Former U-M media relations legend Bruce Madej guest hosted in studio with Ira on WTKA this morning. They were joined mid-morning by WXYZ sports director Tom Leyden who shared a few stories, notably this recap, perhaps never shared before, around his first hand experience of the events when Bo Schembechler passed away back in 2006: [display_podcast] Whoa! And when you deliver a U-M football story that Madej hasn’t heard, you know you’ve got something. H/T to GN for passing this along. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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1867-1939 | Michigan Football Uniform Timeline
The Michigan Football uniform changes from the period between 1879-1939. For all uniform changes prior to 1970, the rules change - If I have a compelling photo of an actual jersey (or portion of a jersey) over this period, I will include it in the timeline even if it didn’t mark a particular change in design or new feature.
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Michigan Helmet Stickers with Jon Falk
Bo era savant Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis recently caught up with Jon Falk to get down and dirty on the decals. And if you are wondering when this site is going to stop talking about helmet decals, the answer is NEVER.
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Bo Juggles the Jug (1987)
More great stuff from the Dr. Sap Archives. Check out Bo in the locker room following Michigan’s 30-20 win over the Gophers in 1987: Jug tossing is NOT recommended but consider Bo pardoned from this Jugologist. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Watching Whiskey Go (1969)
I’ve heard a lot about the dogs Whiskey and Brandy providing Michigan Stadium some ball-chasing entertainment over the years, but I’m not sure I’d seen a video clip. Via the Dr. Sap Archives from halftime of the epic 1969 Ohio State game
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Harbaugh joins Mike & Mike (ESPN audio)
JH joined M&M. Harbaugh didn’t remind Golic that he was in the Notre Dame ass-kicking business, although he did keep them waiting for a few minutes to start the interview: Audio: [display_podcast] Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Harbaugh: The Legacy Hired Gun
Since the turn of the last century, as I see it the Michigan coaching hires have fallen into 2 buckets: Legacy Hires > under the Michigan Man umbrella, these are guys with playing and/or coaching experience in Ann Arbor before they took over. (And FWIW a lack of outside heading coaching success). Hired Guns > gents with head coaching “success” (let’s call it .550 or better) at other college programs but no previous coaching or playing experience at U-M. Harbaugh is the first hire that really falls on both sides of this divide, having had both college (& NFL for that matter) head coaching success along with U-M ties as a player and alumnus. A breakdown*: * I removed George Little who kinda/sorta coached U-M for one season in 1924 while Yost took a breather, and ok if I moved the Mendoza line for “success” down to .500 Hoke gets a check. A few thoughts: Of the 4 Hired Guns, I think Ivan Maisel of ESPN got it right, comparing this hire to that of Fritz Crisler who won two national titles at Princeton before taking over in Ann Arbor: For one thing, Harbaugh is the most successful head coach Michigan has hired since it swiped Fritz Crisler from Princeton in 1938. All Crisler did in 10 seasons in Ann…
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Jim Harbaugh & the Love Bug
Via the U-M Bentley History Library, from the September 1986 issue of the Ann Arbor News…coach Jim Harbaugh: He’s seated on the back bumper of his old “fender-flapping VW.” Bo knew about Harbaugh’s sled and, umm, didn’t care for it: “The car Harbaugh has should not be allowed on the streets.” Follow MVictors on Twitter
