• Michigan-Air Force 2012 (Pregame Photos)

    Sights and sights from pre-game today.   Actually turned out to be a nice day: The fabulous Air Force chicken (is that unpatriotic of me?) mocking Denard’s Usain Bolt comments It was basically like a practice for Hoke in pregame – he was coaching up the D-line hard   Court’s moms and his pops with the custom gear – not available in stores     Custom made pylons Gardner still doing a few drills with the QB Gear note #1 and #2.  The helmet numbers are gone; blue socks with the maize ‘M’ are here Gear note #3:  Brendan Gibbons’ adidas soccer gear? Meet Ben McCready – Bennie Oosterbaan’s godson and namesake   Follow MVictors on Twitter   or   MVictors on Facebook  Related: Oosterbaan Honored – Official Release Provisioning for Michigan Stadium 2012: Bridge is Closed version TWIMFbH: Bo Shows ‘The U’ How We Do Things (1984) Oosterbaan, Banners and Books Honoring Oosterbaan: An Interview with Ben McCready

  • Provisioning for Michigan Stadium 2012: Bridge is Closed version

    A couple updates on my annual post of what to bring to Michigan Stadium.  This year local police have added a few other items to pack: “Bring a dose of patience, a sense of humor and some excitement for the game,” Check.  Check.  (Yes, we have those.  We were around from ‘08-‘10).  And Check.  Why?  The Stadium Bridge is still closed and I’m guessing there will be quite a few folks who traditionally rely on that route to get to the stadium coming from the north and east sides of the state.   AnnArbor.com posted a map, etc.   For those finding discovering this little issue today here’s your t-shirt: You should also bring your history tidbits and you can get all those here: TWIMFbH: Bo Shows ‘The U’ How We Do Things (1984) Oosterbaan, Banners and Books Honoring Oosterbaan: An Interview with Ben McCready This Week in Michigan Football History: The Incomparable Bennie Oosterbaan & September 25, 1948   Here’s what else to bring: 1. AM/FM Radio. Forget the latest incarnation of the radio that sticks on your ear, they are unreliable.  Bring in a radio you trust to listen to the play-by-play from Brandy and Beckmann. You’ll get injury reports, sideline observations, statistics and analysis of key plays that are under review (although Brandstatter always seems to think the replay…