Another signing day is upon us and you know where to go if you need your updates (not here). Like last year, Sam Webb is holding a live signing day extravaganza this afternoon on WTKA 1050AM. His first call in guest today was the #1 rated player out of Ohio Justin “J.T.” Turner. While Turner committed to Michigan last March, Webb asked him if any schools were making a push on him close to Signing Day. He mentioned Clemson was hounding him, and then dropped this little nugget—Florida’s Scot Loeffler (the popular quarterbacks’ coach for Lloyd Carr and of the Detroit Lions last season) and who just joined Urban Meyer and the Gators last month, apparently tried to woo Turner to Gainesville in the past three weeks. JT said that Michigan and “coach Gibby cut that out”, as in, squashed whatever shenanigans Loeffler was bringing. Here’s the clip where Turner talks about Clemson and Loeffler’s pursuit: [display_podcast] Come on Scoty, J.T.’s a Michigan man! Here’s the podcast of the full interview, and where you can hear the interviews with several more commitments. Elsewhere: Sean at MSC has been doing a great job as usual getting the updates out as soon as they happen. Sean’s take on the class: Michigan has actually had at least 30 different 2009 recruits commit to…
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Red Berenson Ain’t Riding | Michigan Hockey’s Cold Night in the Soo
With Lake Superior State in town this weekend I thought I’d share some audio from my interview last fall with former Michigan hockey player and coach Dave Shand. This was published in the third segment of the interview, which was conducted over drinks at the great Mac’s Acadian restaurant in downtown Saline. I just made a comment about how Rich Rod hates to lose and this prompts Shand to go into a story about the night they lost 10-5 to Lake Superior State up in Sault Ste Marie in November 1990. Amazing story: MVictors: Sticking on the topic of coaches, we still don’t know a whole lot about Rodriguez but we know he really doesn’t like to lose. I think he cited it as a reason he didn’t want to film Michigan Replay after games (in case they lost). Shand: You haven’t seen fuckin’ Red after a loss. There’s actually a story in John Bacon’s book Blue Ice. We’re up in Sault Ste Marie, and we’re playing Lake [Superior] State. I think the previous 27 times we’d played them we beat them twice. This was 90-91. Lake State was defending national champions. They were big, physical and they’d bang the shit out of you, especially in their own building. I think we lost 10-5. It’s just Red and I up…
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Carty lays into Jay Bilas (WTKA audio)
From WTKA this morning, former AA News columnist Jim Carty’s weekly call into Sam Webb and Andy Evans. Discussing Jay Bilas’s comments on Manny Harris’s foul, ejection and on the Duke grad’s constant stream of criticism toward the Michigan program. On Bilas, Carty says: Bilas “should not be commenting on Michigan” “he lost all credibility with Michigan with he ripped John Beilein last year, and it’s all because of his relationship with Tommy Amaker” “he’s completely unobjective“ “the guy has no credibility in this, it’s a clear, clear violation of journalism ethics” Of course Carty is right on here, and I hadn’t considered the ethical aspect of this. We’re so used to hearing these guys spout off but certainly these guys consider themselves journalists, and there is a standard. Bilas needs to zip it.
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#1 Irish Top Red, Blue 3-2 (bench photos)
Another exciting night up at old Yost as arguably the most anticipated athletic event of the 08-09 season took place ending with the number one ranked Irish edging the Wolverines 3-2. A few takes on the game from my vantage point: Rest assured the visitors’ locker room is on lock down, after adding new barricades, event staff and cops: While Michigan held a shot advantage after two periods there were very few legitimate scoring chances. Heading into the third Notre Dame led 3-0, including a nifty penalty shot goal by Thang. It could have easily been a four or five goal deficit had Hogan and the defense not made a few nice stops late in the second. M got their groove thang back in the final period by converting two power plays with a pair of beautiful goals to get within one. The final 90 seconds of the game was wild, with one puck traveling through the crease from one side of the rink to the another. With 1:20 and :30 left in the game, the Wolverines had two scrambles in the crease where the Irish goalie seemed to lose sight of the puck, the last one ended with the puck eventually in the net. I believe they said the replay showed the play was blown dead before the…
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New feature: eBay Watch Index
If you enjoy the posts I publish on Michigan football & athletics history, you may be pleased that I’ve indexed them in one place for you. You can the now access the eBay Watch Index on the top navigation bar (above the MVictors banner) or can bookmark it here. It includes all of the eBay Watch items, along with some posts that cover a certain year or event, sorted by the year covered. Season Post Title Memorabilia featured 1896 1896 Lehigh Program Vintage program 1898 The Inspiration of 1898 Win that inspired The Victors 1900 How about Willie Heston? Willie Heston history, Yost 1901 1901 Season Football Pass Season pass to Yost’s inaugural 1903 ‘Keep the Jug in Ann Arbor’ Little Brown Jug history 1904 1904 and the Mountaineer Romp The Victors sheet music 1904 Was ‘The Victors’ Ripped off? Don’t read this 1905 A Hard Combination to Beat Postcard, team pics, OSU charm 1907 Making the Buckeyes Sick in 1907 Postcard, team photos 1907 1907 Michigan Team Postcards Postcards 1907 M Leaves the Western Conference Yost leaves conference 1909 Joy Miller & The Disgrace of 1909 Marquette program, controversy 1911 J. Fred Lawton & ‘Varsity’ (1911) Music history 1912 Students Forming the Block M Postcards, block M in crowd 1914 Lost Luggage in 1914 Harvard scorecard, program 1915 1915…
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A Hard Combination to Beat (1905 Michigan Football)
Another vintage Michigan football item showed up this week on eBay, this time a post card celebrating Fielding Yost and his fine 1905 squad. The team is assembled in a line with Yost in the middle, standing on a large sign in the shape of a football that reads 'Western Championship'. Atop the photo is a block letter title, 'A HARD COMBINATION TO BEAT'.
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JalenTV is $, Fab Five on YouTube
Via Maize and Blog, recently posted on Jalen Rose’s personal YouTube collection, a.k.a. JalenTV: Also via Maize & Blog, an excellent photo/video collection of pregame at Yost Ice Arena. Related: The Fab Five, by Mitch Albom
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Coach Red Speaks, again, for the last time (WTKA audio)
Michigan coach Red Berenson clearly wants to put this to bed and behind his team, and after one more post I’ll do the same (for tonight). I’ve already checked the availability of MDekers.com since I’m hockey guy now. Last night on the WTKA Red Berenson show at The Arena in downtown Ann Arbor, the Michigan coach gave hosts Andy Evans and John U. Bacon his take on the Kampfer/Tropp/Conboy incident. Here’s the audio: [display_podcast] . Notes and quotes: Red was still concerned about Kampfer’s health and his ability to play this weekend. “The incident was uncalled for, it was unnecessary, it has been dealt with. It should not happen in any league.” “Kids have to remember you’re responsible for what you do on the ice. Whether you’re a hockey player or a baseball player, when you’re holding that bat or holding a hockey stick, you’re responsible for what you’re doing with it.” Even asmuch as the kid that grabbed Kampfer, the Conboy kid, who’s a big tough kid, and was maybe out of line to jump Kampfer from behind needlessly, but maybe out of frustration, the end of the game or whatever, and he held the other kid [Corey Tropp] off that already hit him with a stick when he was down. He held him off with one hand, and…
