why they keep mentioning him, he was drafted in the 6th round and is the poster child for the potential value of late-round picks. Other takes:– Speaking of…