Brady Hoke, Chris
Christie and vitamins
Well, today started with a bang. Early this
morning, I was interviewed by Warren Pierce of radio station W JR -760 on your
dial. During that interview, I talked about Bo Schembechler’s competitiveness during
the tumultuous 1960s. Warren was not aware of Michigan’s Mellow Men (Thom
Darden, Reggie McKenzie, Mike Oldham and Glenn Doughty, Butch Carpenter, Billy
Taylor and Mike Taylor ) and the fact
that Coach Bump Elliott facilitated the rental of that house for these players.
I also mentioned that this group of seven men, with Coach Schembechler’s
approval, blocked the entrance to the engineering building on campus. The
interview time went by so quickly but it was so much fun.
WJR has very special meaning for me. For me, a good portion
of my time in early childhood was spent listening to the radio since we didn’t
have a TV. As a youngster, listening to the radio, i.e. Lone Ranger, the Shadow,
and The Green Hornet etc. was very important in my developing years. Aside from
these programs, I also listened to sports, and grew up with announcer Van Patrick.
Patrick was an honorary member of my
family. I was a fan of the Detroit Lions, Detroit Tigers, and Detroit Red Wings.
The Detroit Pistons were not in town yet.
So thinking about WJR brought back special memories about
growing up in Detroit. Even then, sports were extremely important to me. In
fact, reading John R Tunis, the author of stories about sports, was also a
favorite activity of mine. I read about sports, I listened on the radio to
professional sports, and I played unorganized sports in and around my
neighborhood. Having the opportunity to go back to my roots, so to speak, was
terrific and that started my day.
Then, the stage was set for the Ohio State and Michigan, big
game held in Columbus, Ohio. On Michigan’s first possession, Gardner, threw an
interception and the Buckeyes scored quickly. Michigan then scored two
touchdowns and held the lead until about two minutes, going into the half.
However, Ohio State’s quarterback ran for a touchdown, tying the score, leaving
little time on the clock. In the third quarter, the Buckeyes received the ball
and scored, taking the lead. Michigan came back to score, making it a game
until the Buckeyes put the game away in the fourth quarter.
ABC’s announcers were talking about that more than likely
this is Brady Hoke’s last game as Michigan’s coach. Maybe Brady Hoke should
have taken Chris Christie’s advice. According to an article in The New York
Times Magazine November 23, 2014, Christie takes vitamins and lap- band surgery
for his health. Brady, if you had done as Chris Christie, perhaps your health
and job security would be more secure.
Well, I just completed another 6 ½ miles today and thus totaled
a little more than 75 miles of running this past seven day week. I take
vitamins, but I also exercise, rest and utilize recreation for my health. And
as I say in closing, keep moving, laughing, smiling, bonding, loving and
appreciating.
Go Blue! There is always next year.
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