I was digging around on the Michigan alumni site and found this. The True Blue Podsquad sat down with Murray Greenberg, author of Passing Game: Benny Friedman and the Transformation of Football. The summary: Passing was not a major part of football in the early part of the 20th century. Then in the 1920s, Benny Friedman, the son of Russian immigrants in Cleveland’s Jewish ghetto, arrived at Michigan with a style and ability that changed the game forever. AAUM staff member Brad Whitehouse interviews Murray Greenberg, the author of “Passing Game: Benny Friedman and the Transformation of Football,” to find out more about this largely forgotten U-M great. And the audio: [display_podcast] You can pick up a copy of Passing Game here. Related: – Benny Friedman Juggled Chairs – Yost Busts the Ghost – eBay Watch: The Wolverine Pack and 1926

Piss. And he’s beyond undecided, he swapped verbals with Tulsa: “It’s about who you’re going to be with over the next four years,” Beaver said on Friday, adding that proximity played a big role. “I was impressed with how (the Tulsa coaches) carried themselves. They told me everything that was offered, and everything they said made sense.” Beaver said TU coach Todd Graham discussed the importance of growing as a person away from the football field, an emphasis that Michigan didn’t approach. It made a difference, the player said. And a little reaction from mgoblog, pissed that Beaver misled everyone. As is Sean over at Michigan Sports Center. A couple takes here: – It’s a little bit of a blast to suggest that Tulsa put more of an emphasis on life off the field than Rich Rod and crew but this is nowhere in the ballpark of the Boren remarks. He’s a kid, he gets a pass and I’m guessing he had a lot more in common with these coaches. And the scuttlebutt says his moms had a lot to do with the decision. That’s fine. – Reading his quotes, “The coaches told me I could compete right away” and the fact that he left a giant program for a mid- to lower-tier squad, I’m guessing he didn’t have the…

Via Spartan and MVictors contributor BiggieMunn, there’s a rumor afoot that Spartan coach Mark Dantonio snubbed former M quarterback Ricky Leach at some sort of high school football event. The talk is that Leach came up to the MSU coach to say hello or introduce himself, Dantanio saw him and said something like, “I heard what you said” and walked away. Update 12/19 evening: Digging further, Sam Webb brought up this alleged incident this morning on WTKA when speaking with future Monday afternoon host John U. Bacon: [display_podcast] But, Biggie nor I don’t have anyone other than Webb confirming this. Too bad!