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…

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…

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.

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…

Michigan football and presidential have politics mixed a few times over the years, especially when 1934 team MVP Gerard Ford was making a run at retaining his seat in the Oval Office in 1976.  Here’s a wire photo featuring legendary Michigan radio voice Bob Ufer and the 38th POTUS inside Crisler Arena (see above).