Hats off to WTKA and Jeff DeFran for scoring this uninterrupted 30 minute+ interview with Coach Carr just a couple days after word came down that he will be enshrined in the college football Hall of Fame. It yielded one classic moment but I’m not sure Jeff got the joke. DeFran asked Carr about watching football now that he’s out of coaching, and Carr reminded him that he indeed attended the Iowa game a couple years ago: DeFran didn’t laugh. I did. How soon we forget those few days when Lloyd Carr’s appearance at the Iowa game (apparently as a guest of Iowa assistant Soup Campbell) set the Michigan fanbase ablaze?
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Jerry and The Gipper
A great clip thanks to Buddy at Stunt3 – the Michigan Marching Band does the Bob Hope special, and Presidents Ford and Reagan dig it:
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Support Mott! WTKA 1050AM U-M Football Takeover is Underway
Today is the WTKA 1050AM Ann Arbor C.S. Mott radio takeover. Details from WTKA.com: We are raising money for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and The Charles Woodson Clinical Research Fund. CALL 1-800-559-2657 OR CLICK HERE TO GIVE A GIFT DURING THE TAKEOVER … A $20 INCENTIVE GETS YOU A FATHEAD TEAMMATE BLOCK M (ROUGHLY 12"x7") A $50 GETS YOU A SPECIAL EDITION WOODSON T-SHIRT: A $120 DONATION FATHEAD JUNIOR BIG HOUSE MURAL (17"x30") AUTOGRAPHED BY CHARLES WOODSON A $250 DONATION GETS YOU FOUR PASSES TO A PRE-SEASON SCRIMMAGE A $500 DONATION GETS YOU TWO PRE-GAME SIDELINE PASSES (DOES NOT INCLUDE GAME TICKETS) TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR GAMES: WESTERN MICHIGAN, EASTERN MICHIGAN, SAN DIEGO STATE OR MINNESOTA. HERE IS Today’s LINEUP (SCHEDULED TO APPEAR; SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 7-8 AM LLOYD CARR AND JAY FEELY 8-9AM CHARLES WOODSON 9-10AM BRIAN GRIESE 10-11AM STEVE HUTCHINSON, GLEN STEELE, STEVE EVERITT, JEFF BACKUS, JON JANSEN 11AM-12PM GARY MOELLER, AL BORGES 12-1PM JAKE LONG, CHAD HENNE 1-2PM MARLIN JACKSON, AMANI TOOMER, SCOTT DREISBACH, JARRETT IRONS 2-3PM LEON HALL, MORGAN TRENT, MIKE HART, LAMARR WOODLEY 3-4PM MARK CAMPBELL, JERAME TUMAN, AARON SHEA 4-5PM GREG MATTISON 5-6PM DAVID BRANDON AND BRADY HOKE CLICK HERE TO DONATE ONLINE
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Jalen’s General Lee
NFW. Not only is this real, it’ll be up for bid on eBay starting May 23rd (HT: Freep): Can I rent it for a weekend instead? The ‘Buy it now’ will be set at $100,000, with a reserve of $45,000. Proceeds benefit the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, more details: This is a pre-auction viewing for an auction beginning May 23rd with proceeds being donated to the "Jalen Rose Leadership Academy". Further details on this foundation can be found below this description. This 1969 Dodge Charger is slated to be one of the last surviving cars from "Dukes of Hazzard". The vinyls have been customized to reflect Jalen Rose’s basketball number as well as his childhood nickname. With an upgraded sound system and custom leather interior, this "General Lee" has been a part of Jalen’s private collection of premiere vehicles for the last 10 years. Featuring a 360ci V-8 crate motor, 4 wheel disc brakes, Alpine sound system featuring trunk mounted sub-woofer, custom embroidered "Charger" floor mats, white letter BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires, and autographed rear decklid by Jalen Rose and John Schneider "Bo Duke" from the original series. The images of each signature are attached in the photos. Epic. I didn’t know J was a fan of the Dukes. My man was probably in second or third grade when that…
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Brokaw Discusses Willis Ward, Georgia Tech Game
If you missed it, a bronze statue of Gerald Ford was unveiled at the US Capitol last Tuesday. To mark the event, NBC News aired an interview with Tom Brokaw and President Ford’s son Steven. (Per one of my spies, this piece originally planned to run Tuesday but was pushed out, I assume thanks to the work of the SEALs.) As you can see from the lead photo, they delved into Michigan football a bit and in particular Ford’s role in the Willis Ward incident of 1934. Here’s the segment (ht: to mgoblog’s dnak438 for finding an embeddable version), love the backdrop: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy My man Steven fumbled on the record of the 1934 team (they went 1-7, not 1-8), but who’s counting? Later this year we’ll get to see the work of the Emmy-nominated fellas from Stunt3 Multimedia in their documentary ‘Black and Blue’, which will cover this outstanding story. A blogger you know might even show up discussing the event in the final piece, trailer: Related: * Harry Kipke and the Fall of 1934 * The Willis Ward Protests
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eBay Watch: Coffee with Coach Hoke (2011)
(HT: mgoblog user SpyInColumbus) Don Canham would have offered this mug for sale. “Hoke’s Mug” Up on eBay now, for Michigan fans only. To benefit the American Cancer Society, how about coffee with Brady Hoke? Auction description: Ever wanted to have a face to face discussion with Coach Hoke? Now is your chance. Head Football Coach, Brady Hoke, has agreed to sit down with you over coffee and discuss the upcoming season, the next recruiting class, or the future of Michigan Football. I will mediate between the buyer and coach Hoke to find an appropriate time and venue IN ANN ARBOR, MI for this to take place. Needless to say, this is for Michigan fans only. Authority has been granted to me by the Michigan Compliance office to auction this item off for charity. It is set up so that 100% of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. This auction is conducted to support the University of Michigan football Relay for Life Team. The Michigan Relay for Life event, conducted at the University of Michigan, was a 24 hour relay walk around a track with the purpose of raising donations and awareness for cancer research. Michigan football was represented throughout the entirety of the event, and was one of the only athletic teams to participate in the…
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John Beilein Discusses Morris, etc (05-05 WTKA audio)
Coaches Beilein and Hoke talking shop at Monday’s Ufer dinner Michigan coach John Beilein joined WTKA 1050AM and the Michigan Insider to chat with Ira and Sam regarding la crise du jour. As usual, Beilein is very open to discuss matters and he lays it down: [display_podcast]
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Conley Won’t Trade This Award
I had the chance to take in the Bob Ufer Quarterback Club dinner last night at Barton Hills. The highlight of the evening was the speech by 1964 captain Jim Conley, who gave a passionate speech in receiving the 2011 Bennie Oosterbaan Award for service, dedication and leadership. Ever the captain, Conley thanked his teammates for the award and added, “it’s on behalf of them that I accept it.” He also thanked the the Ufer Club for honoring him while he’s still alive noting, “Red Simmons got this award at 99. I don’t think I’ll see 99 [laughs].” He was about to step down from the podium, but grabbed the mic back from MC Jim Brandstatter, held up the plaque and added this: [display_podcast] Conley: “I just want to say one more thing…I will not trade this for a tattoo”