tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post4661329328610121073..comments2023-12-21T10:20:43.344-05:00Comments on The Hoover Street Rag: Bearing A GrudgeGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461267960136260783noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-13756514190934316972008-08-14T12:32:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:32:00.000-04:00Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr would not be specific wh...Michigan Coach Lloyd Carr would not be specific when he said of his players: ''They deserve better. They deserve better.''<BR/><BR/>What probably irked him was a play before the touchdown that allowed the Spartans a final chance. After Smoker ran for a yard on a play that began with 17 seconds left, the Spartans lined up again as the clock clicked down through single digits. Smoker took the snap and spiked the ball to stop the clock with a second left. Perhaps the Wolverines thought time had expired or that the Spartans had not lined up properly or that the officials helped them by hurrying the placement of the ball to start the play.<BR/><BR/>''The referee has a job to do,'' Carr said. ''And whether he did it will be reviewed.''<BR/><BR/>Or maybe the Wolverines were miffed that two penalties -- one for a personal foul, another for having an extra man on the field -- allowed the Spartans to complete their winning drive of 44 yards in 15 plays. The drive began after a meek 28-yard punt by Michigan's Hayden Epstein. <BR/><BR/>it seemed as if the Wolverines had won despite being bested in offensive plays (90 to 57), time of possession (36:57 to 23:03) and total net yards (352 to 316). They took their third lead of the day with 4:44 left on a 20-yard touchdown pass from John Navarre to Jermaine Gonzales, a redshirt freshman quarterback who lined up as a receiver. That made the score 24-20.<BR/><BR/>Earlier, Epstein had kicked a 57-yard field goal for a school record. Walker's scoring plays went for 14 and 32 yards. The second catch gave Michigan a 17-14 lead after the first half, but the Spartans took a 20-17 lead on two field goals by Dave Raner, the first in the third quarter from 27 yards, the second in the fourth quarter from 26.<BR/><BR/>Michigan State Coach Bobby Williams seemed weary afterward and sighed when he said he still had work to do. High school recruits were in town. Many are considering Michigan, which leads this series by 61-28-5. They have to be swayed. But Williams seemed to brighten up at the thought.<BR/><BR/>''It's going to be a lot of fun selling this program tonight,'' Williams said. ''That's for sure.''<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.hubbearing.com" REL="nofollow">small ball bearing </A>bestonline323https://www.blogger.com/profile/17354955023206930885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-28802314253232616112007-11-04T12:47:00.000-05:002007-11-04T12:47:00.000-05:00That's funny, because a SMB snare biffed it during...That's funny, because a SMB snare biffed it during their kickstep at this year's game, too! He fell straight forward, and his drum fell off his carrier. He jumped up and ran forward, desperately trying to put his snare back on his now VERY bent carrier. He got it on, but it was funny to see a line of snares where all of the drum heads were horizontal except for that one, which had a noticably 30-degree slant to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-65830404455573166112007-11-03T09:28:00.000-04:002007-11-03T09:28:00.000-04:00Willy the Wolverine also made an appearance at the...Willy the Wolverine also made an appearance at the 2003 game- they had him in a box or something, Sparty rode on on his chariot, kicked his ass, then put him back in the box.<BR/><BR/>As for the MMB and the MSU game... Why does it seem like we do the same damn show every year for MSU? Same old generic jazz/broadway/classical thing. Every. Year.Aramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485364695469343249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-12633956153726283342007-11-02T17:29:00.000-04:002007-11-02T17:29:00.000-04:00i must object to this post being labelled as a "th...i must object to this post being labelled as a "thing too long to read." :)nicollehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716670894851820337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-31256750946512589082007-11-02T12:15:00.000-04:002007-11-02T12:15:00.000-04:00Willy the Wolverine was an 80s attempt by some non...Willy the Wolverine was an 80s attempt by some non-native Michigander students to foist a mascot upon the school, since we were somehow illegit without one. There were petitions, there was incident where Willy was not let into the stadium despite having a ticket, etc. There were even Willy the Wolverine coupon books. Fortunately, it went away. I didn't know about it's apparent 2001 short-live rebirth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-12237580213202261632007-11-02T11:40:00.000-04:002007-11-02T11:40:00.000-04:00One personal favorite memory vs. Sparty. In '91, ...One personal favorite memory vs. Sparty. In '91, we went up to East Lansing and kicked their tails in. Desmond Howard had like 3 TD's, include one amazing horizontal catch. We played a great halftime shoe (Bernstein/Copland: "West Side Story" Medley, "Slava", "Hoe-Down", and "Shaker Hymn." <BR/><BR/>But the best part was watching the SMB pre-game. As they were kick-stepping in (yeah, that's what they call it (my HS band director was an MSU grad)), <B>one of their snare drummers took a massive tumble.</B> Motherf****r fell right on his drum and rolled sideways over it. It was awesome. I give him credit, though. Dude got right back up and back into his spot in a hurry.jeffslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795964033570060981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-9323402115845470312007-11-02T11:25:00.000-04:002007-11-02T11:25:00.000-04:00Well, for me 1990 hurts slightly worse b/c I was t...Well, for me 1990 hurts slightly worse b/c I was there (soph year). We were ranked #1 (despite our then-annual season opening loss to Notre Dame). When Desmond Howard got mugged on that two point conversion, every Michigan fan in the stadium seemed to do the (penalty) "flag" gesture, but to no avail. The stadium walls were only 3 feet high back then, so the Sparty fans had no trouble rushing the field. <BR/><BR/>Sparty's band rushed the field as well, and played the most chaotic, impromptu rendition of their stupid fight song every heard, as the band was all intermingled with the fans on the field. And apparantly, the SMB has some rank move they only do when they beat Michigan. It's rarely seen, but I got to see as they marched back to Revelli Hall after the game. Uggh.<BR/><BR/>The hangover from that loss is what led us to lose to Iowa the following week. Had we won, I have little doubt that we would have won the national title. On the plus side, however, the Gator Bowl trip was f*****g awesome, so there's that, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>I f*****g hate Sparty.<BR/><BR/>I will say this about The Clock game -- I think I was closer to having a heart attack watching that one. The '90 game left me in a Colorado-esque state of shock, but I was pure rage watching Spartan Bob's antics.jeffslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795964033570060981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35971090.post-31993703037144258272007-11-01T23:34:00.000-04:002007-11-01T23:34:00.000-04:00I couldn't find any place to work this in, but the...I couldn't find any place to work this in, but the crowd noise at Spartan Stadium was massive and consistent and it only got louder as the game went later. I went to the 2002 Michigan-OSU game and left unimpressed with the Horseshoe after experiencing Spartan Stadium in a game like that.<BR/><BR/>Sources: <A HREF="http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=7041" REL="nofollow">MGoBlue.com</A>, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Michigan_vs._Michigan_State_football_game" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A>.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461267960136260783noreply@blogger.com