Jalen Rose turns 40 today
Happy birthday, Jalen. I can't believe you are that old because of how old that makes me. 40? Really? Youth is wasted on the young.
January 30th, 2013 at 2:58 PM ^
damn i'm old.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:05 PM ^
...you beat me to it. Fab 5 arrived on campus my first year of law school.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:28 PM ^
Whoa, you ARE old! I was only in college at that time.
January 30th, 2013 at 4:08 PM ^
Well...your mother is a lovely woman with only moderate cooking skills. Take that!
January 30th, 2013 at 4:46 PM ^
January 30th, 2013 at 5:10 PM ^
Sorry. I take it back. His mother's cooking skills exceed the median ability of those whose cuisine I have sampled.
January 30th, 2013 at 4:52 PM ^
Oh yeah? Well your mother is so fat that she is able to fit into her old size 4 wedding dress!
January 30th, 2013 at 3:04 PM ^
If I look that good at 40, I really don't think my wife will ever leave me.....
January 30th, 2013 at 3:06 PM ^
I tried to look as old as possible and my wife still wouldn't leave me.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:07 PM ^
January 30th, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
Jalen was on ESPN analyzing why how M got back to the top of the rankings a couple days ago.
His reason? We're back to recruiting our neighborhood - Detroit and Flint.
Michigan currently has 1 player from Detroit (Morgan), 1 player from Kzoo (Person) and 2 from the burbs (Horford, Grand Ledge; Akunne, Ann Arbor).
Forgive me, but I really don't like Jalen that much. If he can't be bothered to know the roster of his alma mater that is ranked #1, then I find it tough to consider him anything more than an ill-informed talking head.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
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January 30th, 2013 at 3:23 PM ^
But, we are recruiting our backyard. It doesn't mean that we will land those players. In his podcast, he mentioned that Izzo had a strangle hold on in-state recruiting and our return to the top also comes with loosening the hold that Izzo had on Michigan recruits.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:12 PM ^
Wait, I share a birthday with Jalen Rose? That's awesome!
January 30th, 2013 at 3:22 PM ^
Happy Birthday.
January 30th, 2013 at 4:14 PM ^
January 30th, 2013 at 3:33 PM ^
Your avatar just made me think of this classic highway exit in Troy, MI:
Good times.
January 30th, 2013 at 5:58 PM ^
in the battle at Big Beaver...
January 30th, 2013 at 6:26 PM ^
Ah, Colonel Angus - he led the cleanest shaven brigade south of the Mason Dixon.
January 30th, 2013 at 4:37 PM ^
January 30th, 2013 at 3:13 PM ^
Sheesh now I feel even MgrowOlder than I normally do.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
About time you got an attractive picture of your wife in your avatar.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:50 PM ^
Why thanks Butterfield. Nice of you to notice.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:29 PM ^
Happy b-day Jalen.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:36 PM ^
No, no, no. Jalen and the left-overs from the Fab-Five were Juniors when I was a Freshman at UofM. So if he's 40, then that would make me 38 which is not ..... Oh, shit. I turn 38 in 2 weeks.
To all you young kids out there: No matter what anyone tells you... drink as much as you want, nail as many women as you want, and rack up all those credit cards travelling the world and buying UM bowl tickets. You are only young once.
This has been a Public Service Announcement
January 30th, 2013 at 3:51 PM ^
I'm with you in spirit but your advice should be amended slightly:
Absolutely drink, but avoid getting fucked up.
Nail as many women as you want - AMEN. Avoid dating at all costs.
GO to the games. Football, basketball, baseball, hell even take in a meet at Canham.
Take in the campus, fill it with positive memories - God I miss that entire place.
DO NOT rack up debt, my bill for Michigan was $24k/yr. Pay off your shit and save the world trips till after you are done with kids.
January 30th, 2013 at 4:51 PM ^
January 30th, 2013 at 3:46 PM ^
That would make me 35, and I am at most 18.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:49 PM ^
Happy Birthday, Jalen!
I was in the early portion of high school during the Fab Five period actually, and came to Michigan at then end of the Fisher regime. I still have a collection of programs and photos from those seasons though. I hope my body has some sort of renaissance and I look that good in 5 years when I turn 40.
January 30th, 2013 at 3:59 PM ^
Feliz Cumpleanos Senor Rosa!
January 30th, 2013 at 4:00 PM ^
HE IS SO OLD
January 30th, 2013 at 4:50 PM ^
Well, I know how Jalen feels...I was in his class. Ugh.
January 30th, 2013 at 5:42 PM ^
January 30th, 2013 at 6:09 PM ^
You young whippersnapper.
January 30th, 2013 at 6:47 PM ^
It seems like just yesterday that he wiped his ass on the S at Breslin.
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January 30th, 2013 at 8:52 PM ^
I gotta be honest, I had always thought Jalen Rose was the thug of the Fab Five. I thought he would leave early for the NBA (he did) and we would never hear from him again.
I'm pleased to be so wrong. He has turned out to be strong supporter of the University and a great, if outspoken, ambassador for Michigan. He is an asset to the program, with or without the Fab Five background.
Plus, he's just plain fun to listen to on basketball broadcasts.
January 30th, 2013 at 9:50 PM ^