Giggsy So…this caused a bit a stir last night: EXCLUSIVE: Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool will be among 8 top European teams playing in 12 cities in the 2014 International Champions Cup. The participating teams that will be officially announced on Tuesday are Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City, AC Milan, AS Roma, Liverpool, Inter Milan and Olympiacos. The games will be played in 12 cities across the United States — Dallas, Washington DC, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Denver, Miami, Phoenix, Charlotte, Ann Arbor, Hartford, New York and Philadelphia. The tentative schedule for matches July 26 through August 4 is as follows. Note that the schedule is subject to change, and has not been confirmed. The official announcement will be made on Tuesday. The Ann Arbor match would pit Manchester United and Real Madrid, as the report notes unofficially and tentatively on Saturday August 2: I haven’t seen any other confirmation of this and a tweet to @DaveBrandonAD asking for confirmation is resting broken hearted with no reply. Your thoughts? [poll id=70] Stay tuned. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Live and Re-Live (MSU game video)
Heads up on a cool product from media legend Art Vuolo. As mentioned on this site before, Art has created a bunch of Michigan-related products available including complete games dubbed and synchronized with the Michigan radio broadcast (including Ufer) instead of the clowns at ESPN/ABC/or NBC fergodsakes – and he often includes extra features. His latest product is the video of the last week’s U-M/Michigan State hoops triumph with Matt Shepard’s radio call. Per Art he added, “TONS of post game video from the BTN plus coach and player interviews with TV news from Detroit’s channel 2, 4 and 7. Plus a BTN Nik Stauskas Profile.” Clip: Interested? Contact Art (artvuolo@aol.com) or check out his website here. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Wire Photo Wednesday : Smooth Swing, Smooth Ride
The second edition of #WPW. If you’ve got any cool wire photos in your personal collection and would like to see them in a future post send them along. Johnny Smooth… – A sweet shot of Michigan golf legend John Fischer’s swing, NCAA individual title champion in 1932 and he later won the 1936 U.S. Amateur (which golf fans know is a big fricking deal – and even more so back then). Serenity NOW COACH! – In the aftermath of Woody slugging Clemson’s Charlie Bauman, here’s a look at Buckeye Ken Fritz trying to calm the old boy down. Take the Field – An awesome shot of Bo leading out the troops, presumably before a spring practice/media day event. Smooth Bennie – When you are the greatest athlete U-M has ever seen they put you outside the Ferry Field football gates in a fresh sled and take your photo. Even in 1927. Related:* Wire Photo Wednesday – Edition 1 – Bo cuts the cake, the Ferry Field Clubhouse and the all-Whites Follow MVictors on Twitter
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The Worst Michigan Daily Story of All-Time
Don't read this unless you are ready to cringe, friend:
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Bacon-Wrapped Big House
Via the Bacon Blog, John U.’s segment for the NHL Network wrapping a little flavor around Michigan Stadium: You can also clips Bacs breaking down the Winter Classic here FWIW. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Wire Photo Wednesday
eBay provides a seemingly never-ending flow of classic photos featuring historic Michigan figures or scenes. Today here are a few favorites after scanning the auction site: The Cake of Victory – Bo’s men famously cut down Ohio 24-12 in 1969 and soon after, apparently the Ann Arbor Quarterbacks Club had Schembechler slice up this victory cake. Ferry Facility – A very cool shot of the athletics “Club House” facility outside Ferry Field. Via the U-M Bentley Historical Library: A “club house,” or locker room, located at the east end of Ferry Field, was completed in time for the 1912 football season. Previously the Michigan and visiting teams used the locker rooms in Waterman Gym on the north edge of campus, making the almost one mile trek along State Street before and after games. The building, designed in the style of an old English club house by the Detroit architectural firm of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, provided separate locker room facilities for home and visiting teams as well as offices and lecture rooms for the Michigan coaches, as well as a lounge area. Total cost of the club house and equipment was $37,000. Now known as the Marie Hartwig Building, the former club house currently houses the Ticket Office, Sports Information Office, Development Office and other Athletic Department…
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Game 1 On: It’s Hockey Night at the Coliseum (1/13/1923)
On this day in 1923 give a hearty cheers to the unofficial birth of the Michigan ice hockey program. As beautifully chronicled in John U. Bacon’s Blue Ice, the long road for fans of the sport on campus culminated on this day 91 years ago as Michigan took on Wisconsin at The Coliseum. U-M’s Eddie Kahn netted the first goal in team history, and it was Robert Anderson who tallied the game winner in overtime for the 2-1 victory. Sharing a few quotes from Blue Ice that Bacs pulled from the Michigan Daily: “Hockey is a game that nine-tenths of the students have never seen, and could not be persuaded to attend,” one student wrote, in a piece that is almost as accurate today as it was when the anonymous student wrote it eight decades ago. “There are many others, however, who will turn out for the first game. This last class will be the one that will furnish the hockey following, for few people who have ever seen a game have failed to become confirmed enthusiasts. It is a sport that combines the science of football, the combination demands of basketball and the individual skill of baseball, with a speed that belongs to hockey alone.” “Above all other attributes of the game itself, the greatest reason why the Coliseum…
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The Nussie File
[Ed. Per unnamed source, they called him “Nussie” at Lakeridge High. The rest of the story via U-M Media Relations..] Hoke Names Doug Nussmeier as Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach ANN ARBOR, Mich. – University of Michigan head football coach Brady Hoke announced today (Thursday, Jan. 9) the hiring of Doug Nussmeier as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Wolverines. Nussmeier comes to Ann Arbor after spending the past two seasons in the same capacity at the University of Alabama. “Doug is a highly respected offensive coordinator and has earned a reputation as being a great mentor to quarterbacks, specifically, where he’s coached Pro Bowlers, top NFL draft choices and Heisman trophy finalists,” said Hoke. “Doug has been successful at every coaching stop with his balanced and explosive offenses, and he brings national championship experience. He is an excellent addition to our coaching staff and football program, and we are excited to have Doug, Christi and their children join the Michigan family.” “I am extremely excited to join the University of Michigan and work with Brady Hoke, the staff and players,” said Nussmeier. “I’m proud of what we accomplished in two seasons at Alabama, and I owe a great deal to Coach Saban for that opportunity. Michigan is a program I’ve always had deep respect for, and I’m looking…
