Seth Fisher appreciation thread

Brian is the Anthony Bourdain of sports writing for me. Intelligence with snark and an edge. I miss that guy.

Seth seems the more approachable, thoughtful, and reflective fun personality. The depth of analysis on these matters I care too much about only has increased with time.

Can't thank them and their curated staff enough or maybe I just did?

Also +1 to Craig Ross for knowing his Marx.  Probably because they were roommates in college.

Edit:  James Ross to Craig Ross.  No idea why I wrote James.

I understand what you are going for, but the thing about JTT and Zinter?  One person suggested that and was immediately panned by everybody.

You can be critical but it is lame to criticize on an appreciation thread. You want to be critical? Start your own thread and tell us why and we will happily criticize your sentiment or accept your sentiment.

Geez, I'm sorry....I must have missed that episode of 60 minutes.....What is it that we are supposed to have done to Pete Finebaum and Pete Thamel, exactly?

I think you know that the issue here isn't that anyone "had the temerity to report any of this", but rather that it was spun (by those two, among others) in an incredibly destructive and disingenuous manner.

Speaking of disingenuousness....NICE POST.

GO BLUE.

But can we honestly pretend that we're a program of love given what we've done to Thamel and Finebaum and anybody who had the temerity to report any of this? 

These hacks have literally generated profit by shitting on our program and riling up the masses. In other words, fuck off this with this shit.

Your arguments would have more credibility if they were not founded on the Strawman Argument Fallacy.

becuz he didn't have hope..... that's the point

So I've gone to the game in C-bus and had a TERRIBLE time from some racists and drunk students and whatnot. But I also remember the Buckeye sitting behind me who had my back, and the nice couple that stopped their car as we were walking and gave us a ride. And in real life, most buckeyes I meet are....pretty much just like us, except with uglier colors. (seriously, scarlet and gray seem straight out of upton sinclair).

I think the folks you met at the hotel aren't the exception. I think the ones on the internet are the exception, and the drunk college kids on High Street are loud and obvious but not the norm. Most are just decent people who like football. Which is basically most Michigan fans.

This, what Amazinblu said.....    I have shared in the past, several times, my second ex was an ohio state alumna and her family lives in Worthington/Dublin area.   The vast majority of the people I encountered, I always had some Michigan gear on, were rude and ignorant.   The story years back, about the young boy that had cancer and he named his tumor "Michigan" should give some perspective how ingrained the hatred and ignorance is in that fanbase.  You have to beleive that child was conditioned to hate Michigan from birth. 

My wife at the time, was in Riverside Hosp. Nuro ICU with a TBI, on life support..... I was out of town when the accident happened... I get to the hospital, knowing nothing other than she's in ICU, in serious condition.... Rushing to see her, I get off the elevator, on the ICU floor, only to have two people waiting for the elevator make assinine comments to me because I'm wearing a Michigan hat.     

Sure, there are normal people, who are fans and respect others... but to be honest, that isn't the majority of their fanbase, speaking from my experience.