Despair

I want to first share an article with you all that I read yesterday about Jalen Rose and his estranged father Jimmy Walker. It shows you a unique side of the main reason that I'm a Michigan fan. Seriously, without the Fab Five than I wouldn't be a UofM fan at all! If you have a spare moment, it's a well-written article.

Now to my dilemna and despair. Last week at about this time I was contemplating on composing a post about Michigan's cupcake schedule and how if they were in the SEC they probably wouldn't have a chance of becoming the National Champs but because they're in the Big 10 all they would have to do is beat Ohio State and they'd play for the title. Seriously, we played App. State and the following week the drums of the Pac 10 that being Oregon and both of them at The Big House. I was disappointed when I figured out that I wasn't going to be able to watch the first game out here and I was having the Big 12's pitiful teams shoved down my throat. Then when the sports ticker on ESPN came across showing App. State's name in Yellow I was in disbelief and thought that my eyes were decieving me so I intently watched the screen hoping that either my eyes were decieving me or that ESPN got the score wrong. I then saw that we lost and I was still in disbelief so I quickly scurried myself over to the computer to see if it was true and indeed it was. Unfortunately for me I was at Megan's uncle's house so I couldn't punch myself in the face and fall asleep, plus my sister and her husband were in town so I had some hosting responsibilities so my first option was out. Then I tried to divert peoples attention from the screen when the sports ticker came across, but this was to no avail! Everyone quickly took notice of the score and then the torture began!

Despair

I then realized that for the rest of my life I couldn't say anything about anyone else's football team because they now have the trump card in every situation! This quickly led me to think about whether I will ever be able to enjoy college football again. The majority of the fun with me is the banter, now I would officially have my mouth shut in every situation. Then the thoughts of jumping in front of a Mack truck or jumping off a building rushed through my head. I then dismissed those thoughts but thought of the thousands of other UofM fans that must be having those same thoughts! Then the father in me rushed to the front of my mind.

Dilemna

Could I be able to subject my daughter to this? Could I let her follow a team that you must shut your mouth when the topic switches to football? Would a loving father subject his precious daughter to this? If the answer is no, a loving father could not put his daughter through this misery, than what steps would I take to make sure she does not grow to love and cherish the Maize and Blue? Would I have to watch and encourage another team when she is in the room and deny myself the pleasures of rooting for Michigan?

Conclusion

This dilemna is similar to my dilemna with the Cubbies, or anyone rooting for Tennessee or Kansas and I've concluded that there are bad parents everywhere and they aren't excluded from the kingdom and this will add character to my loving daughter. It is good for her to love the Wolverines and hopefully in her day we will rid ourselves of the uninspiring coach and the new one will lead us on to the many National Championships that we have been eagerly anticipating (and highly capable of winning) this past 9 years!

Go Blue!

P.S. I wrote this yesterday before we lost to the abysmal Oregon Ducks.

P.P.S. The image of the dude about the jump from the roof is from www.rickyagostin.com, for all your photography needs contact Ricky!