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. 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