• Iowa! (Pregame Photos)

    Just a few on another wildly beautiful day in Ann Arbor—let’s hope it ends that way. From the field, center David Molk warming up.  He looked fine, perhaps favoring his taped left ankle just a tad.  [ed. I published these just before the game started and obviously jinxed Molk big time, my bad]   Some of the pink accessories the players are wearing today.  Also saw pink wrist bands and tape: Many recruits in for the game today.  Here are two stand-outs from Fort Myers, FL, Sammy Watkins and Dallas Crawford:   The alumni band in full effect on this Homecoming:  

  • We’re Getting Pink Saturday

    No doubt you’ve seen NFL teams donning various forms of pink gear over the past couple weeks in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. I confirmed with U-M Media Relations that Michigan will be joining them on Saturday, as coaches will be wearing sideline polos and hats laced with pink along with the breast cancer ribbon logo.  (Hat tip to Craig Barker for alerting me to some sightings of pink M gear in town a few weeks back.) As I understand it, the shirts will be white with a pink ‘M’ logo.   As far as the hat, my contact at the PR firm representing adidas sent this over and I believe this is it or close.  Based on what I heard media relations, the ‘M’ logo on the hats might be pink for the game: Limited quantities of the pink gear will be available a M-Den stores and at the game.   More details to come.   For those attending Roger Waters’ performance of ‘The Wall’ at the Palace on October 24th, grab this gear so you can represent your Wolverines and blend in nicely with the crowd. I’m sure the Hawkeyes will appreciate Rich Rod and crew embracing the cause.  For decades they’ve been pushing for teams visiting Kinnick Stadium to get into the pink:

  • Intrepidus, Michigan’s Last Living Wolverine (1939)

    Check out (above) this excellent wire photo of a live mascot wolverine.  The auction description says it dates to October 13, 1939 and was retrieved from the archives of Sport Magazine.   The beast just might have been trotted out before the Michigan-Iowa match the next day, a game in which Tom Harmon dominated everyone including Iowa’s great Nile Kinnick. Here's the story of Michigan's attempt to have actual live mascots on campus: