~The Mood~

The Mood, launched in 2013, is a weekly index measuring the emotional state of Michigan football fandom. For more context scroll down. To participate follow MVictors on Twitter following football games or major program announcements.

Current Mood: 88!

Shocker! Stunner! Impossible? Not for these men. Perhaps the biggest upset in the history of THE GAME, Michigan travels to Columbus as a 3-TD underdog and stifles Ryan Day and the Buckeyes. Mood rockets to 88, and indeed the future is shining bright. Go Blue!

Historic Chart:

Current Mood Chart (2024 Season):

2023 Week-by-Week!

2022 Week-by-week:

2021 Week-by-week:

2020 Week-by-week (avert your eyes):

2019 Week by Week:

2018 Week by Week:

Background:

Question: Is it great, to be, a Michigan Wolverine?
Answer: Depends.

The Mood was devised in March 2013 to gauge the collective feeling of the U-M fanbase on the stature of the football program. While there is a strong correlation between The Mood and Michigan’s ranking and win/loss record, it’s more complicated than this. 2021 is a good example. After a few games, many pundits had Michigan firmly in the national playoff discussion (which would imply a Mood rating in the 90s), even after the Michigan State game. But the Mood of the fanbase was reserved given the disasters in big games in recent years (see 2018, 2019).

Follow MVictors on Twitter and share your take after each game. Yes, I’m aware this whole exercise is a bit silly…but taking trivial things very seriously is what I do!

A huge thanks to Scott Robbins at The Blockhams for the incredible artwork on the Michigan Man Mood faces!