Thanks to reader BiggieMunn who just forwarded the link to this article by Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock. He uses the Fab Five to illustrate that it’s a bit early to determine whether Kansas State has built a sustainable college hoops program. Here’s the blow at Steve Fisher, the Fab Five, and the out-of-touch Mitch Albom: Reaction: Love the swing across the bow at Albom who deserves it. Yes, I’m sure Whitlock is jealous of Albom as Mitch sleeps each night on a large pile of money. The shot at Fisher was cheap. Fish deserves a lot of credit for that run of success in the 1989 tournament and for leading a group of five freshmen to two finals and a final 8 to boot (minus Webber). No, Fisher wasn’t Bob Knight but would have five freshmen seen the court under Knight? And I guess the debate over the legacy of the Fab Five will never end.

The former Michigan grad and co-host of ESPN’s First Take did interview Notre Dame legend Joe Montana this morning during their final show before the Super Bowl. Montana talked about former M QB Tom Brady’s status in the pantheon of great NFL quarterbacks, and of course, he plugged Gatorade’s G2.

Admit it. You booed Tom Brady until your throat was sore when he played at the Big House, praying the Super Drew Henson would get into the game. Maybe you didn’t. But as soon as Brady took the helm in New England you’ve been pulling for the guy. I’ve heard radio guys [JT the Brick] bash Michigan fans for claiming Brady as their own even though he received lukewarm support in Ann Arbor. To these guys I say, ‘So what?’. Since when do radio guys define who I can consider good Michigan men? I don’t care if a guy played here and was a complete putz (obviously Brady was not)…if he finds success at the next level who’s to say I can’t root for the guy? Anyway, it begs the question: {democracy}

The folks at Discovery/TLC found my original post on the Michigan bike the folks at Orange County Choppers put together to benefit Mott Hospital. They were kind enough to pass along more info: This episode premieres on TLC at 9 PM ET/PT on Thursday, January 31. The bike is finished and unveiled at the Ohio State/Michigan game in the American Chopper episode that premieres on Thursday, February 7. And better yet, they sent over a link to a sneak preview of the episode just posted on YouTube so dig it: If your Nazi bossman locks down flash or YouTube on your PC, the preview starts with young Mikey stepping into Schembechler Hall and meeting Lloyd Carr himself. Here’s the initial exchange between the two legends: Mikey: Pleasure to meet you Carr: Welcome to Ann Arbor Mikey: It’s good to be here Carr: You gonna give me a lesson on how to ride this bike? Mikey: Sure. Why, are you going to be riding the bike? Carr: Yeah Mikey: Really? Carr: I’m going to be bidding on it. Mikey is rumored to be a big fan of MVictors as well. I’m working on an MVictors themed bike to benefit JDRF in 2009.

Published today on mgoblue.com. Here’s the link. You can still see the pics I took last month YouTube style here.

Outstanding. The guys at Orange County Choppers, made famous by the reality show American Chopper, built an epic custom ride to be auctioned to benefit Mott’s Children’s Hospital.  What a beauty. Apparently the youngest member of the core Chopper crew (Mikey) is a big Wolverine fan and after a few calls they worked it out. Here’s more info on how you can get this baby[auction will be February 7-12] and here’s all the photos. Apparently they’ve got a show dedicated to designing and building the “Big Blue Bike” and it’s airing soon. The Ann Arbor News ran a story on this today as well, check it out here. Check your local listings. Awesome stuff. For bike dudes, here’s the key features: * Revtec 100″ engine * Baker 6-speed transmission * Custom OCC/Michigan wheels; chrome with epoxy inlay * Custom OCC/Michigan air cleaner cover and primary cover * OCC Down Sweep Exhaust with custom Michigan exhaust covers” Not mentioned but additions I’d suggest: * Ape Hangers (Apes) * Bitch bar * Winged Brain Bucket Ehh, sounds just about right. But is it really loud when you fire it up? Would have been nice to ride that thing out of East Lansing yesterday (at half-time). Or maybe Rich Rod could pony up for this and pass it along as a gift to…

Henne’s my new Navarre (heart thumping). Here’s a little over 11 minutes with the former QB on Bill Simonson’s “Huge Show”, as aired locally on Ann Arbor’s WTKA. [display_podcast] Henne talks about the season that was, the Florida win, how his shoulder felt when injured, briefly on what he’s heard from the players on Rich Rodriguez (“it’s different”), on what he’s working on to impress the NFL scouts (throwing on the run), and more.