Former Michigan coach on The Big House: ‘It is more of a tennis crowd’
Sorry if this would be considered OT as he's not with UM anymore, but I found this take "interesting" from former linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary:
“I think the University of Michigan crowd — which is a good crowd, I am not going to say it is a bad crowd — it is more of a tennis crowd,” Jean-Mary said. “We have more of a gladiator stadium crowd at the University of Tennessee.”
While I cannot disagree for some games, especially the OOC stuff, the Big House can be a bit...ahem...quiet.
But all one has to do is watch 30 seconds of the Washington Game under the lights to know when it's ON, so is the Crowd!
I found his remarks REALLY interesting after the article reinforced this tidbit:
Really interesting caveat here: Jean-Mary has never coached a game with fans in The Big House. Hired in the offseason in 2020, he oversaw the linebacking corps in a year when fans were not allowed to attend games.
I know, not much in the way of trash talking - but for someone who never personally experienced the Big House with fans - he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Go Blue!
September 28th, 2021 at 12:10 PM ^
That’s just today’s society, talk out of your ass when it suits you, and then dodge the questions when it is shown you’re a fool.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
I really really like your comment and that your absolutely correct. Except, the second your is actually you’re.
-dodges flying rock-
September 28th, 2021 at 1:18 PM ^
Easily the most annoying character on that show, which is saying very much.
September 28th, 2021 at 1:27 PM ^
I think the frequency effect makes Ross more annoying - quite simply because he is on a LOT with a LOT of storylines.
However, the most annoying character (and storyline) in a limited run is CHARLIE and the "Love Triangle" with Ross and Joey.
They made her wholly unlikable making it wholly unbelievable that not one, but TWO guys were fighting over her. Meh.
September 28th, 2021 at 1:39 PM ^
-1
That's Lana Kane, man.
September 28th, 2021 at 2:40 PM ^
+1 for knowing that
September 28th, 2021 at 3:25 PM ^
Danger Zone!
September 28th, 2021 at 6:07 PM ^
Truly the worst long-running show in recent memory*
*Not including every show created by Chuck Lorre.
September 28th, 2021 at 7:25 PM ^
Worst? Absolutely not. Not when shows like Hawaii Five-O get 10 seasons.
Friends has not aged well, the romantic storylines are cringey, the characters were unlikeable, and it probably ran on autopilot for 3-4 seasons more than it should have, but the cast really knocked it out of the park with their performances, Schwimmer, LeBlanc, and Kudrow in particular. The jokes were on point too.
September 28th, 2021 at 11:02 PM ^
How can the characters be unlikable but the cast knocked it out of the park?
September 28th, 2021 at 12:21 PM ^
Damn… fixed it. Thanks for being a nice internet poster.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:12 PM ^
"Former Michigan makes comments on things he knows absolutely nothing about"
Your thread title was broken OP - I fixed it for you.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:16 PM ^
Tennessee coach compares home crowd to stuff he’s only seen on television.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:16 PM ^
Hahahah definitely MUCH better
September 28th, 2021 at 8:30 PM ^
Tennessee coach speaks out of the anus on his face. Smells like horseshit!”
September 28th, 2021 at 12:38 PM ^
Tennessee coach butters up fans in an attempt to distract them from the team's 2-2 record. "Sure, my old team is undefeated and better without me," Jean-Mary said. "But really you guys are the best."
September 29th, 2021 at 12:56 AM ^
Tennessee —-> Vodka—-> Anus——>
what does that spell?
Butt chugging!!!!!
Duck duck go “Tennessee butt chug”
your (you’re Ross) welcome
September 28th, 2021 at 12:12 PM ^
“We have more of a gladiator stadium crowd at the University of Tennessee.”
If "gladiator" = drunken and hog-tied on the field after a big victory, Vols fans are worthy of the Colosseum.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:17 PM ^
“We have more of a gladiator stadium crowd at the University of Tennessee.”
That's great and all. But it's just too bad for Tennessee fans that their gladiator is being mauled by the lion in front of their very own eyes.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:29 PM ^
i don't think Tennessee fans would have taken so kindly to the whole "execution of Christians" thing either.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:23 PM ^
If "gladiator" = drunken and hog-tied on the field after a big victory.
That can't be right; Tennessee hasn't had a big victory at home in at least 10-15 years...
September 28th, 2021 at 1:08 PM ^
Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? You ever been in a cockpit before?
September 28th, 2021 at 12:16 PM ^
The OP? Or BJM?
September 28th, 2021 at 1:04 PM ^
okay, that's enough of that shit.
the whole 'initials in place of names thing" has got to stop. sure, i get it, sometimes. i hate it, but i get it. i might have even done it, once in a while. but there need to be rules. okay, one rule - i have to know who the hell you are. DPJ? fine. JH? *maybe* (yes, i know who that is, but JH is way too common). but BJM for a nonentity like brian jean-mary? no goddamned way. stop doing that.
also:
September 28th, 2021 at 1:13 PM ^
At times I would tend to agree, but the whole article/post is about BJM, so seems pretty acceptable on this one.
September 28th, 2021 at 1:29 PM ^
Yeah as the dude below me mentioned - the article and all comments are about BJM.
And if I am HONESTLY honest with myself...I purposefully did it because I hate hyphenated names, especially in men. Dumb annoyance, I know.
#BJM4LYFE
September 28th, 2021 at 6:01 PM ^
When a coach or player publicly bad-mouths their former employer/team, that's the first thing I think: stupid. Just not a smart move any way you look at it.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:13 PM ^
I would proudly agree. "Well done, chaps. Well done." With the caveat that when it matters the crowd can be incredibly significant.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:13 PM ^
Sounds like he's never seen a night match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:28 PM ^
Especially the 2nd match of the night.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:17 PM ^
He works for Tennessee. What else do you want him to say? "My previous work environment was Da Bomb! Here at Tennessee, we are all class though."
Please don't get excited about ex-Michigan player/coaches not saying good things about Michigan. That's what they are supposed to be doing.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:52 PM ^
It was an unsolicited, wholly unnecessary jab - especially in light of the fact he NEVER coached in front of fans.
I wasn't "excited", just thought it was "interesting" that he had a bad take after having ZERO experience upon which to make said bad take.
September 28th, 2021 at 6:13 PM ^
True. And that's why we should not give them the satisfaction of more clicks. Ignore them.
September 28th, 2021 at 1:07 PM ^
i don't think anyone is truly 'excited' about this. seems more like a point-and-laugh-at-the-nobody thing to me.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:19 PM ^
This used to be somewhat true. The boxes, which I hate aesthetically, have done a good job of keeping sound in.
I also think the bad seasons have also contributed to killing the waitlist and losing season ticket holders, which has made it easier for people who are hungry to see a game get into the stadium, where they are more likely to whoop it up than some of the previous ticket holders who did it out of tradition or habit or whatever.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:55 PM ^
So you're saying that the new box suites on both sides of the field, and the perceived lesser amount of certified Blue Hairs in the seats, have made a positive impact on Michigan football?
September 28th, 2021 at 2:47 PM ^
Not necessarily. Those things have added to a noisier crowd.
I don't know if that has made a positive impact on Michigan football. If the noisy crowd boos the team, that could be a negative effect, for example. Or maybe a noisier crowd is worse than a quiet one. We won a lot of games in front of the Blue Hairs, after all.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:21 PM ^
Came here just to reiterate this point: This guy has never coached in the Big House when there were fans present
September 28th, 2021 at 2:07 PM ^
Lol, that was my first thought. Like how would he know what it's like to coach here with fans in the seats since he was only here for the covid year and at that give an opinion.
For people talking about the environment when also ran mac teams are in the stadium. Uhm, go watch an sec team play louisiana tech, the citadel et cetera, those places are dead other than big plays. Which is no different than any other stadium. Osu's horseshoe, they were mostly dead against oregon a big ooc opponent in what used to be considered the most intimidating environment in the bigten. Or Penn st, outside of the white out games, a lot of their games the crowd is meh...
I am thinking a lot of cf is losing it's luster the last several years.
September 28th, 2021 at 4:45 PM ^
Apparently the family members in the stands last year didn't make enough noise.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:23 PM ^
Weird that the "gladiator stadium crowd" couldn't help carry the team to victory against Pitt. You remember Pitt, right? The team that lost to Western Michigan?
Maybe if Tennessee had better coaches they could beat mediocre ACC teams.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:27 PM ^
Well Tennessee did beat Bowling Green, who just beat Minnesota, so that's something...
September 28th, 2021 at 12:27 PM ^
I think the University of Michigan crowd is more of a tennis crow. We have more of a gladiator stadium crowd at the University of Tennessee"
And, how's that working out for you Brian?
September 28th, 2021 at 12:28 PM ^
" I am not going to say it is a bad crowd"
Kind of like "no offense but..."
Anyone care what this guy thinks?
September 28th, 2021 at 12:30 PM ^
Not sure if he ever coached there as an opposing coach.
Also, sometimes are crowd is not as engaged, but the Washington game was not one of them.
September 28th, 2021 at 12:53 PM ^
Looking at his wikipedia, he never would have been in Michigan stadium for a game that I can tell. Played at App State in the mid 90s, coached at some small schools (DII) after his playing days before joining GT staff 2004-2009, then went to Louisville for a few years and followed Charlie Strong to Texas then again to USF before we hired him.
So basically he's just full of shit.