~The Mood~

The Mood, launched in 2013, is a weekly index measuring the emotional state of Michigan football fandom. For more context scroll down. To participate follow MVictors on Twitter following football games or major program announcements.

Current Mood: 100!!

15-0. Business is Finished. Every question answered. The most accomplished team in U-M history. National Title #12. Enter Meechigan Football Valhalla.

Previous Mood: 99.5 [+.5] vs. Alabama/CFP Semi-Final – An epic Rose Bowl ends gloriously by downing Saban and The Tide in Pasadena, claiming the 110th Rose Bowl title, and heading to Houston in a battle of the final unbeaten teams of the 2023 season. Can you dig it?????
Previous Mood: 99 [NO CHANGE] vs. Iowa in Big Ten Title Game- Who’s got it better than us? That’s pretty easy for the fans of the #1 team in the country right now. Big Ten Title #45 and 3-straight? A: NOBODY!

Historic Chart:

2022 Week-by-week:

2021 Week-by-week:

2020 Week-by-week (avert your eyes):

2019 Week by Week:

2018 Week by Week:

Background:

Question: Is it great, to be, a Michigan Wolverine?
Answer: Depends.

The Mood was devised in March 2013 to gauge the collective feeling of the U-M fanbase on the stature of the football program. While there is a strong correlation between The Mood and Michigan’s ranking and win/loss record, it’s more complicated than this. 2021 is a good example. After a few games, many pundits had Michigan firmly in the national playoff discussion (which would imply a Mood rating in the 90s), even after the Michigan State game. But the Mood of the fanbase was reserved given the disasters in big games in recent years (see 2018, 2019).

Follow MVictors on Twitter and share your take after each game. Yes, I’m aware this whole exercise is a bit silly…but taking trivial things very seriously is what I do!

A huge thanks to Scott Robbins at The Blockhams for the incredible artwork on the Michigan Man Mood faces!

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