Fast Track To A Scuffle
Apologies. This posted as a draft yesterday and I didn't notice until late.2/14/2015 – Michigan 2, Minnesota 6 – 16-9-0, 8-3 Big Ten 2/15/2015 – Michigan 0, Minnesota 2 – 16-10-0, 8-4 Big Ten[Patrick...
View ArticleJimmystats: The Fate of Early Enrollees
Brian buzzed me last week with a recruiting question on early enrollees:1) Are EEs less likely to redshirt?2) Are EEs more likely to start as freshmen? Underclassmen?3) Are EEs more likely to be...
View ArticlePreview: Michigan State
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan (13-12, 6-7 B1G) at Michigan State (17-8, 8-4) WHERE Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan WHEN 9 pm ET, Tuesday LINE MSU -2 (KenPom) TV ESPN PBP: Mike Tirico Analyst: Dan...
View ArticleMichigan State 80, Michigan 67
Bryan Fuller/MGoBlogIt could've gone either way. Alvin Ellis drove baseline, Muhammad-Ali Adbur-Rahkman squared up, the two collided, then Ted Valentine hopped three times and called a block.With...
View ArticleThis Week's Obsession: How Long Till Harbaugh?
FullerThe Question:Ace: When do you expect Michigan to get on level footing with Michigan State and Ohio State? Do you expect them to, in the latter case?-----------------------------------The...
View ArticleTHE FAILURE
"In the world of branding, you build what's called brand equity"-Dave Brandon, Michigan Athletic Director, 2010-2014[Eric Upchurch]I'm pretty mad about Dave Brandon on the internet, but in real life...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Has Odd Advocates
Do you think we should take both? So Bryce Petty and Jameis Winston stopped by Schembechler yesterday to hang with Mr. Harbaugh.QBs Jameis Winston (FSU) & Bryce Petty (Baylor) are preparing for the...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Is Rendered Speechless
The Best Players In Michigan......well, at the very least, they're getting offers from Michigan.Tuesday's MSU game gave Michigan the opportunity to host several in-state prospects and dole out some...
View ArticleFailure Follow-Up
a more pleasant item to lead the blogWhen I write a thing of that length that I figure will stand as one of the things people think about when they think about MGoBlog, I like to talk about the...
View ArticlePuck Preview: Ohio State Part 2
THE ESSENTIALSWHATMichigan (16-10, 8-4 B10) vs OSU (8-16-2, 3-9 B10)WHEREFriday: Value Hut, Columbus Sunday: Yost Ice ArenaWHEN7 PM Friday 5 PM SundayLINEnopeTVFriday: BTN Plus (which is no) Sunday:...
View ArticleDear Diary for a Better Diag
Tremendous Lloyd quote!That's a young-looking Lloyd Carr from the 1990 recruiting pamphlet that Bauglieve found on Ebay. In case the photos come down from there eventually I put them on the MGoServer...
View ArticlePreview: Ohio State
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan (13-13, 6-8 B1G) vs Ohio State (19-7, 8-5) WHERE Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan WHEN 1 pm ET, Sunday LINE Ohio State -6 (KenPom) TV CBS PBP: Kevin Harlan Analyst:...
View ArticleMight As Well Muppets?
Probably not a whole lot of opportunity to deploy these guys for a while now, so let's shake the rust off, and they did beat Hated Rival OSU with a collection of misfit toys...and you can't have one...
View ArticleUM 64, OSU 57 – Sometimes It Goes Your Way
Spike was the best player on the floor today. Seriously. (Bryan Fuller / MGoBlog)This season has been, for the most part, a sequence of ever-increasing disappointments: upsets at home, injuries to our...
View ArticleMan Versus Nature, Mostly Space Bears
Note: family stuff has me in a car most of today and may prevent me from doing a lot until Thursday.2/22/2015 – Michigan 64, Ohio State 57 – 14-13, 7-8 Big Ten[Bryan Fuller]Basketball from the...
View ArticleQ&A: John U. Bacon On His New Book, Endzone
Pre-order at Amazon or Barnes & Noble (or both!)Mark the date: September 1, 2015. Two days before the Harbaugh era officially kicks off, John U. Bacon's latest book—Endzone: The Rise, Fall, and...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Is A One
Michigan Leading For Costello?In a video interview with Rivals' Mike Farrell, 2016 four-star QB KJ Costello said he's still looking to take a visit to Michigan soon, though he may have to make it a...
View ArticleGoal-by-Goal Analysis: Ohio State
Friday, February 20, 2015Michigan 3 Ohio State 51st periodMichigan 1 Ohio State 0 EV 03:52 Larkin (11) from Selman (8) and Hyman (22)Michigan enters the offensive zone with a numerical advantage. Dylan...
View ArticleGetting There
[Bryan Fuller/MGoBlog]For weeks now, I've had half-baked column-type things on Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and Aubrey Dawkins saved on my laptop, begging for an easy narrative the subjects couldn't...
View ArticleSpring Roster Overanalysis 2015!
We get excited about certain things around these parts. Like fun-to-size ratios. And new official rosters with updated weights. We've had 24 hours to parse the Spring data, and with Brian on the road...
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