There is an unspoken requirement that the actor cast as the great athlete looks the role. If you re cast as a baseball player, you should be able to throw a baseball. Play a boxer, you should pack a believable punch.
Well, friends, we have once again reached the end of our stupid journey together. Michigan football plays on, as do the titular Opponents, but per tradition there is no Thanksgiving Opponent Watch, so this week marks the end of the regular season. If the winds are kind and the Gods are merciful, we may come together in a couple of weeks. If not, take care of yourselves. As always, you can find me at @pontifex on Twitter until Twitter dies in a few weeks, after which you can just open your doors and shout my name loudly in the general direction of Nashville. About Last Week It’s sometimes easy to forget that the players we cheer for and against every week are real people. Maybe its because they are such astounding athletes that seem almost superhuman compared to us mere mortals. Maybe it’s because we typically only see them either on television or in front of enormous crowds, with their every movement at the center of attention for millions of people. Maybe it’s because