This edition of eBay Watch again features glassware, this time two cocktail glasses that appear to be a gift (probably from a football Bust or alumni event) from former Michigan player and coach, Bennie Oosterbaan
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Michigan Football’s Original #1: Paul Goebel | This Week in Michigan Football History
Good evening to all the Michigan faithful, from the coast of Lake Michigan to the Coast of Lake Erie. Before we face the Spartans for in-state bragging rights, let's have a quick history lesson, including the story of how the FIRST man to wear the #1 jersey for the Maize and Blue spoiled the Ohio Stadium Dedication game.
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The Harbaugh Era
About five years ago I took a crack at defining the major "eras" of Michigan football. One question I had concerned defining the correct end of the Schembechler era, and if it ended, what was it called, etc. With U-M's victory over Ohio State in Columbus on Saturday, I feel we have an answer--Jim Harbaugh has established a new era at Michigan since his arrival. Here's a look:
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LC, The First Script Ohio, Touchdown Manningham | This Week In Michigan Football History
Saturday's edition of This Week in Michigan Football History is a special one. We hit a few worthy topics starting with the recognition of the new Lloyd Carr Michigan Stadium Tunnel, before noting the 90th anniversary of the Michigan Marching Band visiting Columbus and teaching Ohio State their beloved "Script Ohio." We also get into this day in 2005 that gave us what is evermore known simply as, 'TOUCHDOWN MANNINGHAM!' Dig it:
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KRAMER OF MICHIGAN (1955) | This Week In Michigan Football History
Our weekly lesson starts way back in 1955 on this Saturday 67 years ago, when the #6 Army cadets visited Ann Arbor to take on coach Bennie Oosterbaan’s second-ranked Wolverines. There was an elephant in the room---Michigan had yet to defeat the fabled West Point squad in five previous tries in our storied history. We quickly turned to the legend, who was actually dinged up early in this game: Michigan's Ron Kramer. Here's the story:
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Foiling A Spartan Plot | This Week In Michigan Football History (1949)
This Week in Michigan Football History shares a tale of shenanigans by Spartan fans ahead of the 1949 game. One prank succeeded (defacing the Michigan Stadium field and pressbox), but the second, more elaborate plot was foiled. Here's the story! This week we share a story from the final days of the 1979 recruiting period as we tried to land AC. We conclude, naturally, a few months later when Bo Schembechler's men faced Lee Corso's Indiana Hoosiers with Bob Ufer on the call. Dig it:
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Michigan Stadium Review? Lackluster. (1927)
Given all the salty bitterness coming out of Columbus lately, I thought I'd add this. I thought I'd add this. Here is some bitter, bitter salt from our rival about our beloved Michigan Stadium via reader Larry. From the October 24, 1927 edition of The Lantern, the Ohio State student newspaper:
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Expecting White, Seeing Red (Michigan-Georgia)
Closer inspection of the 1957 Michigan-Georgia game has yielded a few interesting plots and subplots, and here's another. On this trip to Michigan Stadium in the Bulldogs wore dark, or in modern terms, "home" jerseys. Why? I found out:
