Here's what I know, The eclipse in Northern Spain will occur on August 12, 2026, and will be at about sunset, which means you have to have a good view of the western horizon. Also, i don't think it will be in any big cities. That argues in favor of taking an organized tour, and several are being advertised now, but they are expensive.
The one in Luxor will occur on August 2, 2027. It will travel through other N. African countries. It will last for about 6-1/2 minutes, almost a record for recent eclipses.
Oh, one other thing, traffic near St. Louis, from which people had to drive two hours (in normal traffic), seems to have been as bad as MGoBloggers are reporting here. My brother planned to go to Cape Girardeau in Southern Missouri, but traffic was so bad that he had to stop along the way and only got two minutes of totality instead of four.
Posted my experiences on the earlier thread, but since that one is virtually dormant, I'l do it again here.
My wife and I flew to Mazatlan because we thought we'd have a better chance of clear skies. Turns out that that wasn't necessary, and we had a scare that our strategy would backfire when we woke up to a forecast of overcast skies all day. But all we got were some wispy cirrus clouds that didn't block anything.
And the eclipse was amazing and awesome in the literal sense of the words. We watched it on a terrace overlooking the beach. To answer someone's question on the other thread, we didn't notice any difference on the horizon except maybe it was.a little brighter, but the ocean looked more intense and even kind of shiny.
The sky was darker than I recall from 2017, perhaps because of the partial cloud cover. and the corona didn't extend as far. But there was an incredible white ring around the moon.
Just as in 2017, the instant totality began was as dramatic a moment as I've ever experienced, not counting 2017.
One of the fun parts of being there was meeting many people from other parts of the US and from Canada and other countries. We met a man from Denver who said this was his 11th eclipse and a retired French radiologist with his French and Uraguayan family of 8 who was on his 8th. We may see them again in Spain in 2026 and Luxor in 2027. For sure they'll be there.
From what I saw, there were clear skies everywhere, so I'm glad everyone who wanted to see it had an incredible experience.
It was amazing and awesome in the literal sense of the words. We watched it in Mazatlan on a terrace overlooking the beach. To answer someone's question, we didn't notice any difference on the horizon except maybe it was.a little brighter, but the ocean looked more intense and even kind of shiny.
The sky was darker than I recall from 2017, perhaps because of the partial cloud cover.
One of the fun parts of being there was meeting many people from other parts of the US and from Canada and even the world. We met a man from Denver who said this was his 11th eclipse and a retired French radiologist with his French and Uraguayan family of 8 who was on his 8th eclipse. We may see them again in Spain in 2026 and Luxor in 2027.
From what I saw, there were clear skies everywhere, so I'm glad everyone who wanted to see it had a wonderful experience.
Don’t know why it would be. But i’ll be watching on the beach tomorrow, so I’ll see— if I can get my eyes off the eclipsed sun. And, btw, if you haven’t seen one before, photos are misleading. The sky isnt black, more like dusk.
In 2017, the eclipse was on my birthday and we watched from our front lawn with many friends who had flown in from around the country. The night before, we rented the Planetarium for a birthday party, and they put on a sky show about the eclipse for us.
This time we are in Mazatlan, Mexico because I thought we'd have the best chance of clear skies anywhere in the path of totality. We made our plans last August, and we were barely able to get flights and a hotel room. Unfortunately, the forecast tomorrow is kind of iffy. But in 2017, the sun was obscured by clouds until just before totality, when the clouds vanished, giving us a spectacular sight.
We met a man here who said that this will be his 11th eclipse and the same thing with clouds has happened to him. He said that can happen because of the temperature drop. Then I read an article in the Wall Street Journal that said this is definitely a known phenomenon. So we have our fingers crossed.
One Saint Patrick's Day when I was in law school, the professor announced at the beginning of class that, in honor of the day, he would only call on Irish students. And then he called on, "Mr. O'Goldberg." As the class laughed, he said, "We're all O's today."
So the family of this "O for a day" will celebrate with Irish whiskey and corned beef and cabbage. And to the real O's on this board and your families, have a wonderful day celebrating your heritage.
I’ll never forget how glum the Michigan fans were during halftime of the National Championship game when the momentum seemed to be against us and how discouraged we all were in the third quarter. But the defense never yielded and the offense rose to the occasion, What a glorious moment when the confetti began to fall. And when I think about it, I still get goosebumps. Thanks for the reminder, OP.
I assume there is diversity of citizenship and FSU will remove to federal court. And most federal courts look askance at attempts to keep filings under seal. The public, which supports the courts, have an interest in knowing what is going on in the courts. There's a heavy burden to keep something under seal, The ACC will have to show how that its injury if the complaint were made public outweighs the public's right to know.
Re "once in a lifetime." When we were in Houston for the CFP, people would say to us, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience." My response was always: "I hope not."
I agree that this decision should have been expected after what he said last night. And i don't think anyone should second-guess him. He believes this is the best decision for him. And I'll bet his coaches do, too.
Thanks for posting this. I didn't know about the broadcast before I had to leave to babysit my graddaughters (who are too small to watch). So I'm glad I was able to watch this morning.
Yes, it's unfortunate that the announcers talked over the payer intros (Devin, what were you thinking in taking the spotlight from the team), but the player's speeches were fabulous. And we all learned (or re-learned) a little Shakespeare from the coach.
Thanks for the encouragement. I am sincerely sorry for giving you this scare. I realized my mistake the instant I posted and by then it was too late, not that that matters. (My MGoPoodle, looking at this over my shoulder, is saying, "If it doesn't matter, then why did you mention it?")
And I have no excuse for misspelling the name of a Michigan legend and maybe the greatest football color announcer of all time.
Just be grateful I didn't mention Keith Jackson in the title. You might have had a heart attack. I just wonder why he wasn't announcing Monday night. I hope he didn't get fired
By the way, a friend of mine recently pointed out that, as well-known as Dierdorf's relationship with Bo is, he was recruited by Bump Elliot. He was one of Elliot's many legacies whom he left for Bo.
Sorry, I realized the instant I posted that I should have made the title, "Were Dierdorff and Brandstatter there?" Thanks for the partial pass. Which part?
There were 22 ecstatic Michigan fans going home through Tulsa with a connection scheduled to arrive in STL about 6:30 pm. But we were stuck on the ground so long at Hobby that we were still in the air when the connection left without us. Southwest rerouted all of us back to Dallas (with more than a four-hour layover) and then to STL. We finally landed at nearly 1 am. (I think. I was really too tired by then to remember.) Travel time from Hobby to Lambert: Nearly 13 hours. But as I said to some fellow Michigan travelers, "If before you went to Houston, someone had told you that we would win, but you'd have to miss your flight back and not get to your home till after 2 in the morning, would you do it?" I don't have to tell you their answer.
I walked in the house and said to my MGoPoodle, "We left as ordinary people and return as NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!" She was as excited as we were!
It’s just like my English teacher who said, “When you are an experienced professional writer, you can start a sentence with ‘But.’ Not now.” So I didn’t. But now I do. But not always.
It's excellent as it is and where it is. Thank you for posting. As I am sure you can see, the vast majority of Michigan fans here appreciate what you said and were happy to read it.
We saw the Rose Bowl from home and she didn't wear it. She wore a Michigan t-shirt that our niece gave her during her freshman year (only about 20 years ago) and she's going to wear it under the zippered pullover she bought yesterday.
And I'm wearing the sweatshirt I wore for the Rose Bowl.
Note that this page lists binoculars among the prohibited items. I can't believe that. I've never been unable to bring binoculars to a game. I'm going to bring mine and hope I can get them in. I'll get there eraly enogh I can take them back to my nearby hotel if they really are banned.
However, small umbrellas that can fit under your seat are allowed.
I hadn't thought to look there. But my ticket says, "Entry Info Gates 11:00 AM." It says nothing about Stadium entry. The ticket is from Ticketmaster, bought through Stubhub.
At Hobby it was mostly Mich with some Wash. Our hotel seems to be all Mich, at least those we've seen. Our Uber driver on the way to dinner said his passengers were 50-50. The manager of the restaurant who stopped by to greet us told us it was about 90-10 Mich. He may have been telling us what we wanted to hear, but we only saw one W shirt and that was in a large table surrounded by M's.
I wonder how many from the Pacific Northwest are unable to get here because of the Boeing shutdown. A classmate who lives in Portland said if he'd bought tickets he'd have been stuck at home because flights on United, the only airline with nonstop flights from there, are grounded.
We're back.The restaurant was full of people in Mich clothes.The manager stopped by to say hello and said he thought it was Mich over Wash 9 to 1. Maybe he was just telling us what we wanted to hear, but we saw only one person wearing a W, and he was at a large table with Mich fans.
I ended up with an Old Fashioned bc of the waiter's mistake, but it was good, so I ordered another one. My MGoWife's sidecar variation wasn't as good as a regular sidecar, so she switched to wine. The food was great.
In Houston, about to head to Pappardeaux Seafood Kitchen for New Orleans food that isn't easy to find at home. The restaurant seems to have fancy-schmanzy drinks in all sorts of colors, but I think I'll stick to their best bourbon on the rocks. My MGoWife may opt for a Sidecar, her usual go-to drink. According to their on-line menu, they appear to have a fancy variation.
It's in a tent on the Fiesta parking lot, just down the street from the stadium. But be warned: The selection is poor, with lots of outdated merchandise, such as shirts from the 2021 Orange Bowl and even the Final Four, believe it or not. And the prices for current stuff are very high.
Sorry, this is what I get for posting without reading through the thread. I should neg myself. We're staying at the Holiday Inn by the stadium, so as soon as we arrive, we'll head to Fiestas.
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Here's what I know, The eclipse in Northern Spain will occur on August 12, 2026, and will be at about sunset, which means you have to have a good view of the western horizon. Also, i don't think it will be in any big cities. That argues in favor of taking an organized tour, and several are being advertised now, but they are expensive.
The one in Luxor will occur on August 2, 2027. It will travel through other N. African countries. It will last for about 6-1/2 minutes, almost a record for recent eclipses.
Upvoted because I want to believe it.
Oh, one other thing, traffic near St. Louis, from which people had to drive two hours (in normal traffic), seems to have been as bad as MGoBloggers are reporting here. My brother planned to go to Cape Girardeau in Southern Missouri, but traffic was so bad that he had to stop along the way and only got two minutes of totality instead of four.
Posted my experiences on the earlier thread, but since that one is virtually dormant, I'l do it again here.
My wife and I flew to Mazatlan because we thought we'd have a better chance of clear skies. Turns out that that wasn't necessary, and we had a scare that our strategy would backfire when we woke up to a forecast of overcast skies all day. But all we got were some wispy cirrus clouds that didn't block anything.
And the eclipse was amazing and awesome in the literal sense of the words. We watched it on a terrace overlooking the beach. To answer someone's question on the other thread, we didn't notice any difference on the horizon except maybe it was.a little brighter, but the ocean looked more intense and even kind of shiny.
The sky was darker than I recall from 2017, perhaps because of the partial cloud cover. and the corona didn't extend as far. But there was an incredible white ring around the moon.
Just as in 2017, the instant totality began was as dramatic a moment as I've ever experienced, not counting 2017.
One of the fun parts of being there was meeting many people from other parts of the US and from Canada and other countries. We met a man from Denver who said this was his 11th eclipse and a retired French radiologist with his French and Uraguayan family of 8 who was on his 8th. We may see them again in Spain in 2026 and Luxor in 2027. For sure they'll be there.
From what I saw, there were clear skies everywhere, so I'm glad everyone who wanted to see it had an incredible experience.
It was amazing and awesome in the literal sense of the words. We watched it in Mazatlan on a terrace overlooking the beach. To answer someone's question, we didn't notice any difference on the horizon except maybe it was.a little brighter, but the ocean looked more intense and even kind of shiny.
The sky was darker than I recall from 2017, perhaps because of the partial cloud cover.
One of the fun parts of being there was meeting many people from other parts of the US and from Canada and even the world. We met a man from Denver who said this was his 11th eclipse and a retired French radiologist with his French and Uraguayan family of 8 who was on his 8th eclipse. We may see them again in Spain in 2026 and Luxor in 2027.
From what I saw, there were clear skies everywhere, so I'm glad everyone who wanted to see it had a wonderful experience.
Don’t know why it would be. But i’ll be watching on the beach tomorrow, so I’ll see— if I can get my eyes off the eclipsed sun. And, btw, if you haven’t seen one before, photos are misleading. The sky isnt black, more like dusk.
In 2017, the eclipse was on my birthday and we watched from our front lawn with many friends who had flown in from around the country. The night before, we rented the Planetarium for a birthday party, and they put on a sky show about the eclipse for us.
This time we are in Mazatlan, Mexico because I thought we'd have the best chance of clear skies anywhere in the path of totality. We made our plans last August, and we were barely able to get flights and a hotel room. Unfortunately, the forecast tomorrow is kind of iffy. But in 2017, the sun was obscured by clouds until just before totality, when the clouds vanished, giving us a spectacular sight.
We met a man here who said that this will be his 11th eclipse and the same thing with clouds has happened to him. He said that can happen because of the temperature drop. Then I read an article in the Wall Street Journal that said this is definitely a known phenomenon. So we have our fingers crossed.
Here's to everyone getting clear skies tomorrow!
He’s the guy driving the Caddy getting passed by a Little Nash Rambler stuck in second gear in the old song, “Beep Beep.”
For a while it looked like the game was headed for overtime, and I wasn't sure my heart good take it, My heart feels great now.
Cheaters!!!
Kill it for six minutes.
Did May ever play? He was a manager as an undergrad at Indiana.
Tom ("Never Say Die") Izzo
His whole team is a bunch of weird guys.
One Saint Patrick's Day when I was in law school, the professor announced at the beginning of class that, in honor of the day, he would only call on Irish students. And then he called on, "Mr. O'Goldberg." As the class laughed, he said, "We're all O's today."
So the family of this "O for a day" will celebrate with Irish whiskey and corned beef and cabbage. And to the real O's on this board and your families, have a wonderful day celebrating your heritage.
I’ll never forget how glum the Michigan fans were during halftime of the National Championship game when the momentum seemed to be against us and how discouraged we all were in the third quarter. But the defense never yielded and the offense rose to the occasion, What a glorious moment when the confetti began to fall. And when I think about it, I still get goosebumps. Thanks for the reminder, OP.
I assume there is diversity of citizenship and FSU will remove to federal court. And most federal courts look askance at attempts to keep filings under seal. The public, which supports the courts, have an interest in knowing what is going on in the courts. There's a heavy burden to keep something under seal, The ACC will have to show how that its injury if the complaint were made public outweighs the public's right to know.
Come to MGoBlog for news of college sports, stay for news of the weird.
Re "once in a lifetime." When we were in Houston for the CFP, people would say to us, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience." My response was always: "I hope not."
I agree. I thought he was Chris Fowler, and vice versa.
I agree that this decision should have been expected after what he said last night. And i don't think anyone should second-guess him. He believes this is the best decision for him. And I'll bet his coaches do, too.
Thanks for posting this. I didn't know about the broadcast before I had to leave to babysit my graddaughters (who are too small to watch). So I'm glad I was able to watch this morning.
Yes, it's unfortunate that the announcers talked over the payer intros (Devin, what were you thinking in taking the spotlight from the team), but the player's speeches were fabulous. And we all learned (or re-learned) a little Shakespeare from the coach.
Or business finished.
Or doesn't get, meaning more than $70M.
Hail, hail, ESPN.
EDIT: Never mind. Someone beat me to it.
Thanks for the encouragement. I am sincerely sorry for giving you this scare. I realized my mistake the instant I posted and by then it was too late, not that that matters. (My MGoPoodle, looking at this over my shoulder, is saying, "If it doesn't matter, then why did you mention it?")
And I have no excuse for misspelling the name of a Michigan legend and maybe the greatest football color announcer of all time.
Just be grateful I didn't mention Keith Jackson in the title. You might have had a heart attack. I just wonder why he wasn't announcing Monday night. I hope he didn't get fired
By the way, a friend of mine recently pointed out that, as well-known as Dierdorf's relationship with Bo is, he was recruited by Bump Elliot. He was one of Elliot's many legacies whom he left for Bo.
"At the end of the day, no one believes at this point that Michigan didn't win the national title fair and square."
That's good. He is saying the participants in 11W and RCMB are "no one."
Yes, I'm still in a hangover, and I deserve all the abuse and the negs. But I still hope Dan and Jim were at the game.
Sorry, I realized the instant I posted that I should have made the title, "Were Dierdorff and Brandstatter there?" Thanks for the partial pass. Which part?
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There were 22 ecstatic Michigan fans going home through Tulsa with a connection scheduled to arrive in STL about 6:30 pm. But we were stuck on the ground so long at Hobby that we were still in the air when the connection left without us. Southwest rerouted all of us back to Dallas (with more than a four-hour layover) and then to STL. We finally landed at nearly 1 am. (I think. I was really too tired by then to remember.) Travel time from Hobby to Lambert: Nearly 13 hours. But as I said to some fellow Michigan travelers, "If before you went to Houston, someone had told you that we would win, but you'd have to miss your flight back and not get to your home till after 2 in the morning, would you do it?" I don't have to tell you their answer.
I walked in the house and said to my MGoPoodle, "We left as ordinary people and return as NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!" She was as excited as we were!
I know what the other words mean, and I’m still going with “other.”
It’s just like my English teacher who said, “When you are an experienced professional writer, you can start a sentence with ‘But.’ Not now.” So I didn’t. But now I do. But not always.
Generations are much shorter these days.
Alabama deserves to be above Ohio State. They played us tougher.
I didn't know Oberlin grads knew anything about football.
/s
It's excellent as it is and where it is. Thank you for posting. As I am sure you can see, the vast majority of Michigan fans here appreciate what you said and were happy to read it.
Did HE ever say anything like that? His post gave me goose bumps it was so classy and well done. I think we should only say thank you to him.
Sec. 338 Row L. Lots of “Michigan vs Everybody” shirts and one young boy whose shirt just said, “Bet.”
We saw the Rose Bowl from home and she didn't wear it. She wore a Michigan t-shirt that our niece gave her during her freshman year (only about 20 years ago) and she's going to wear it under the zippered pullover she bought yesterday.
And I'm wearing the sweatshirt I wore for the Rose Bowl.
So all good.
Correct according to this page, which I hadn't seen before: https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2022/8/22/playbook-2024.aspx?spMailingID=10440717&spUserID=ODEzOTQ5MzMyMTE2S0&spJobID=1900157565&spReportId=MTkwMDE1NzU2NQS2
Note that this page lists binoculars among the prohibited items. I can't believe that. I've never been unable to bring binoculars to a game. I'm going to bring mine and hope I can get them in. I'll get there eraly enogh I can take them back to my nearby hotel if they really are banned.
However, small umbrellas that can fit under your seat are allowed.
I hadn't thought to look there. But my ticket says, "Entry Info Gates 11:00 AM." It says nothing about Stadium entry. The ticket is from Ticketmaster, bought through Stubhub.
Someone posted that the stadium opens at 3:30. Is that right? I haven't been able to confirm that on any web site. But if so, and depending on the rain situation, I think we'll head over then and "tailgate" in our seats. There will be plenty to eat and drink there. See https://houston.eater.com/23959032/houston-nrg-stadium-texans-football-concerts-new-food-where-to-eat-drink.
At Hobby it was mostly Mich with some Wash. Our hotel seems to be all Mich, at least those we've seen. Our Uber driver on the way to dinner said his passengers were 50-50. The manager of the restaurant who stopped by to greet us told us it was about 90-10 Mich. He may have been telling us what we wanted to hear, but we only saw one W shirt and that was in a large table surrounded by M's.
I wonder how many from the Pacific Northwest are unable to get here because of the Boeing shutdown. A classmate who lives in Portland said if he'd bought tickets he'd have been stuck at home because flights on United, the only airline with nonstop flights from there, are grounded.
We're back.The restaurant was full of people in Mich clothes.The manager stopped by to say hello and said he thought it was Mich over Wash 9 to 1. Maybe he was just telling us what we wanted to hear, but we saw only one person wearing a W, and he was at a large table with Mich fans.
I ended up with an Old Fashioned bc of the waiter's mistake, but it was good, so I ordered another one. My MGoWife's sidecar variation wasn't as good as a regular sidecar, so she switched to wine. The food was great.
In Houston, about to head to Pappardeaux Seafood Kitchen for New Orleans food that isn't easy to find at home. The restaurant seems to have fancy-schmanzy drinks in all sorts of colors, but I think I'll stick to their best bourbon on the rocks. My MGoWife may opt for a Sidecar, her usual go-to drink. According to their on-line menu, they appear to have a fancy variation.
I regret that I have but one downvote to give to this post.
It's in a tent on the Fiesta parking lot, just down the street from the stadium. But be warned: The selection is poor, with lots of outdated merchandise, such as shirts from the 2021 Orange Bowl and even the Final Four, believe it or not. And the prices for current stuff are very high.
Sorry, this is what I get for posting without reading through the thread. I should neg myself. We're staying at the Holiday Inn by the stadium, so as soon as we arrive, we'll head to Fiestas.