Win this Bo Schemebechler DVD before it is released! Today is the last day to get in your fresh haikus. There’s been some sweet ones. I’ll post the winner tomorrow. Rules: ….Want to own a FREE copy of this DVD before it is released? The first (and probably last) MVictors contest, email me or post a haiku or spicy limerick related to the upcoming football season before Friday August 22nd and I’ll pick a winner and send it to you. If you post, leave your email address (it won’t be displayed to readers). Points of course for a good laugh and on a creative take on the season.
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Phelps Takes SI Cover to new Heights
More props to Michael Phelps for once again owning the cover of Sports Illustrated, this time in a Mark Spitz+1 pose: Next stop for Phelps, Columbus?[Webmaster’s note: That’s actually Spitz’s ‘stache lifted off of his poster. The whole process was downright creepy; I showered like 3 times yesterday.] Follow MVictors on Twitter Related: A Better Sports Illustrated Cover
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Newsome Gone, Clear Calendars
If you know by now (5pm EDT Tuesday) that Kevin Newsome decommitted from Michigan, congratulations, you’re a bonafide maize and blue geek. I follow recruiting and appreciate the work on several sites especially on mgoblog but just don’t get too worked up over the whole thing. I’ve seen way too many 4-5 stars come here and do nothing. That said, I realize that most folks who reads the blogs and message boards crave recruiting big time. One of the most read posts on this site was a short blurb about Terrelle Pryor from earlier this year. So you won’t get any major reaction. Instead, I’ll just offer that I love that Brian at mgoblog took the time to drop a few suggestions to readers and commenters, who no doubt canceled their dates with hot chicks to react to the Newsome departure: Some comments from on high about the reaction: * Please check to see if there’s already a thread about it on the message board before posting the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th thread. * Don’t be that asshat who posts something misleading in the subject line only to say “ha ha not really” in the text. This is never funny and makes people think you are mildly retarded. * Criticizing kids who decommit is always tiresome; skip it.…
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BTN: Michigan Practice Highlights
A few clips from the Big Ten Network’s coverage of Michigan’s practice yesterday. First my impressions: * I know everyone talked about the pace of the practice, but you really got a sense for it. Everyone is constantly moving, doing down-ups, running back and forth between drills. * There are still a few semi flabby dudes out there. After all of the Barwis talk (I’m still waiting for someone to on NBC to speculate that Barwis must have worked with Michael Phelps), I expected everyone on the roster would look like Chippendale dancers (Swayze, not Farley). * Not a surprise, but you can see that Rodriguez is a tough S.O.B. * The quarterbacks looked pretty brutal. I mean, there doing that little 12 yard out drill with no pressure and they’re consistently throwing shaky passes, whether it was throwing to the inside or just missing the guy. Feagin looked rough, Sheridan threw a couple nice balls but it’s clear Threet has the stronger arm. Here’s the quarterback drills from BTN: You can also see Rodriguez’s interview here. Classic: They showed last year’s Michigan State game before the practice and I took in the fourth quarter. Chad Henne’s touchdown pass to Manningham will always be remembered as the play of the game, but the pass he delivered to Arrington a few…
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West Virginia Paper: Put Yost in WVU Hall of Fame
Caught this column from Mickey Furfari writing for The Times West Virginian. In it, Furfari recaps Yost’s ties to the school including a mention of the football letter he earned as tackle for the Mountaineers in 1895-96: Edited, see the full article. Sticking out like a sore thumb to West Virginians was a 130-0 mauling of the Mountaineers by U-M on Oct. 22, 1904. It remains the worst beating by far in WVU history….Despite that dreadful drubbing, I think Fielding Yost ought to be in the WVU Sports Hall of Fame. He’d get my vote.
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BTN will air Lloyd Carr ‘Legends’ piece 8/26
Next Tuesday at 6pm EDT the Big Ten Network will air its ‘Big Ten Legends’ series piece featuring Lloyd Carr. I caught the ad for this during the BTN’s practice coverage last night. Here’s more from their website: Big Ten Legends is a 30-minute show that lets fans experience the conference through the eyes of those who helped create the history and foundation of the Big Ten. Relive the greatest moments of the Big Ten through untold stories and remarkable personal accounts from legends such as Archie Griffin, Jim Abbott, Lloyd Carr and many others. Elsewhere, a local Indiana TV channel caught Carr at an event at the college football hall of fame, and he spoke a bit about the Notre Dame rivalry. Video here. Carr commented on the likelihood of one team dominating this rivalry, which will run at least through 2032, “By in large, no team will every dominate this series ever. It is too much of a rivalry for that to happen.” Update: Here’s a preview from BTN:
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Carty talks Shaw, McGuffie, QBs on WTKA (audio)
Ann Arbor News Jim Carty called into Sam Webb’s show this morning to chat on his observations from practice, including the buzz around super freshmen Michael Shaw and Leaping Sam McGuffie. Carty revealed his personal over/under for the team was set at 7.5 (sounds right) and that if he could book his own bet, he’s leaning a tad over that right now. Full audio via MLive, hopefully a proper podcast:
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Doc’s not just the Nickname (1920)
Celtics coach Doc Rivers had a great line this past season- when asked to comment on the health of one of his players he shot back, “You know Doc’s a nickname, correct?” Laughter ensued and Boston went on to win the NBA championship. Doc of course is a popular nickname amongst athletes for whatever reason, and just like Rivers, typically these guys don’t hold a doctorate or a professional medical license. The next installment of eBay Watch takes a look at a Michigan Man who was far from typical. Up for bid is a 1920ish baseball card featuring John Leonard ‘Doc’ Lavan, who attended Michigan from 1908-1911 and went on to have a nice major league career [from nationmaster.com]: Lavan played in 1,163 major league games, of which 1,126 were at the shortstop position. In 11 seasons, Lavan had a lifetime batting average of .245 with 954 hits, 377 RBIs, 338 runs scored, and 186 extra base hits. He had his best season as a batter in 1920 when he hit .289 with 32 extra base hits and 63 RBIs. You can see his career statistics here. Here’s the full auction, as of writing this post the card was still trying to fetch an opening bid. As for the nickname Doc, you guessed it, Lavan was an actual doctor. His…