Good evening to all the Michigan faithful, from the coast of Lake Michigan to the Coast of Lake Erie. Before we face the Spartans for in-state bragging rights, let's have a quick history lesson, including the story of how the FIRST man to wear the #1 jersey for the Maize and Blue spoiled the Ohio Stadium Dedication game.
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Harmon vs. Kinnick (1939) | This Week in Michigan Football History
Two gridiron greats met on October 14, 1939 as Iowa, and its legend Nile Kinnick, traveled to face Michigan and its superstar Tom Harmon. Here's what happened, and we discuss who should have won that 1939 Heisman Trophy:
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Outscoring the Offense (Guest: Hawkeye Insider, Doug Wagner) | Professor and the Pundit – S1 Ep12
Steve and Greg deliver the season 1 finale, going around the world - from the British Open to the transfer portal, to a special guest dialing in from Cedar Rapids to talk about the Hawkeyes.
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Cold Beer Here? | Professor and the Pundit – S1 Ep10
Steve and Greg waste no time, we get into the proposed state law to allow alcohol at games, where states like Texas are conflicting with NCAA NIL guidelines, a list of notable B1G alums and finally, a peek at preseason rankings from prominent magazines.
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Michigan in the Comics (1950, 1956)
Thanks to local collector Ken Magee, here are a few more instances where Michigan legends (Tom Harmon, Bump Elliott and Bob Chappuis) were featured in comic books back in the day. They were found in issues of Treasure Chest, a children’s publication that ran from 1946 to 1972.
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The Rise and Fall of Harry Kipke (1929-1937) | This Week in Michigan Football History
The theme of this week's episode is the rise and fall of great pigskin powers. The game? 1937 Michigan vs. Chicago. If these teams met at the turn of the 20th century it would have been one of the biggest games in the country. I'm talking Stagg vs. Yost huge. But on that November 6th day 84 years ago back in 1937, it was about two once-great programs in tatters.
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Terrible Tommy Nabs His Heisman | This Week in Michigan Football History
This Week In Michigan Football History, as played during the WTKA 1050AM 'Countdown to Kickoff' held November 28, 2020 before the Michigan-Penn State game. Michigan has three Heisman Trophy Winners (Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson). We consider former Michigan players that probably WOULD have won the Heisman has it been awarded prior to 1935 - including Willie Heston, Bennie Oosterbaan, and Harry Newman. And finally we look at Tom Harmon's brilliant career and in particular the 1940 season, concluding with his dominant performance against Ohio State.
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Talking a lot about 1940
I recently joined the great Seth Fisher along with Dr. Sap on mgoblog’s The Teams podcast, this time talking (a lot!) about 1940. And especially Heisman winner Tom Harmon. And get ready for a good 45 minutes of me jabbering about the 1930s! (naturally). I encourage you to read up and listen on mgoblog here.
