• Local Coverage of Spring Game

    April 17, 2008 /

    Some of the hustling at Saline High on Saturday went into producing a few pieces for the local papers (Saline, Manchester). You can check them out here: 1. Rodriguez preaches patience at Michigan spring game: The main article on the game. It starts out with a little history by recalling Crisler’s Mad Magicians, introduces Rodriguez and takes you through a few observations on the game. 2. Sheridan Gets his Shot Figuring the Saline paper would want something on Sheridan. 3. Spotlight on Saline Just a brief piece on what some key folks (Jamie Morris, Coach Rod, Coach Shafer, Chris Balas of the The Wolverine) had to say about the Saline field and campus.

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  • On the Meyer Morton Award

    April 16, 2008 /

    The coaches did a nice thing at the start of the spring game on Saturday: they recognized the annual spring award winners. One of those presented was the Meyer Morton Award which went to senior Will Johnson. Here’s more from the official site, with the history of the winners and some history: The Meyer Morton Award, established by the ‘M’ Club of Chicago in 1925, is given to the football player who shows the greatest development and most promise as a result of the annual spring practice. Morton, a 1912 Michigan graduate, was a lawyer in Chicago from 1915-48 and served as a Big Ten football official for 23 years. This is the oldest individual award given by the football program and its winners include the late Gerald Ford. I actually found this pic of Ford with the award (1932) when researching a post after his death: You may have picked up this mention on the great mgoblog within Brian’s spring practice post today: Will Johnson won kind of a weird award for a fifth-year senior and returning starter to pick up. Brian’s right. It’s a little weird for a 5th year senior to be getting this award. I’m still digging for the reference, but I’m 90% sure I read somewhere that this honored was originally reserved for underclassman. Take…

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  • BCS Prize in Tatters, It’s Been Shattered

    April 15, 2008 /

    Urban Meyer’s Florida Gators are struggling a bit in 2008. First they suffered the beat down at the hands of your Wolverines in the Capital One Bowl, now this. Turns out there was a little mishap with the Sears Trophy. Yep, their prize for their 2007 BCS Championship win over the Buckeyes has seen better days: From USA Today: It may remain a mystery who actually destroyed the crystal football, which shattered after hitting the ground outside head coach Urban Meyer’s office. Florida has already contacted the company in Kentucky that makes the base of the trophy and imports the crystal from Ireland for a replacement. Florida associate athletic director Chip Howard confirmed the accident. The trophy was sitting on a coffee table outside of Meyer’s office while construction of new coaches’ offices is being completed. “It may remain a mystery”? I’d like to understand a little more behind that line. As if anyone can plop down outside Urban Meyer’s office and kick up their feet on the coffee table? I’m guessing they have a decent idea who broke the trophy. Reaching back on my Clue skills, I’d start with: – Professor Gatorade – In the Coaches’ Lobby – With a Cheerleader.

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  • adidas Gear flowing in?

    April 14, 2008 /

    User “Varsity” on the MLive.com message board noticed that in on of my photos, freshman Darryl Stonem was donning the three stripes. Indeed. Here’s a closer look: Reportedly Varsity has been known to spot raccoons by the side of the road at night and mercury head dimes on the floor. Good work “squints”.

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