14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, July 10, 2006 SPORTS
Concept of'Michigan Man remains with alum
By Kevin Wallace
For the Daily
There are professional athletes that will
always be linked to the colleges they attend-
ed: Doug Flutie to Boston College, Christian
Laettner to Duke.
And then there is Dave Shand.
Shand was regarded by many as the top
junior hockey player in Canada while play-
ing for Toronto of the Metropolitan Toronto
Junior Hockey League. Former Michigan
hockey coach Dan Farrell heavily recruited
Shand, as did college hockey powerhouses
like Wisconsin, Harvard and Yale, among oth-
ers. Even though Michigan was the last place
Shand visited, he was instantly persuaded to
come to Ann Arbor because of a conversation
with someone not necessarily known for his
hockey expertise.
"I sat with Bo (Schembechler) for nearly 45
minutes. I have never been around a better moti-
vator in my entire life," Shand said. "His quiet
intensity showed me what Michigan meant to
him and how he felt about this place."
What impressed Shand the most was how
Michigan had such a powerful effect on a man
who didn't even attend the school (Schem-
bechler is a Miami of Ohio alum). According to
Shand, he wanted to have the same experience.
Shand jokingly added: "Bo's speech was so
persuasive that I went to Coach Farrell and I
told him that I have good news and bad news.
The good news is that I was coming to Michi-
gan - the bad news is that I wanted to play
football for Bo."
Schembechler introduced Shand to a con-
cept that has stuck with him to this day and a
concept shared by many Michigan alumni -
the concept of a Michigan man. Even though
being a Michigan man has as loose a defini-
tion as just about anything, it always embraces
the devotion and pride that Michigan students
and graduates have for their school.
It's what has made Dave Shand's relation-
ship to Michigan so unique to any other col-
lege athlete.
"I still carry being a Michigan man with me
today, and I will for the rest of my life," Shand
said. "It makes me feel smart, distinguished,
dignified and highly regarded by others. Peo-
ple hear the name 'Michigan,' and they gasp
or stand there in awe. The special luster that
comes with being a Wolverine on and off the
field is what has kept me in Ann Arbor."
After an eight-year NHL career, Shand
returned to Yost - this time behind the bench
as an assistant coach to present coach Red
Berenson from 1989-94.
Currently, Shand stars on "Mike and Dave
in the Morning," a sports talk show on WTKA-
AM 1050 in Ann Arbor, from 6:00 to 10:00
a.m. every weekday morning. He said it's a
way for him to give back and entertain the
Michigan fans that supported him throughout
his career, and have helped make Ann Arbor
such a rich sports community.
According to Shand, one of the greatest ben-
efits of being a Wolverine is the sports legacy
and history that you become part of, and the
relationships that are created and sustained.
See SHAND, Page 15
No action is too stupid for professional athletes
ere is what happens when you mix poor decision-
making on and off the field by professional athletes
and a columnist's desire to write songs.
To the tune of Kanye West's "Gold Digger"
They're real funny, oh yes indeed
Stupid pro athletes, some on TV
They're thought as heroes
All of the time
This is fun to see
[Chorus]
Now, I'm not saying they should be heroes
But these moments should be
ranked zero
Now, I'm not saying they should be heroes
But these moments should be
ranked zero
Go ahead, please sit down and read
Go ahead, please sit down and read
Go ahead, please sit down and read
Go ahead, please sit down
[Verse 1]
Phil Mickleson
Could've really been No. I
Winning the U.S. Open
Which was underneath his thumh
H. JosE
BOSCH
Tic Btsch
IUattch
He said I don't need the wood
I can go with my driver
Far as winning this, I should
With no sign of Tiger, what a blunder
Now I'm looking for the balt, have you seen it?
I finally found it while in its final decent and
A tent, that's where it landed, poor Phil
And he's gotta long battle ahead that's up hill
OK, gets his iron, tries to shoot it through a tree
Which surprises me, the next shot he takes
Causes a heartbreache that rounded out his day
Although he messed up at Wingedfoot he still gets paid
But so what?
It takes a lot to shake that
Terrible loss without Tiger to combat
Around the Horn says there is no way he'll come back
I don't care what anyone says, he's still fat.
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Just two years, just two years
Big Ben won the Super Bowl in just two short years
He got everyone around thinking he is a whiz
But riding with a helmet was a style not his
Now you see him on TV, early on a Monday
A messed up Suzuki, not a messed up Hyundai
He was supposed to be more careful while making his money
Instead he's as stupid as Kellen Winslow, that dummy
He's apologizing now, I hoped you learned something sonny
Bill Cowher doesn't find this real funny
He goes up to Ben saying, "We want helmets
WE WANT HELMETS!"
Yeah, it's something that he needs to wear
I'm sure from here on in he wouldn't even dare
For one more year, one more year
To ride without protecting that big head of his
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Now I'm not saying they should be heroes, but that's me
Whatever happened to the athlete that's just caught with weed
J.J. Redick goes out to drink and then he must leave
Legal limit: .08, his is higher you best believe
But while he thinks no one is watching
The police notice his illegal u-turn and are notching
His poor decision baby, look in his eyes
Last week he's shooting hoops, this week a DUI
But it doesn't matter
It's going to be alright though his rep is shattered
The Magic were calling and picked him up
So he needs no help
He came out smelling like roses like Michael Phelps.
- Bosch would like to sign with a major record label.
Until then, he'll stick to his day job. He can be reached at
hectobos@umich.edu.
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