U of M thread (in the Lions Forum) :)

[Malto Marko]

Great pics, again, JD!

[*JD*]

Thanks, all!

BTW- If you feel inclined to share the gallery on social media, I'd appreciate it. I don't know if amount of clicks will weigh in to the decision-making process for Brian (probably not) on whether to assign me the LA games but it can't hurt!

Don't mention I asked for you to do so, though. :-)

[Malto Marko]

Thanks, all!

BTW- If you feel inclined to share the gallery on social media, I'd appreciate it. I don't know if amount of clicks will weigh in to the decision-making process for Brian (probably not) on whether to assign me the LA games but it can't hurt!

Don't mention I asked for you to do so, though. :-)

Done.

[Futureshock]

All or Nothing brand expands beyond the NFL
Posted by Mike Florio on March 20, 2018, 2:13 PM EDT

The recent All or Nothing series, an NFL Films distributed exclusively by Amazon, quickly has become a popular look at life on an NFL team beyond the limited glimpse provided by Hard Knocks. The brand is now expanding.

Amazon has announced three more All or Nothing franchises, with series focusing on the Michigan football program, the Manchester City soccer club, and the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team.

Former 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, who has been the Michigan coach since 2015, will be one of the focal points of the Michigan All or Nothing series, which debuts on April 6. This year’s NFL version of the program, which focuses on the Cowboys, premieres on April 27.

[*JD*]

The table is set pretty well for Michigan to make it to the Championship game. Nothing is a given, as FSU looked really good last night, but I am certainly encouraged by what lays in front of the squad and also (in great deal) how they're playing. The rust is off!

[Malto Marko]

Focus.

Three down. Three to go.

Focus.

[DanO]

The table is set pretty well for Michigan to make it to the Championship game. Nothing is a given, as FSU looked really good last night, but I am certainly encouraged by what lays in front of the squad and also (in great deal) how they're playing. The rust is off!

Yes it is. I'm still nervous though. After the last game and how awesome they played I'm fraid they may come out flat. I'll be really disappointed if they lose. They have a good shot to make the finals. Then anything can happen.

GO BLUE!!!

[FVD]

Good luck against Loyola, because God is their copilot.

[ame]https://youtu.be/GgmaFPR17qY[/ame]

[*JD*]

Final Four, Frozen Four, and a 3-game sweep of spartie in baseball. That's a good weekend!

[DanO]

[maxw3ll]

Final Four, Frozen Four, and a 3-game sweep of spartie in baseball. That's a good weekend!

What about cricket and badminton? Do we have a champion to crown eternal victory?

[Malto Marko]

Nice run, boys.

Did a lot of clanking when it really counted most but, by all accounts, nice season.

I wonder if Mo is leaving? He is sure to be a first round pick.

[DanO]

Good run. They needed the A&M game to beat Nova. Not to be.

[Futureshock]

Jim Harbaugh is the star of Michigan’s All or Nothing, #asexpected
Posted by Mike Florio on April 8, 2018, 5:30 PM EDT

In college football, the head coach runs the show. And no head coach runs a show like Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh.

The quirky, intense, and ultimately effective boss of the Wolverines program gets the bulk of the air time in Amazon’s newest offering in the All or Nothing series. He produces all of the intriguing sound bites. (Jim’s brother, John, and father, Jack, provide memorable moments when addressing the team; Jack’s speech to the players the night before their bowl game against South Carolina was good enough to make me think he should be coaching in the NFL, right now.)

John still does, and it feels like Jim one day will return. For now, he’s the man at his alma mater, and also the man of a house that features a flock of school-age kids, and younger.

The clip that has generated the most attention since the show debuted on Friday has Harbaugh’s daughter getting an infected ear piercing inspected by team trainers.

“It may hurt a little bit,” Harbaugh tells her. “You’ve got to suck it up, Katie.”

Harbaugh’s wife, Sarah, didn’t appreciate that one.

“Jim, she’s six years old,” Sarah says. “You think he’s a 22-year-old player.”

In another episode from the eight-part series, Jim shares a domestic example when talking to his players about the importance of holding onto the football.

“Anybody who’s got the ball. Squeeze it!” Harbaugh says. “This week, got home about 11:00. Sarah was still up, baby monitor goes off. Baby John’s up there crying, up in his room. ‘Hey Sarah, I’ll get this. Let me get this.’ Get up, get to John’s room. Could smell it right when I get in there, you know? Pooped his pants.

“Once I picked him up, I knew what I had to do. I had to take him down some steep stairs to get to that changing table. And I had to start thinking, ‘What is the worst possible thing that could happen that there’s no recovering from?’ If I fall down those stairs with the baby in my arms. I mean, it’s over for him. And I’m wearing these sweat pants, I’ve got those gray sweat pants. Pulled those things up, this could happen. You could step on that sweat pant as you’re going down the stairs and it’s over. I’m squeezing him. I’ve got him right there. And I’ve got my other hand on the rail as I’m going down those stairs. I’m not squeezing him like I would a football. You can’t squeeze a baby like — you can’t squeeze into a baby like that. But I got him. Once I got to the bottom of those stairs, I’m thinking about the toys. Kids could have left the toys on the ground, could be something to step on. And that baby’s not coming out, is the point. And when you got the ball in your hand, there is no other job. There is no other job more important than that ball in the hand.”

Harbaugh never explains why the changing table isn’t in the baby’s room. Then again, the point wouldn’t have been as potent if steep stairs and saggy sweat pants weren’t involved.

Before a game at Purdue, Jim Harbaugh provides a fairly graphic mandate to his players.

“Be like a hit man, be like an assassin out there tomorrow,” Harbaugh says. “Be like a vampire bat. Let’s just go suck the blood right out of these people from start to finish.”

From start to finish, the All or Nothing series isn’t quite as compelling as its NFL counterpart. And it would have been a lot less interesting but for the involvement of Jim Harbaugh.

[LightninBoy]

Jim H sounds like a piece of work.

The clip that has generated the most attention since the show debuted on Friday has Harbaugh?s daughter getting an infected ear piercing inspected by team trainers.

Ummmm ... does anyone see a problem with this?