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Falling Backward, an Excerpt from Playing Hurt by John U. Bacon
Bacon’s latest book is out and as you well know he’s mandatory reading around here. This one is a very personal memoir he did with John Saunders, the well-known ESPN personality, on Saunders’ lifelong...
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Unverified Voracity Flew To South Bend
Sea of red. Georgia played Notre Dame last weekend and this is what it looked like:Old friend of the blog Braves and Birds has an article about this remarkable screenshot, pointing out that this was...
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2017 Week One and Two CFB Recap
Since I missed Week One due to my trip to Dallas, here’s a combined Week One / Two recap.Early season matchups really only tell us about teams in relation to one another, so some of the conclusions...
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One Frame At A Time: Cincinnati
I JUST CAN'T LOOK / IT'S KILLING MEEEEEEEAND TAAAAAKING CONNNNNTROOOOOOLLLLLLJEALOUSY / TURNING SAINTS INTO THE SEASWIMMING THROUGH SICK LULLABIESCHOKING ON YOUR AALLLLIBISBUT IT'S JUST THE PRIIIIIIICE...
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One-Play One-on-One: Zach Gentry
[Upchurch]The broadcast angle kind of cut out what happened at the top of your route. Did the linebacker get his feet tangled or did you break at the right time, or what happened there to the guy with...
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Harbaugh, 2017 Season To Be Documented On Amazon Prime
sure i guess i'll watch this [Bryan Fuller]In news that is surely not to draw an unbelievable amount of attention, which is surely not the point in the first place, Michigan, the BTN, and Amazon have...
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Neck Sharpies: The Tunnel Screen of Doom
Re-watching Saturday’s game the damage didn’t look so bad—take away Cincy’s illegal picks and we’re down to quibbles about McCray’s position and Kinnel finally taking a bad angle that one time. There...
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Future Blue Originals: Grand Rapids Catholic Central vs. Detroit Country Day
new Braden shot every week y’all [Nasternak]David and I headed to Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s gleaming new facility to see Jalen Mayfield’s Catholic Central squad play a rematch of last season’s D4...
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Ticket Watch Wanted Western to Win
Buried behind the excitement of Harbaugh: The TV Show was the Big Ten’s announcement that the horrible MSU-OSU on same years schedule will continue through 2021. That’s a major drag for Michigan ticket...
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Fee Fi Foe Film: Air Force Offense
QB Arion Worthman is a dangerous runner.This is going to be a little different than the usual FFFF posts. Air Force is coming off a bye week; they crushed an overmatched VMI squad 62-0 in the opener;...
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Upon Further Review 2017: Offense vs Cincinnati
SPONSOR NOTE: Boy Skyline chili is bad, amirite? Almost as bad as hummus made of kittens or large mortgage companies that offer less personal service than a small company and have ad budgets much...
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Wednesday Presser 9-13-17: Mike Zordich
[Fuller]How far has your group come since you told us that you were a little concerned?“You know what, I gotta give credit where credit is due. They’ve definitely stepped up and been playing… playing...
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Wednesday Presser 9-13-17: Tim Drevno
[Barron]Some of the defensive players were saying that Joe Hewlett was really helping out with the scout team in emulating Air Force’s offense. Have you seen that as well?“Yeah, I’ve been busy with the...
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Opponent Watch 2017: Week 2
About Last Week: The Road Ahead: Air ForceLast week: ByeRecap: No recap. Bye.This team is as frightening as: Showing up to a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, but when you get to the third round they’re...
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What Is: The 3-3-5 Defense
This series is a work-in-progress glossary of football concepts we tend to talk about in these pages. Previously:Offensive concepts:RPOs, high-low, snag, covered/ineligible receivers, Duo, zone vs gap...
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Fee Fi Foe Film: Air Force Defense
Previously: Air Force OffenseLB Grant Ross is Air Force's only returning defensive starter.Under Troy Calhoun and defensive coordinator Steve Russ, Air Force has devised a defense intended to turn...
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Upon Further Review 2017: Defense vs Cincinnati
SPONSOR NOTE: I would like to focus on that Larry Culpepper thing. Again. I mean, you've got HomeSure Lending. He's Pitbull here. He has parties. Sometimes underneath overpasses, and he just wants you...
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WTKA Roundtable: The John Navarre of WTKA Roundtables
Wolverine HistorianThings discussed:Piped in music: Let the band play!Speight: It’s a mental physical correctable mistake. Expect a rollercoaster ride again.UFR, he wasn’t that bad. It’s too late;...
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MGoBBQ: Pork Belly Burnt Ends
[Sponsor Note: This is from reader LSA91 after the last podcast:Lantana Hummus ReadsI love you, Brian, and I know, it's a very professional podcast, but I think the kittens joke undersells Lantana...
View ArticleFriday Recruitin' Delays Decision
Time To Not Watch This Highlight Video AgainAfter previously being eliminated in a move that came as a surprise, Michigan is back in the mix for four-star NC DT Alim McNeill. McNeill had planned to...
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