• 2012 Football Bust Notes

    Why do so many fans attend this the Bust each year?  I chatted with a few folks while the players were still signing autographs for fans, well before the event officially started and asked that question.  It’s not cheap (small glass of beer is $5, rail cocktail $7), and there are other opportunities during the year to see the players.   While U-M fans are charitable, it’s got nothing to do with supporting the U-M Club of Detroit. When the seniors got up to speak I was reminded why, to me, the Bust is such a special event.  It’s really a unique chance to see these young guys in this moment when they say what really want they want to say—relatively unfiltered.  I remember Angelique asking Kovacs to reflect on this career moments after the Ohio State game.  Understandably he wouldn’t (probably couldn’t) do it.  It’s so rare to get these guys to open up about anything beyond what happened on the field. While all the seniors, especially Kovacs, Denard, Will Campbell (hilarious), Pat Omameh and Jack Kennedy did a real nice job, it was Roy Roundtree who delivered the moment of the night. He started out in a joking mood talking about his recruitment, basically saying despite his commitment to Purdue, once offered by Michigan he was on his way…