Michigan 52, Nebraska 72
STOP! You can choose to read a recap of Michigan’s 72-52 loss to Nebraska, OR you can do literally anything else. I’ll give you 30 seconds of a drone flying over a Nebraska cornfield to decide.there is...
View ArticleWTKA Roundtable 1/18/2018: Duck and Cover
This took place before the “basketball game” of course.Things discussed:Craig was playing tennis and dodging ICBMs. Craig finished the set.The MSU game: Powering through a Teddy game, State was...
View ArticleNads!
1/18/2018 – Michigan 52, Nebraska 72 – 16-5, 5-3 Big TenobligatoryA proper kick in the nads, that was. The only good thing about it was I can deploy "nads" and reminisce about those middle school days...
View ArticleMichigan Hockey ‘17-18, Game #23: Michigan 4, Penn State 0
Jack Becker had two tallies, including a great re-direct at the top of the crease [James Coller]OFFENSE CorsiHousePossession %First Period 18 8 49%Second Period 20 8 48%Third Period 16 7 53%Overtime...
View ArticleHoops Preview: Rutgers
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #28 Michigan (16-5, 5-3) vs #116 Rutgers (12-9, 2-5)WHERECrisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI WHENnoon EST, Sunday LINE Michigan –11 (KenPom) Michigan -13 (Vegas) TVBTNRight: Look at ye, all...
View ArticleMichigan Hockey ‘17-18, Game #24: Michigan 3, Penn State 2
“That was all you, tonight, Hayden!” [Bill Rapai]OFFENSE CorsiHousePossession %First Period 21 11 53%Second Period 13 8 38%Third Period 15 4 33%Overtime n/a n/a n/aTOTAL 49 23 41%Analysis: Michigan did...
View ArticleVincent Gray Commits To Michigan
Instate CB Vincent Gray committed on his official visit:Extremely thankful and excited to say that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at the University of Michigan! 〽️COMMITTED〽️...
View ArticleMichigan 62, Rutgers 47
Bryan FullerRutgers is a team that forces you to play their way. Entering today’s game, they ranked in the Top 25 nationally in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency per Kenpom, and they had the worst shooting...
View ArticleIn With A Chance
1/19/2018 – Michigan 4, Penn State 0, 11-10-2, 6-7-2 Big Ten 1/20/2018 – Michigan 3, Penn State 2, 12-10-2, 7-7-2 Big Tenincoming [James Coller]Here's a weird graph. That's Michigan hockey's Pairwise...
View ArticleJimmystats: Rostering 2018
We’re off the shores of offseason and wading toward the Signing Day drop-off, and 247 recently released their final 2018 rankings, so I thought now would be a good time to update my big, useful roster...
View ArticleHello: Vincent Gray
On Sunday, Michigan added a commitment from three-star Rochester (MI) Adams defensive back Vincent Gray, a one-time Mizzou pledge who looked like he was headed to West Virginia before the home-state...
View ArticleMGoPodcast 9.17: The Eclosion Stage
We are at the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, or at least Brian and the equipment is; Ace called in.We Couldn’t Have One Without the OtherWe can do this because people support us. You should support...
View ArticleGoal-by-Goal Analysis: Penn State
I agree with Luke Martin [Bill Rapai]Friday, January 19, 2018#20 Michigan 4, #12 Penn State 01st periodBECKER GOALUM 1 PSU 0 EV 12:27 Assists: Norris & SlakerBecker picks up the puck behind the net...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Shows NO MERCY
On the awful MSU thing. I have all these tabs open and am struggling to say anything that's not all-caps and spittle-flecked. Most of these tabs have the same theme: how on earth can these people...
View ArticleHello: Michael Barrett
Despite gaudy passing stats, this is a running back. [Valdosta Daily]At somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-foot-even, 215-pounds, Valdosta (GA) Lowndes athlete Michael Barrett faced a choice: remain at...
View ArticleBelated Hello: Casey Hughes
This one slipped through the cracks as Ace and I discussed the greatest arthropods in the history of baking: Michigan's picked up a frankly bizarre grad transfer, Casey Hughes. Hughes isn't bizarre....
View ArticleThis Week’s Obsession: Wave a Maverick Wand
One of us was just called a sports blogger by an Illinois player. [Bryan Fuller]-------------------------------THIS ARTICLE HAS A SPONSOR: You should stop waiting. I know it’s been on your to-do list...
View ArticleHoops Preview: Purdue, Part Two
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #27 Michigan (17-5, 6-3) at #2 Purdue (19-2, 8-0) WHERE Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana WHEN 7 pm ET, Thursday LINE Purdue -13 (KenPom) Purdue -14.1 (Torvik) Purdue -10 (Vegas)...
View ArticleJimmystats: Shifts in 2018 Recruiting Rankings
Things were lookin’ up for McKeon last year. Is that a thing? [Upchurch]One of the things I’d like to start tracking better in recruiting data are deltas: how much each player’s crootin numbers move...
View ArticlePurdue 92, Michigan 88
pic.twitter.com/Weo1LMjURt— Bryan Mac (non-seasonal) (@Bry_Mac) January 26, 2018Sometimes you face a normal foe. Sometimes you face a fleet of T-Rexes in F-15s firing with maximum precision. When...
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