• Outback Outtakes

    A few more from Tampa: Media Gift.  The players’ bowl gifts are well publicized.  The media typically get a little something at these games as well FWIW.  The Sugar Bowl offered up jackets.   The Outback Bowl gave out a set of four rocks glasses and a mini leather pigskin, not bad: Rolling through the rolls of photos, a few more from the game.  Not exactly Gameday material.  As if the 20,000 different shirts, hats, pins, etc. didn’t have the “Michigan Football” message covered Ace says see ya What?   What? Big Clownin’ meets Denard   Pee Wee taking on blocks.  Roh takes an elbow to the monobrow    Part 1: The game winner :(  Part 2      Gallon go-ahead TD pass in flight  Elsewhere: More from MVictors:

  • Denard’s Message to U-M Fans

    A quick clip from postgame from Outback Bowl 2013, a message to U-M fans: [display_podcast] Follow MVictors on Twitter From the Outback Bowl: Denard’s Message to U-M Fans Crumbled Cookie – South Carolina 33, Michigan 28 Outback Bowl 2013 – 2nd Half Photos Outback Bowl 2013 – Postgame Outback Bowl 2013 – First Half Photos Outback – Pregame Shots

  • Crumbled Cookie – South Carolina 33, Michigan 28

    Damn I wanted Denard, Treezy and crew to go out on a big note but it wasn’t to be.  Michigan fans know this game can be brutal and there you have it.   USC doesn’t convert on that fourth down late in the game, or even if we wrap up Shaw and bring him down on a couple late scrambles, and it’s surely over.  I thought the defense was just inches away for sealing this game against a team we probably shouldn’t have beaten.   Give Gardner credit for generally remaining cool and getting the team down the field for the go ahead score.  Lewan overall did a fine job on Clowney.  This game will be remembered for Clowney’s bomb blast, the back-and-forth nearly four hour battle and it being Denard’s finale.   It was fun to be down there in the fourth quarter to watch it play out but it was just heartbreaking watching the team creep off the field and sulk during the postgame.   For a team with no running back and a depleted secondary they still had the chance to do some great things this year but really didn’t.  The highlight of the season has to be squeaking by a very mediocre Michigan State team and there’s no way 8-5 can be considered anything but a disappointment despite facing 4…

  • Outback Bowl 2013 – 2nd Half Photos

    A few from second half.  A big thanks to photog Kelley Kuehne for all the shots today:                                Jadeveon Clowney after he got hit in the giblets    More from the Outback: Outback Bowl 2013 – Postgame Outback Bowl 2013 – First Half Photos Outback – Pregame Shots TWIMFbH: Beating the Irish in the Beauty Contest     Follow MVictors on Twitter

  • TWIMFbH: Beating the Irish in the Beauty Contest

    Happy New Year’s eve everyone. Hoodwinked and Whipsawed Here’s your sneak listen to This Week in Michigan Football History, to be played during the 1050AM WTKA pregame show tomorrow.   We’re talking a little 1947 pigskin, or more specifically, the 1948 Rose Bowl: [display_podcast] P.S.  I’m on my way to Tampa, check back in here and follow MVictors on Twitter for notes, photos, snark and more.