The latest Ohio State media guide apparently wiped Tressel’s 2010 coaching season from the books: — 94, career wins for Tressel at Ohio State. The media guide does list Tressel’s win total after subtracting the vacated 2010 season. So he’s 94-21 (instead of 106-22) and is credited with an 8-1 record vs. Michigan (9-1 before 2010 was erased), nine bowl appearances (instead of 10) and six Big Ten championships (he had seven before the self-imposed penalties took away last season). We’ll see how the Big Ten treats it. As discussed here, if the Big Ten agrees that the 2010 season never happened for Tressel, he’ll be wiped from #2 behind Fielding Yost in the all-time conference coaching standings which requires a minimum of ten seasons at the helm. Tressel would just have nine, and thus…see ya. The bonus: guess who’s currently at #3? Bo Schembechler of course, meaning General Bo will nestle up to Yost in second place if this goes down:
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Game Notes of Note
Even the half-bumble bee, half wolverine can’t believe #5 is #10 From the Western Michigan game notes, these delightful ditties: Tate Forcier ranks 10th all-time in completions, wow. It’s true. I verified it with the statistics database: Denard needs just 369 yards of total offense to pass Tom Brady in that category at #8 all-time. My favorite: with just 82 more yards on the ground, Denard will pass Old 98 Tom Harmon in career rushing yards. Take a cool drink, 98: Bonus: Not listed in U-M’s Game Notes, but in the B1G notes – Denard is just 123 yards behind Ricky Leach for #3 all-time in the Big Ten for rushing yards by a quarterback.
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The Shift
Is this about right?
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Michigan Men Without Hats
Here’s the only pic I could find with something on Brady Hoke’s head other than a headset, and I’m positive pretty sure it was Photoshopped: Some guys don’t like to wear hats or visors, I get that. My buddy Scotty Mudbowl has a small coconut and lids make him look like a little kid. Some fellers with big heads (me) have trouble finding a hat that is comfortable (yes, even the adjustable ones). Hoke clearly doesn’t have the pea head issue so I’m guessing it’s a comfort thing. It may seem like a silly question but I’m guessing the topic has come up once or twice behind closed doors on State Street. Adidas sells a lot of hats and as you recall, we all made a fuss over a couple special edition hats Rich Rod wore last season (in support of the troops and the fight against breast cancer) that I’m guessing sold big time. Fans want to own the hat that the coach wears. There’s also a historical element here, but it’s certainly far from a Michigan “tradition”. Just about every Michigan coach wore a hat on the sidelines: Fielding Yost in 1905, George Little (from his Miami, OH days, but we’ll go with it), Tad Wieman Kipke, Crisler, Oosterbaan Bo’s ordering a new Fridge from France (“..and…
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See Me, Feel Me
Ok, don’t feel me (or touch me for that matter). But if you are inclined, you can get some more MVictors action these places: Audio –> “This Week in Michigan Football History” I’m returning to the 1050AM WTKA airwaves this fall during the football pregame show with my history segment. The first installment will cover the 2005 season. Think nailbiters, Manningham and new Math, JoePa, Jug gone, and we’re still waiting for Tyler Ecker to hand the ball to Breaston. You can hear all of 2010 segments here. Documentary –> Black and Blue Look for my contribution to the documentary on the 1934 Georgia Tech, Willis Ward/Gerard Ford drama sometime this fall, last I heard sometime next month. Latest trailer here. Live! –> 2011 U-M Club of Detroit Kick-off Dinner Monday night 8/29 in Dearborn I’ll be on the panel with media leviathans Brian Cook and Angelique Chengelis. Want to go? Sorry dude, it’s sold out, so check reach out to your black market sources. More details. TV –> Big Ten Network Keep your eyes peeled to an upcoming special on BTN, similar to the Icons series from last year. I can’t say anything other than that :( Print –> GoBlueWolverine Magazine As usual, check out my monthly history piece in GBW. Next issue has a cool story about 1964…
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Man Cave Alert
A repost, the seller informs me he still has some in stock. A must have for any man cave, Michigan shrine, office, garage and/or living room (if you aren’t married). It’s a bunch of pre-locker room renovation lockers removed from Schembechler Hall. Check it out: Details: Full size locker, WITH COMBINATION!! We have proof of authenticity, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the ultimate Michigan Football memorabilia collector. It could be a very long time before they change lockers again. Locker numbers still on them. Dimensions: 36" wide x 24" deep x 74-3/4" tall Weight: About 200 lbs – costs about $250 to ship or free pick-up in Detroit It seems a local demolition company cleaned out the locker room and was granted rights to take away the lockers. Get this—they actually crushed one of them before someone came to their senses. The company is based in Detroit and they’ve got a few left to sell. How much? The seller told me asking around $800 and willing to talk if you want more than one. They’ll even deliver in the Detroit area. Interested to buying one of these to round out your shrine or for a gift? Here are a couple higher resolution photos: For more info or to buy one if they’re still available, send…
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Shaggy Two Times
Memories! Ahhh yes, Appalachian State returns to the Big House in 2014 and I’m good with that. I am. And I’ll keep my eyes peeled for Shaggy (who apparently predicted both the margin of victory in 2007 and the fact that we’d play twice): See you in 2014.
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Mail! To MVictors (Valiant)
I get a lot of great emails from readers and as you can imagine, they are usually related to history or some piece of memorabilia. Enough over the past week to prompt a post: Vintage Henne? First up, a question on an item from reader Rachel: …I picked up a football practice jersey at the garage sale on Saturday. It was different from most of the other jerseys there, and I’m curious if it’s older than most of what was available. It is what i think of as ‘old school maize’ – that deeper goldenrod. I know that you just covered the whole ‘has maize really changed’ debate, but this definitely isn’t the lighter color of the last few years. It also is not Nike or Adidas – the brand is Tri County Sports, which I did Google to find out it’s a local sports equipment manufacturer. It’s a looser fit, very different than the current ones that stretch over pads. There is elastic at the waist and end of the sleeves. My question is if you know (or you know someone who does) when Michigan got practice jerseys from that company rather than part of their deal with Adidas or Nike. I looked at Ebay and didn’t see anything similar. In the interest of full disclosure, it’s #7 with…
