So this is an update for 2018. The support columns that adorn the inside concourses of Michigan Stadium now feature a new set of large prints honoring U-M greats: As I understand it, here’s the list of players honored on the columns: Tom Brady Steve Breaston Jake Butt Tom Curtis Brandon Graham Jim Harbaugh Mike Hart Chad Henne Jon Jansen Jourdan Lewis Zoltan Mesko Mark Messner Jamie Morris Jabrill Peppers Garrett Rivas Denard Robinson Ron Simpkins Anthony Thomas LaMarr Woodley
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Righteous Debuts (Winged Helmet, Michigan Stadium)
The first of October is a special day in Michigan lore. Two major milestones occurred on this day, eleven years apart: October 1, 1927. The first game was in a sparkling new Michigan stadium, where U-M thumped Ohio Wesleyan 33-0. Later that season temporary stands (borrowed from Ferry Field) were added to accommodate the crowds for the Navy and Ohio State games. Here’s a look at a pristine Big House: October 1, 1938. Fritz Crisler took the whistle on the western sideline for the first time on this day in 1938, and this was the debut of the iconic winged helmet: And thanks to the Michigan History Calendar, we also know that it was on this day in 1932 that the football program earned win #300 – a 26-0 shutout of Michigan State College in Ann Arbor. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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North End Zone vs. South End Zone – Biggest Moments in Michigan Stadium (recent) History
In your Michigan football experience, which M stadium endzone has more memorable TDs #goblue
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Freshman Quarters
Via a piece in the Portland Tribune: In the bowels are meeting room, training rooms and team locker rooms. The Wolverines have separate locker rooms for the freshmen and upperclassmen, a throwback to the Bo Schembechler era. “Bo wanted the freshmen to be by themselves for a year so they could become a very tight group,” Ablauf says. “The idea was, that would benefit them by the time they’re seniors and leaders on the team. We got away from that when the renovation happened in 2010. When Coach Harbaugh came in, he re-established the separate locker rooms.” Interesting. Don’t think I’d heard that, and despite personally being in the in the bowels (including the main locker room) for media day, I don’t recall seeing a separate area. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Real Madrid vs. Manchester United | Sights & Sounds from Michigan Stadium (2014)
Rooney turns on one in the first half (MVictors photo) Quick hitters: What an awesome event. For all the beatings #1000SSS has taken lately, hats off to Hunter Lochmann and Dave Brandon for putting this together. Strongly feel we need to keep using this facility for events like this. Fielding Yost would have loved this. I was naive to think there’d be a big overlap between Michigan football fans and this event. Wrong, this was a completely different crowd and demographic. Evidence: The traffic mess..but not because NB Ann Arbor-Saline was closed. It was because of the noobs. From the east folks figured the best way to get to the stadium was down M-14 to downtown. From the south, the masses went to the Washtenaw exit off of 23 – which IIRC is where the signs tell you to go. Yikes. Backups started 3-4 hours before the game. The Wave..your old lame friend The Wave was spun up in the first half but..it was actually kind of cool. No, not because the wave is cool, but because unofficially 99.4% of the crowd participated and screamed like girls. It felt like 1989. Languages..circling the field I think I heard 7-8 different languages. Newsflash: Ronaldo is indeed one handsome cat. And it was pretty cool when he stepped down on the field…
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Bacon-Wrapped Big House
Via the Bacon Blog, John U.’s segment for the NHL Network wrapping a little flavor around Michigan Stadium: You can also clips Bacs breaking down the Winter Classic here FWIW. Follow MVictors on Twitter
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CMU Game Photos (Michigan 59, Central Michigan 9)
Game action from Saturday. Also check out pregame shots here, and sights/sounds here. A big thanks to photog Kelley Kuehne for the great work today. Leading off—we celebrate Michigan Football: And now you are blocked..setting up Joe R’s TD T Rawls and Freddy J talking about the 5 points of pressure on the pigskin Honey Funchess of Oats dropping the stiff arm as a Chip tries to strip the ball Spider-Chip, Spider-Chip, does whatever a Spider-Chip does. Do they make tearaway bicep bands? Fourth and Short…and you get NOTHING! GOOD DAY SIR! Capt. Gordon with the block – love this one More after the jump including Derrick Green, a greasy pigskin, Fitz and more:
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Legends of the Ann Arbor Fall
One more addition to the 2012 U-M Holiday Gift list for fans, a special offer from artist Ben McCready: This historic commemorative print features a capacity Michigan Stadium crowd with a distinctive Block M background. Ringing the stadium are dramatic depictions of Harmon, Carter, Chappuis, Oosterbaan, Kramer and Howard. McCready shared some background on how this came to be: This print was issued by the athletic department in 1997 and was featured in every home game program that year. For the past decade or so I have been donating prints every year to children who are patients at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and to the University of Michigan athletic department. The renovation of Michigan Stadium sparked a renewed interest in the prints and I have decided to make them available again at a special price with a portion of the proceeds going to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Price? A special offer from McCready: * $50 for the large, Limited Edition Print * $25 for a signed, smaller print. More info here. Follow MVictors on Twitter
