"I can't wait to make this game part of my life again."
I have never agreed so hard. Until it's out, we'll have to make do with watching Harbaugh find a 6'4'' 240lb ATH to turn into a focal point of the offense in real life.
This is so hard to answer. I'm going to just say that one of my personal favorites was Ross' emphatic tackle of Henderson on 3rd and 2 to start the second half.
I take your point, and I agree. I would add that since this is gun crime, the primary conversation should include the fact that gun crime always has two components to it: access to guns, and anger. Mental health issues are not always present. It's a nuanced, but important distinction.
First off, you FEEL like everyone has moved past this, but I can guarantee that's not the case. I, for one, can relate for sure.
Sports, and college sports in particular, always have this atmosphere to me. But a big part of that atmosphere is being able to go outside and carry the "feeling" of sports around with you. The same way the football team being crappy didn't stick with you is the very same way the basketball team's success doesn't feel like it's sticking with you. There's something in the way. There's a giant, unpleasant thing happening to everyone at all times. The pandemic has changed how we experience our lives. You're not going in to work ready to talk about the game. You're just sitting there at home. Maybe you send a bunch of texts, but it isn't the same as sharing space with someone while you talk. So much of our normal context for life is different, and we're coming to realize just how much we gain from that context.
As long as this feeling is localized to Michigan sports, I'd say you're 100% fine, man. The pandemic has created deep strangeness all over. It stands to reason that we're all still trying to make sense of it.
Your daughter is definitely the focus here in the sense that she's order of business #1. Finding someone she's comfortable talking to about it is pretty important.
Liability isn't as high on my list since we don't yet know what the school is doing other than checking their tape. It's still inside of 24 hrs on this.
First off, this is an understandable reaction. When have we as individuals, and even as a country, been under this kind of pressure? Uncertainty has always struck me as the most frightening thing, and currently, it's everywhere. Add to that a dramatic reduction in parts of our lives we used to enjoy on a daily basis and, yeah... people will be upset.
To take the edge off, I HIGHLY recommend limiting your news intake. This coming week isn't going to be easy. It's worth checking in on, but there are pretty sharply diminishing returns. I limit myself to 1 hour of news per day, and it's helping.
I try to stretch out lightly every morning. There's some sort of connection between mental and physical tension (and back again), so breaking this up can help. The McGill Big Three are what I use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6cigPtzXX0 They're about halfway between stretch and exercise and take a maximum of 10 minutes.
I'll warn you right now this next one is hokey. I didn't take it seriously even while doing it everyday for weeks. Guided Meditation. Nobody told me that meditation is actually hard, and you have to work at it. You get out what you put in, so if you come to it with a mindset of, "what's this hokey new-age bullshit really gonna do?" then it will not work. Give it an honest chance and you may be surprised. I have more than 1 chronic condition that I thought would make meditation useless for me. I was very, extremely wrong. When I started, I could only do 10 seconds, so know that it'll be slow going, but it's worth it. And what else are you doing with your time? These links, and others like it, help get you started. https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations
Finally, remember that the only thing we really have in the midst of this is each other.
I'm in the headspace that we're going to have to sacrifice many things in the face of this. As dearly as I love Michigan, I would love ending the spread of coronavirus more than anything that can happen in sports.
Granted I was never doing high level athletic things, but I've broken my collarbone a few times. If it's not a severe break, you won't feel much pain until you move it the wrong way.
Having lived in and around Chicago my whole life, that is an absolutely horrible commute. Indiana is somehow always under construction, yet never seems to get any better.
Ace, we all appreciate the hard work and now that we know exactly what it takes, we appreciate it all the more.
As someone with Bipolar Disorder, I'm struck by how similar the emotional experience of CFS is. Maybe it comes down to the inescapable feeling of being "less than." But no matter how much sense they seem to make in the moment, depressive thoughts are never logical.
Something I try and remind myself of is the fact that when people care about you, you can't ever be a burden on them.
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This is just about the most MGoBoard inside joke I've ever seen. I love it.
"I can't wait to make this game part of my life again."
I have never agreed so hard. Until it's out, we'll have to make do with watching Harbaugh find a 6'4'' 240lb ATH to turn into a focal point of the offense in real life.
My vote has us in the top 16 (since, Sweet 16), but I get it.
NBC is an inferior provider, the Adidas of sports programming. If they get The Game, you can bet it's gonna be on Peacock.
The tweet didn't display for me, but I already knew who was #1.
This is so hard to answer. I'm going to just say that one of my personal favorites was Ross' emphatic tackle of Henderson on 3rd and 2 to start the second half.
No matter what the era, Bo was tasked with taking care of these young guys and he emphatically did not. Let's not be the "I'm just sayin..." folks.
Bo betrayed his players, and he betrayed us. Take it down.
I take your point, and I agree. I would add that since this is gun crime, the primary conversation should include the fact that gun crime always has two components to it: access to guns, and anger. Mental health issues are not always present. It's a nuanced, but important distinction.
Then I tip my hat to you, sir! Never a bad thing to remind us we own a money cannon.
And it says August? This baffles me. I am baffled.
First off, you FEEL like everyone has moved past this, but I can guarantee that's not the case. I, for one, can relate for sure.
Sports, and college sports in particular, always have this atmosphere to me. But a big part of that atmosphere is being able to go outside and carry the "feeling" of sports around with you. The same way the football team being crappy didn't stick with you is the very same way the basketball team's success doesn't feel like it's sticking with you. There's something in the way. There's a giant, unpleasant thing happening to everyone at all times. The pandemic has changed how we experience our lives. You're not going in to work ready to talk about the game. You're just sitting there at home. Maybe you send a bunch of texts, but it isn't the same as sharing space with someone while you talk. So much of our normal context for life is different, and we're coming to realize just how much we gain from that context.
As long as this feeling is localized to Michigan sports, I'd say you're 100% fine, man. The pandemic has created deep strangeness all over. It stands to reason that we're all still trying to make sense of it.
Your daughter is definitely the focus here in the sense that she's order of business #1. Finding someone she's comfortable talking to about it is pretty important.
Liability isn't as high on my list since we don't yet know what the school is doing other than checking their tape. It's still inside of 24 hrs on this.
And Nik Stauskas is more than just a shooter.
First off, this is an understandable reaction. When have we as individuals, and even as a country, been under this kind of pressure? Uncertainty has always struck me as the most frightening thing, and currently, it's everywhere. Add to that a dramatic reduction in parts of our lives we used to enjoy on a daily basis and, yeah... people will be upset.
To take the edge off, I HIGHLY recommend limiting your news intake. This coming week isn't going to be easy. It's worth checking in on, but there are pretty sharply diminishing returns. I limit myself to 1 hour of news per day, and it's helping.
I try to stretch out lightly every morning. There's some sort of connection between mental and physical tension (and back again), so breaking this up can help. The McGill Big Three are what I use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6cigPtzXX0 They're about halfway between stretch and exercise and take a maximum of 10 minutes.
I'll warn you right now this next one is hokey. I didn't take it seriously even while doing it everyday for weeks. Guided Meditation. Nobody told me that meditation is actually hard, and you have to work at it. You get out what you put in, so if you come to it with a mindset of, "what's this hokey new-age bullshit really gonna do?" then it will not work. Give it an honest chance and you may be surprised. I have more than 1 chronic condition that I thought would make meditation useless for me. I was very, extremely wrong. When I started, I could only do 10 seconds, so know that it'll be slow going, but it's worth it. And what else are you doing with your time? These links, and others like it, help get you started. https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations
Finally, remember that the only thing we really have in the midst of this is each other.
I'm in the headspace that we're going to have to sacrifice many things in the face of this. As dearly as I love Michigan, I would love ending the spread of coronavirus more than anything that can happen in sports.
If only he'd shown that type of motor in the league.
A thousand blessings upon your house.
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Granted I was never doing high level athletic things, but I've broken my collarbone a few times. If it's not a severe break, you won't feel much pain until you move it the wrong way.
Seth, you said "come on by" but I've never showed up before and don't where to go. Is there a usual spot?
Good luck, buddy. Chronic health problems are the worst, but we've got your back.
It scares me how this post is my exact situation.
Hey Scanner, I've been going to the games for over 20 years and have never once had a bad interaction with you goons. Goon on.
Such a strange hill to choose to die on.
Having lived in and around Chicago my whole life, that is an absolutely horrible commute. Indiana is somehow always under construction, yet never seems to get any better.
I am very disappointed with the lack of complaining about "no politics" in the comments. It's a reliable chuckle that I miss.
Talk about making a mountain out of a molehill. The blog isn't being ruined, you're just engaging in classic internet overreaction.
I'd wager that there have been fewer than a dozen outright political posts on this page in as many years. If that's too much, I just feel bad for you.
Ace, we all appreciate the hard work and now that we know exactly what it takes, we appreciate it all the more.
As someone with Bipolar Disorder, I'm struck by how similar the emotional experience of CFS is. Maybe it comes down to the inescapable feeling of being "less than." But no matter how much sense they seem to make in the moment, depressive thoughts are never logical.
Something I try and remind myself of is the fact that when people care about you, you can't ever be a burden on them.
Go Blue, buddy!