From the Vault: Michigan, Where Amazing Happens

by Patrick Vint on Oct 6, 2009 2:50 PM CDT

In the two years that we've been writing BHGP, we've had some fun with Michigan. There was Ayatollah-gate, posted at the height of post-Carr, Rodriguez-as-redneck paranoia. That was fun, but led to two days of explanations, and we didn't start a blog to explain ourselves.

No, we started a blog to BEEF. And, in the summer of 2008, when those goatfuckers at State of Game (now writing at Maize n' Brew) went after OPS, BEEF was for dinner. Throw in a blatant case of plagiarism by "Max" and it was on like Dickie Thon. We had no choice but to retire to the BHGP Film Studio and concoct this instant classic, as true today as it was in the halcyon days of yesteryear:

(NOTE: It took us about four hours to make that video. If we were playing for Michigan, it would take us ten hours of prodding by Mike Barwis with a Kendo stick and his rabid pet badger, but eight of those ten hours would be "voluntary," and not count toward our weekly blog hour limit.)

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Ah, the memories

This video was my introduction to BHGP back in the day. A former coworker of mine – a frequenter of MGoBlog and UM alum – sent me the link. I found it mildly amusing if not rather odd and then spent the better part of the next five days trying to figure out what the hell was going on at this site. I still haven’t exactly figured that out, but I was hooked all the same.

by MongoLikeCandy on Oct 6, 2009 3:26 PM CDT reply actions

I just spent far too long

Re-reading the always terrific comment section of Max’s post. Ah, memories.

by The Mexican't on Oct 6, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions

Oh, shit. I just realized I completely ripped off Mongo.

That seems a bit ironic.

by The Mexican't on Oct 6, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions

If you haven't read the comments on Youtube, you haven't lived.

Before you respond, let me remind you: Brian Cook called me smug, which makes me the Obama of smugness. I'm basically Smugbama.

by Patrick Vint on Oct 6, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Absolutely

the highest form of entertainment.

by Bluzmn on Oct 6, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions

but at least they know their football

“Have the hawkeyes ever won a bowl game? I would be amazed if they have even made it to one so suck on it bitch”

“lets look at the medriocrity this season barely avoiding upset of AA team, a bad one.”

by KentuckyThunderPussy on Oct 6, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions

A lot of genius Michigan fans in the world, aren't there?

Brunettes not fighter jets

by rockyh on Oct 6, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

They also know their trash talking

We have lots of corn, fat women, nothing to do, no big towns, ride tractors to school/work, have sex with cows, can’t spot the state on a map (because you are fucking dumb), etc.

However, good news is that Michigan fans have plenty of time thinking of new Iowa zingers while waiting to collect their unemployment checks after being questioned by Detroit PD detectives that is being filmed for “The First 48” for an arson/double murder in one of the tens of thousand abandoned crack houses.

Somewhere, right now, some Rabbit wannabe in Detroit is screaming out loud while reading this post from his mom’s trailer park’s AOL dial-up connection and thinking of a killer diss rap.

by Twin Cities Hawk on Oct 6, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

That trash talk is boring

Of course, it is true that the only useful thing that comes out of your state is Templeton Rye. Thank you for exporting that stuff to Chicago, just like back in the Capone days.

by Yinka Double Dare on Oct 6, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions

We can all agree that Templeton Rye

is glorious stuff

It never gets to be easy

by chitownhawkeye on Oct 6, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions

when you can find it

here in Denver, understandable. but when you grow up 60 miles from the distillery and still come up dry, might as well be prohibition. wa. wa. wa. if i had an ounce of Templeton for every tear.

any suggestions? and by suggestions i mean ’in my quivering hands by kickoff Saturday night."

by KentuckyThunderPussy on Oct 6, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I can get it here in Chicago...

About $30/bottle, I think the nice lady said. Might have to try some. I do likes me some brown liquor…

by Bucketochicken on Oct 6, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions

At LUSH:

http://www.lushwineandspirits.com/

by Bucketochicken on Oct 6, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Binnys in Chicago

has it, 6 bottles last week in the location nearest to me. Then again, everyone is talking about how scarce it is, so I bought 3 of them, for me and for a gift.

It never gets to be easy

by chitownhawkeye on Oct 7, 2009 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions