Greg Dooley (Professor) and Steve Clarke (Pundit) get right into it, discussing the ACC revenue revolt, the Admissions situation, broader issues of conference shuffling, and CFP playoff consideration. Finally, deeper dive into this Michigan of ours--our culture, our obstacles, and where President Ono fits in.
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“Ladies and Gentlemen*…” – Professor and The Pundit Podcast S1 Ep2
Greg Dooley (Professor) and Steve Clarke (Pundit) are back with our new intro, featuring a velvet voice you might recognize. We break down a few sights, sounds, and stories from the ChadTough Gala (one of the major social events on the Ann Arbor/athletics calendar). *You can decide if Dooley is still a gentleman.
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Booze Raid Snags Michigan Football Captain (1931)
Not that alcohol is celebrated by local authorities on campus today, but in 1931 we were still a couple years from the end of Prohibition. This was a little more serious. Word of the raid made the front page of the February 12, 1931 Chicago Tribune which provided some of the spicy details of the “Rum Raid” including a pretty lengthy listing of the more prominent students arrested. Among them (and the first listed) was James "Ducky" Simrall--the captain of the 1930 football team and a Phil Delt.
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Introducing: Professor and The Pundit Podcast!
I’m proud to share a new venture between me and longtime Ann Arbor sports talk radio host Steve Clarke: Professor and The Pundit podcast. It’s now available on Apple, Spotify, and your favorite podcast network. We’ll cover a range of topics related to Michigan athletics including fandom, rivalries, culture, and current issues (e.g., NIL, transfer portal). As the season approaches, we’ll get into our perspective on the goings on the gridiron. You’ll also get insight into my current classes at Michigan on NIL, The History of College Athletics, and Leading by Coaching. We hope you like it.
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Education & Equity in Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) | University of Michigan EDUC 335
This course explores the rapidly-changing and controversial landscape of college sports in light of recent NCAA regulations that allow athletes to be compensated for use of NIL (Name, Image, Likeness).
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Giving Jerry Green a Pass
Longtime writer Jerry Green was the honorary team captain at yesterday’s game. Bumping up this story originally posted in 2017 – congrats to Mr. Green!
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Returning to The Fiesta, Great Winning Stretches | This Week in Michigan Football History
For the epic CFP semi-final in the Fiesta Bowl, we start with a brief look at our first and only previous trip to this prestigious game in 1986. We then take a deeper dive and historic winning runs given Coach Harbaugh and crew have won a stunning 25 of 27 games heading into this one. You know the names: Yost, Yost again, Kipke, Crisler and of course General Bo. Go Blue!
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Where Bob Ufer Laid Woody Hayes Away
How Bo and Ufer laid Woody Hayes away.
