Big Ten Announces Plans For New Student-Athlete Benefits
If you're in search of good news, look no further. The Big Ten just announced their intention to, among other protections for student-athletes, ensure that scholarships cover the full cost of attedance...
View ArticleWednesday Presser 10-1-14: Brady Hoke
fileNews bullets and other items: It’s all in the statement We don’t talk about injuries Devin Gardner will be the starting quarterback against RutgersOpening remarks:“Number one, thanks for coming as...
View ArticleFee Fi Foe Film: Rutgers Offense
This became an interception! Seriously! (Don't worry, Gary Nova still had an awful game.)So I just watched the 13-10 Penn State win over Rutgers from a couple weeks ago in which Gary Nova threw five...
View ArticleMGoBBQ: Bacon Onion Ring OINKIONS
-----------------------[ED (Seth): We picked up Joe Pichey from MMMGoBluBBQ to share his tailgating recipes, and Stubb's offered to sponsor it. This is one of those things where the BBQ sauce people...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Catalogues Vitriol
Kind of a big deal. As of 9 PM Wednesday, this was SI's college football front page:That is the lead story—a scathing roundtable from three of SI's main CFB writers—and six of the eleven top stories on...
View ArticleMailbag: I Continue To Get Many Emails About A Certain Topic
CatlabWhere was this last year?hello I'd like to ask the question, why has this incident concerning Shane Morris, framed (quite appropriately) around player safety, been treated so much more seriously...
View ArticleFee Fi Foe Film: Rutgers Defense
Previously: Rutgers Offense Very legible uniform numbers, Rutgers.Penn State's nearly nonfunctional offense managed to just enough to take down Rutgers a few weeks ago, but it certainly wasn't...
View ArticleDear Diary is the Problem With Michigan
I'm taking down the office now. [Fuller]Open letters to people who don't read them isn't exactly productive, but it's useful in a snowflakey kind of way. The MGoPostal service delivered a few of note:...
View ArticlePreview: Rutgers 2014
EssentialsWHATMichigan vs RutgersWHERERutgersland Probably New York, NJWHEN7 Eastern October 4th, 2014THE LINERutgers -2TELEVISIONBTNTICKETSCurrently 50 bucksWEATHERclear, 0% chance of rain low 60s...
View ArticleThe Weekly Six: Even Sheridan Kept the Jug
Get well soon, Shane [AP] 1. The Four Factors Expected PtsConversion RateBonus YardsRed ZoneMichigan 18.9 50.0% 1.06 7.0Minnesota 32.3 68.2% 2.37 7.0Surprisingly, this game was close to a draw once you...
View ArticleDave Brandon Interview Tour: The Short Version
A few snippets from yesterday's series of Dave Brandon interviews, compiled from ABC 7, NBC 4, and the Michigan Daily:Hit the links above for the full interviews from each outlet.
View ArticlePunt-Counterpunt: Rutgers 2014
darling, I'm sure you misinterpreted my jestPUNTBy Heiko YangI’m too tired to form an opinion about all the wonderful things that have been happening in Michigan football this past week. However, since...
View ArticleRutgers 26, Michigan 24
Adam Glanzman/special to MGoBlogHuman beings, and not just those associated with Michigan, are capable of extraordinary incompetence. The biggest brain fart tonight was when a guy watched Amara Darboh...
View ArticleHaving An Average Weekend
10/4/2014 – Michigan 24, Rutgers 26 – 2-4, 0-2 Big TenAdam GlanzmanGrowing up, you latch on to whatever hipster sketch comedy troupe is of the moment and think they just understand everything. If this...
View ArticleDerrick Green Out For The Year
We're comin' for you, magma. Broken clavicle for Derrick Green— Adam Schnepp (@aeschnepp) October 6, 2014He's done for the year, so Michigan will announce it.
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Considers Other Options
Things Fall Apart Is Darrin Kirkland the next to go?Since last week's roundup, Darian Roseboroofficially decommitted from Michigan, bringing the 2015 class down to just ten players. In distressing,...
View ArticleMGoPodcast 6.6: Having An Average Podcast
[Adam Glanzman] OFFENSEWe ran the ball some? We tempoed wrong. DEFENSEThat did not go very well. COACHING WATCHDevolves into a discussion of Katy Perry and how we don't want to work for Adidas. Then...
View ArticleMonday Presser 10-6-14: Brady Hoke
fileNews bullets and other items:Derrick Green broke his clavicle and is out for the seasonNo update on Jabrill Peppers or Desmond Morgan, which only means they haven’t been ruled out for the rest of...
View ArticleMonday Presser 10-6-14: Greg Mattison
fileJust the sheer number of passing yards you allowed; was there a consistent breakdown you saw or…?“Well, you’re right. The numbers- anytime you give up six big plays, and you know our stand on big...
View ArticleHokepoints: Kick Out the Jams!
Among this year's great disappointments has been the understandable, but nonetheless depressing, regression of 2013 Michigan's two best defensive players. Jake Ryan looks lost at MLB. Blake Countess is...
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