NYT Article on the UM-Slippery Rock Relationship
I always have trouble explaining the Slippery Rock thing to guests attending a Michigan game for the first time, probably because I didn't know many details myself, so it was nice to see it spelled out for me.
That being said, I was puzzled by this tidbit:
For a time, announcing the Slippery Rock score lapsed, partly because of a technological period during which wires had ceased to exist but the Internet had not yet evolved to a place where scores of obscure Division II football games were instantly accessible. Dave Brandon, the Michigan athletic director from 2010 to 2014, remembered the tradition from his days as a player (for Michigan, not Slippery Rock) and brought it back several years ago.
Does anyone remember a stretch when Slippery Rock scores were not being announced? I was attending a game or two a year in leadup to the Brandon era and don't remember a gap, but might not have noticed.
insert mandatory grumble grumble Dave Brandon grumble grumble here
November 7th, 2015 at 12:44 PM ^
The score wasn't announced for a really long time, came back in the late-2000s, IIRC.
November 7th, 2015 at 1:14 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^
iirc, bringing back the Slippery Rock score was one of the early reasons people on here loved Dave Brandon
November 7th, 2015 at 2:05 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 12:44 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 4:48 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 12:45 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 12:49 PM ^
I attended every home game from 2002-2005 and that's when I learned Slippery Rock was a thing. So there had to be sporadic announcements during those years, at least.
November 7th, 2015 at 12:46 PM ^
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November 7th, 2015 at 3:31 PM ^
This is false, the scores were certainly announced during RR years. Here's proof, via MGOBLOG!
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/ot-slippery-rock-score-stadium
and I am 95% sure they were announced my freshmen and sophomore years, which were Lloyd's last two years.
Dave Brandon deserves no credit for bringing back the scores (but does for bringing the SRU team to the Big House again)
EDIT: It might not have been verball announced, just shown on the scoreboard. At some point they started making a bigger deal of it and had Grapentine's really sell it.
November 7th, 2015 at 12:49 PM ^
I recall Slippery Rock scores being announced. Couldn't tell you which year.
November 7th, 2015 at 12:50 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 12:56 PM ^
with cheering on Wechachochapohka scores. That might have been even better than Slippery Rock.
I know somebody who totally approves of the uniforms, though.
November 7th, 2015 at 1:17 PM ^
November 7th, 2015 at 1:17 PM ^
I have fond memories of the Slippery Rock scores in the mid-80's. The crowd would roar if they were winning - does that still happen?
November 7th, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^
Of course they do!
November 7th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
I attended games regularly between 1997 and 2005. I remember Slippery Rock games being announced back then, too.
November 7th, 2015 at 3:08 PM ^
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November 7th, 2015 at 3:42 PM ^
According to Wikipedia (link).
November 7th, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19790921&id=VvQrAAAAIBAJ…
November 7th, 2015 at 4:47 PM ^
Slippery Rock 65 Clarion 13 Final
Just in case anyone wants to know The Rock score from today.
November 7th, 2015 at 6:05 PM ^
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November 7th, 2015 at 7:13 PM ^
This is also what I remembered. In fact, I remember coming back after graduation in 2011 or 2012 and thinking "yeah, we don't need to make a huge deal of it, just let it be it's own organic, fun tradition."