MGoPodcast 5.20: The Final Countdown
Sorry we slipped a day. Technical issues. About 40 minutes. LET'S DO THISReiterating the fact that Michigan's draw is just fine, thank you, with a very manageable path to the Sweet 16, where things get...
View ArticleEarly Look: Texas/Arizona State
Previously:Enter The Terrier (Wofford)This is not a jinx, as KenPom predicts Michigan will make the round of 32, and the KenPom Curse defeats all other curses by analytical submission.Despite their...
View ArticleTourney Preview: Wofford
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT Michigan (25-8, 15-3 B1G) vs. Wofford (20-12, 11-5 SoCon) WHERE Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI WHEN 7:10 pm Eastern, Thursday LINE Michigan -12 (KenPom) TV CBS THE STAKESWin or go...
View ArticleMichigan Recruiting Board: 2015 Tight Ends
Even though Devin Funchess is more of a wide receiver these days, the tight end position is once again a prominent piece in the Michigan offense. Jake Butt had great success as a true freshman and Ian...
View ArticleAND SO IT BEGINS
LIVEBLOG STARTS AT ONE, FEATURES BRANDON WILLIAMS, JORDAN KOVACS, TIM MASSAQUOI, TODD HOWARD, AND MICHAEL SCHOFIELD. Courtesy the Go Blue Bowl.64 teams enter. One team leaves. LET'SGOBLUEKey Play...
View ArticleHoops Opponent Watch: Dance Card Edition
Non-Conference Opponents Iowa State - #3 Seed, EastOther than the Raiders of the Lost Ark-style rolling boulder of death that is Michigan State, it’s a pretty favorable draw for Iowa State. They get...
View ArticleBasketballgasm 2014: Day 1 Liveblog
Die, work productivity! Die before the might of The Great Thursday of the Basketballing (also: hockey), and the grilling of former football players on things of interest.The Celebrity Mods: By...
View ArticleMichigan 57, Wofford 40
Dustin Johnston/UMHoopsMichigan didn't earn any style points in their NCAA Tournament victory over Wofford, but those don't really matter this time of year. A substandard offensive performance didn't...
View ArticleDear Diary Is Still Laughing at 2012 Duke
jonvalk's Wallpaperpalooza (1/4)Things in the Past. There were some great diaries that would have been required reading if this was yesterday. Papspreviewed Wofford (this you saw on the front page),...
View ArticleWofford Bullets
3/20/2014 – Michigan 57 – Wofford 40 – 26-8, reach round of 32It's nice to be a two seed. Michigan played an ugly game by its standards. They turned the ball over on almost 20% of their possessions,...
View ArticleTourney Preview: Texas
THE ESSENTIALSWHATMichigan (26-8, 15-3 B1G) vs. Texas (24-10, 11-7 B12)WHEREBradley Center, Milwaukee, WIWHEN5:15 pm Eastern, SaturdayLINEMichigan -4 (KenPom)TVCBSYOU PICKED THE WRONG CANADIAN, RICK...
View ArticleFee Fi Foe Film: Texas
Isaiah Taylor almost exclusively shoots floaters. Related: he's a 40% shooter.A real opponent in the NCAA Tournament means it's time for a special hoops edition of FFFF. In addition to catching most...
View ArticleSweet Sixteen Muppets
Captioned "chess v. checkers" by Land-Grant Holy LandMichigan comfortably advances to the second weekend of the tournament. Yes, this calls for Muppets.And you can't have one without the other...BEAT...
View ArticleMichigan 79, Texas 65
Um, Texas? You there? [photo via Dustin Johnston/UMHoops]The scouting report favored Michigan, and this game played to the scouting report.The Wolverines advanced to the Sweet Sixteen by outshooting...
View ArticleBeing Blake Griffin
3/22/2014 – Michigan 79, Texas 65 – 27-8, Sweet 16Dustin Johnston/UMHoopsThe last time Michigan played an NCAA tourney game involving a two seed, it was their first bid in ten years. After not quite...
View ArticleHello: Garrett Taylor
via 247SportsAfter going without a commit since November, Michigan reeled in a big one today when four-star Richmond (VA) St. Christopher's CB Garrett Taylor announced his pledge to the Wolverines on...
View ArticleMGoPodcast 5.21: Cakewalking
@Lunch__TREY good enough?? pic.twitter.com/L7LFw2ZKfk— Jordan Morgan (@JustJMo) March 23, 2014 TEXAS/WOFFORDDiscussion about whether cakewalk is appropriate. Cakewalk eventually approved. Jordan Morgan...
View ArticleMichigan Offers Daelin Hayes
Name: Daelin HayesPosition: Outside LinebackerHt/Wt: 6'3" / 225 lbs.Location: St. Mary’s Preparatory – Orchard Lake, MI (2016)Offers: Michigan, Michigan State, TennesseeRating: N/ARanking: N/AFILMThe...
View ArticleHokepoints States the Principle of B
Tourney face. [Fuller]Beilein teams go further in the tournament than their seeds. This is known. We've repeated it so often that smart bracketeers even calculate it into their expectations. I've saved...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Might Be Coffee Dad
YES DO IT YES. Oversigning for the win:I'm told #MIchigan is currently exploring the possibility of signing former #Alabama OG Chad Lindsay, who is transferring from the Tide.— Jeremy Fowler...
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