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Why do UM fans embrace Fab5/Bo more then Rice/Mills/Carr?

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16 months ago

I honestly can't understand why the 89 Basketball Title Team and Lloyd Carr (a coach who won a national title) gets less respect then the Fab 5 and Bo.
Not trying to flame, just want some answers.
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Well that's a flame.
So congrats. Bo is the greatest coach of my lifetime, and I sat in awe and watched us win the championship in basketball, and jumped up and down. And then like most real fans at the time, would have climbed the ladder to pull the banners down from the Webber years. That's it. So what's the question.??
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16 months ago

tJYD said...
I honestly can't understand why the 89 Basketball Title Team and Lloyd Carr (a coach who won a national title) gets less respect then the Fab 5 and Bo.
Not trying to flame, just want some answers.

I'm not disputing what you are saying, but the national media is the driving force of that.
The national media talks more about the Fab 5 and Bo more than they talk about other Michigan related topics. Those two items are "sexier" than the others.
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Proud2BBlue said...
Well that's a flame.
So congrats. Bo is the greatest coach of my lifetime, and I sat in awe and watched us win the championship in basketball, and jumped up and down. And then like most real fans at the time, would have climbed the ladder to pull the banners down from the Webber years. That's it. So what's the question.??
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I'm not disputing what you are saying, but the national media is the driving force of that.
The national media talks more about the Fab 5 and Bo more than they talk about other Michigan related topics. Those two items are "sexier" than the others.

Pretty sure that's the same time the word "sexier" has been used to describe Bo Schembechler.
But to the OP, they're legends that have shaped the game they played/coached in. Bo shaped Big Ten football. He formed the biggest rivalry in sports. He is the epitome of a Michigan Man. And the Fab Five changed the game of basketball. Yeah, they screwed up big time and forced the downfall of Michigan basketball, but they were cultural icons for better or for worse.
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tJYD said...
I honestly can't understand why the 89 Basketball Title Team and Lloyd Carr (a coach who won a national title) gets less respect then the Fab 5 and Bo.
Not trying to flame, just want some answers.

Obvious troll is obvious.
"Lloyd gets less respect"
You're an idiot.
MSU isn't a very good football program.. takes year of consistent winning to get to that level. - copemoney 1/22/13
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Due51 said...
Obvious troll is obvious.
"Lloyd gets less respect" You're an idiot.

So you are saying Lloyd gets the same amount of respect then Bo?
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. Bo is the greatest coach of my lifetime, and I sat in awe and watched us win the championship in basketball, and jumped up and down. years.

BO.
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BO.

Controversial, but Moeller as well.
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16 months ago

Michigan doesn't embrace either one more than the other. Bo will always be talked about because he's the father of the modern era of Michigan football. He won or shared 13 Big Ten titles as coach.
The Fab Five, for all the misery they brought in their aftermath will always be remembered for their cultural impact. It's not just Michigan, it's everyone. I bet most msu fans can name all of the Fab Five, but can't name msu's starting 5 during that time.
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Michigan doesn't embrace either one more than the other. Bo will always be talked about because he's the father of the modern era of Michigan football. He won or shared 13 Big Ten titles as coach.
The Fab Five, for all the misery they brought in their aftermath will always be remembered for their cultural impact. It's not just Michigan, it's everyone. I bet most msu fans can name all of the Fab Five, but can't name msu's starting 5 during that time.

Dose it really matter about naming the starting 5? Recruits of MSU are always greater with the 2 championship trophies and 6 other Final Four trophies on their official visit to MSU. I think that sells itself.
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Dose it really matter about naming the starting 5? Recruits of MSU are always greater with the 2 championship trophies and 6 other Final Four trophies on their official visit to MSU. I think that sells itself.

What does recruiting have to do with it? You asked about fans.
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Dose it really matter about naming the starting 5? Recruits of MSU are always greater with the 2 championship trophies and 6 other Final Four trophies on their official visit to MSU. I think that sells itself.

Couldn't help himself
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