A review of John U. Bacon's latest - Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football. I'll say it: we're fortunate to have Bacon chronicle our beloved pigskin program. Over the course of his four books I'm not sure an athletic team has ever been so finely or throughly documented. Certainly not for a program conspiculously lacking a meaningful trophy or title (zing!). Bacon's been there, right down to the sequins on Rita Rod's purse. Even when, arguably moreso in some ways, a former AD attempted to shut him out. The fact that we have a dude like Bacs hunkered down inside Schembechler Hall is probably why the
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The Official Michigan Football Colors
A look at a vintage color swatch of the University of Michigan official colors from 1912. Along with the current style guide (HEX and pantone) for the maize and blue:
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See, Hear and Feel ‘The Catch’ (1991)
Props to Dr. Sap for taking the sideline headset audio of ‘The Catch’ and laying it over video from the play – awesome job! Much more here, with exclusive audio of Coach Moeller and Lou Holtz discussing the epic 1991 play. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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The Michigan All-Stars (1901)
I rarely post eBay newspaper artifacts but occasionally there are exceptional items out there. Check this out – a November 24, 1901 edition of The Sunday Inter Ocean featuring a few of Yost’s finest from his first Point-A-Minute squad: Left to right you’ve got Willie Heston, “Boss” Weeks, Curtis Redden, Hugh White, Neil Snow, Arthur Redner (not Kidner), Bruce Shorts (Not ‘Shots’ – but maybe that was his nickname in the local taverns). This would make a nice ornament on your Michigan man cave or within your Wolverines shrine.
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Yost’s Legacy vs. The College Football Coaching Legends
Why doesn't Fielding Yost's national reputation stack up against other early coaching legends? It seems that names like Knute Rockne, Walter Camp, Pop Warner and even Amos Alonzo Stagg remain on a different level.
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Flipping Messner | This Week in Michigan Football History
For the final edition of TWIMFbH, we look briefly at the first Rose Bowl (1902), Jim Harbaugh's hire data (2014) and finally, a bit on legendary defensive lineman Mark Messner, who turns 53 today:
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Let’s agree that football polls are silly and to spend any time getting worked up over a given ballot is a waste of energy. That said, apparently FIU head coach Butch Davis left your beloved Wolverines off of his ballot. Entirely.
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Pantsed (2018: Ohio State 62, Michigan 39)
A few thoughts from the aftermath of Saturday's shocking trouncing by the Buckeyes. Includes takes on the fan reaction, Harbaugh's job security and those griping about JH's salary. Read on.
