I had the pleasure to write today’s #MichiganComic for Scott and the illustrious ‘The Blockhams’ series. Thanks for the opp, Scott! Follow The Blockhams on Twitter
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5+2 (Pep and lil’ Wood)
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1984 Holiday Bowl Avenged! | Dr Sap’s Decals
For those of you who weren’t old enough to endure the no-holding-calls-ever-made-against-BYU-1984-Holiday-Bowl-disaster, this shutout avenged some of that bitter taste. So you’ll have to excuse me if I enjoy this 31-0 shutout just a little more than any other win this year. Alright, enough of that – here are your BYU-1st-shutout-of-the-year-Champions: OFFENSIVE CHAMPION – Could have gone several ways here, (OBJ Darboh, De’Veon Smith, heck, O-Line for that matter), but I’m going with the guy under center – Jake Rudock. Sure, I loved seeing a Michigan QB RUN for two touchdowns, but it was WAAAY more than that. He looked comfortable running the offense. He threw the ball well downfield – in part to the kick-start provided by OBJ Darboh – and he had no turnovers against the Cougars. Do you realize his turnovers have gone down each game this year? Utah (3), Oregon State (2), UNLV (1) and now BYU (0). Umm – I’ll take that ANY DAY! DEFENSIVE CHAMPION – Last week I mentioned that Channing Stribling set the tone on D with his early INT. This week, the D-LINE came out and made a statement against BYU. Seemed like each series there was a different guy getting penetration and that is a good sign! When BYU had only completed 2 passes in the first half, I thought…
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Media Day: Miscellanea and Photos
Quick takes from media day: 1. I thought the idea of having 5 kids ask questions during the press conference was a bad idea—but it turned out to be pretty fun, cute, and at times, actually a little interesting. Well done #1000SSS. 2. The Harbaugh highlight was old #4 himself coordinating the team photo – from calling out the order of where guys would sit, to the spacing, to where they should put their hands, etc., etc. It was classic. I sat there and watched the whole thing. 3. Peppers is a beast. 4. Uniform notes: The players appeared to be wearing last years’ jersey and the 2015 maize pants. The pants were clearly a darker shade of maize. Just a guess, but the jerseys will follow the same tone. Speaking of the 2014 jerseys, they deliberately put a blue patch over the big block M above the nameplate (see Morris below). Hmm. I’m guessing the block M over the name plate won’t return in 2015.
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2015 Spring Game Photos
A few shots from Saturday thanks to MVictors photographer Kelley Kuehne. Desmond Morgan with the interception Coach Harbaugh has a few more plays left in him More after the jump !
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Pregame Pics | Appalachian State
In and around the gridiron before from this fine morning: The obligatory Peppers No Horror part Deux, thank you The new radio duo loving it. And P.S., I shook Dierdorf’s giant hand and now I can barely type this The inside of the mascot head smells like Doritos, Jagermeister and shattered dreams. (HT: Sklars) The Funchise — surprised everyone by coming out in the COVETED #1. His statement here. Uniform timeline will be updated. The block M nosebumper made it on the field, Uniform Timeline will be updated. First change to the bumper since 1985 when MICHIGAN replaced the helmet manufacturer in that slot. NOTHING wrong with seeing that name roam the west sideline Follow MVictors on Twitter
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How Bo Nabbed the #1 High School QB | Storytime with Dr. Sap
In honor of National Signing Day 2014, Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis is back with a little story of how Bo nabbed the nation’s #1 quarterback. A few hours ago one of the nation’s top recruits, Jabrill Peppers, sent over his LOI and Michigan fans from coast to coast rejoiced. Did you know there was a time when Bo Schembechler landed the nation’s top high school quarterback? This quarterback was so talented (4.5 speed and a cannon for an arm) that every major college wanted him. By most accounts, he was the #2 overall high school recruit in the entire country. But there was just one problem – he wasn’t exactly sold on going to Michigan. Bill McCartney was assigned the recruiting responsibility to bring him to Ann Arbor but the QB had his mind made up – he was going to go to (/gasp!) Michigan State. The Spartans had just beaten Bo a few years earlier in Michigan Stadium and MSU’s passing scheme was exactly the type of offense this recruit wanted to play in. When Coach Mac reported back to Bo that he couldn’t change this prized recruit’s mind, The General realized it was time for this QB to have a face to face with Coach Schembechler. Bo went to this player’s high school and waited for him in…
