I don’t have to explain how I feel about the history of this rivalry and also needless to say, it is very rough for me to watch that jug head out of town. Looking through the photos, it particularly stung seeing shots with that new section of the jug. I stood inches away when Jil Gordon painted on the score last year. You might call this the dong punch de resistance: Check out the kid holding a program. Inside there is a story this week that I wrote, particularly about the different paint jobs the jug has had over the years leading off with a mention of Jil’s work (including the photo below) on the new section last year. Now that thing is hundreds of miles away and they are doing lord-knows-what to it. Punch. Read on..(1964 team, Arena, Pomp, Mood, links and more…)
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Sights & Sounds | Michigan 34, Miami 10 (2014)
Overwhelming a hapless MAC school in the second half of a game is sorta fun, but few left Michigan Stadium Saturday with a new opinion on the direction of this team. Many of the empty seats will be occupied next Saturday when Utah visits you can bet. To the Sights and Sounds: Big Jon – Always great to see Jon Falk in the house – even if it is upstairs on not on the sideline: Pomp: Several items out there Saturday: SSB? – The band celebrated the 200th year of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. Nerd nit: And 200 years later the scoreboard doesn’t show the proper punctuation when they display the lyrics to the song. At half the band either spelled out LIBERTY or LETHARGY, it wasn’t clear from on high. Nevertheless, here’s Big house the beautiful pregame: Not from THERE. Miami band displayed a “NOT COLUMBUS” banner on the opening number before playing THE VICTORS. Pandering? Guilty. Do I Love it? Guilty. Capacity – Two minutes before kickoff, sparse in the student section and the unsold whatever-we-call-it section just north of the students: Booing – There were some loud BOOs in the 2nd quarter and the crowd was obviously frustrated. I’m not a big BOO-bird when given the opportunity, and no, I’d never boo college players. …
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Sights & Sounds: Sweep Tight ! (Michigan 79, Michigan State 70)
Broom and Boom: We got you in Hoops, Ice Dancing and Jinxes. (Oh, and embroidery). Pres-elect Schlissel getting a tour from U-M Marketing chief Hunter Lochmann. Timmy Hardaway in the house representing and showing off his extra long digits. D Funch giving Stauskas some pointers during pregame Clean Several NBA Scouts on hand, here are a few looking over whatever they look at. They must have been drooling over Payne. I told one of them that #Levert was a pure athlete. Reply: “Yes he is.” “AP…Why do they call me the Angry Midget? Why?” Jon Falk! His last day officially on the job is coming up! :( Maize Rage feeling it! They joined the dance team for a spicy little routine during the game. Capt. Jake Ryan with Laura Hoke as Coach Mattison looks on. Scoop: at this pace no chance Jake’s flowing locks return for ‘14. There is a lot going on here, all good to me. Beilein going ballistic after the blocking call in front of him – he wasn’t alone. My pal Jil Gordon representing! Zack Novak Attack (was was Back) Happy Coach Happy Coach part II. “This happens all the time guys. Just like this.” Staus-KISS! – that’s pure $CAN right…
