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MGoPodcast 5.12: Almost
UpchurchSorry this is late; there was a ton to talk about and this checks in at almost 1:40.OFFENSEWhere did that come from? How can this team be the other team? Points for that throwback screen. Devin...
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27 Tickets To Team 135: Pre-Bowl Edition
What is this? Folks who cover the USMNT drop lists like this projecting the 23 guys who end up on the next World Cup team. I have appropriated it. Regarding the number of tickets: 22 starters on...
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Preview: Duke
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan at Duke WHERE Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina WHEN 9:15 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday LINE Duke –2 (KenPom) TV ESPN/WatchESPNRight: A book that's every bit as good,...
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Hokepoints Empties the Bubble Drawer
[Fuller]The best reason I've been able to come up with for how this Michigan team could put up that kind of yardage against Ohio State is that Ohio State's defensive players are—man, how do I say this...
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Additional 2015 QB Targets
The Michigan coaching staff is being diligent when it comes to offering quarterbacks from the 2015 class. Josh Rosen is still the only signal caller to be offered but two new names have surfaced as...
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Unverified Voracity Isn't Trying To Use Big Words
Duke: creating future generations of people who will crush the economy for their personal benefitWELP. Ace will have a fuller postmortem shortly, but the short version of what happened at Duke:...
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Stymied
Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesDuke's gameplan was obvious: don't let Nik Stauskas touch the ball, let alone shoot it, and force the rest of the Wolverines to find a way to score. Tyler Thornton and Matt...
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This Week's Obsession: Filling Shoes
[Fuller]In HTTV last year we made a strange assertion: that given the relative drop-off to their replacements, Kovacs would probably be missed more than Denard Robinson. I thought I'd pose the question...
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Catching Up With Hockey
An annual tradition: the post where I spit out a bunch of hockey thoughts right after football season ends.Andrew Copp emoji state.AT RIGHT: Friday night immediately after OT goalThey are going to the...
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Opponent Watch: Hindsight Edition
Central Michigan (6-6, 5-3 MAC)Since we last spoke: Central Michigan 37, UMass 0; Central Michigan 42, Eastern 10Pre-season Fear Level: None.Hindsight Fear Level: 2Best Win: Ohio (26-23)Worst Loss:...
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Thurday Recruitin' Feasts
Cease Panic?After Jabrill Peppers announced his intention to take official visits, multiple outlets speculated that this brewing storm could very well blow over by the time Peppers has finished taking...
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Dear Diary for Better or Worse
One Play. I got really into this piece by Brhino where he went over Michigan football seasons going back to the "Year of Infinite Pain" (i.e. 2005) to point out games where one play may have meant the...
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State Of The Site, Late 2013
This is obviously meta.I may or may not do something like this again, but UMHoops does 'em and they seem like a good idea. Since I've mentioned my general dissatisfaction with the way things have been...
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Michigan 107, Houston Baptist 53
Photos by Bryan Fuller/MGoBlog. Optional, highly recommended soundtrack.While most of you were probably watching football, Michigan blasted an overmatched Houston Baptist squad this afternoon, tying a...
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Michigan Probably Playing Kansas State In Bowl
MICHIGAN VERSUS GANDALF Various newspaper reporters from Kansas are reporting that Michigan is likely to be matched up with Kansas State in the Copper Bowl, which is now in Tempe. The game is December...
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An Interview With Erik Swenson
Coach Hoke and his staff have made a habit out of filling recruiting classes up rather early with little to no defection. That trend has already started again in the 2016(!) class with the very early...
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Looking At Kansas State All Squirrelly-Like
Evaluating Michigan's bowl opponent.So there's this guy. We can expect one of these. Whoops! Game is at 10:15 PM Eastern, not 8:15. So… yeah. If you needed any reminders about what this season was...
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Michigan Offers Sills, SettleMichigan offered two 2015 prospects over the weekend; one came as no surprise at all, while the other was somewhat unexpected.The former is five-star VA DT Tim Settle, who...
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2015 Names To Watch: Reagan Williams
Position: Linebacker/Tight EndHt/Wt: 6'3" / 232 lbs.Location: Jackson High School – Jackson, OHOffers: Kent State, OhioRanking: ★★★ .8599 (247 Composite)Linebacker/Tight end prospect Reagan Williams...
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Hokepoints of the Perdue Wonderchicken
I write this column once a year to implore college football fans to use a standard, common, descriptive set of names for the bowl games. Try saying "Copper" instead of "Buffalo Wild Wings" for the next...
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