Back in June 2010 I spotted a photo of Old 98 dropping what looked to be a Heisman pose for the cameras. Well, up on eBay right now is a shot of Tom Harmon donning the winged leather doing a Denardesque in-game Heisman with some styling block ‘M’ socks: I like this one better. While Terrible Tommy’s pose in the 2010 photo looks more like the actual Heisman Trophy (ball tucked away in left hand; right arm extended), the pic above fits better with best Howard & Woodson thank-you-ma’ams on file: You can pick up the photo of Touchdown Tommy on eBay right now, bidding starts at $24.88.
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Schembechler Snaps!! (Photos)
Photos of Bo Schembechler losing his mind on the sidelines.
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Brady’s Brilliance and Football’s Sweeping Rule Changes a Century Ago
If you read this site somewhat regularly you’re familiar with the work of my pal and football historian (Natural Enemies) John Kryk. Well, in good news for football fans everywhere, Kryk recently was named as the NFL columnist for the Toronto Sun, & according to the paper he’ll be “the first full-time, year-round NFL beat columnist in Canadian sports journalism history.” So what can we expect from Kryk? We’ll see—but based on the evidence his first few columns there’ll be the occasional nugget of Michigan football history. Check Kryk’s piece on Tom Brady this week that focuses in on a single moment of brilliance in the ‘99 Penn State game. It wasn’t a TD toss or a sharp pass or even the start of a key drive. It was a critical, seemingly unconventional decision to do nothing…that is, just let the play clock run out despite having a couple timeouts. Kryk explains here. And yesterday Kryk took us back a century ago Friday when football enacted sweeping rules changes (including the opinion of Fielding Yost) that altered the face of the game forever : It was exactly 100 years ago Friday — Feb. 3, 1912 — that the U.S. college football rules committee (there was no pro league yet) agreed to pass the last of a series of sweeping, epochal…
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Harry Kipke Tames Lions (1935)
I don’t if Harry Kipke liked to be photographed, or whether the press chased him around a lot but, brother, there are always a lot of interesting photos of the former Michigan All-American player and coach. Just right now you can find photos of Kipke in scenes that have nothing to do with football—[left to right above] on vacation with his wife in Florida chilling in a bathrobe, hanging out with golfing legend Gene Sarazen, and most frequently, Kipke on his boat sailing or hanging out with other people who love to sail. I don’t know if there are any Kipke family historians out there, but I’m guessing you can piece together Kipke’s life (certainly in the 1930s and 1940s) through solely the lens of newspaper wire photos that pop up on eBay. Here’s my favorite and this might end up in my man cave. Taken in May 1935 (notably after the horrific ‘34 season), on the left that’s Kipke’s son holding what you have to assume is a leather Michigan helmet. Kipke is kneeling in a sharp 3-piece suit with a flower tie as he tangles with two baby lions at his feet. Harry’s no fool—note the protective oven mitts. So what’s the deal with all of this? First, chalk this up to a day in the life of…
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Cool Cat
It’s a beautiful day! No question the star of the game was this guy, who once again showed poise beyond his years: That photo was taken after Burke’s first start of the year in game 2 against Towson. Back then I wrote this: Burke is a cool cat for a true freshman by the way. He admitted he was a little nervous before the game after [getting] the nod for the start, but he certainly wasn’t nervous breaking the game down for the media. I think that was the last time he was nervous because that’s a cool dude. He’s cooler than Treezy with shades in the Maize Rage. And he not only led the team with the ball most notably creating the game winning score, he made several very nice plays on defense. In the final seconds (after he’d been on the court all but a couple minutes of the game) he had the awareness to help out Novak to stop Green’s drive just past the stripe, and he while he didn’t get the rebound, he turned, got a body on Green and broke up Green’s attempt to tip the ball in. Radio >> As an aside, I had the unique opportunity to listen to a portion of the game on the radio while heading back to the area. …
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Stonum Dismissed – Official Statement
Bummer, but not surprised after the recent incident. And this might be a first, includes a (very nice) statement from the guy being dismissed. Via U-M media relations: Wide Receiver Darryl Stonum Dismissed from U-M Football Team ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan head football coach Brady Hoke announced on Tuesday (Jan. 17) that wide receiver Darryl Stonum has been dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules. “I love Darryl and wish him nothing but the absolute best,” Hoke said. “However, there is a responsibility and a higher standard you must be accountable to as a University of Michigan football student-athlete. That does not and will not change. It’s unfortunate because I believe he has grown a great deal as a person since the beginning of the season. My hope is that maturing process continues.” Stonum started 25 of 36 career games at U-M, catching 76 passes for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns. He also returned 62 kickoffs for 1,538 yards and holds the single-season kickoff return mark with 39 returns for 1,001 yards in 2009. Stonum redshirted in 2011. “I appreciate everything the University of Michigan, Dave Brandon and Coach Hoke have done for me,” said Stonum. “I look forward to continuing my football career down the road, but more importantly, right now I’m focused…
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Men’s Soccer Coach Chaka Daley joins WTKA (audio Jan-16)
Office pic via @umichsoccer via Twitter Brand spanking new Men’s Soccer Coach joined Ira this morning on WTKA 1050AM. Worth a listen. While Daley isn’t the most dynamic speaker in the world, the Q&A was pretty interesting. Among other things, Ira asked him about his team goals for next season, his approach to recruiting (locally, nationally and internationally), his plans to tie into to the former players (both varsity and club) and yes, whether he got a lesson in the rivalries with the Buckeyes and Spartans. Here’s the audio: [display_podcast] As always, you can check out all the WTKA podcasts here or check out WTKA.com. Here’s a goal for Coach Daley…more of this: And this:
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Righteous Bounty
The Sugar Bowl trophy was on display at Crisler last night before the Northwestern game, and the football squad honored during a timeout in the first half. A look: Molk makes that trophy look like a toy; Van Bergen has his back Craig Roh scouting out a courtside seat The team 132 logo helmet alongside the Sugar Bowl trophy – a few hundred waited in line for a better look and a photo Treezy and Denard eventually decided to emerge themselves into the Maize Rage Treezy found his shades and the earrings—so he started feeling it
