• Tom Harmon vs. Ohio State (Bentley)

    Terrible Tommy Nabs His Heisman | This Week in Michigan Football History

    November 24, 2020 /

    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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  • Stuffing Stagg on Thanksgiving (1903) | This Week in Michigan Football History

    November 18, 2020 /

    This Week In Michigan Football History, as played during the WTKA 1050AM 'Countdown to Kickoff' held November 21, 2020 before the Michigan-Rutgers game. We start with the conclusion of the glorious 1964 Michigan Wolverines season and their 10-0 triumph over Ohio State, as well as their dominant conclusion over Oregon State in the Rose Bowl. We then roll back to 1903 with a brief review of the beating of Oberlin College that set up the Thanksgiving Day battering of Amos Alonzo Stagg and the Chicago Maroons, 28-0 at Marshall Field.

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  • The Coach Was Happy (Beilein joins WTKA 3-11)

    March 11, 2014 /

    Ole!  Via BTN Brent Yarina. Enjoy a very happy John Beilein chatting with Sam and Ira this morning on WTKA 1050AM.  They hit on many topics – the success this year, the 1-3-1 zone, the postgame celebration on Saturday, the evolution of the Crisler atmosphere (LOL), the upcoming B1G tournament and much more: [display_podcast] As always, you can catch all of the WTKA podcasts here. Follow MVictors on Twitter

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  • Coach Beilein Joins Sam & Ira (WTKA audio Feb 25, 2014)

    February 25, 2014 /

    It’s always fun to hear what the coach has to say after a big win.  This morning coach B talked about everything from the zone, his relationship with Steve Fisher, to his philosophy & history of working on the refs, to Mitch McGary’s status and much more: [display_podcast] As always, catch all of the WKTA podcasts here. If you missed it, check out sights and sounds from Sunday’s big win.

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  • Bacon Saves your Soul (WTKA audio)

    July 2, 2013 /

    You missed it.  I’ve got it.  From this morning it’s author John U. Bacon who joined  guest host Larry (Pee Wee boys machine-pitch baseball coach) Lage and Ira in studio at WTKA to discuss his latest tome, the long awaited yet-to-be released Fourth And Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football.   [display_podcast] Bacs was kind enough to share an advanced proof copy of the book with me and I’m digging in right now.  I can already tell you my favorite chapter is entitled “The Battle for the Brown Jug” and the term “Brown Jugologist” made it through the first few edits. $$$ A few less jug-enabled media members have torn through the book as well and here are a few testimonials: “John U. Bacon went deep inside the world of college football, penetrating the locker room doors to meet some players you won’t forget and, most amazingly, learn the secrets coaches protect more fiercely than the CIA. By getting so close to the heart of the sport, Bacon reminds us what we love about our greatest game.” – John Saunders, studio host at ESPN and ABC College Football “John Bacon’s exploration of the uncontrolled greed, intellectual corruption, and sheer mendacity that have captured college football would be depressing – if it weren’t so wonderfully reported, engagingly written, and…

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