A big win in Happy Valley for the Wolverines and for the first time since 1997, Michigan has won ALL of their B1G Road Games – can you believe that? That shows you the type of effort involved and how special this team is. Speaking of Special – let’s take a look at your Champions. SPECIAL TEAMS CHAMPION – Most of the time, Special Teams will flip the field with a long punt. Saturday, Jourdan Lewis not only flipped the field, he flipped momentum in the game at a most critical time. While Penn State settled for a field goal to make it a 5-point game midway through the 4th quarter, Lewis’s 55-yard kickoff return set the table for Michigan to ice the game. While the Wolverines’ Special Teams were not exactly stellar all game, this return erased the block punt earlier in the contest and provided a much-needed spark. OFFENSIVE TEAM CHAMPION – Jake Rudock is the man! Plain and simple. We are seeing now, what Jim Harbaugh saw in #15 months ago. Calm. Cool. Accurate. Heady. Sure, he fumbled and threw a pick when he locked onto a receiver in the game, but he is starting to play Brian Griese-esque. He makes good decisions and my gosh is he accurate! I’m not saying he is flawless but “Dad” as the…
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Introducing Jim Harbaugh (Photos)
Photos from the introduction of Jim Harbaugh as the new Michigan head football coach, from Crisler Center: Harbaugh taking a break from family time to deliver Blue Steel. Or is that Magnum? Either way, after he gave me this look I had no choice but to split. And update: the winner on Twitter goes to Ace (/sigh): Runner up: weeee: Hackett’s “maize” watch. Lovely timepiece but not sure that’s a color tone I want to see on my beloved helmet or uniform. Harbs crushed more Diet Cokes than John Daly, probably to help soothe that raspy throat. Also note the U-M Club of Detroit M ring. Lloyd Carr showed respect by rocking the khakis. Saint Hackett Coach Carr and Captain Jansen More stuff later on. Related: Beautiful Day Will the Decals Return? Jim Harbaugh’s Top 5 Games at Michigan A Million Bites of Crow Follow MVictors on Twitter