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Practice Bits: Defense
3-4, 4-3, etc etcI've said this before and I'll probably say it again several times before the season starts: Michigan is not likely to be moving to a traditional 3-4 system. Nor will they spend a lot...
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The Best Players In Michigan Visit MichiganWhile much of the early recruiting focus from the new staff has been on elite prospects in California, Texas, and SEC country, Jim Harbaugh has also made a...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-19-15: Greg Mattison
[why take a new picture when there’s perfection in your file?]"What can I answer?" Can you just tell us about the whole process of staying? There was some uncertainty there about what your future was...
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Hoops Hope: By The Numbers
The encouraging strides Michigan took late in the season have been discussed quite a bit around here, often by picking out specific plays representative of individual improvements. To add to that, I...
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Fixing The Worst Championships In America
the background is devoid of peopleCollege hockey is a lovely little sport with grandiose ideas that have harmed its growth for the past 20 years. For every jam-packed Yost regional with fans going...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-19-15: Greg Jackson
[Note: Mattison and Jackson’s availabilities overlapped so I missed the beginning, where Jackson compared Jabrill Peppers to Rodney Harrison. Luckily I managed to board the Peppers hype train after it...
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Dear Diary Demands You Watch More Trey
Five Star Characters. Vincent Smith's event happened. In a Q&A Smith shared his favorite block ever was getting concussed by J.J. Watt, and led us to believe for about a minute he was going to make...
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There's Always Next Year: Hockey
Michigan ends up one win short of the NCAA tournament for the third straight year, so here's this. I'm operating under the assumption that Berenson will continue, but it's not like anything is going to...
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Monday Recruitin' Expands Footprint
Price Names Michigan LeaderIt's not common for a Big Ten school to make an early move on a top prospect from deep in SEC country, but top-75 GA OT EJ Price isn't a normal SEC prospect—he's a Michigan...
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Goal-by-Goal Analysis: Big Ten Tournament
[Paul Sherman]Thursday, March 19, 2015Michigan 5, Wisconsin 11st periodMichigan 1 Wisconsin 0 PPG 14:45 Hyman (20) from Larkin (30) and Werenski (16)The puck rims around the boards off of an errant...
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Unverified Voracity Threatens You About Jenga
Stuff for a good cause. The UM Alumni Club of DC has an annual auction to raise money for the scholarships they endow. It's going on now, and includes things like signed Jake Long and Denard Robinson...
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H4: Durkin's Defense is Not a 3-4
No this isn't a "3-4"; well it is a 3-man front with the nose over the center, but not a 3-4,let me explain.Various people reporting back from practice have noticed three (or fewer) guys with their...
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The Unappreciated Devin Funchess
This should be how we remember Devin Funchess. It is not. [Fuller]Losing isn't conducive to hero worship. This is, perhaps, an obvious point. For every Minnesota-era Kevin Garnett, a beloved star on a...
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Sweet 16 Rootability Rankings (Part 1)
Even though Michigan’s basketball season has come to its sad end, college basketball is still at a fever pitch – after the 48 games last weekend, sixteen teams are left with Final Four (and possibly...
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There's Always Next Year: Basketball
See also: hockey.a shruggie of a year [Bryan Fuller]GRADUATINGDespite a lot more playing time than anyone expected, Michigan seems content to allow Max Bielfeldt to graduate and move on. As a 6'7"...
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This Week's Obsession: The Right Aways?
Spoiler: nobody answers "the bumblee ones" (and lives)The Question:With all the uniform-related news going around this week, I thought I'd ask about Michigan football's road jerseys, the...
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Andrew Copp Signs With Winnipeg
[Paul Sherman]Oh, Michigan Hockey Summer, can't you let us get to actual summer first? No? You're a jerk, MHS. Junior captain Andrew Copp is out the door:Andrew Copp has long called Ann Arbor home, but...
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Thursday Recruitin' Hits The Road
Now Touring: The Jim Harbaugh ExperienceShow, meet road. [Left via MLive, right via The Wolverine]Remember last summer, when Penn State coach James Franklin ruffled some feathers by hosting satellite...
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Sweet 16 Rootability Rankings (Part 2)
Yesterday, I posted the eight teams you should root for the most in this year’s Sweet 16. With games starting tonight, here’s the next eight. As a reminder, the top eight teams you should root for, in...
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Dear Diary is Closed Captioned
The name of the year bracket is out and I just don't know you guys, there are so many good ones. We've known for 17 years that Charity Sunshine Tilleman-Dick would be a top contender in this year's...
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