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  • GO BLUE banner 1969

    A Banner Idea (1962) | This Week In Michigan Football History

    November 9, 2018 /

    This week we head back to this day in 1962, as head coach Bump Elliott and his struggling Wolverines were about to get an unexpected boost as they faced Illinois in Ann Arbor. The idea led to one of the great modern Michigan traditions: the M Club, GO BLUE banner

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