Our 2036 Swimming Recruiting Class Just Got Better; Congrats, Michael Phelps
Congratulations to Michael Phelps and his wife Nicole on the birth of their second child, another son, Beckett. Here's the story:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/02/14/move-over-…
You'll remember that when their first child, Boomer, was born in 2016, Michael immediately declared that he'll be attending Michigan. I'm making the natural assumption that Beckett will follow his brother to Ann Arbor.
February 14th, 2018 at 2:42 PM ^
There are legacy recruits, and then there are legacy recruits. We need to be offering these kids in the womb.
February 14th, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
I bet Michael Phelps has some strong swimmers.
/quietly leaves
February 14th, 2018 at 11:01 AM ^
Your dad is arguably the greatest athlete of all time. No pressure kid....
February 14th, 2018 at 11:23 AM ^
Do they make "It's a Boy" bongs?
February 14th, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
That may have worked, no?
February 14th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
It was during the 2004 Pistons championship run and it was red, white and blue. Granted I haven't really smoked herb since then but it worked well.
February 14th, 2018 at 2:23 PM ^
"I haven't really smoked herb since then"
February 14th, 2018 at 4:23 PM ^
I have a bong now and it's called the Terminator (it used to be called "The Light"). It's an old metal fishing tackle box with literally 25 ft. Of glass tubing wound inside, which is then packed in ice. There are 4 holes punched in the box, with a plastic hose emanating from each hole, and a sucking nipple on the end of each one. A fifth hole is in the top into which an ornate bowl has been fitted to hold the flower.
This baby has nourished hundreds of needy persons since it was created in 1970. I, of course, have never used it.
February 14th, 2018 at 9:44 PM ^
My roommate had a 4 footer in college and his parents dropped by the dorm unexpectedly, I grabbed a lampshade and put the bong in the corner topped by the shade and stashed the lamp behind a chair. with the lampshade on the bong, it looked like a clear glass lamp. The parents never noticed, good thing it was during the day. After that the bong was named “the lamp”
February 14th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Phelps only train at UM? He wasn't a student to my knowledge.
February 14th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
Phelps did enroll and take some classes but never finished his degree, according to the internetz. He was unable to swim for Michigan as he was already endorsed by Speedo, so he trained and was an associate coach.
February 14th, 2018 at 3:19 PM ^
Majored in pussy if I remember correctly
February 14th, 2018 at 12:12 PM ^
He tooksome classes while training but was never pursuing a degree
February 14th, 2018 at 1:02 PM ^
Just like Madonna, he was a student here but didn't graduate. By definition, that still makes him an alumnus of Michigan.
February 14th, 2018 at 9:48 PM ^
He has an M tattoo near his junk, how many of you graduates can say that?
February 14th, 2018 at 2:23 PM ^
Looks like my 3 year old will be sharing his name with many younger boys. We chose an "unusual" one as my wife was always one of 3 or so with her name in school. Not unusual much longer...
February 14th, 2018 at 2:36 PM ^
Named his first born son Beckett, I don't remember the exact story and don't want to bastardize but I know he told me it had something to do with Beckett trading cards being the first thing he ever sold and that working into his entrepreneurial career.
February 14th, 2018 at 2:48 PM ^
Named after a bad-ass Irish playwright.
February 14th, 2018 at 9:52 PM ^
Or main character from Quantum Leap.
Also, Beckett wasn’t a trading card, it was the stupid magazine that assigned over-priced values to pieces of cardboard.
February 14th, 2018 at 2:37 PM ^
On a related note, the new swim uniforms for the 2036 team just came out. First there was Jumpman. Introducing Snoop Doggman...
February 15th, 2018 at 6:10 PM ^
Maybe the next one can be a girl who will be the next Katie Ledecky :)