Great to hear local boy Pete Tiernan of bracketscience.com join WTKA 1050AM this morning where he broke down Michigan’s NCAA tourney chances and added a variety of tendencies, trends, and tips for your 2012 bracket. Don’t know Pete? His dad, Tom ‘Boom Boom’ Tiernan played hoops of Michigan in the early 1950s, check out my interview from 2009. You can sign up for bracketscience.com here
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The Return! | Fielding H. Yost banner
Try this on for size. The ‘Children of Yost’ (Michigan hockey student section) raise up a banner of Fielding H. Yost at Yost Ice Arena:
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Bring Back the Old Man!
You might know that Yost Ice Arena, the current home of your beloved Frozen Four bound hockey squad, was once the home of the Michigan basketball team. Up on eBay right now is a wire pic of hoops star Cazzie Russell and notice the gent who’s featured on the wall with his familiar grin: I’d like to see that giant photo hanging somewhere inside Yost–AD Dave Brandon, you must bring it back. Extend the Yost brand! Bring back the Old Man! What better place than here? What better time than now? Beat Irish! Update March 9: Yes, I was up to something. Indeed the Children of Yost will unveil their new flags tonight at Yost for the ND-Michigan hockey tilt… including…the old man!!:
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Score it: Notre Dame beat Michigan (1909)
Readers of this site probably know that the season of 1909 is a real favorite of mine. So much went down that year, and a true piece of college football history recently showed up on eBay from that epic season. It’s a U-M athletic department-issued scorecard from the 1909 Notre Dame-Michigan game held at Ferry Field.
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Interview: Seth Gold of Hardcore Pawn
Viewers of Hardcore Pawn have no doubt spotted a winged helmet and a framed Wolverine jersey in the office of Seth Gold, one of the stars of the show. Yes, he happens to be a Michigan graduate. As a fan of the series and someone who delves into Michigan football memorabilia and history, I was thrilled when Seth invited down to the shop to talk about the business, the show and even about his beloved Michigan Wolverines. Here's our interview:
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Faster Than Jesse Owens (1935)
A few moments during the film drew a verbal reaction from the crowd (including John U. Bacon’s hilarious description of Henry Ford’s henchman Harry Bennett) but none more poignant than the gasp when it was noted that Willis Ward once defeated the great Jesse Owens on the track.
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Black and Blue–Ann Arbor Screening
For U-M fans in the area, I’ll be attending this screening of Black and Blue at the Alumni Association building on Thursday evening. If you attend definitely stop by and say hi. I understand there will also be a little Q&A portion as well. Not sure about the cocktail situation. Details via the official site: Black and Blue: The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward, and the 1934 Michigan-Georgia Tech Football Game Thursday, February 16, at 6 p.m. (Doors open at 5:30 p.m.) Alumni Association, 200 Fletcher St. In Celebration of African American History Month and the U-M 26th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium, the Alumni Association is hosting a special free screening, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Brian Kruger and U-M alumnus Buddy Moorehouse, ’82. This Quick Study lecture is sponsored by the Alumni Association’s Lifelong Learning program. When Georgia Tech came to Michigan in 1934, the Wolverines were forced to bench their best play, Willis Ward, because he was an African-American. The incident infuriated Ward’s best friend on the team, a future president by the name of Jerry Ford, who threatened to quit the team in response. The friendship that began in the Big House lasted all the way to the White House. This is the story of two schools, two friends, and a…
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Michigan Spring Game–April 14, 2012
Details via U-M media relations. And once again, unlike in 2008, you are not required to sneak in to see it. Not just football that weekend: Michigan Athletics Announces Spring Football Weekend Activities ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The 2012 Spring Football Weekend promises to be an action-packed two days (April 14-15) of athletic competition for University of Michigan sports fans of all kinds. The 2012 Mott Spring Football Scrimmage sponsored by PNC Bank anchors the weekend festivities along with the inaugural match-up with Ohio State in lacrosse immediately following the football scrimmage. Team 133 will take the field for their annual spring scrimmage at noon EST on Saturday, April 14. Prior to the football team’s debut, the Victors Classic Alumni Flag Football Game will be held at 10 a.m. from inside the Big House. Following the football scrimmage at 2:30 p.m. will be the “Battle in the Big House,” which pits Michigan’s first-year varsity lacrosse team against Ohio State. Admission to all of the events Saturday at Michigan Stadium is free to the public. Fans can make a donation of choice to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital upon entering the gates of Michigan Stadium. Both the spring football scrimmage and the lacrosse game with Ohio State will be televised live on the Big Ten Network. In between the action, the BTN…
