A colossal beatdown of the Cornhuskers put the lads, and the entire M fanbase, in a good mood. We break down the game, the weekend that was, peek ahead at the Gophers and Dooley's beloved Little Brown Jug:
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Nebraska Pre-Game Photos (including B. Dunn for the recruitniks)
Posting a few photos before the laptop dies. Buckeye commit Bri’onte Dunn in for an unofficial visit. He’s a big lad: Herbie Husker feeling it No problem here. See U-M job postings on Monday. Hoke giving the scoreboard a big “WTF?” Husker players showing some #toughness before the game in shorts and t-shirts Well executed card show – fans had their cards and instructions taped to the seats. If you don’t like it…GO BACK TO RUSSIA!
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This Week In Michigan Football History…with Yakety Sax (2005)
This Week…returns Saturday on the WTKA 1050AM Key Bank Countdown to Kick-off pregame show. As we did last season, we look back to find a game played the actual day of the upcoming game & run down a little history. This week the pickens were slim, but we made lemonade. On September 3, 2005 Michigan opened the season against the Huskies of Northern Illinois. We walk through the season of nail biters including the wild finish against Penn State and the final play of the year, with an assist with Ira on production and Mr. Benny Hill: [display_podcast] Here’s a look back at that wild play (sans Mr. Hill):
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Husking History
Today the Big Ten officially welcomes Nebraska to the conference, so I say welcome to fans & the Husker bloggers. I’ve actually been to Lincoln for a “Big Ten” game – versus Iowa in 2000 and had an outstanding time. Other than the stadium being completely doused in red (something we’ve seen before), my other lasting impressions include a strapping man launching T-shirts out of his portable missile launcher, and the pro football feel to the whole event with the omnipresent ads, sponsored replays, etc. It’s a different environment than Michigan for sure, but not unlike what you get in other stadiums in the conference. Speaking of the bloggers, a few are celebrating the day with a post and Big Red Network even solicited notes from the conference blogosphere. Brian chimed in: From MGoBlog – Welcome. Michigan looks forward to proving once and for all that the 1997 Nebraska team couldn’t hold a candle to Charles Woodson and company. Please try to blend in when you overwhelm our stadium. So did I: From MVictors — Welcome. Nebraska and Michigan share many things historically of course: a deep running tradition of excellence, the 1997 national championship and Fielding Yost. Our teams even shared the outcome of the game when we met 100 years ago this fall in Lincoln – a…
