You may have heard that several members of the fabled 1973 team were in town this weekend. Thanks to my pal and artist Jil Gordon, who attended the reception on Saturday, and ‘73 team member Geoff Steger (Bo’s Wolf–see the Bentley roster), I’m able to share a few details: Background and FridaySteger and ‘73 LG Gary Hainrihar started the planning about a year ago, knowing that this season would mark the 40th anniversary of the famed 1973 squad. On Friday afternoon they received a tour of Schembechler Hall, the Glick, the new lockers, etc. According to Treger, “It was quite an eye opener for many of the guys who had not seen [the facilities].” That night many headed to Fraser’s Pub. Treger: “That’s where we hung out when we were students. We probably should have bought that place—we’ve spent so much money there over the years. We’ve been going there back 40 years now and it really hasn’t changed. Although they got rid of the bowling machine—we were kind of disappointed they got rid of that.” [Ed. Urgent– I need to understand more about this bowling machine!] Saturday ScrimmageThey attended Saturday’s scrimmage and Hoke invited them down to the field to meet the team afterward. Steger: “Hoke introduced us and talked about the importance of the Michigan tradition. Brady is…
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Phil Brabbs & the Righteous Ratty Shoe
Eleven years ago this Saturday coach Lloyd Carr summoned Phil Brabbs onto the field. Seconds later he punched his ticket to Michigan Football’s Valhalla as his 44-and-a-half yard kick sailed true and sunk Washington 31-29. Phil was mobbed by his teammates, you hugged the person next to you and probably spilled a few things. Life was good.
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1964 Season | Michigan Ticket Stub Archive
The purpose of this site is to provide a visual database of University of Michigan ticket stubs (and related game memorabilia) through the years. Thanks collectors Jack Briegel, Ken Magee (of Ann Arbor Sports Memorabilia), and Greg Kinney & Brian Williams at the U-M Bentley Historical Library. And finally a hat tip to Brian Powers the original curator of a now-defunct site called ticketmuseum.com. To submit any updates please contact me. vs. Air ForceSaturday September 26, 1964Michigan 24, Air Force 7Attendance: 69,888 ________________________________________________________________________________________ vs. NavySaturday October 3, 1964Michigan 21, Navy 0Attendance: 70,608 [link to ebay..] [insert ad named “ticketbottom.gif”]
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Legends Update: Avery #11 (Wisterts), Funchess #87 (Kramer!), Gallon #21 (Desmond), #98 ???
Uniform Timeline updated.. Via U-M Media Relations: U-M’s Avery, Funchess, Gallon to Don Michigan Football Legends Jerseys ANN ARBOR, Mich. — University of Michigan head football coach Brady Hoke announced today (Tuesday, Aug. 27) that senior defensive back Courtney Avery(Mansfield, Ohio/Lexington), sophomore tight end Devin Funchess (Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison) and fifth-year senior wide receiver Jeremy Gallon(Apopka, Fla./Apopka) will don Michigan Football Legends numbers this season. Avery, a team co-captain and three-year letterman, will wear No. 11 in honor of Francis, Albert and Alvin Wistert. The Wisterts, one of the great Michigan athletic families in school history, each wore the No. 11 jersey for the Michigan football program. All three brothers played tackle, were selected consensus All-Americans and were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and Michigan Hall of Honor. Funchess, who was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team in 2012 after totaling 15 receptions for 234 yards and five touchdowns, will wear Ron Kramer’s No. 87 jersey for the remainder of his career. Kramer was a two-time consensus All-American (1955-56) and a three-time All-Big Ten first-team selection (1954-56). He was a standout two-way player at offensive and defensive end, and also saw time at running back, quarterback, kicker and receiver. The former Green Bay Packers All-Pro tight end was a nine-time letterman in…
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Tom Brady Discusses Michigan Visit (WEEI audio)
[ed 8/26: Updated the file – wasn’t playing for some. Try it now.] From WEEI in Boston, several minutes of Tom Brady talking about his recent stop in Ann Arbor, his comment on being named U-M captain being his greatest accomplishment, the experience speaking to the team, why he hasn’t been back (briefly), on his visit to the facilities “the basketball arena was unbelievable!”, why he chose Michigan and much more. Clip: Trimmed and queued up to the relevant section: [display_podcast] H/T: John Kryk Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Redeem These Men
Did you catch this on Twitter? Love it. Yes, this season will mark the 40th anniversary of the famed 10-10 tie in The Game that spawned the infamous 6-4 vote by athletic directors that sent the Bucks to Pasadena. The theme of the words by the veterans? Just a guess: /finish the job /don’t get in a position where others dictate your fate /get to the Rose Bowl /we’re with you and we’ll be watching /redeem us /we’ll talk again in Pasadena. On his birthday, perhaps QB Dennis Franklin, who’s injury in the OSU game may have swayed the vote, was there delivering the message? Dunno – trying to get a few more details. In addition looks like there’s a documentary on the way about the game and the aftermath. I hope they tracked down Kryk before closing production. H/T: Thread on mgoblog Follow MVictors on Twitter
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The Space Between
So the WSJ posted a piece [We Have a Basketball Team?] comparing the the lack of success of the Nebraska hoops program vis a vis the Cornhusker football team. Since I have a string of posts going mentioning the name Fielding H. Yost, I’ll note that in 1898 Yost was the head coach in Lincoln and led the Huskers to an 8-3 record, their first eight win season in history. The Huskers hold the distinction of having the biggest discrepancy between winning percentages between these two major programs, a gap of +.173 (football minus basketball). In the same piece they cite your Wolverines as having the second biggest gap. Details: But..when you’re talking about the team with the all-time highest winning percentage of all the teams to ever to play this collegiate sport, it’s not shocking to say there’s a decent gap between Michigan football and Michigan sport X. Next, the source of the data is the NCAA. It’s probably safe to assume their .579 all-time hoops winning % factors for the NCAA-vacated games, but the WSJ didn’t mention that. Yes, vacated means vacated and the NCAA is awesome and all that—but it was probably worth mentioning with a *. I checked with U-M media relations, they actually have the official winning % (factoring for the NCAA sanctions) at .578…
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80 Years Today…The Real Jug Returns!
Many of you know the story—For those who don’t read on. For those who do, skip to the bottom for a little Jug update. PANIC(!) erupted in mid-September 1931. The coveted Little Brown Jug, the symbol of the Michigan-Minnesota rivalry, vanished from the U-M Administration building. A frantic search ensued sending media relations man Phil Pack (think of a vintage Bruce Madej) all over town chasing leads. Based on a tip Pack even searched a few cider mills..but those visits proved fruitless. /wink Then, on November 19, 1931, the very same week of the Minnesota game that season, a car pulled up to the Tuomy Hills gas station (now the Bearclaw Coffee at the corner of Washtenaw and Stadium) with four men wearing “dark goggles.” One of the disguised passengers rolled out a jug onto the pavement & it was scooped up by gas station attendant K.D. Smith. While initial reports were skeptical of the authenticity of the crock, which was said to have been “freshly painted”, Fielding H. Yost himself inspected it and said it was indeed the real McCoy. A local sports writer said Yost was full of it, calling it “a clever imitation.” Michigan retained the jug in 1931 but then headed back to Minneapolis in 1932. Yost went along on the trip (Harry Kipke coached the…
