This Week in Michigan Football History shares a tale of shenanigans by Spartan fans ahead of the 1949 game. One prank succeeded (defacing the Michigan Stadium field and pressbox), but the second, more elaborate plot was foiled. Here's the story! This week we share a story from the final days of the 1979 recruiting period as we tried to land AC. We conclude, naturally, a few months later when Bo Schembechler's men faced Lee Corso's Indiana Hoosiers with Bob Ufer on the call. Dig it:
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Triple Crown | Sights & Sounds (Michigan 59, Connecticut 0)
On the excellent WTKA 1050AM Countdown to Kickoff, host Steve Clarke remarked on the gameday weather. He noted that on Saturday U-M fans would experience two seasons: a bit of crisp fall air in the morning, before getting hit with a blazing summer climate in the afternoon. Looking at our schedule, we knew we were going to experience at least a couple of different seasons: this early light stretch where outcomes were assumed, then into the B1G play and more big tests down the road. Giddy up. The B1G title defense starts next week for Homecoming against the Terps. Onto the sights & sounds, a veritable Triple Crown with a bit of everything: celebs, fanfare/tradition, and a huge win:
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Operation Keep AC Warm – Landing Anthony Carter | This Week In Michigan Football History (1979)
This Week in Michigan Football History offers up a huge happy birthday to Wolverine legend Anthony Carter. Hear it live inside the glorious new Bud Light Victors Lounge aka Joe Simon's garage, as part of the WTKA 1050AM Countdown To Kickoff. This week we share a story from the final days of the 1979 recruiting period as we tried to land AC. We conclude, naturally, a few months later when Bo Schembechler's men faced Lee Corso's Indiana Hoosiers with Bob Ufer on the call. Dig it:
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Pass The Remy | This Week In Michigan Football History (1944, 1994)
This Week in Michigan Football History continues Season 13 this Saturday in the glorious new Bud Light Victors Lounge, as part of the WTKA 1050AM Countdown To Kickoff. Again we'll double dip, first to 1944 to note the first Michigan night game, then we take a trip to 1994 where a gent named Remy Martin Hamilton left the game in Notre Dame, IN never having to buy a drink again.
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A Full Slate
In preparation for my history class this week, I threw together this chart. It's a look over time at the potential games Michigan (and technically, the rest of the Big Ten) could play in a given season over time.
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Feeling Defensive | Sights & Sounds (Michigan 51, Colorado State 7)
Something felt different as we got our first glimpse of Team 143 in action. A typical season opener seeps with feelings of hope and what might be. This time we know. The defending champs stayed cool in the steamy conditions likely thanks to the comforting breeze of a Big Ten championship at their backs. It was far from perfect, but we witnessed the array of weapons/options on offense and much evidence that we just might reload on defense. To the Sights and Sounds.
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GOAT Watch! This Week In Michigan Football History (2016, 1898)
This Week in Michigan football returns for season XIII this Saturday in the glorious new Bud Light Victors Lounge, as part of the WTKA 1050AM Countdown To Kickoff. This time, a double dip, first to 2016 against Hawaii, then all the way back to 1898 when your blue-stocking clad warriors dropped Chicago and Amos Alonzo Stagg.
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Gary Moeller full Interview (2012)
In November 2012, I sat down with Michigan and Detroit Lions head coach Gary Moeller in studio at WTKA 1050AM Ann Arbor with Ira Weintraub who handled the production. We cover a lot of ground including his greatest teams, memories of Bo Schembechler, the start of his career, Woody Hayes, 1991’s ‘The Catch’ with Desmond Howard, his time with the Detroit Lions, the 1990 MSU game, and much more.\
