Looks like Darryl Stonum will be focusing on the books in 2011-12, making this Photoshop from last season a little more relevant: Sorry this had to happen, #22 seems like a great kid but man, under the circumstances you understand Hoke had to do something. I think a lot of folks projected at least the potential of a huge season in Borges’ offense, but each mention of that was laced with asterisks pending Hoke’s discipline. If you want to keep tabs on Stonum, he tweets like a champ so you can catch him there. I’m not clear on what Will Hagerup did but this hurts. I agree with Brian Cook’s assessment in Hail to the Kickoff 2011, he could have been even better than Mesko. Seriously. Still can I suppose, I just wonder what we’ll have back there now. Full release via Media Relations: U-M Football Head Coach Brady Hoke Announces Wide Receiver Stonum will Redshirt 2011 Season ANN ARBOR, Mich. – University of Michigan football head coach Brady Hoke announced Sunday (Aug. 7) that senior wide receiver Darryl Stonum (Stafford, Texas/Dulles HS) will redshirt the 2011 season. “While it would be great to have Darryl on the field this season, we feel it is in his best interest and the best interest of our program for him to redshirt,”…
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Do you have Anything in Light Bright Maize?
Mgo-reader J.P. sent over this question into mgoblog. Brian forwarded it my way for some level 2 support: Is it just me or is the ‘maize’ portion of Michigan’s uniforms–in all sports except Hockey–getting lighter? I see old games on BTN and remember from watching Michigan for the past 30 years that the maize used to be a deep, rich, gold/yellow. Over the past 10 years, the maize has gotten lighter and lighter to the point where it looks pastel now. This drives me nuts. I can’t stand the winged helmet that’s highlighter yellow instead of the richer maize. The pants look canary in color! This seemed to have started at the end of the Nike era and carried over to the Adidas unis. I’ve attached some pics. So, is it just me and the color remained the same? Is my eyesight getting worse? Is it the setting on my tv’s over the years? After a quick read I escalated this to a Severity One ticket and dispatched Michigan uniform guru Steve Sapardanis to resolve this. Take it away, Mr. Dr. Sapardanis: Disclaimer Let’s get this out of the way first: never, ever, ever go by the color you see of pics online, in mags/programs or even in photos – see these Harbaugh photos as reference: These two pics are…
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Red Berenson’s Six Brick, Double Trick
umichhockey tweeted this out last night, worth a post: This was presented to Red Berenson this weekend, the plate reads: These are 6 authentic bricks from the famed Philadelphia Spectrum (1967-2009). They represent the 6 goals scored by Red Berenson – the only double hat trick score on the road in NHL history – on November 7, 1968 as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 8-0. Presented by all the men who played for and those that worked for Michigan Hockey. Alumni Weekend – 2011. Not quite as cool but while we’re speaking of tweet pics, here’s the last known living piece of the Big Chill rink surface surviving the summer:
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Air Cover Needed
** One last chance to help out – the Walk is Saturday August 6th. A HUGE thanks for all the support to date. $1225 $1480 raised so far! A big thanks to Craig Ross for the impromptu donation at the media event, and all the readers and my blogging brothers who have helped out in one way or another. Folks occasionally ask how they can help support this site. Here’s a big way: On August 6, 2011 I return to the MSU campus for this year’s JDRF walk to cure diabetes. Yes, this event is in Spartan Country but this is not an green and white cause–in fact you may know that Bo Schembechler participated in the Ann Arbor JDRF walk and was a big advocate of diabetes research and education. I learned about this horrible disease when my nephew Jack was diagnosed at age 3. If you want a sense for what life is like with Type 1, watch this short video that Jack helped put together. All this said, I need some air cover. Here’s how you can help me: Donate to my walk group – something, anything Join me in East Lansing for the walk Learn about JDRF and Type 1 diabetes—you probably have some friends or relatives that are affected. All of the above Donate something/anything,…
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Red and Ira’s Secret
And yours. Sounds like the Ohio State vs. Michigan outdoor hockey game is going to happen, but judge for yourself. Here’s U-M Hockey coach Red Berenson on WTKA 1050AM with Sam and Ira this morning: Looking forward to those details coming up soon. You can check out all the WTKA podcasts right here. Just hearing this? Follow MVictors on Twitter, Jack.
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Turley You Can’t Be Serious
Bless his heart, Kyle Turley is still bitter that Hoke left San Diego State for Michigan. And someone somewhere in Chicago is bitter that Obama left Illinois for the White House. Rich Rodriguez had the entire State of West Virginia, Rick Heim, and about 30% of the Michigan fanbase bitter about how his hiring went down. Here’s the clip from the end of Turley’s interview on Jim Rome Wednesday: [display_podcast] Turley also cited Steve Fisher as the example of a guy who could have left SDSU for a bigger program but stayed, noting how Fish led SDSU to the Final Four last year (?).
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That’s No Happy Meal Cup (1972)
Scanning through the recent eBay auctions, this caught my eye. It’s a 1972 Burger King cup featuring then-San Francisco 49ers linebacker Frank Nunley. Nunley patrolled the middle for Bump Elliott’s Wolverines from 1964-1966, earning all-Conference his senior season. I was able to connect with Nunley who explained why his face ended up on BK cup. “Len Rhode, 49er offensive tackle, owned a few Burger Kings around here. Still does,” Nunley wrote me. “He featured a different 49er each week. I think that is where this came from.” It was during his stint in SF that Nunley earned his nickname, “Fudge Hammer”. According to Matt Maiocco’s book, San Francisco 49ers, Nunley owes the nickname to his NFL teammate Stan Hindman. Apparently Nunley didn’t possess an intimidating physique but could drill opposing players with the best of them, as in, “he looked like fudge but hit like a hammer.” Naturally I needed to get a few memories on Nunley from 1964 team captain Jim Conley, who once again did not disappoint. Enjoy: Frank Nunley was a freshman when I was a senior. I remember his first significant contribution to our 1964 team occurred when Dr. Barry Dehlin got a knee injury. He came running into the defensive huddle and asked, “What do I do?”. I told him that Bill Yearby and I…
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Brandstatter and the Mighty Mites
This tweet from Jim Brandstatter’s iPhone caused a bit of a ruckus: When is lying to your boss, to the NCAA heroic. Is it heroic to teach young men that wrong isn’t wrong unless you get caught? Gimme a break He was of course reacting to Mark Dantonio’s statement at the Big Ten media days when he referred to his old pal Jim Tressel as a tragic hero. I get Dantonio defending his little sweatervested buddy and of course, I understand Brandstatter thumbing out his 140 character disapproval of those comments. Whatever. In reacting to the Twitter bomb, Dantonio claimed he didn’t know who Brandstatter was. I’m guessing he does but if he doesn’t, he should. Not because of Brandy’s longtime broadcasting career with the Lions and the Wolverines, but rather due to his deep family ties to East Lansing and the Spartan football program that date back to the 1930s. Jim was born in EL and his father Art, Sr., and brother Art, Jr., each suited up for the Spartans. More recently Jim’s nephew and Art Jr.’s son Brody skated for the Spartan hockey squad. Art, Sr. had quite a career for the Spartans in the 1930s, earning All-American honors in 1936. The elder Brandy is enshrined in MSU’s Hall of Fame and received consideration from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg…
