I watched the players come out of the tunnel to the ice last Saturday and at the time I was surprised as it appeared as the first few guys, including the goalies, didn’t bother to hit the GO BLUE banner. I listened to the Red Berenson Show (recap or full audio) on Tuesday and heard Shawn Hunwick tell Ira and co-host John U. Bacon about touching it, and more specifically, how he touched it with his stick. I didn’t doubt him—he pitched a shutout in front of 113K, why lie?– but I went ahead and pored through my photos from Saturday. Trust but verify says me. Voila:
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Hanging a Piece of Yost West (1989)
It’s Friday and the NCAA Hockey playoffs commence today. Michigan of course gets into it against Bemidji State tomorrow night in Fort Fun. By now we all know the story of the Wolverines’ heroic run into the postseason and readers of the Wall Street Journal even got clued in today. While the improbable run got started at home against Lake State, the first sign that something special might be afoot occurred up in East Lansing when mobs of Wolverine fans took over Munn and watched the Blue sweep the Spartans out of the tournament and ended MSU’s season. Here’s a chance to take something else out of Munn, check out this 1989 CCHA play-off Champion banner up for auction for a mere $4,000: The auction ends April 1st. I’m not sure what you’d do with the banner, but for $4,000 I’m guessing you can do much better. It’s certainly a cool item for a Spartan fan’s man cave but paying anything over $300 seems like a stretch. (Heck, for 4 large you could probably hire Ryan Miller come to your house…and fire tape-ball wristers at him in your basement for a few hours).
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Ohio State – Pregame (Photos)
A few of the sights and sounds from the pregame Saturday. Beastly Jake Long returns to the Big House for the game: CNN Chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta represented. He was only asked 39 times if he had a prescription for the Wolverines’ woes: A look at the Ohio State throwback uniform and the Buckeye stare drill: This Buckeye band member got tuckered out in the middle of the script Ohio and decided to take a knee on the Michigan sideline: 1969 team take the field, you can also see a video here: Zoltan and parents: Team getting ready to come out, check out Brandon Minor in streets on the left (with towel covering some type of brace on his shoulder): Sweetness Melanie Collins of the Big Ten Network swung by our tailgate (hosted by Kristen and Todd Mitchell) to get some footage for their Big Ten Cookout show: You’ve no doubt seen quite a few pics and videos of the M Club banner. Here’s kind of a unique perspective from right past the banner. I actually felt a strong breeze as they rushed by: Recent Posts Ohio State Game Notes Hit CTRL-Z Ohio State – Pregame (Photos) 1969 Wolverines Take the field Fare Thee Well
