This Week in the Twitterverse
This Week in the Twitterverse takes a look at the social media happenings of the previous week, or whatever else I feel like talking about. Mostly I make fun of people who are better at things than I...
View ArticleNotes on 2013 B1G and Other QBs
[ED: Bump!]I did this in 2010 with some useful results and ideas. Let’s see if I can do it again. If you find yourself seeking more information on some of the concepts I’m taking for granted please...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Moves Feet
(Don't Don't Don't) Don't Stop The BeatEverybody, a-move your feet and feel united. Oh oh oh.Michigan four-day technique camp concludes today, and while coverage is still trickling in, there are...
View ArticleDear Diary and the Life of Pirate Al Borges
Bryan FullerIf you've missed the bumping, Ron Utah has been following Borges's coaching history up and down the Pacific coast, and through about 14,000 plays called. Time to play catch-up:Part I: A...
View ArticleA Brief History of True Freshman Quarterbacks
Matt Barkley, Giant Jimmy Clausen and Shane MorrisUp until late last season, most Michigan fans were preparing for the possibility of starting this season in the hands of a true freshman quarterback....
View ArticleO'Bannon Stuff: Actual Judge, Actual Lawyers
OR: Hear, hear, let's have a hearingPeople stood in front of a judge and talked yesterday, which happens all the time but only rarely is it the Ed O'Bannon case, which has been going on for years and...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Envisions Matchup Chaos
Ian Bunting: TallBunting and Funchess: Hopefully the football version of this minus the disappointment.Tight end Ian Bunting was Michigan's lone representative* at Nike's invite-only camp The Opening,...
View ArticleHokepoints: Kicking Charts
Fuller/a chart/247I got into an argument with a Michigan State fan—yes, right there is the problem—about our respective kickers last year. In true Michigan-Michigan State fashion the Spartan was making...
View Article2013 Recruiting: Jake Butt
Previously: CB Reon Dawson, CB Channing Stribling, S Delano Hill, S Dymonte Thomas, CB Ross Douglas, CB Jourdan Lewis, LB Ben Gedeon, LB Mike McCray, DE Taco Charlton, DT Maurice Hurst Jr., DT Henry...
View ArticleNCAA 14 Review: Change You Can Believe In
Previously on MGoBlog: Seth's review of the same.NCAA 14 hits the shelves today, and EA Sports was kind enough to give us an advance copy to review — for the last four days, I've dutifully ignored the...
View ArticleThis Week’s Obsession: Defensive Trajectory
Heininger Certainty Principle passed its first two tests with QWash and Campbell (Upchurch)It’s our weekly roundtable to talk about things that Michigan fans—and by Michigan fans I mean just me—are...
View ArticleFun With Quotes: Dantonio Edition
This week in football coaches make obvious statements about how recruiting rankings are not guarantees:Michigan State's Mark Dantonio wary of star rating systems used to classify recruits"If you come...
View ArticleUltimate Ennui Showdown
No Twitterverse this week. Instead, we shall plumb the depths of our collective sadness.We live in some the headiest of times of modern Michigan fandom. The basketball team is coming off a NCAA...
View ArticleYour Nine Game Conference Schedules Are Here
A BRAVE NEW WORLD in which Michigan… wait for it… plays Wisconsin. You're sure you're in the Big Ten again?Via Kyle Meinke: 20162017Wisconsin@ Purdue@ RutgersMSUPenn State@ IndianaIllinois@ Penn State@...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Ranks Most Buckeye
The most Buckeye. What is the most Ohio State thing? Is it chasing off a touted linebacker recruit with your tilty-head child porn whatnots? That's pretty Buckeye. Is it getting caught pleasuring...
View ArticleQuite Possibly the Most Important Photo You Will Ever See
This was sent to me from HTTV volunteer copy editor Becky Long, who in 1998 was on the sidelines as UM cheerleader Becky Long. The wide-angle:Click gets you full size, which is just 300kb or so (to a...
View ArticleDear Diary Points at Rose Bowl
I didn't have the heart to remove Becky's photo from the top of the front page. Weird thing: the (presumed) student equipment manager is in shorts and a tee but Brady has both slacks and a jacket on. I...
View ArticleBasketball Recruiting: A Slow Paced Kind Of Life
You know what's weird about putting together these basketball recruiting things irregularly? Nothing happens. Because we're talking about a class of 3-4 kids instead of 20, these things meander down...
View ArticleHail to the Victors 2013: The Story
Attention MGoShoppers: If you have been storing a donkey and/or an over-hyped defensive end in your mailbox, I suggest you move it now:Available from our store for $20 (after shipping) or free with $15...
View Article2013 Opponent Preview: Michigan State
The season so far in terms of defensive tackle size:Aug. 31: 5-11, 290 lbs (Travonte Boles); 5-11, 284 lbs (Jabari Bothwell)Sept. 7: 6-3, 326 lbs (Louis Nix)Sept. 14: 6-2, 266 lbs (Nico Caponi); 5-11,...
View Article