Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis is a Schembechler-era savant and once again this season he’ll be diligently handing out his postgame helmet stickers after each game. Sap has pored over hours and hours of U-M games over several decades, and in these posts he’s able to tie the present to the past.  I encourage you to subscribe to Dr. Sap on YouTube, or follow Sap on Twitter. OFFENSIVE CHAMPION – I get the fact that Minnesota is a team in transition with first year coach, PJ Fleck, but that shouldn’t take a way from the accomplishments of Karan Higdon and Chris Evans. Those two guys look much like Jamie Morris and Thomas Wilcher in stature, but they ran like the record-setting duo of Gordon Bell and Rob Lytle back in 1975. Much like #5 and #41 ran for 100 yards each in two consecutive games, so have Higdon and Evans. I recognize the last two opponents have not exactly been upper echelon teams, but cracking the century mark in two straight games is noteworthy. I just loved how they hit the home run and showed you that they could go the distance on any play. This offense is gonna need that type of running and game-breaking ability these next three weeks. DEFENSIVE CHAMPION – As I was watching Khaleke Hudson wreak…

Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis is a Schembechler-era savant and once again this season he’ll be diligently handing out his postgame helmet stickers after each game. Sap has pored over hours and hours of U-M games over several decades, and in these posts he’s able to tie the present to the past.  I encourage you to subscribe to Dr. Sap on YouTube, or follow Sap on Twitter. OFFENSIVE CHAMPION – It is now official – the Brandon Peters era has begun! Something a lot of fans had been looking forward to, finally happened on Saturday. I gotta admit, as I was watching the Michigan offense wallow in their own mediocrity on TV, I actually fell asleep watching the first quarter. Yes, things were looking that bad. But, much like the crowd, and seemingly the Wolverine offense and coaches, the Maize and Blue spirits were lifted when #18 came into the game. The late Frank Broyles, with his deep southern drawl, may have said it best back in the day to his TV sidekick, Keith Jackson, “You are seeing the making of a quarterbaaack tonight, Keith!” I think we did as well, today. Peters looked poised and threw with confidence.  Did you notice how Peters checked off at the line of scrimmage on Higdon’s last TD?  Not sure if it was just…

This edition of #TWIMFbH goes back to the 1800s, first to discuss the history of the Alumni Association, then we look at former U-M player and 1899 head coach Gustave Ferbert.  Coaches weren’t paid like they are today, and “Dutch” Ferbert actually hung up his whistle to seek his fortune in the Alaska gold rush! Here’s the clip: TWIMFbH is sponsored by Hillside Terrace of Ann Arbor.  This segment can be heard on the Keybank Countdown to Kickoff and you can listen live on 1050AM in Ann Arbor & on wtka.com around the world.  This segment plays approximately 2 hours before kickoff each week. You can hear the archive of This Week in Michigan Football History clips here.    If you have suggestions for future games hit me on Twitter @MVictors.  Go Blue! /script On this homecoming morning we start out with a salute to the U of M alumni out there, especially those who traveled back to campus for today’s game.  The tradition of the Meeechigan alumni stretches ALL the way back to 1845 when the eleven graduates that year decided to form a society.  From there its roots spread around the world and its numbers grew until in 1897 the group officially formed the Alumni Association as we know it today.   Well it was just a couple years later and…

For Tonight’s edition of This Week in Michigan Football History we stroll back all the way to the 1920s, a decade that saw the construction of Yost Field House and later, Michigan Stadium. The 1920s also saw a few Wolverine all-time greats take the gridiron, including Meeeechigan men like Harry Kipke – who helped Yost earn another national title in 1923, as well as legends Bennie Oosterbaan and Benny Friedman. One name that’s not often mentioned from that decade is a man named Paul Goebel. Goebel was born in 1901, just around the time Michigan hired Fielding Yost to lead the football squad into an era of point-a-minute mayhem. At around 6 foot 5, he was a giant for his day. A while you won’t hear him mentioned with greats like Anthony Carter, Braylon Edwards, Derrick Alexander, and David Terrell – he was the first Michigan end to don the once-coveted #1 jersey. If nothing else, you should know his name because of what he did on this day 95 years ago in Columbus, Ohio:Here’s the clip: Here’s the clip: This segment can be heard on the Keybank Countdown to Kickoff and you can listen live on 1050AM in Ann Arbor & on wtka.com around the world.  This segment plays approximately 2 hours before kickoff each week. You can hear the archive…

H/T to Craig at HSR and H/T to mgoblog’s coveted mgoboard.  Coincidentally on this day back in 1940: Nicely done! Sure, readers of this site have already heard clips of this event, but I love how this gent pulled it together with the pics and context.   And because there are a few shots of Yost in this beauty, I thought I’d repost this compilation of the Grand Old Man over the years: Follow MVictors on Twitter 

I’ve known U-M football archivist Art Vuolo for a while because he’s omnipresent.  You can find him rolling tape at anything Michigan related—games, busts, award ceremonies, outings…you name it.  I promised Art a plug and here goes: Since 1979, Art Vuolo has been on the photo deck of the Michigan press box for nearly every single home game capturing, on video, the action and excitement, but most of all, the things not seen or heard on television.  He features the elements that make all the football Saturdays in Ann Arbor a true fan experience, like the tailgates, the pre-game festivities, the marching band, halftime show, special on field presentations and best of all…he offers complete games dubbed and synchronized with the Michigan radio broadcast instead of the clowns on the networks. In the mid-1970’s Vuolo produced the famous Bob Ufer albums, now on CD.  He began recording the games from radio when Bo Schembechler arrived in 1969 and nearly every game features Ufer (yes, complete Ufer games), Frank Beckmann and now Jim Brandstatter and Dan Dierdorf. He doesn’t do this to make money — Art does it to spread the love. If you want a certain game or the entire season, reach out to Art via his web site: www.vuolovideo.com, or via e-mail: artvuolo@aol.com.