More from the gang running MGoAuction! All of the proceeds will directly benefit University of Michigan undergraduate scholarships to help educate the future Leaders and Best. Bid with TOUGHNESS and bid often to support a Michigan undergraduate and Go Blue! Check this one out, thanks to Noel for sending it over: Check out the list of guys on the jersey: Included on the jersey are all of the following: Anthony Carter (Signed on the #1), Charles Woodson, Jake Long, Chad Henne, Elvis Grbac, Zoltan Mesko, Anthony "A-Train" Thomas, Larry Foote, Brandon Graham, Jamie Morris, Rick Leach, Jarrett Irons, Jim Brandstatter, Adrian Arrington, Reggie McKenzie, James Hall, Bob Chappuis, Vada Murray, Morgan Trent, Tim Jamison, Will Johnson, Butch Woolfolk, John Wangler, Bennie Joppru, Stevie Brown, Chris Floyd, Glen Steele, Mark Campbell, Clint Copenhaver, Aaron Shea, Scott Dresibach, Jarrod Bunch, Victor Hobson, Mark Messner, Stan Edwards, Derek Walker, Greg McMurtry, Billy Taylor, Harlan Huckleby, Don Dufek Sr., Don Dufek Jr., Bill Dufek, Ron Simpkins, Phil Brabbs, Chuck Winters, Andre Weathers, Jim Betts, Carl Diggs, Eric Mayes, Rondell Biggs, Greg Mathews, Doug Skene, David Moosman, Ron Bellamy and Adam Kraus. Naturally the #1 is signed by you-know-who:
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The Difference – Michigan 36, Purdue 14
There’s a difference this year in the Wolverines and I think it has a lot to do with having a guy at the helm focusing on this (from pregame Saturday): And this, from August: Still, do you see a championship-caliber team out there? I don’t. But I like what I’m seeing. Even in the State game you could tell we were tackling better and each week guys seem to know what they’re supposed to do and do it. There’s enough talk of Rich Rod given the release of Three and Out last week, so I’ll save the comparisons but needless to say I like where things are heading. This team won’t be in Indy this year but they’ll be in that game soon enough. Speaking of who’s ending up in Indy–I love talking about the tie-breakers and I broke it down in detail here. This divisional alignment presents the opportunity in certain circumstances for wild redemption. Consider that freaking Iowa controls their Rose Bowl destiny. Between us, Michigan ain’t winning out but here you go with some scenarios for the Legends division: Nebraska remaining games: (Northwestern, at Penn State, at Michigan, Iowa) Michigan State: (Minnesota, @ Iowa, Indiana, @ Northwestern) Michigan: (@ Iowa, @ Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio State) Nebraska controls their destiny – win out and Huskers go to Indy. …
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Dr. Sap’s Decals – Purdue
Many to hand out this week via Dr. Sap: Jet-Pack Guy: 2 decals – one for the spot-on landing and one for the sweet helmet! Mike Martin: 3 decals – two on the same play: one for the sack and one for the safety in the 2nd QTR. One more for sack #2 later that same QTR. Matt Wile: 3 decals – Non-Returnable Kickoffs in 1st & 2nd QTR’s and extra decal for putting 2nd QTR kickoff through the uprights!! Denard Robinson: 2 decals – 1-yard TD run in 1st QTR; 28-yard run in 2nd QTR Jake Ryan: 2 decals – 1st QTR Tackle For Loss, 4th QTR TFL Craig Roh: 2 decals – 1st QTR Tackle For Loss, 4th QTR Sack Brendan Gibbons: 2 decals – 2 field goals in 2nd QTR J.T. Floyd: 2 decals for PBU in 2nd & 3rd QTR’s Courtney Avery: 2 decals – 2nd QTR INT, 4th QTR Sack Fitzgerald Toussaint: 3 decals – 2nd QTR 2-yard TD run, 3rd QTR 59-yard TD run and +1 editor’s pick, for carrying 20+ times, the first time in a couple seasons. Roy Roundtree: 1 decal for 49-yard reception in 2nd QTR Jeremy Gallon: 1 decal for 42-yard reception in 2nd QTR Martavious Odoms: 1 decal for 33-yard kickoff return in 3rd QTR Vincent Smith: 1 decal…
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Visiting Hours: Schembechler Hall Museum
[Update: Call ahead due to COVID restrictions] Want a rapid virtual tour of the Schembechler Hall Towsley Family Museum? Check it out here from 2020: Because the media huddles inside the museum inside Schembechler Hall (officially the Margaret Dow Towsley Sports Museum), I’ve been able to check out the displays quite a few times. I was never clear on whether it was open to the public. As far as I understand it, it was open many years ago, then closed for a spell for whatever reason. The hours are Monday-Thursday 9-12 and 1-4, and Friday 9-1. It’s worth a look and if you haven’t been there in a while they’ve added some new displays. Reader Corey recently visited and took some great shots, you can view them all here. A few favorities: Again, you can see all of them here. Follow MVictors on Twitter !
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TWIMFbH–Kipke, Crisler and The Dickinson System (1932!)
For the latest edition of TWIMFbH we step down to 1932 and check out when Harry Kipke’s undefeated crew, led by All-American quarterback Harry Newman faced a very familiar name—Fritz Crisler and his Princeton Tigers. We touch on that game played this Saturday back in 1932, but spend more time on the method to determine the national champion back then, namely, The Dickinson System. As always, you can listen to it out before the KeyBank Countdown to Kick-off on WTKA 1050AM tomorrow, or click play now: [display_podcast] You can hear all of the This Week… clips here. Follow MVictors on Twitter More on the Dickinson System here: See Dick Compute: How an Econ Prof determined the National Champion
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Needles, Bones, Stitches, Cigars and Pistols (Red Berenson audio)
subtitle: Why I love the Red Berenson show. Here’s a mere couple minutes from the opening segment of the WTKA 1050AM broadcast of last week’s show. Red talks about the bones he’s broken during his career, then tells a story from the late 1960s when he was sewn up by a poker-playing, cigar-smoking, pistol-wielding doctor. Awesome: [display_podcast] Check out all of the WTKA Podcasts here Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Leathernecks Help Dedicate Yost Field House (1923)
Check out this promotional bulletin produced by the U.S. Marine Corps in anticipation for their game against Michigan on November 10, 1923: Note that the print is signed by John Lejeune, the namesake of Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. You’ll also notice that it mentions that 2000 Marines would be in attendance for the game and with them, the Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby. Denby attended Michigan law school at the end of the century and even played center for the 1895 football squad. Strapping lad! But this is what really why this caught my attention. The visit by the Marines coincided with the dedication of the newest super structure in college athletics—Yost Field House. According to the Michigan Daily [via Robert Soderstrom’s The Big House]: The Marines, 1500 strong, together with their famous band, made an inspiring sight as they entered the field house. They marched in a column of squads the full length of the building in an aisle between the thousands of spectators seated in the stands and standing on either side. Naturally The Bentley has some great photos, here’s one: You can clearly see the Marines on either side of the seated attendees and the band up front. It’s unconfirmed if the light shining through the windows is the grace of God.…
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Mail! To MVictors
More mail, this time including an actual piece of USPS mail. A big thanks to everyone for all the comments, tweets, emails and real mails lately: An actual Helmet Sticker: My jaw dropped when I open this piece of mail. A former 80s-era player is a fan of the new Dr. Sap’s Decals segment and sent me an actual sticker from his helmet, check this out: He added in his note, “Funny thing I never noticed before but it appears that the “wolverine” part of the sticker is clear so the blue of the helmet visible through the sticker.” It certainly does appear that way and that’s wild. Note the paint on left side appears to be a bit of paint that peeled off the helmet. For sticker sticklers, the decal measures 7/8” high and just about 1.5” wide. A seller is offering sheets of Michigan football helmet decals on eBay right now (but the wolverine is blue, not clear, FWIW). Griese A Good Michigan Man. As you might guess, PR firms more and more seem to be looking to blogs and social media outlets to promote their product/cause/whatever. Since I received four emails from these guys, I surrender, and want to let you know that Brian Griese has been awarded the 2011 Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy,…
