MGoBallers
So there are a lot of good posters on this board. And I've always wondered, who is an ex-football player? Who played on the basketball team?
Also - if you are a corporate CEO, I'd be interested in hearing about that too.
Let's see what kind of talent we have on MGoBlog.
Myself - I played on a non-revenue sport and graduated in 2001. Currently in sales.
February 25th, 2014 at 10:18 PM ^
Like, for real.
February 25th, 2014 at 10:45 PM ^
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March 18th, 2014 at 10:07 PM ^
Oh, I like this game. I always forget who is supposed to be who's alter ego, though.
Except for Herm & Chop Block AKA Peggy.
February 25th, 2014 at 10:22 PM ^
February 25th, 2014 at 10:38 PM ^
I'm the boss of the apple sauce at Sunnyvale Trailer Park. 16.5K a year, a double-wide trailer, and my very own omgshirtless personal assistant. I drive around all day in a convertible getting hammered and using walkie talkies.
That's ballin. Nothin' but net.
February 25th, 2014 at 10:47 PM ^
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February 25th, 2014 at 11:11 PM ^
Varsity chess 4 years of high school, including state title. Made Symphony Band (varsity) senior year at the school of music. I can out-DM people in TF2 pubs and I play a mean game of Settlers of Catan.
February 25th, 2014 at 11:18 PM ^
February 25th, 2014 at 11:24 PM ^
Won a state championship in 2011 in Nebraska, had some looks from D-1 schools (Kansas, Drake were biggest suitors) but I was forced to move back to my hometown in Indiana (because my new house was outside my school's district), got hurt twice and didn't play like I knew I could have.
Best offer was from Minnesota State Mankato after my senior year, decided to just be a student. But in the fall I hope to transfer from my current school in Indiana to the University of Nebraska (get in state tuition since my mom lives there) and hopefully walk onto the football team, as I have a couple teammates that play on the team and I think I can still play.
February 25th, 2014 at 11:31 PM ^
But in all seriousness, I know there's at least one lacrosse alum lurking. Football alums have showed up once in a while (most notably Odoms, V Smith, Brandon Smith). Can't recall any hockey alums posting. I want to say a recent basketball alum posted once (Novak?).
February 25th, 2014 at 11:49 PM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^
Brandin Hawthorne, not Brandon Smith
February 25th, 2014 at 11:37 PM ^
Currently racing bikes for the club team here (road and cyclocross). We just had our first race of the season this past weekend down in Kentucky and had a great showing.
In high school I played football (left tackle) 2 years till I got a nice avulsion fracture in my pelvis and decided that was enough for me since I'd be at risk to do it again. Basketball 1 year since I got cut my senior year. Baseball 1 year and golf 3 years. Was decent at everything, but not really stellar at anything. The highlight of my high school sports career was dropping 19 points including 5 3 pointers in the first YMCA high school league game after getting cut.
February 26th, 2014 at 3:20 AM ^
This is sort of a bragging post - opportunity to anonymously say why I'm a baller. And I'm going to take it because I haven't been able to tell anyone this news yet except for my wife. I want to tell someone!
My family lives in Korea (and are happy here) and recently got a new job as a Client Relations Director (이사) with an oil & gas company and my salary increased by 50% and the job is awesome!... However, a couple days ago I was recruited for a new job - an HR manager position for an MNC in Myanmar of all places. It would double my new salary plus have all expenses paid (house will be across from ann san suu kyi's home).
Myanmar?! I'm super excited as the country has gone through reforms the past couple years and it is one of the few mostly-untouched nations on earth. It is like Thailand pre-1990. For many people, that sounds odd or aweful. To me and my wife, we're thrilled. It's now one of the safest, cleanest, friendliest, most unspoiled countries in Asia (Buddhist, of course). We'll be able to really travel and explore as a family and our kids will be exposed to a fantasticly inspiring and thoughtful experience (and they'll be provided top-notch private schooling which cost almost the equivalent as UM out-of-state tuition.)
I used to work in non-profits throughout AA - I'm sure some of you have volunteered at organizations I worked at. I loved what I did. Loved it, gained great experience, did important work helping the least fortunate, and learned a lot. But we needed to make a change for financial reasons a few years back and right now things are falling into place like I dreamed they might - but wasn't sure that they could.
I haven't told anyone yet until it becomes official, so thanks for letting me share my excitement with someone.
In many ways I was actually more of a baller working at the non-profits. For those out there still fighting the good fight - you got my respect and gratitude.
February 26th, 2014 at 4:06 AM ^
Awesome news. I know my small fair share of geography but now I've got somewhat of an excuse to go read up on Myanmar. Godspeed!
February 26th, 2014 at 7:59 AM ^
Congratulations on the offer, I hope it works out for the best. As someone who has lived and worked in several countries emerging from martial law and from communism over the years, I share your excitement. But regarding your statement about safety, the situation there is not exactly settled politically, and outside of Yangon and Mandalay, there are areas that are not controlled by the central government and which you should not visit. I'm sure you've read up on this, but I've been to part of Myanmar near the Chinese border while I was traveling in Yunnan, and it is a sketchy, scary situation. There are other areas which have experienced violence between Buddhists and Muslims, that you should avoid. Yes, Myanmar has violent Buddhists.
My advice would be to situate yourself for a month or so to get the lay of the land before bringing your family over. I've done this when setting up shop in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. My wife and young son stayed in our home in Japan while I situated myself in a new city, established my routines, made relationships, figured out what was OK and what wasn't, met and got to know well the people who would be interacting with my family. Hopefully the MNC will be generous and flexible in relocating you and your family.
Good luck to you. I'll be in Yunnan again later this year and if I have time I want to visit Yangon. I'll look for "Buddhafrog" at the alumni club.
February 26th, 2014 at 2:32 PM ^
Thanks for the thoughts - I do agree with some of them. I traveled there 15 years ago and am excited to see how it has changed. Even in the past 12 months, things have changed greatly. I'm hopeful for the adventure.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:07 AM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 10:18 AM ^
but you be careful, too. like the other posters, you need to keep your head on a swivel in those places - just like in a football game. blessings, and take care of that family. good advice to go it alone for a month or two to get your footing.
February 26th, 2014 at 3:24 AM ^
I recently found out this weekend that in the 60's and 70's, that Balling had a TOTALLY different definition than it does now.
February 26th, 2014 at 9:32 AM ^
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February 26th, 2014 at 4:19 AM ^
IM football team. Slot ninja
February 26th, 2014 at 7:00 AM ^
I almost won an IM t-shirt in every team sport. In order, from what I can remember:
Soccer, Football, Broomball, Mini-Soccer, Softball, Basketball, Dodgeball, Innertube Water-Polo
I think there was another dodgeball and broomball in there. Possibly another softball during a summer term. Maybe another mini-soccer. I got so many t-shirts I forget. I know - baller.
The volleyball one eluded me though. I WILL GO TO THE GRAVE REGRETTING MY LACK OF A VOLLEYBALL IM T-SHIRT. And wallyball. I guess that counts to. Don't have one of those.
February 26th, 2014 at 7:03 AM ^
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February 26th, 2014 at 8:50 AM ^
I once scored 38 in an intramural basketball game without making a 2.
I also once dribbled the ball off my foot and out of bounds down 1 with six seconds to go, all while having a clear lane for a layup.
Yeah, I'm a baller.
February 26th, 2014 at 9:07 AM ^
I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.
February 26th, 2014 at 1:35 PM ^
I played professional baseketball for the Milwaukee Beers. Won the Denslow Cup in 1998. Frequently referred to as little bitch.
Me on the field
February 26th, 2014 at 9:45 AM ^
Led a team of perennial bottom feeders in the beer league at the Cube in AA. Those were the days...
February 26th, 2014 at 10:01 AM ^
I am more of a shot caller and a brawler than a baller...
jdon
February 26th, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
Now I play lacrosse for a club team and have way more fun because the coach lets me off the bench. And when not raining hat tricks, I pass time as an investment analyst at a hedge fund.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:34 AM ^
Played football for 6 seasons in middle and high school.
Also played basketball and baseball for a majority of those years as well. It was sports year round and didn't really know anything different.
The highlight of my sports career was going undefeated my senior year in football. It was our high school's first and only undefeated regular season.
I've also played some slow pitch here and there after HS but currently stay active by riding off road dirt bikes alot.
February 26th, 2014 at 10:45 AM ^
I played IM hockey at Michigan (at the Cube 2005-2009, goalie for the Hillel team). Now I design car parts. there's a very, very good chance that my company has at least 1 part in your vehicle, and a decent chance that a part from my plant is in your car too.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^
Hillel team? My Ice Elephants used to smoke you guys. Though we were 2009 - 2012, but maybe we had some overlap.
February 27th, 2014 at 4:06 PM ^
So if there were games that spring you were in, sure. We weren't great, but decent and it was a fun time
February 26th, 2014 at 11:04 AM ^
And started as a seeker my junior and senior year.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:27 AM ^
Holy catharsis...
I've been a baller most of my life but less so now.
Top 6 in Michigan at the 50 butterfly for 12 and under.
High school prom king and senior treasurer.
Mr. Greek Week at UM.
Same height, weight and shoe size as Michael Jordan, so I played ball, but not much in high school since I went to high school overseas where socceer and volleyball were the priority. Regardless, I got dunked on by Rumeal and Glen Rice at the CCRB, but I dunked on Voskuil once.
Had a hole-in-one in front of 12 colleagues at my law firm on a par 3 140 yard hole - 9 iron. Paid dearly at the 19th hole.
At my peak, I dated 3 Redksins cheerleaders, 1 49ers cheerleader and a Ms. Mexico, not that any of that matters because like me, most of them weren't rocket scientists.
But it was all been pretty downhill from there. My 3 serious ex-girlfriends (none of which were said cheerleaders of beauty queens) went on to marry the founder of a popular food chain (won't name names to protect the innocent), a hedge fund manager worth 100s of millions who's tight with Steve Ballmer, and a Yale law professor who is the Editor in Chief of a popular wealth magazine.
Now I'm just a schlub who keeps about 5 pairs of jeans that don't fit any more in the feint hope that some day I'll diet my way back down into them, and who finds Michigan sports so much more important than before, I guess because so many other interests and hobbies (cough, girls, cough) have gone by the way side as I am now a loyal husband.
Where once I balled, I now ball vicariously through the boys in Blue.
February 26th, 2014 at 11:36 AM ^
February 26th, 2014 at 2:39 PM ^
but do you have a girl who looks good?
you could call her.
February 26th, 2014 at 12:22 PM ^
I wa a walk-on for the UM football team.
Then they asked what I was doing there and told me to get my ass off the field.
February 26th, 2014 at 2:40 PM ^
My sports ballin' claim to fame was politely allowing Chris Weber to score 50 points over me in high school.
An even 50. At the time, it wasn't too fun. Now 25 years in the future, I'm glad I he totally abused me and I can tell the story.
March 18th, 2014 at 10:46 PM ^
In the small study rooms @ Hatcher!
Does that make me a baller?