Michigan Earns Three-Seed, Draws Montana In First Round
Michigan will be dancing in Wichita. [Marc-Gregor Campredon[After the most inane bracket reveal in the history of television, we now know the NCAA Tournament bracket in full (pdf here). Michigan is the...
View ArticleBracketbullets, 2018 Edition
[Marc-Gregor Campredon]Eh, I'm fine with it. Not getting Detroit over an MSU team with two wins over tourney teams and two double-digit Ls to Michigan, neither at Crisler, is annoying. But other than...
View ArticleThis Is A Highlight Video
It's by Stephen Osentoski and may be of interest to readers of this blog. You author is watching the Big Sky title game, which is less compelling. But it's here.Points for having a "Bogdan" though.
View ArticleMGoPodcast 9.21: Potato’s Big Bracket Show
1 hour and 26 minutesWe couldn’t do it at the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown because Brian was on offspring duty. Note the distinct difference in comfort and quiet when you’re not at the Rez Inn.We...
View ArticleSeth’s 2018 Bracket Assist Tool
Tourney time is bracket time. There are a lot of good helpers out there these days to make your brackets that give you win predictions and whatnot. I’m not as cool or fancy as Bart Torvik (let’s be...
View ArticlePre-Tourney Mailbag, Part One: Judging Success, Sixth Man Effect, Two Bigs,...
Yes, it's another multi-part pre-tournament mailbag, as y'all continue to ask a lot of good questions. While I've mostly got part two finished, I'm still open to adding another question or two. If...
View ArticleGoal-by-Goal Analysis: Ohio State, Big Ten Tournament
[JD Scott]Saturday, March 10, 2018#6 Ohio State 3, #11 Michigan 2 (OT)1st periodMyer goalOSU 1 UM 0 PPG 16:02 Assists: Miller & JoshuaOne theoretical advantage to Michigan’s propensity for crowding...
View ArticlePreview: Montana, NCAA Tournament
THE ESSENTIALSWHAT #10 Michigan (28-7) vs #71 Montana (26-7)WHEREHoegLaw Arena Wichita, KS WHEN9:50 PM Thursday LINE Michigan –8 (KenPom) TVTBSrad motorcycle, not at all grizzly-shaped bearTHE USHere...
View ArticlePre-Tourney Mailbag, Part Two: The Z Factor, Defensive Credit, Tightening The...
SPONSOR NOTE.HomeSure Lending is once again sponsoring our NCAA Tournament coverage this year. Matt will be hosting an informal watch party tomorrow night at HOMES Brewery, and buying the first round...
View ArticleThis Week’s Obsession: Beilein-Shakalaka
THIS ARTICLE HAS A SPONSOR: It’s Nick Hopwood, our MGoFinancial Planner from Peak Wealth Management. We’re going to act like kids in this article but first some seriousness: I had a big health scare...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Is Waiting For The Package
Oguine is excellent both waysMontana scouted. Andrew Kahn interviews the Eastern Washington head coach a couple days after EWU went down in the Big Sky title game: The Grizzlies won the league with a...
View ArticleWTKA Roundtable 3/15/2018: Basketball Christmas
Reminder that our Tourney Coverage is sponsored by HomeSure Lending. Matt’s buying the first round at HOMES tonight if you can make it.Things discussed:Michigan ends up seeded below MSU but with a more...
View ArticleBasketbullets: Big Breakout, Matthews Settles, Poole Party, Flaherty's Farewell
SPONSOR NOTE FEATURING FREE BEER.HomeSure Lending is once again sponsoring our NCAA Tournament coverage this year. Matt will be hosting an informal watch party tonight at HOMES Brewery, and buying the...
View ArticleMichigan 61, Montana 47
(Left) Charles Matthews' dunks were a (the?) bright spot. (Right) That game, the feeling. [Photos: J.D. Scott/MGoBlog]Queme los game film.Make sure the audio track burns, too.Jane i'm so tired and...
View ArticleBasketbullets: Montana
That Was A Weird OneMAAR's deeply skeptical face. [JD Scott/MGoBlog]Let's get this out of the way: that was a funky one. Michigan barely crept above 0.90 points per possession in a game they won...
View ArticleHoops Preview: Houston, Round Of 32
THE ESSENTIALSWHAT #9 Michigan (29-7) vs #18 Houston (27-7)WHEREPeak Wealth Management Arena Wichita, KS WHEN9:50 PM Saturday LINE Michigan –2 (KenPom) TVTBSi have theories about that hairTHE USI mean…...
View Article2019 QB Cade McNamara Commits To Michigan
Four-star Reno (NV) Damonte Ranch quarterback Cade McNamara made an early commitment to Notre Dame last July. He picked up a Michigan offer in January. On March 3rd, he decommitted from the Irish. This...
View ArticleHello: Cade McNamara
While basketball rules the weekend, the football program has been going to work on the 2019 class, and it paid off last night in a big-time commitment. Four-star Reno (NV) Damonte Ranch quarterback...
View ArticlePOOOOOOOOOOOOOLE Muppets!!!!
Nope, don’t remember a thing about that game except MAAR had the ball and got it to Jordan Poole for a liquid three. Mount that manbun quickly—we’re going to the Sweet 16!And you can't have one without...
View ArticleMichigan 64, Houston 63, Jordan Poole Forever
HOW [JD Scott/MGoBlog]Jordan Poole, overdosed on swag from birth, lives for this moment.It didn't matter that he'd made only two of his 13 three-point attempts in the month of March. It didn't matter...
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