A few more photos from pregame during warm-ups etc. I tweeted the info that Mike Hart was donning an Amazing Spider-Man t-shirt, to which I was promptly challenge to prove it. Comic book nerds/Michigan fans (i.e., 85% of Michigan fans), rejoice: Greg Mathews was hanging with Hart: Don’t mess with this man: Tay Odoms: Rich Rod and crew waiting for UConn to clear the tunnel after warm-ups: Giant block M: U-M brass: Dave Brandon and Mary Sue Coleman:
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Early Pregame Photos: UConn Game (Field, Pin, Bottle, Device)
A few early shots from the game as fans trickle in. Why not? I’ll also be down on the field for pregame and post so stay tuned and follow me on Twitter. First, the stadium and field because it’s about that today: The commemorative water bottle (hey, that’s a cool shot!): The commemorative pin. Yes, ‘Shoe, I took it out of the plastic, a little bigger than a quarter: Hey, I’m going to give the Fan Vision video unit a test drive. My sausage fingers might distort, but it’s the size of a DSI, a little bigger than an iPhone:
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-04
If you missed it, check out these progressive screen shots of the Michigan stadium renovation from '09 –> http://bit.ly/bg2a3s # Forgot about Bama, wow @PeterCBigelow If so, 2012 = Bama (potentially), at ND, at Nebraska, Iowa, at OSU. Murderer's Row # Brandon on Notre Dame rivalry. "We're going to contract out several years, probably to 2014 or 2015.." Handshake agreement for beyond that. # Brandon: "went back and forth" but in the end, decided that overall conference record wins division. # "I don't know how you lay it out any better for Michigan." Dave Brandon on WTKA. "We came out of this really, really well." # Dave Brandon on WTKA right now. Joked that he had 2006 U-M graduates emailing him explaining the importance of the OSU-UM rivalry. # Jug rivalry preserved? Good, now keep Mich-OSU end of November. # http://twitpic.com/2jyord – U-M football equipment truck stuck on my road. Tell Big Jon they got it out. # http://twitpic.com/2jq0xr – Hmm, something very cool with the new Victors Club decals..can't put my finger on it # Sat. pregame: get in your seats about 20-30 minutes prior to game. Stadium history video, ribbon cutting midfield, Brock leads team out # RR expects UConn to take "deep shots" early on, maybe first play of the game. (Me, too.) # On players' nerves…
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This Week in Michigan Football History (Notre Dame v. Michigan September 4, 1999)
Radio listeners—here’s something to look for on Saturday. As part of WTKA 1050AM’s Key Bank Countdown to Kick-off pregame show, I taped a new segment called ‘This Week in Michigan Football History’ sponsored by Wolverine Beer. It’ll run around 1:30pm EDT tomorrow so check it out. Or better yet listen to it now: [display_podcast] Here’s where you can find Wolverine Beer, or check out the Beer Wench’s Blog (and yes, that’s a real thing). Props to Duff Man for the intro and Ira for the production.
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Michigan Men can Make a Funny Video
Via Mark at the Freep and Craig at HSR: What is A Michigan Man? from Charles Woodson
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The East Side Shuffle
Check this out. Michigan football maven John Kryk took screen shots of the stadium cam poised on the east side of the Big House renovation last summer. All told, you’ve got 114 frames spanning from June 28, 2009, to September 19, 2009. Love the progression of the construction, the shifting of the cranes & the flags and especially the different shades of color on the facade: Refresh the page to watch it again. Follow MVictors on Twitter.
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"We got it done." Dave Brandon on WTKA (09-02 audio)
WTKA welcomed Dave Brandon with Handel’s ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ on air this morning. Brandon said he got a lot of nice emails last night and was clearly happy how things ended up. Here’s the audio, give it a sec to load: [display_podcast] A few notes: "I’ve run public companies for the last 22 years. I’ve gotten pretty good at managing expectations. A way to exceed expectations is to manage them [laughs]. We were in a situation where it was absolutely unclear what the ultimate decision was going to be and I wanted to make that known that it was unclear and the fan reaction was very helpful and very important." He joked that he had 2006 U-M graduates emailing him explaining the importance of the OSU-UM rivalry. "I knew that.." "I don’t know how you lay it out any better for Michigan." "We came out of this really, really well." On determining division rivals. Brandon said they "went back and forth" but in the end, decided that overall conference record wins division. Tie-breaker is head-to-head, division record, then BCS rankings. [Take: I don’t like using BCS rankings in tie-breakers. Why let that goofy-assed system determine what we do in our league?] On the Notre Dame rivalry. "We’re going to contract out several years, probably to 2014 or 2015.." There’s a "handshake…
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Jug-ists Rejoice
This blogger rejoices over the news tonight. So does this guy (below). That’s Louis J. "Doc" Cooke, longtime Minnesota administrator who started Little Brown Jug rivalry by suggesting the teams play for the crock in 1909: If you’re not ready to rejoice, take in the entire Little Brown Jug lore series: Part I: What Really Happened in the 1930s Part II: Spinning Myths Part III: Getting it Right Part IV: 2013: A Space Quandary Part V: Red Wing Roots Part VI: Is the Greatest Trophy in College Sports a Fake? Part VII: Open Questions Follow MVictors on Twitter