Here’s where the voters slotted Michigan this week. Note that Doug Lesmerises, the guy who had Michigan at #8 a couple weeks ago, dropped Michigan to #20 and a few folks dropped the Wolverines out all together. Can you blame them? Voter Rank Brett McMurphy 14 Chadd Cripe 14 Craig James 14 Garland Gillen 16 Joe Giglio 16 Kirk Bohls 16 Mike Hlas 16 Ray Ratto 16 Rob Long 16 Jon Solomon 18 Kyle Ringo 18 Tom Mulhern 18 Chris Fowler 19 Greg Archuleta 19 John Niyo 19 Bob Condotta 20 Cecil Hurt 20 Dave Foster 20 Doug Lesmerises 20 Ferd Lewis 20 Kyle Tucker 20 Kyle Veazey 20 Marcus Fuller 20 Robert Cessna 20 Sal Interdonato 20 Bob Asmussen 21 Bob Hammond 21 Doug Haller 21 Greg Auman 21 John Hunt 21 Keith Sargeant 21 Kirk Herbstreit 21 Wade Denniston 21 Wes Rucker 21 David Jones 22 Jack Bogaczyk 22 Manny Navarro 22 Pete DiPrimio 22 Randy Rosetta 22 Ray Fittipaldo 22 Steve Conroy 22 Cole Harvey 23 Bill Cole 24 Desmond Conner 24 Eric Hansen 24 Lisa Byington 24 Travis Haney 24 John Shinn 25 John Werner 25 Matt McCoy 25 Tom Keegan 25 Adam Zuvanich unranked Andy Staples unranked Chip Cosby unranked Jon Wilner unranked Mark Anderson unranked Mike DeArmond unranked Scott Wolf unranked Steve Sipple unranked…
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Calling All Kickers
Photo – Michael Rich Rodriguez’s plea to the Michigan student body after the game: [display_podcast]
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Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This
Omnipresent Detroit-area radio caller "Linda from Grand Blanc" called up and rattled up the phrase in the title of this post after a tough loss [edit: I found the audio!] . It’s fitting this morning I suppose. Random postgame sights and sounds: It wasn’t over until it was over, and this is the guy you hoped wouldn’t be taking the last snap of the game: Media gets on the field the last few minutes of the game. Packed in that final stretch was a lot of this And some of this on the other side of the end zone, Mouton and Kovacs discussing what went wrong after UMass scored again: Denard postgame. His left leg was wrapped all day (including during the pregame), I didn’t hear why: It was good to see these two guys play. I heard Lewan manhandled his man when he played, will need to watch the tape: More of the hockey team clowning. Keep in mind this was completely unprovoked, I merely walked by and pointed the camera in their direction: Elsewhere: Oh my how sweet is Steve Threet ROCKING the 5-1-7 headband for Arizona? I need to hear the accompanying rap that gives props to his peeps in Howell, Okemos, Adrian and Grand Ledge. Best put in this tweet by Craig Barker, "Is Steven Threet…
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Feels Like This
Rich Rod postgame, making sure the clock still reads 0:00
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Massachusetts Pregame (Photos)
A few shots from in and around pregame. It was basically sunny on the field, a little damp from the rain earlier, mood seems somewhat subdued in the stadium. The greatest living Wolverine legend? Bob Chappuis, Mad Magician. He asked me if my camera broke after I took the pic! – heck no, he looks great: Rich Rod said he was thinking of tinkering with punter Will Hagerup’s pregame routine. Here he was, getting loose, tossing a few balls. (And he’s got a decent arm, keep that in your back pocket): Nerd Alert! The control room for Fan Vision, the little handheld devices that kick butt: Hockey team being, um, hockey players:
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This Week in Michigan Football History – September 18, 2004
Here’s the next entry in ‘This Week in Michigan Football History’ to be played tomorrow on WTKA 1050AM’s Key Bank Countdown to Kick-off pregame show before the UMass game. This is probably the most recent history we’ll visit in the series, just a few years back to September 18, 2004 when Michigan took on the Aztecs of San Diego State. Hope you like it: [display_podcast] The sponsor is Wolverine Beer so here’s where you can find Wolverine Beer, or check out the Beer Wench’s Blog. Anyone tried Wolverine Beer? I should probably try one sometime soon. You can hear all of the This Week… clips here.
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Should Michigan Men where Numbers on Jerseys? (1910)
Saturday Michigan players will wear a special ’87’ decal on their helmets in honor of the great athlete Ron Kramer who passed away last week. Here’s what it will look like on the winged headgear (HT: U-M Media Relations): Not every Michigan football great got the opportunity to wear a jersey number, including but not limited to Willie Heston, Germany Schulz, and Neil Snow. 1930 was the first year uniform numbers showed up in a Michigan team photo, but we know digits were worn on the gridiron sweaters starting in 1915. Trolling through the 1910 Michigan Daily archives, I found a brief discussion on whether Yost’s men should don digits on their numberless backs. Apparently eastern teams wore numbers and there was a legitimate question of whether Michigan should join them. Yost saw it as a counter to the team concept, telling the Daily, “..it brings the individuals into too much prominence. The team is a machine and should be considered as such and not their individual efforts.” Baseball captain Norman Hill comments echoed Yost’s sentiments but he also noted, “It looks queer to me.” (It’s unknown if the Daily reporter told Hill, “No, you are.”) Here’s the entire piece from the front page of the Tuesday, October 11, 1910 edition of the Michigan Daily:
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Michigan to Honor Ron Kramer Saturday, Full Press Release
Via U-M Media Relations: Michigan Football Team to Honor Kramer ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan football program will honor the memory of one of its all-time great players, Ron Kramer, when it takes the field this Saturday, Sept. 18, against Massachusetts at Michigan Stadium. The Wolverines will wear a sticker with the number ‘87’ on the back of the famed winged helmet to recognize the icon. Kramer died prior to Michigan’s game last Saturday (Sept. 11) at Notre Dame. The ‘87’ represents the retired jersey number of two-time All-American Ron Kramer. Kramer earned consensus All-American honors in 1955 and 1956 and was a three-time All-Big Ten selection (1954-56). He played offensive and defensive end, running back, quarterback, kicker and receiver, often in the same game. He was a nine-time letterman in three sports at Michigan: football, basketball and track. He led the Wolverines in scoring for two seasons on the football field, and did the same in basketball. He scored 1,119 points during his hoops career and was the team’s Most Valuable Player as a junior. In addition, Michigan will have a video tribute to the career of Ron Kramer and will hold a moment of silence prior to the playing of the national anthem. There will also be a story chronicling his career in the Michigan…
