MSU Final Four Pep Rally - Friday April 3
- Thread starter Kingman
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I'm an adopted Spartan, having lived in East Lansing for 2+ years. I loved the place. There was a really nice lady I met there that always had tickets to the games. Spring, summer and early fall were the best!
Those were the days---
I'm an adopted Spartan, having lived in East Lansing for 2+ years. I loved the place. There was a really nice lady I met there that always had tickets to the games. Spring, summer and early fall were the best!
Those were the days---
Cobrar
GT Owner
This is the year that I support my brother and sister who could not attend the REAL University of Michigan! :biggrin
Cobrar--
Which reminds me there was an excellent sandwich shop in Ann Arbor and I can't think of the name. Freaking place had people from all over the country go there for their excellent food. Sandwiches were like 6 inches tall. One day when I visit the fake UM (real one is in Miami) I hope to get a bite there again. Do you know what that place was called??
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Just messing with ya
Which reminds me there was an excellent sandwich shop in Ann Arbor and I can't think of the name. Freaking place had people from all over the country go there for their excellent food. Sandwiches were like 6 inches tall. One day when I visit the fake UM (real one is in Miami) I hope to get a bite there again. Do you know what that place was called??
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Just messing with ya
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Cobrar
GT Owner
Ignore Kingman, that guy must be deluded...MSU?? :lol
Not sure exactly which sandwich place your referring to, but one of the best is Zingerman's deli - they still have long lines every day - fantastic sandwichs & bakery.
http://www.zingermansdeli.com/content/pages/menu.php
I even once saw B. Ford at the place there with his white GT parked out front a few years back.
Cobrar
GT Owner
A lesson from Final 4 - Not about basketball
I couldn't believe it, but a friend called an offered me a ticket to last evenings game. I was preparing to watch it on TV and was really surprised by the call. Not surprising, just like football, It was/is all about the crowd - it was 'electric'.
Actually, the best was before the game. I went downtown early just to see what was going on in Detroit. For all the bashing the state and city has taken, it was alive as never before, even Super Bowl XL seemed less an event. Most restaurants and bars had lines around the buildings - people waiting to get in.
I finally decided to go into the only place without a line around the building for a beer. I stood at the bar for 20 minutes trying to get the attention of the bartender to no avail. As I waited, I talked to this 'older fellow' from southern California who stepped in to order a beer on my behalf. We talked for about an hour and he was very low profile, until I brought up one of my favorite (basketball) people - Bobby Knight.
From then-on, as we talked about Knight, Indiana and high school basketball in the state of Indiana he really picked up and I noticed there was lots of eye-to-eye contact. Even though I mentioned I really respected Bob Knight, he seemed to challenge (lightly) my perspective. I finally just told the fellow, I thought coach Knight stood for the more important principals in life - graduating great people who happened to be great players. He finally stopped the challenges and he mentioned he had been in Knight's office 'a coupe of times' in his career and that he now coached high school basketball.
He then introduced me to a few of his friends, turns out these folks were people who he had coached during his career. They shared stories about his discipline and his approach to the game, but all of the stories had a recurring theme - in automotive vernacular, these were 'lessons learned' about success in building character and people.
As we finished our beer, another from this guys group of friends, who had just listened to our entire conversation, walked up to me, smiled and casually mentioned that "Jim" was a nationally known HS coach and is affiliated with NCAA in some fashion. As he were leaving, his friend also mentioned that "Jim" played for coach Knight, but wouldn't offer any more than that.
As I left Hard Rock and walked to the stadium, I was left with a distinct message that there are still people out there who understand that a game is just game, a job is just a job, but the reminder that life is about building character, developing people and giving back to your community.
And, I didn't mention that "Jim" insisted on buying my beer, and warmly wished me luck. I don't know who is "Jim" is, but I damn sure know what he stands for. When people you coach come back and travel to see you for 15+ years -- its a message. :thumbsup
I couldn't believe it, but a friend called an offered me a ticket to last evenings game. I was preparing to watch it on TV and was really surprised by the call. Not surprising, just like football, It was/is all about the crowd - it was 'electric'.
Actually, the best was before the game. I went downtown early just to see what was going on in Detroit. For all the bashing the state and city has taken, it was alive as never before, even Super Bowl XL seemed less an event. Most restaurants and bars had lines around the buildings - people waiting to get in.
I finally decided to go into the only place without a line around the building for a beer. I stood at the bar for 20 minutes trying to get the attention of the bartender to no avail. As I waited, I talked to this 'older fellow' from southern California who stepped in to order a beer on my behalf. We talked for about an hour and he was very low profile, until I brought up one of my favorite (basketball) people - Bobby Knight.
From then-on, as we talked about Knight, Indiana and high school basketball in the state of Indiana he really picked up and I noticed there was lots of eye-to-eye contact. Even though I mentioned I really respected Bob Knight, he seemed to challenge (lightly) my perspective. I finally just told the fellow, I thought coach Knight stood for the more important principals in life - graduating great people who happened to be great players. He finally stopped the challenges and he mentioned he had been in Knight's office 'a coupe of times' in his career and that he now coached high school basketball.
He then introduced me to a few of his friends, turns out these folks were people who he had coached during his career. They shared stories about his discipline and his approach to the game, but all of the stories had a recurring theme - in automotive vernacular, these were 'lessons learned' about success in building character and people.
As we finished our beer, another from this guys group of friends, who had just listened to our entire conversation, walked up to me, smiled and casually mentioned that "Jim" was a nationally known HS coach and is affiliated with NCAA in some fashion. As he were leaving, his friend also mentioned that "Jim" played for coach Knight, but wouldn't offer any more than that.
As I left Hard Rock and walked to the stadium, I was left with a distinct message that there are still people out there who understand that a game is just game, a job is just a job, but the reminder that life is about building character, developing people and giving back to your community.
And, I didn't mention that "Jim" insisted on buying my beer, and warmly wished me luck. I don't know who is "Jim" is, but I damn sure know what he stands for. When people you coach come back and travel to see you for 15+ years -- its a message. :thumbsup