A boys rejoice after the historic smackdown of the Spartans, and then punch the Elephant in the room: the sign-stealing imbroglio.
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Bob Bergeron’s Kick – 40 Years Later!
Deadlocked 13-13 with Iowa on the afternoon of October 22, 1983 and just twelve ticks remaining, Michigan sent a walk-on kicker on the field to win the game. At that moment the Homecoming crowd of nearly 105,000 certainly squirmed, knowing the recent woes of the Wolverine kicking game over the past several years—particularly in clutch situations. Thankfully kicker Bob Bergeron was not thinking about history or even the significance of that moment. His mindset was focused on doing his job—something he’d done 1000s of times before. The rest is history.
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How Fritz Spotted The Sleeper (1946)
Amazing but true, Michigan head coach Fritz Crisler actually had 2 men seated above the stadium press box for an important job. One used binoculars to try to identify a "sleeper" - an opponent's 11th offensive player hiding near the sideline. The other guy? A bugle player. His job was to blast away on the horn if the spotter found a sleeper.
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Michigan Football’s Original #1: Paul Goebel | This Week in Michigan Football History
Good evening to all the Michigan faithful, from the coast of Lake Michigan to the Coast of Lake Erie. Before we face the Spartans for in-state bragging rights, let's have a quick history lesson, including the story of how the FIRST man to wear the #1 jersey for the Maize and Blue spoiled the Ohio Stadium Dedication game.
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Live! Zoom in the Heart of Texas
Join me for a virtual discussion on the History of Michigan Athletics, NIL, signs-gate, and whatever else. Sponsored by the U-M Class of Dallas! Details:
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Red Zone…of DEATH! | Professor and the Pundit – S2 Ep10
A slow start but no bother, Michigan cruised to all-time win #996 and its 19th consecutive conference victory. We can't resist a few Sights & Sounds from Saturday! We discuss the victory, the B1G slate, and the upcoming game with MSU, giving the Prof a chance to go off on the Paul Bunyan Trophy.
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Harmon vs. Kinnick (1939) | This Week in Michigan Football History
Two gridiron greats met on October 14, 1939 as Iowa, and its legend Nile Kinnick, traveled to face Michigan and its superstar Tom Harmon. Here's what happened, and we discuss who should have won that 1939 Heisman Trophy:
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Winning DNA [Doesn’t Need Acronyms] | Professor and the Pundit – S2 Ep9
The Little Brown Jug is safe and sound, and so is Michigan's streak of smoking fools in the first part of the schedule. We put the latest beatdown in context, have a few giggles, Steve talks about his trip to wine country, Dooley and Coach Harbaugh aren't besties (yet). Oh, we check in on Urban Meyer and his Buckeyes, and close with a scouting report on the Hoosiers. Go Blue!
