• Hello, Angelique! (WDFN audio)

    Interesting perspective in the aftermath of the Toledo mess including some fan reaction. Here’s Detroit News beat writer Angelique Chengelis on WDFN yesterday morning on Shep, Shave and Shower: [display_podcast] Hey! Angelique pronounced Appalachian properly!!

  • Power Index, Week 7: Michigan joins the “little 2”

    The huge gap that Ohio State held in the preseason poll was gradually slipping away all season, and finally this week the pollsters had enough. The tight win over Wisconsin wasn’t good enough and Penn State takes over the top spot. Perhaps Penn State’s handling of Juice Williams and Illinois means a little more know after the beat down the Illini put on the Wolverines last week.

  • Shand Uncensored: Part IV, The Rodriguez hire

    The final segment of my four-part interview with former WTKA morning show host Dave Shand. In Part I, we discussed what Shand is up to these days, his lawsuit with Bill Martin, and his thoughts on the current morning crew at WTKA. In Part II, we looked at Jim Carty and the Ann Arbors News series on academics and athletics. Part III discussed Red Berenson, the future of the hockey program, and we got some of Shand’s candid feelings on how the University handled the Ed Martin mess. Wrapping things up, we turn to the Rodriguez hire. We talk about the hiring process, the deal that was allegedly struck in Toledo, the ensuing lawsuit, and finally, we get Shand’s thoughts on what Rodriguez’s system will bring on the field. Achtung! Shand uses some spicy language in this one (again). FWIW.   MVictors: Michigan landed a big-name football coach in Rich Rodriguez. You’ve got a lawsuit with Bill Martin right now and of course, it was Martin who spearheaded the coaching search. What were your thoughts as you watched the coaching search unfold?: Shand: [laughing]It was a complete clusterfuck. It was an absolute disaster. And Bill Martin’s excuses, ‘I was at sea’ or whatever, I have no idea, he couldn’t contact Les Miles because he didn’t get permission from the athletic…

  • The Braylon, Penn State Shirt Controversy [Resolved]

    I’ve had a couple emails asking me to look into why Braylon Edwards was wearing a shirt with a Penn State logo last night during an interview on Monday Night Football: Whew – after a little research I solved the problem. Turns out the camera only showed a small glimpse of the shirt, here’s the full thing: Follow MVictors on Twitter