Given all the salty bitterness coming out of Columbus lately, I thought I'd add this. I thought I'd add this. Here is some bitter, bitter salt from our rival about our beloved Michigan Stadium via reader Larry. From the October 24, 1927 edition of The Lantern, the Ohio State student newspaper:
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The Wolverine Blade – Always a Winner (1940)
Don’t forget dad this holiday season! How about three cheers for 1940s-era product marketing that loosely suggests a direct affiliation with the University of Michigan football program? The Wolverine Blade, Rust Resisting, ALWAYS A WINNER:
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Michigan-Georgia Football 1957 (Pick Six, Uniform Surprises, Facing Segregation) | MVictors History Show
Ahead of Michigan facing Georgia in the 2021 Orange Bowl in the CFP Semi-finals, a look back at the first meeting between the schools. Three subplots out of this game involving a righteous game-used vintage Michigan uniform, a question of why Georgia wore its home red jersey at Michigan Stadium, and finally, how Fritz Crisler and company dealt with scheduling and playing a segregated school.
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Cold Case Closed: Herron (2011) vs. Harmon (1939)
Thanks to the new U-M Bentley Game Film vault, we’ll have a chance to see game events previously only experienced through photos, written descriptions, or rarely, first-hand accounts. And maybe we’ll use these videos to learn a few new things, and possibly, clear up a few mysteries or misconceptions. In the 2011 season opener against Western Michigan, U-M’s Brandon Herron took an interception return 94-yards to the house. But was it the longest ever?
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Expecting White, Seeing Red (Michigan-Georgia)
Closer inspection of the 1957 Michigan-Georgia game has yielded a few interesting plots and subplots, and here's another. On this trip to Michigan Stadium in the Bulldogs wore dark, or in modern terms, "home" jerseys. Why? I found out:
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Keep AC Warm! Michigan Recruiting Anthony Carter (Storytime with Dr. Sap)
The true story, as described by Michigan assistant coach Bill McCartney, the delicate steps to recruit (and land) the greatest WR in Michigan history - Anthony Carter:
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Fritz Won’t Have It (Scheduling Segregated Georgia, 1957)
You probably know the tale: Willis Ward, Michigan’s lone black player on Harry Kipke’s ’34 squad, was benched as U-M succumbed to Georgia Tech’s refusal to play in a game with African American players. So it’s a fair question if the same issue came up in 1957 when another team from Georgia visited town. The Bulldogs fielded an all-white team, while Michigan had at least three black players on the roster including starting back Jim Pace.
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Pick Six! (Michigan-Georgia 1957)
Check out Michigan’s back Mike Shatusky with the pick-six against Georgia in 1957. Watch for the dead-leg juke he puts on the Georgia quarterback #17 during the return! (And after I posted this, check out what happened when Shatusky's grandson saw the clip online):
