Preview: Long Beach State
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan vs. Long Beach State WHERE Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico WHEN 5:00 pm EST, Thursday LINE Michigan -14 (KenPom) TV ESPN2/WatchESPN THE THEMLong Beach State...
View ArticleUpon Further Review 2013: Defense vs Northwestern
TUBE NOTES: These are not tubes, but it's pretty much tubes.FORMATION NOTES: Michigan defended spread stuff exactly like Northwestern did, leaving in a 4-3 and sliding their linebackers to the slot...
View ArticleMichigan 85, Long Beach State 61
File, obviously.Michigan jumped out to a 7-0 lead against an overmatched Long Beach State squad and, despite allowing the 49ers to hang around for much of the game, never really allowed it to be much...
View ArticleTalking With Jhonny Williams
Missing out on potentially the #1 player in the country is never good but luckily for the Michigan faithful the coaching staff got back up and back on the recruiting trail. I’m sure the coaches felt...
View ArticleFee Fi Foe Film: Iowa Defense
Previously: Iowa OffenseBecause I was just reminded that this picture exists, and it sums up the feelings about Michigan/Iowa for anyone without a serious rooting interest.Now that Michigan is suddenly...
View ArticleDear Diary Can't Name Ten Good Plays Against Iowa
Drkboarder's genius.This 'Merritt's Mention: How much punning has David Merritt had to put up with? Not enough that he balked at calling his fashion-brand-for-a-cause "Merit." The store donates a fifth...
View ArticlePreview: Iowa 2013
Other stuff here: Ace FFFF: Offense! Defense! Lanyard program! I casted a pod with Black Heart Gold Pants!EssentialsWHATMichigan vs IowaWHEREKinnick Stadium Iowa City, IAWHENNoon PM Eastern November...
View ArticlePreview: Florida State
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan vs. Florida State WHERE Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico WHEN 5 p.m. Eastern, Friday LINE Michigan –3 (KenPom) TV ESPN2/WatchESPNRight: Forward Okaro White...
View Article1-3-1 COMEBACK MUPPETS
Yes, a 16-point second-half comeback featuring brilliant adjustments to overcome major matchup issues against a good team merits the full Muppet treatment. We're in dire need of them, anyway.And you...
View ArticleMichigan 82, Florida State 80 (OT)
Via Diehard SportThe first half confirmed everyone's worst fears. Michigan couldn't handle Florida State's size on either end of the floor, repeatedly getting caught in mismatches defensively while...
View ArticlePunt-Counterpunt: Iowa 2013
that is a BHGP thing obvsSomething's been missing from Michigan gamedays since the free programs ceased being economically viable: scientific gameday predictions that are not at all preordained by the...
View ArticleIowa Liveblog
"Now I am become Chaos, the destroyer of Liveblogs." ~ Tacopants, quoting the Bhagavad GitaPrevent thermonuclear war. Read the Chaos Mitigation postPowered by Blyve
View ArticleIowa 24, Michigan 21
I started writing this post at Heiko's apartment before my laptop battery mercifully bailed out, giving me a few minutes to think on the drive home. Time heals all wounds, they say; this wasn't nearly...
View ArticlePreview: Charlotte
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan vs. Charlotte WHERE Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico WHEN 6:30 p.m.* Eastern, Sunday LINE Michigan –10 (KenPom) TV ESPN2/WatchESPNRight: THERE'S ECSTASY IN...
View ArticleCharlotte 63, Michigan 61
Have a banana. You'll feel better.I'm writing up the fourth game of some sort in four days and it's after 10 p.m. on a Sunday, so this will be brief. Michigan lost by two points on a last-second...
View ArticleLet's Go Bowling
11/23/2013 – Michigan 21, Iowa 24 – 7-4, 3-4 Big TenYpsi-Arbor Bowl was demolished in early October.MUSIC POST! HIT PLAY OR I KILL YOU!I am one of those irritating people who believes the Big Lebowski...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Fails To Self-Destruct
Buckle UpAs reported on multiple outlets, including this one, Michigan is in line to get a commitment sometime this week. Brandon promised the prospect he wouldn't mention his position, class, or...
View ArticleMGoPodcast 5.11: Scythian Empires
THE DAILY QUITS! NEWS AT 11 CHIRPILY POSITIVE BASKETBALL SECTIONThis was before the UNC-Charlotte game, and therefore it is dated. Ace makes a really good point about how a lesser burden on Walton on...
View ArticleMonday Presser Transcript 11-25-13: Brady Hoke
"And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. Opening remarks:"Thanks for coming. This is one of the weeks in football where if you are passionate about the...
View ArticleHello From The Distant Future: Erik Swenson
(photo via 247Sports)Per Core 6 Athletes, 2016 Downers Grove (IL) South OT Erik Swenson committed to Michigan last night—yes, this is the pledge Brandon and others have been hinting at for the past...
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