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Sights & Sounds: Michigan 28, Penn State 16 (2015)
I don’t like the saying “playing with house money” because you need to reset expectations when things go well for you. Things are going well. We have a pretty good team with a lot of flaws, but we’re good enough to play mediocre and beat up a capable team on senior day on the road, and in doing so swept our B1G road schedule. Well done. I’ll take that but my eyes are on a bigger prize. While a trip to Indy seems a longshot let’s see where the chips fall. Beat the Buckeyes and I think we get a good look at one of the at-large bowl games or better. If we go to the Fiesta Bowl I say we take a pilgrimage to Camp David and and grab a few of those fancy chocolates. On Business. Handle your business! Props to Dantonio for out-toughing and out-coaching the Buckeyes down in the snake pit. You can’t count on anyone else to do your dirty work. And I think this explains a lot: I confirmed that these guys were in charge of protecting Urban Meyer’s brain: Non-Conformance – Penn State fans can sure do a white out, no doubt about that. Here’s the last meager attempt for a Big House maize out: I’ve heard lots of excuses why Michigan doesn’t execute maize-outs very well, but I don’t…
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Leaving Happy Valley Happy | Dr. Sap’s Decals
A big win in Happy Valley for the Wolverines and for the first time since 1997, Michigan has won ALL of their B1G Road Games – can you believe that? That shows you the type of effort involved and how special this team is. Speaking of Special – let’s take a look at your Champions. SPECIAL TEAMS CHAMPION – Most of the time, Special Teams will flip the field with a long punt. Saturday, Jourdan Lewis not only flipped the field, he flipped momentum in the game at a most critical time. While Penn State settled for a field goal to make it a 5-point game midway through the 4th quarter, Lewis’s 55-yard kickoff return set the table for Michigan to ice the game. While the Wolverines’ Special Teams were not exactly stellar all game, this return erased the block punt earlier in the contest and provided a much-needed spark. OFFENSIVE TEAM CHAMPION – Jake Rudock is the man! Plain and simple. We are seeing now, what Jim Harbaugh saw in #15 months ago. Calm. Cool. Accurate. Heady. Sure, he fumbled and threw a pick when he locked onto a receiver in the game, but he is starting to play Brian Griese-esque. He makes good decisions and my gosh is he accurate! I’m not saying he is flawless but “Dad” as the…
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It’s On!
Remember, we re- retire all these jerseys next Saturday and officially retire Desmond’s #21: Refresher course. My spies tell me the families were invited to come next week, too. https://t.co/O1bWuweh4d — MVictors (@MVictors) November 22, 2015
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Finding room in Michigan Football’s Valhalla
I had the pleasure to write today’s #MichiganComic for Scott and the illustrious ‘The Blockhams’ series. Thanks for the opp, Scott! Follow The Blockhams on Twitter
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Everitt’s Bandana
Awesome piece in cleveland.com on my man Steve Everitt including this pic of Bo’s visit to Key West to see the big man in 2003. (HT: @moesportshops). Slice: Everitt heard Schembechler was coming down Key West way for the World Sailfish Championship Tournament. “I asked if he wanted to come by the house figuring he’d say no,” Everitt said, laughing. “He said yes.” Amy Everitt, Michigan Class of ’93, got the camera out and started snapping pictures. Steve felt a little sheepish so he kept telling her that was enough. But now, nine years after the legendary coach’s death, Everitt says, “I wish she would’ve taken 1,000 pictures.” She stopped well short of that, but not before getting one of Schembechler in what Everitt describes as “my Michigan bathroom.” Everitt remembers one pose in particular: Schembechler sitting on a closed toilet, playing Everitt’s “KISS” pinball machine, a metal-legged survivor of Hurricane Wilma. Therein you’ll find several more reasons why EVERITT RULES. Go Blue! Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Making a Stand (1993)
A new video from the Dr. Sap archives – 1993 Penn State goal line stand: Go Blue! Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Smitty Loses His Lunch | Storytime with Dr. Sap
[Ed. You already know that quarterback Steve Smith anchors the offense on the Schembechler All-Bovember team, but I bet you didn’t know this tale!] By Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis A few years ago (my gosh, as I write this I realize it was almost 20 years ago!) I met former Michigan quarterback Steve Smith at a card signing. Smitty was one of my favorite Michigan players growing up because he could do it all from the QB position. He could run – he had 4.5 speed in the 40 – and he could throw. He was THE #16 before Shoelace wore #16. After his playing days as a Wolverine, Smith opted for the Canadian Football League because most NFL teams viewed Smith as too short to play QB at the next level. Not wanting to switch positions, Smith signed with the Montreal Concordes (formally the Alouettes) of the CFL in 1984. But Nebraska’s Turner Gill also signed with Montreal and Smith ended up being the #2 QB in Montreal behind Gill. Now mind you, just because I grew up in Canada, it doesn’t mean I was a diehard CFL fan, quite the opposite. I only followed former Michigan players if they came to play football in the Great White North, eh? As I chatted with Smith about his playing days…
