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The Victors
The Victors is the #5 in the Top 100 College Football Traditions according to the Lost Lettermen blog. This write-up has some history I wasn’t aware of.
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Zoltan Mesko
The former Michigan punter Zoltan Mesko, who’s now a rookie with the Patriots, is the NFL’s most interesting man, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Alumni cheerleaders shake things up at homecoming…
This Wall Street Journal article describes how alumni cheerleaders now enthusiastically participate in homecoming festivities at colleges and universities across the country, but that the trend raises...
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Waiting for the other shoe to drop
Rich Rodriguez has lost Brian Cook, who’s been his most persuasive defender in the blogging/media sphere.
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Doors in Ann Arbor, 1967
An interesting article in Michigan Today, the alumni mag, about a Doors performance in October 1967, over homecoming weekend. Jim Morrison came on stage too drunk to perform and started insulting the...
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George Jewett
This week, I came across an online discussion of U-M’s first African-American football player, George Jewett. He’s an interesting part of football history. Jewett’s Wikipedia entry is here. The Bentley...
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U-M’s mascot non-history
Michigan Today covers Fielding Yost’s attempt to introduce live wolverines as mascots in the 1920s, and a 1980s student-led creation, “Willy the Wolverine,” that was never adopted by the school.
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Lowdown on the Little Brown Jug
In advance of the Michigan-Minnesota game this Saturday, the MVictors blog describes the 1903 edition, which ended in a 6-6 tie. At the bottom of the post, there are links to a multi-part series on the...
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Looking back at U-M vs. Nebraska in 1911
With Nebraska set to visit Michigan Stadium tomorrow, MVictors looks back at the 1911 game vs. the Cornhuskers.
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Ricky Powers
ESPN carries a nice article about former U-M running back Ricky Powers, who went through some rough times after his playing career ended, but is now coaching at Buchtel High School in Akron, his alma...
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Vegas preseason odds
Bill Barnwell at Grantland provides an overview of Vegas preseason odds for each NFL team to win the Super Bowl, and over/under for wins of the top college teams. The Lions are 12-1 to win the Super...
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Be careful out there
U-M Athletic Director Dave Brandon teaches MGoBlog’s Brian Cook about the importance of being safe on the Internet.
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Anthony Carter tribute
The first U-M football game of the 2013 season is a little over a week away. Here’s an Anthony Carter highlight compilation by Wolverine Historian to tide us over.
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