Do you want to see the Team 136 thing continue next year?
From what I understand that was a Brady Hoke thing he got during his playing days at Ball State, and was something that he carried with him when he was head coach at Ball St, took it to SDSU, and of course brought it here, to the point where teams past were retroactively called Team 65, Team 125, etc.
For the record, I thought it was kind of lame, especially the retroactive labelling. I especially didn't care for the number being prominently displayed on the student section shirts.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:45 AM ^
If we discontinue it we should do it in a way that is respectful of Mark Dantonio.
December 31st, 2014 at 8:49 AM ^
I think the legacy jerseys need to go tho.
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December 31st, 2014 at 1:34 PM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 9:16 AM ^
I work with don't like the team numbering thing. Probably because they can't count that high. So I say keep it.
December 31st, 2014 at 1:33 PM ^
Do you work with any Sparties?
December 31st, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^
(Even though, as mentioned above, this was not just a Brady thing)
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December 31st, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^
It reinforces the longevity of the program. It's just another wonderful, simple reminder about how rightfully arrogant we are.
Go blue!
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December 31st, 2014 at 9:37 AM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 9:39 AM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 9:47 AM ^
Hoke failed here. That doesn't mean he was a "bumbling idiot", or that everything he did was a bad thing. Why is that so hard for people to get? We just got our man in Harbaugh, and he has a fairly strong roster to work with, thanks to Hoke. The bad stuff is in the past now...for the love of God, can we leave it that way and drop it?
December 31st, 2014 at 9:55 AM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 9:51 AM ^
concept is neither new, nor unique to Michigan as has been pointed out here several times.
Further evidence of other team number usage, when my son entered the training program to become a special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration his class was assigned number BA 176 - - the 176th Basic Agent class.
That small gesture does give an individual a sense of team - a connection to something beyond the individual and a link to all the teams that came before. I also think we should keep it as it serves more to re-enforce Bo's concept of the team than it was used by Hoke and therefore bad. Far too shortsighted - we're better than that.
December 31st, 2014 at 9:55 AM ^
Current players/recruits continue to use it, so I'm guessing it'll stay that way. If the players like it, they'll use it. If JH likes it, he'll use it. I'm okay with that.
December 31st, 2014 at 10:07 AM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 10:13 AM ^
The only new things I could think of from the last 7 years that I want to retain are the Spring BBQ and night games. The only old thing I can think of that I want to bring back is winning over 75% of our games.
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December 31st, 2014 at 10:46 AM ^
All of the points on endowed naming rights--save the "whore" characterization--are appropriate. Difficult to fix now, but one that hopefully ended with Brandon's departure.
The "Ohio" thing has to go--it makes us look small, not OSU.
The "Team __" should largely remain an internal team thing--not to be used generically by the fanbase. It has too much of an cutesy, nicknamey "insider" feel for my taste--at least for those who aren't actually on the field.
That said, I still have some "get off my lawn" moments, as I don't especially like referring to Michigan Stadium as "the Big House"--a reference I believe was coined by non-Michigan Man Keith Jackson, and one favored outside the Michigan community even more than within. {although I suspect it may have panache with recruits.]
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December 31st, 2014 at 1:30 PM ^
Go #Team136
Bring back helmet stickers too
Get off my grass!