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Hello: JJ McGrath
With a simple tweet of "GO BLUE!" this morning, Macomb (MI) Lutheran North kicker/punter JJ McGrath announced his intention to accept a preferred walk-on spot in Michigan's 2013 class, choosing the...
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One Frame At A Time: Minnesota
Glenn Robinson III, quite casually, threw down a 360 dunk against Minnesota. I have no memory of a Michigan player ever doing the same, let alone with such ease. So, yeah, the full gif treatment is in...
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Hoops Opponent Watch: Continuing Apace
Note: due to creeping hacking lung death, this feature did not appear last week. We'll cover the last two weeks of games for everyone as a result.The StatusMichigan's split on the road against a tough...
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Monday Recruitin' Gets Unlimited Plan
Today's recruiting roundup covers the latest NCAA rulebook changes, a change in plans for Durham Smythe, a possible 2014 commit, and more. NCAA Deregulation: All Of The Text Messages Kelvin Sampson,...
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Unverified Voracity Plays Navy
Old school item. Michigan-Navy, newsreel 1967:72,000 was announced, which seems high for the end of the Bump era.Not bad. A Lion Eye is considering the wreckage in Champaign by adding up football and...
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Hokepoints: Troll Back, Recruits of the Future!
Ostensibly because they simply don't have the resources to keep Lane Kiffin from tweeting recruits every five nanoseconds, the NCAA this week announced they're getting rid of those limits altogether....
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Mailbag: Allowing Threes, Height == Rebounding?, Why Pulling Is Hard
Brian,As you've referenced with KenPom's research several times, it would appear that the best way to defend the 3 point shot is to keep your opponent from shooting them at all. Unfortunately,...
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Guess the Score, Win Stuff: Pure Do
Spring of 1989 was the semester we switched from playing football during recess at Quarton Elementary School, to hoops. A particularly muddy field that spring made this the sane thing to do. Upside:...
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How Much Of A Problem Is Michigan's Defense?
The mantra that "defense wins championships" isn't restricted to football, and that's starting to get kicked around as a potential problem for Michigan when the bullets start flying in March. Luke Winn...
View ArticleHoop Math: Transition Off Defensive Boards, Updating Kobe Assists
John Beilein likes to say that the best defensive rebound is one by his point guard. Why? That's the best way to get out in transition. I decided to investigate Beilein's claim—at least as it applies...
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MGoPodcast 4.13: I'm Pretty Sure "Basketball Jones" Isn't Taken
[1:12] Topics!Hey, basketball! We meant to have these the past couple weeks but a slammed Sunday with both men's and women's going at the same time nixed us two weeks ago and it was black death time...
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Jim Harbaugh, Bo, and the Michigan Family
[ed: bump.]There is a special fondness for one’s earliest sports memories. They form the backdrop of experience against which all future events are contextualized. My earliest datable memory is Kirk...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Isn't Stupid
Today's recruiting roundup covers the final 2013 Rivals250, a pair of new 2015 (yes, 2015) offers, a possible 2014 QB offer, and more. Derrick Green Day CountdownThe top running back in the country...
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Unverified Voracity Wants Craig James Back
come back so I can mute youWANT. Ace points out that this is a thing that exists:The technology exists to remove commentary from live sporting events via your home sound system.There's only one...
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Preview: Purdue
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Purdue at Michigan WHERE Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan WHEN 7:00 PM Eastern, Thursday LINE Michigan –17 (Kenpom) TV ESPN/WatchESPNRight: From 2010: "Purdue is redesigning...
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Michigan 68, Purdue 53
Eric Upchurch/MGoBlogFor 25 minutes, it had all the makings of an upset.Purdue entered Crisler Center as a 16.5-point underdog despite winning their last three games handily, while the home favorites...
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Dear Diary Passes the Shakalaka
A ho-hum home win versus Purdue doesn't quite register on the official Muppet meter, even if the No. 1 team lost on Wednesday and we're the No. 2. And we can't all be celebratin' an ultimately...
View ArticleDevin Gardner 2012 Highlights
OK, I lied. These aren't really Gardner highlights as much as they are Gardner/Gallon/Roundtree/Denard highlights or Offensive Highlights In Which Gardner Touches The Ball. I wanted to split up the...
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Basketbullets: Purdue
wit1/24/2013 – Michigan 68, Purdue 53 – 17-1, 5-1 Big TenEric UpchurchProbably not many more of these for games not against Penn State, but I don't have any narrative for this one so let's just talk...
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Hello: Derrick Green
Rejoice, Michigan fans. Richmond (VA) Hermitage running back Derrick Green—the nation's top-ranked RB on Scout and Rivals—announced his commitment to Michigan this afternoon, choosing the Wolverines...
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