We covered a lot of ground including the odd origins of the Paul Bunyan Trophy (the nine foot wooden sculpture awarded to the winner of the Michigan-Michigan State game since 1953). And why Michigan fans have never really cared for it until now. We also touched on the 2020 Minnesota game, the Little Brown Jug (naturally), the fickle mood of Michigan fans and much more.
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More Game Photos (Michigan 42, Penn State 7)
MORE....game photos from Saturday from my photog for the day, Mark Kolanowski. Features - Rashan Gary, Chase Winovich, James Franklin, DPJ, Shea Patterson, more..
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Plus Interest – Sights & Sounds (Michigan 42, Penn State 7)
Sights and sounds from Michigan Stadium following the dominant 42-7 victory over Penn State. Thoughts on Chris Webber's return, on whether James Franklin is a jerk, a Mood update, a new tradition(?), historical notes and more.
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Posing Like Paul – Sights & Sounds (Michigan 21, Michigan State 7)
Sights & Sounds from Saturday's big one, including an assessment of the pregame kerfuffle, Karan Higdon making history, a little luck and Grant Perry's underrated defensive moment. Read on.
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A Banner Day – Bronco Champions | Dr. Sap’s Decals
Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis is a Schembechler-era savant and once again he’ll be diligently handing out his postgame helmet stickers after each game. Sap has pored over hours and hours of U-M games over several decades, and in these posts he’s able to tie the present to the past. I encourage you to subscribe to Dr. Sap on YouTube, or follow Sap on Twitter: By Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis I’m still on cloud nine after today – and it wasn’t the fact that Michigan responded with a decisive win. I’ll explain my euphoric state shortly, but first things, first – let’s award some helmet stickers! OFFENSIVE CHAMPION – If Bo Schembechler were still around, he would have said that, “Michigan played like Michigan, today!” The old coach would have been right, once again. The offense looked sharp, decisive and confident. None more than the QB, Shea Patterson, in my opinion. Not only did he throw three TD’s, he displayed tremendous ball accuracy & placement with his throws and he looked much more comfortable running the offense this week against Western Michigan. I get it, WMU is no ND, but Bo always said that a TEAM improves the most from the first game to the second and that sure was the case today. It was great to see #2 put the ball right on the…