What happened Saturday was the fulfillment of the promise of Harbaugh – the antidote for the seemingly unbeatable Buckeyes. For all the times people tried to channel Bo and the 1969 (24-12) game during the last dozen years, it actually happened in 2021 – when no one really talked about it or prophesized it. Click here for the Sights and Sounds:
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Woody & The Tantrums (1971)
On November 20, 1971 the Buckeyes visited Ann Arbor for the third ep of the Ten Year War. Late in the game with Michigan trailing, Billy Taylor shot around the right side, picked up a couple blocks and scored one of the greatest TDs in team history - "Touchdown Billy Taylor." Did you know that Woody went berserk shortly after that play? The Story:
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Michigan’s Rocky Start in the Big Ten (1896-1917) | This Week in Michigan Football History
November 20, 1917 marks the official anniversary of The University of Michigan rejoining the Western Conference, and in doing so, gave it the new nickname of 'The Big 10'. Here's the short version of our rocky first two decades with our conference affiliation. The segment airs LIVE on the WTKA 1050AM Keybank Countdown to Kickoff on November 20, 2021.
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The U.S.S. Michigan Sinks Penn (November 13, 1909)
The AMAZING story of the 1909 Michigan-Penn game, held in Philadelphia. Needing a boost after getting crushed by the Quakers the previous 3 seasons, Yost and Michigan got a big one. The navy men stationed on the U.S.S. Michigan came out to root Wolverines on in this HUGE historic win. You'll enjoy this one.
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The Rise and Fall of Harry Kipke (1929-1937) | This Week in Michigan Football History
The theme of this week's episode is the rise and fall of great pigskin powers. The game? 1937 Michigan vs. Chicago. If these teams met at the turn of the 20th century it would have been one of the biggest games in the country. I'm talking Stagg vs. Yost huge. But on that November 6th day 84 years ago back in 1937, it was about two once-great programs in tatters.
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Braylonfest! (2004) | This Week in Michigan Football History
For this edition of TWIMFbH we head back to October 30, 2004 and a game forever known as 'Braylonfest.' The stunning comeback against our in-state rivals was one of the ages, and coincidentally occurred 17 years to the day of the 2021 match-up against Michigan State for The Paul Bunyan Trophy.
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Righteous Tribute from Michigan’s Drum Major
Before the season I heard the Michigan Marching Band drum major Walter Aguilar did something really cool to honor the 2020 seniors. For context, thanks to COVID last year's MMB didn't get the chance to perform in the Big House, and that certainly must have hurt the folks in their final year in Ann Arbor. Bummer, dudes. But Aguilar did something about it - and here's a close-up look.
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Fandom Reloaded
File under meta, but the various site Indices, Lists, Charts and Graphs have been refreshed heading into rivalry week with Michigan State and the back half of the season. Includes updates to the Hate Index, the Rivalry Strength Meter, the Mood, Traditions and the Uniform Timeline.
