• Introducing Jim Harbaugh (Photos)

    December 30, 2014 /

     Photos from the introduction of Jim Harbaugh as the new Michigan head football coach, from Crisler Center: Harbaugh taking a break from family time to deliver Blue Steel.  Or is that Magnum?  Either way, after he gave me this look I had no choice but to split.  And update: the winner on Twitter goes to Ace (/sigh): Runner up:  weeee: Hackett’s “maize” watch.  Lovely timepiece but not sure that’s a color tone I want to see on my beloved helmet or uniform.     Harbs crushed more Diet Cokes than John Daly, probably to help soothe that raspy throat.  Also note the U-M Club of Detroit M ring.     Lloyd Carr showed respect by rocking the khakis.   Saint Hackett Coach Carr and Captain Jansen   More stuff later on.   Related: Beautiful Day Will the Decals Return? Jim Harbaugh’s Top 5 Games at Michigan A Million Bites of Crow Follow MVictors on Twitter

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  • Jim Harbaugh | Full Opening Press Conference Transcript

    December 30, 2014 /

    All the press conference pics here Via mgoblue.com: Michigan Interim Athletic Director Jim Hackett Opening statement … “It’s great to be with all of you today. I want to welcome all the people who have come from all over the place to report this news. I want to single out some people here who are quite special and made a special effort to join us. You heard we have former coaches from Michigan in Lloyd Carr, Gary Moeller and Jerry Hanlon. The Michigan faithful will always stop to shake their hands and thank them for all they have done over the years for this great university. Let me do that as well as they unselfishly helped me in thinking through this coaching transition. All of these gentlemen coached under the late, great Glenn E. “Bo” Schembechler and with a simple phone call, we have Bo’s wife, Kathy Schembechler, here who made a huge effort during holiday break and snowstorms in Denver to join in this celebration today. Thank you, Kathy. “We also have here today Michigan regents Kathy White, Larry Deitch and Andrew Richner, all of whom have been so helpful in the process we constructed that resulted in this great hire. And while I am mentioning the top leadership at the University, let me also thank our president Mark…

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  • Will the Decals Return?

    December 28, 2014 /

    So if Harbaugh is indeed introduced next week, a big question for Michigan uniform mavens concerns whether #4 will re-introduce the helmet decals.  Bo actually invented the concept while at Miami, and brought them to Ann Arbor in 1969.  Here’s a brief run down of the stickers over the years thanks to Dr. Sap: You’ll note above that the decals actually took a break in the mid-1980s during Harbaugh’s tenure, but did indeed return for his final two seasons, including his captaincy in 1986.  We also know that Coach Harbaugh used them in Palo Alto: Coach Hoke was asked about this by Wojo back in 2011 and obviously nothing happened, but with Harbaugh?   You’d have to think there’s a good chance we’ll see them on the field in 2015.  What do you think? [poll id=”72”] Update:  Amani Toomer chimes in with authority: Related: Harbaugh’s Top 5 games while at Michigan The full U-M uniform timeline can be found here. Follow MVictors on Twitter

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  • A Million Bites of Crow, It Looks Like Harbaugh

    December 27, 2014 /

    With current odds on Harbaugh to Michigan lingering between 99% and 105%, time to repost this sharp take from yrs truly back in 2007: Hey at least I backed off a billion, man. Bo on Coach HarbaughThat was post was in 2007, after Harbaugh took over at Stanford and a few months after his comments about his academic experience at Michigan that resulted in some unfriendly fire between he, Mike Hart, and Lloyd Carr.   That’s probably one of those things people around here like to say wouldn’t have happened had Bo still been around, and that’s tough to argue. Speaking of Bo, on the eve of the 100th game between Ohio State and U-M in 2003 he was asked about the idea of Harbaugh’s coaching future.  Harbs was apparently discussed for an opening at Eastern Michigan and here are Bo’s comments via mgoblue.com:

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