Upon Further Review 2014: Defense vs Penn State
FORMATION NOTES: Michigan introduced a true 3-3-5 package, not the standup Frank Clark stuff we've seen before. Here's a weird example with Godin, the guy who was usually the nose in this formation,...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity In A Dry Forest
Complying with the Norfleet Atomic Dog Act of 2560. What's better than Dennis Norfleet? Dennis Norfleet holding bread!Regents meeting stuff. Not a whole lot happened other than a couple of students...
View ArticleDear Diary is 1183 and We're All Barbarians
SUCH a good movie.You chivalric fool; as if the way one fell down mattered. On Wednesday this week I had to put our family dog down—he was 14 and been slowing down since we lost my dad, and he had a...
View ArticleMGoPodcast 6.8: Happy Bouncy Thoughts
1 hour, 34 minutes[Eric Upchurch]Our basketball preview podcast. POSITION BY POSITIONAll players discussed. Getting the leap from Walton, getting a second dimension from Irvin, perceiving LeVert as a...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Can't Find Darrell
Oh no. This is is getting passed around various message boards:45-34-31-28-21-20-17-14-12-6This isn't Brady Hoke's luggage combination (we know what that is). It's the number of points Michigan has...
View ArticleHoops Preview 2014-15: Wings, Part 1
Previously:Gardening Lessons (The Story), Point Guards, Preview Podcast [Bryan Fuller/MGoBlog]Let's get this out of the way: Michigan loses Nik Stauskas, and it's never good to lose a Nik Stauskas....
View ArticleUpon Further Review 2014: Offense vs Penn State
FORMATION NOTES: Another very gun-heavy outing for Michigan, with nothing particularly unusual about the way they lined up. Penn State spent most of the game in a straight 4-3 of various varieties....
View ArticleMonday Presser 10-20-14: Brady Hoke
fileNews bullets and other items: Devin Gardner fully participated in practice last night and should be ready to start against MSU It sounds like Jabrill Peppers may have been a part of that practice...
View ArticleMonday Presser 10-20-14: Doug Nussmeier
fileWhat’s it like seeing this rivalry from the other side? Obviously you’ve coached at Michigan State. What’s the view when you had never been a part of it before [at Michigan]?“Well, it’s one of the...
View ArticleOn Harbaugh, Brandon, And Other Such Things
ALL RIGHT, PEOPLE. We are probably embarking on a coaching search in the near future and also probably embarking on an AD search in the near future. When these things happen I get buckets of insider...
View ArticleHokepoints Seeks Hope in Hazell
I know Hoke said they spent the bye week on Michigan's "identity," by which we're pretty sure he meant scrapping any semblance of sense again in favor of slamming fullbacks into people and praying for...
View ArticleMonday Presser 10-20-14: Greg Mattison
fileTwo strong defenses here. I guess just looking at what Pat Narduzzi’s doing in East Lansing compared to what you want to do, what this team is capable of, how would you size up the two defenses and...
View ArticleI'm Endorsing Mike Behm For Regent
So I'm about to break the no politics rule. I regret this, but…1. If I'm going to run for regent that has to happen anyway.2. I am only going to do this for Michigan regent.3. I don't think regent is a...
View ArticleHoops Preview 2014-15: Wings, Part 2
Previously:Gardening Lessons (The Story), Preview Podcast, Point Guards, Wings Part 1Kameron Chatman (L) and DJ Wilson (R/HAIR) will split minutes at the fourThus far, this preview has covered the...
View ArticleMonday Presser 10-20-14: Players
Jake Ryan, Jack Miller, Devin GardnerDevin, as an in-state guy and your last shot at these guys, how much does this one mean to you?DG: “It means a lot to me, but it means a lot to me every year so I’m...
View ArticleThis Week's Obsession: Can Hoke Save Himself?
What about this do you think can be saved? [Glanzman]Ace: There's a very good chance this is moot after a beatdown this weekend, so it's now or never for this question. If you ran the athletic...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Is Like You Didn't But Of Course You Did
How did I miss this? Maize and Blue Nation has a shot of team goals taken from within the locker room onto which he's photoshopped success or failure thus far. As you might imagine, there's a lot of...
View ArticleFee Fi Foe Film: Michigan State Offense
well, poopThis week in depressing MGoBlog GChat exchanges:Ace: that reminds me that I need to pick an MSU game to break down while trying not to curl into the fetal position. nebraska, I guess?Brian:...
View ArticleWednesday Presser 10-22-14: Brady Hoke
file Opening remarks:“Thanks for coming out. We had a great practice last night. Physical, tough, lot of energy, which you usually have when you’re playing in a rivalry game but I thought what we got...
View ArticleMGoBBQ: Pulled Pepper Stout Beef
-----------------------[What this is: We yoinked Joe Pichey from MMMGoBluBBQ to share his tailgating recipes and Stubb's offered to sponsor it because their CEO is a big fan of this site and he offered...
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