Goal-by-Goal Analysis: Wisconsin
[ED: Bump.Also: sorry, but this Nuss-at-Washington post is going to have to be delayed since the video conversion failed the first time I tried it.]If you’re a frequent visitor of this site then you’re...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Gets A Bike
Scout, 247 Release Final 2014 RankingsESPN released their final 2014 rankings earlier this week—covered in the last roundup—and now Scout and 247 have followed suit.Here's the movement for Michigan...
View ArticleMichigan Offers Tyriq Thompson
Position: LinebackerHt/Wt: 6'1" / 215 lbs.Location: Martin Luther King High School (2015) – Detroit, MIOffers: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, NC State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh,...
View ArticleDear Diary Gets Assists, Assistants
When I did the UFR of Bama's bowl game this week I ran into the same content fight that Brian vs. had with companies who license X conference's games then go around abusing YouTube's preference to stay...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Outperforms Expectations
The best guy. When it comes to outperforming seed expectations, John Beilein is it.He was eighth before last season's run, so this is a list that can change quickly even for a veteran. Beilein also has...
View ArticleOne Frame At A Time: Nebraska & Penn State
Derrick Walton's halfcourt buzzer-beater provided one of those GIFs that's impressive at first glance and even better upon multiple viewings. Walton's one-footed leaping release, perfect shot, and...
View ArticleHoops Opponent Watch: Buckeye Freefall Edition
Non-Conference Opponents RPI Effect Only Teams:TheBig Four RPI torpedoes remained on course this week. UMass-Lowell (3-12) beat Binghamton, and in doing so moved up to become only the second-worst...
View ArticlePreview: Wisconsin
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan at Wisconsin WHERE Kohl Center, Ninth Circle of Hell, Wisconsin WHEN 6 pm Eastern, Saturday LINE Wisconsin -8 (KenPom) TV ESPNRight: Bo Ryan during a 25-point win....
View ArticleRunning Back Runaround
Wrenches keep getting thrown into the system when it comes to Michigan’s 2014 running back recruiting. Until about two weeks ago it didn’t really look like Michigan had any realistic running back...
View ArticleThe Trohl Center is Burning Muppets
But Canadians have icewater in their veins. It's true. You can look this up. And you can't have one without the other...
View ArticleMichigan 77, Wisconsin 70
If you happen to have tickets to a Michigan basketball home game, show up an hour before tipoff. You'll see Nik Stauskas shooting his way around the three-point arc. Many of these aren't just any...
View ArticleGrinchmas
1/18/2014 – Michigan 77, Wisconsin 70 – 13-4, 5-0 Big TenChris Smith/UMHoopsIt was unfair. It was beautiful.Sam Dekker drove on Stauskas and put up a shot that Horford blocked. Sort of. Along the way...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Cuts Back
BacktrackAs recently as yesterday, it appeared all but assured that Michigan would take a running back in the 2014 class, whether it be Jeff Jones or newly offered Marlon Mack or perhaps a...
View ArticleMGoPodcast 5.15: Repulsion Of The Bug People
OFFENSEEverything goes down. That's just how Wisconsin plays. I contradict myself on the dry spell near the end because we recorded this before I managed to rewatch it for the column today. Cackling...
View ArticleHokepoints: Leaders of the Class
Left: Harrison [Clay Jackson]. Center: [Fuller]. Right: Ennis and Jordan [Nate Shron/Getty]Just about the most closely watched thing of this basketball season, right after McGary's clinical charts and...
View ArticleDamien Harris Decommits
This is very 2013 of you, recruiting. Sam Webb is reporting that Damien Harris is no longer a Michigan commit($). For what it's worth, his mom says that "Michigan is #1, and that hasn't changed," but...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Braces For Departure
ROAR [Allison Farrand/Daily]SHERMAN'D. Congrats to Michigan wrestling, which took down #2 Minnesota over the weekend thanks to a dramatic OT win by heavyweight Adam Coon over Minnesota's two-time...
View ArticleOne Frame At A Time: Wisconsin
Nik Stauskas is patently unfair. There's no greater evidence than this shot; not only does he stop on a dime, bring the ball behind his right leg and cross over, then rise up in perfect shooting form...
View ArticleMichigan 75, Iowa 67
Bryan Fuller/MGoBlogIt's beginning to feel like last year.Not necessarily the potential Final Four part, not just yet, even though an eight-point win over Iowa following a triumph at the Kohl Center is...
View ArticleMichigan Offers Keisean Lucier-South
Position: Weakside Defensive EndHt/Wt/40: 6'6" / 218 lbs. / 4.70Location: Lutheran High School (2015) – Orange, CAOffers: Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, California, Colorado, Miami, Michigan,...
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