Hail to the Victors

This season is not for the faint of heart, but this season is not over.  This one is for you if you are going to have food on the grill and beer in hand at 11:59 on Saturday to watch the Maize and Blue touch that banner.  Because the University of Michigan is taking the field, and "The Victors" is being played by the real best damn band in the land.  Because there is a game to play, and because there is NO GAME more important than the one they are going down the tunnel to play on that day.

This one is for John O'Korn, who is learning and giving literally everything he can to give this team a shot to win, and who stood on the sideline for over two years at attention for the split second he was called upon to win a game, without notice, and win that game he did.  Because we talk about pressure, and we have no idea what pressure is.

This one is for Rashan Gary, who said no thanks to that bag man, and took his talents to play football for one of the best Universities and football programs in the world.  This one is for Maurice Hurst, who stayed, because he knew he would never play for a Team again.  He will play for a contract, he will play for this, he will play for that.  But right now he is playing for The Team, and when this season is over, you know and he knows that it is going to be Michigan again, Michigan.

This one is for those that know that if this is TL;DR for you than you should not be reading it anyway.  Because this train makes a stop at every turn and if you want off this bandwagon just pay the troll toll and hop off.  Because the Michigan difference is real, and this one is for those who aren't saying fire this guy and fire that guy, because this is Michigan, for God's sake.

This one is for Levert Hill, Tyree Kinnel, David Long, and Josh Metellus, who's finger tips came up an inch short on Saturday.  Because the inches they need are everwhere around them, and they were clawing with their fingernails for that inch.  Because those who stay will see them get that inch.

This one is for those who watched Saquan Barkley run for a 70 yard touchdown in the first minute of that game on Saturday, and said to themselves VERY seriously, "wow, those maize pants are really smooth now that I see them again."

This one is for "Hellooo Heisman."  This one is for "Shoelaces flapping in the wind."  This one is for those who wonder "do I like Michigan because of the way I am, or am I the way I am because I like Michigan?"

Hail to the Victors.  Beat Rutgers.  Hold on to that jug.  Take Madison by storm.  Beat Ohio.

Go Blue.