The Hot New Thing in the NFL: Ancient Big Ten Offenses – WSJ.com. In the NFL, schemes are constantly evolving. Plays can become outdated in the span of a quarter. But a handful of teams are adjusting to life in the modern game by borrowing strategies from a most unlikely source: the boring offenses of the 1970s Big Ten. The…
Tag Archive for University of Michigan
Welcome to My Nightmare
Dave Brandon woke up in a cold sweat. Was it real? Did it really happen? Yes, he had ignored Sailboat Bill‘s crowning moment of stupid heresy and scheduled Appalachian State for a redux. Yes, he too went for the seemingly easy dollars of a 1-AA cupcake school as a 2014 home opponent, without even looking at whether the cupcake was made…
Not soon enough
Can football season come. Meanwhile, the greatest: One Frame At A Time: Anthony Carter Watching that video, I felt the same anticipative stirring of the Michigan Stadium crowd — or, on the road, the same petrified silence — when AC touched the ball that I’ve only experienced at Michigan with Denard Robinson; there’s greatness, and then there’s pure electricity, and…
Things people find in attics
Summer conditioning letters from Mike Barwis Fritz Crisler, for one… The back story (via 8 Barrel): To those of you who bleed Maize and Blue, know someone who does or just might find it interesting, attached is a letter from Fritz Crisler to an incoming player. It was forwarded to me by an acquaintance of a descendant of the addressee,…
Wait what?
Reforged In Fire | mgoblog. Michigan won? What? Where the fuck was I? Oh yeah, passed out asleep on the couch. I saw it go to 17-17, then it was 2 a.m. and ESPN was blaring everything that happened that day EXCEPT the Sugar Bowl. No score on the crawl. No telltale upcoming blurbs about the game. It may as well…
Beer Goggles
Lincoln : Continental Lincoln : Continental | eBay. This ^^ is what happens when: It’s football Saturday Michigan last #beatOhio in 2003. (Ohio does not have a win for last year, but that is not a Michigan win) Ohio: Beaten. Back monkey: removed. Blue beers are in order. FWIW, Blue Moon and PBR have 33 and 20% more alcohol than Coors…
Ohio: Beaten.
Now comes gravy time. Any bowl. Any where. Just let us keep on rolling. Finally beating the Buckeyes didn’t just end a humiliating streak: At 10-2, the Wolverines are guaranteed to move into the top 14 in the final BCS standings, and virtually guaranteed — assuming bowl officials consider the prospect of a sprawling, revved-up Michigan fan base a more attractive…
That’s one
Herron, Toussaint Strike Twice, Michigan Whips WMU in Shortened Opener ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Senior weakside linebacker Brandon Herron (Stafford, Texas/Dulles) became the first Wolverine in school history to post two defensive scores in a single contest, helping lead the University of Michigan football to a 34-10 win over Western Michigan in the 2011 season opener, which was declared final…
Alex Trebek: The Answer is “No, not hardly, not ever”
Will Rich Rodriguez be Missed?. It’s possible, only if Al Borges and his offense don’t produce and take advantage of the natural talents of Denard Robinson. If Denard is throwing the ball 20+ times per game and is not getting enough cracks at using his legs – then you’ll find plenty of… we have the most prolific rushing quarterback EVER…