Synopsis: They might be chicken but we’re the jive turkeys. No, the season is not lost but what happened last night was worse than anything that has happened in recent years – seriously – including last year’s beat down in East Lansing. Oh yes, it got ugly (ironically, mostly Chicken Little sky is falling) on WTKA on Sunday morning. A reminder to callers, please recite your fandom credentials BEFORE your rant, please. Oh, and the Twitterverse was less than kind to the current #1000SSS regime. Hope is not a strategy but..that’s my strategy. And bourbon. Peacock Trolls: Nice to know NBC Sports is reading this site…did you see that photo and a brief mention of Yost’s dog? I wonder where they got that? Hey peacocks – how about a mention or a hat tip? Just Cover – Jokes aside about the offensive production, memo to Coach Nuss—maybe slap a cover on the play card? I don’t know if there’s anything on there we don’t want the opponents to see but you can do a lot in HD these days: Mood Update: The Mood Index. Break-in reported at Ann Arbor Torch & Pitchfork around 2am EDT Sunday morning. Investigation pending. Uniform Update: White socks – the best thing out there Saturday? Also, note the away (white) Team 135 undershirts: And…
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Dr. Sap’s Decals | Notre Dame
Via Maize & Blue Nation Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis is back this season with his weekly postgame helmet stickers. Sap would do a backflip if coach Hoke decided to reinstate this tradition that Bo brought to the team in 1969. Until that day comes, Sap will bring you his game Champions who will be decorated, albeit virtually, with his helmet stickers. I’ll typically toss in the Fan Award and the Editor’s Choice (except this week b/c we sucked). OFFENSIVE CHAMPION NO DECAL – I get it, Funchess had over 100 yards receiving, but no points = No Decals for anybody on the offense. DEFENSIVE CHAMPION NO DECAL – The D played hard and was not the reason U-M lost this game, but I didn’t see any consistent play from anyone that deserved any decals. SPECIAL TEAMS CHAMPION NO DECAL – Two missed field goals early set an ominous tone for this game. You just can’t have misses like that in big road games like this. UNIFORM CHAMPION WHITE SOCKS – I saw several players wearing all white socks up to their knees – wonder if they read my post last game? That look, with the road white jerseys and white socks, is classic and timeless. Decals to all those knee-high-white-socked-M-Men!! BOB UFER FAN AWARD THOSE WHO STAYED – To those…
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TWIMFbH – The RichRod Era and To Hell With Notre Dame (2008+)
This Week..heads back to September 6, 2008 with RichRod looking for his first win in Ann Arbor against Miami, OH. For obvious reasons we quickly spin away from 2008 and take a little Notre Dame/Michigan history, specifically to the cancelation of 1910 that tossed gasoline on the rivalry: [display_podcast] You can catch all of the This Week in Michigan Football History clips here…And don’t forget to catch it live Saturday on the KeyBank Countdown to kick-off on WTKA 1050AM or inside the Bud Light Victors Lounge starting at 8am. For more on the Notre Dame Rivalry: Teaching Notre Dame Modern Football (1887) When Michigan Canceled The Notre Dame Series | 1910 Yost Gets a Dog to Get Shorty’s Goat (1910) Get Natural Enemies (by John Kryk) #THWND! Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Seeing the Call
Michigan video historian Art Vuolo was back at it Saturday. Check out this clip of the Appalachian State game, featuring the opening remarks from the new crew of Jim Brandstatter and Dan Dierdorf, along with a few calls: You can buy the full video package from the game and browse Art’s entire collection here. Speaking of Brandy and Dan D., my scientific poll of of the broadcast… …yeilded an 83% approval rating. The Detroit News’s Chris McCosky, who expected this to be a disaster, was impressed as well. Not too shabby for Volume 1. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Nifty Shades of Maize
Did Harbaugh make the Michigan helmet colors a bit darker? Read on:
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Sights & Sounds | Michigan 52, Appalachian St 14 (2014)
People needed an old-school toilet-paper toss style beatdown on someone, and I guess it helped a weensy bit that we dropped it on the source of our epic humiliation seven years ago. Still, we needed 48 more points to erase THE HORROR from memory and in fact, officially from the NCAA record books. Look it up. Beyond that, I loved seeing the gaping holes in the line, it was great to see the #1 out there and there was genuine excitement when Peppers was on the field. Looks like Jake Ryan is still getting used to the position and we need to feel him more next week. So the general sense out there—that was fun, but now let’s block & run against a real team. Check back in Saturday night. Historical Games Notes: Primarily via #1000SSS: Michigan improved its record in season openers to an impressive 111-21-3. With his three passing touchdowns, Gardner upped his career total to 37 and earned a share of the seventh spot among Michigan’s all-time leaders in the category. He is tied with Todd Collins (1991-94). Gardner also moved to ninth among U-M’s career leaders in total offense with 5,280 yards, passing Tom Brady (5,180, 1996-99). It is the 38th time in program history that U-M boasted two or more 100-yard rushers in a single…
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Dr. Sap’s Decals | Love for OC/DC
Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis is back this season with his weekly postgame helmet stickers. Sap would do a backflip if coach Hoke decided to reinstate this tradition that Bo brought to the team in 1969. Until that day comes, Sap will bring you his game Champions who will be decorated, albeit virtually, with his helmet stickers. I’ll typically toss in the Fan Award and the Editor’s Choice: OFFENSIVE CHAMPION DOUG NUSSMEIER – Yes, it was great to see Devin Gardner look so good throwing the ball. Yes, it was great to see #1 catching touchdown passes (again). Yes, it was great to see Derrick Green and De’Veon Smith run with some authority and confidence. But in my mind, ALL of this starts with the OC. Coach Nuss got the offense started on the right foot and for that he gets a decal for that offensive performance. May not have been tremendously complex, sophisticated or flashy, but it was simple, effective and confidence-boosting and that is exactly what Team 135 needed to start the season. DEFENSIVE CHAMPION GREG MATTISON – The defense just seemed and looked ready to me, today. Believe me I get it – this was Appalachian State 2014, not the 2007 version of the Mountaineers – but the defense was not lost out there. Maybe it has something…
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Game Photos | Michigan-Appalachian State (August 30, 2014)
More great work by MVictors photog Kelley Kuehne: The Funchise is officially on the Ham it Up watchlist – my man can ham. [Update: my man digs this photo:] ‘It’s like this and like that and like this, you know?’ Never gets old Legend. Love this shot – look at the awareness of these guys to head down field after the punt block… [Update: Apparently Jake Butt agrees. Hey, JBooty, how about a hat tip next time? ;) ] …and Gedeon scores Talk to the Block M, fool Play of the day – you know it! Pure Peppers. The De’Veon do-si-do Pregame Pics | Appalachian State Funchess Dons the Ace Oh Captain! My Captain! | Captain Jim Conley on WTKA TWIMFbH: Chips, the 51 Club & Beating Sweatervest McCheatypants (2003)
