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eBay Watch: Snuffing out the Buckeyes
A quick edition of eBay Watch featuring a beautiful metal ashtray depicting pre-renovation Ohio Stadium, when the Horseshoe was truly a horseshoe : The holidays are times to revisit your family, friends and of course your vices.  Who doesn’t enjoy the occasional cigar over the ...
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Woodson Here and There
Here: ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Charles Woodson wants to be known as more than a football player. Donating $2 million to the new University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital gives him a chance to do that. The school announced Woodson’s gift on ...
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eBay Watch: Knute Rockne is Fed Up
First off, a big thanks to all the supporters of this site over the past year.  A quick edition of eBay Watch for those looking for something on this Thanksgiving weekend.  I stumbled upon this by chance—it’s a letter dating to 1923 from Notre Dame’s legendary Knute Rocke, ...
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Power Index – Week 6
Ugh: Takes: Gilliam, the Badger :   Man, I hate Northwestern. I don’t even know what to say. Near the end of the game, the sideline reporter said that NU’s sideline had been up all game, but the Badgers were equally as quiet. When you’re a surprising 8-2, and ...
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Ohio State Game Notes
What can you say?  A big time effort put down by Brandon Graham, and more evidence of how critical the quarterback is in this offense.  It was really tough to watch Minor walk out in sweats, and I’m not sure why Brown didn’t get the ball.  They had their chances. Sights and ...
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Hit CTRL-Z
mvictors.com — Various folks reiterated that Rich Rodriguez will return in season three which is the right thing to... do and say.  But just like everything over the past few seasons, even a simple thing like a statement in support induced some drama.  Via ... (more) Hit CTRL-Z
Ohio State – Pregame (Photos)
Ohio State – Pregame (Photos)
mvictors.com — A few of the sights and sounds from the pregame Saturday.  Beastly Jake Long returns to the... Big House for the game: CNN Chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta represented.  He was only asked 39 times if he had a prescription ... (more) Ohio State – Pregame (Photos)
1969 Wolverines Take the field
A short video of 1969 squad, trotting out to touch the M Club banner once again.  A very cool moment along with a bit of levity tossed in, as many guys struggle to find their leaps:   Assume that’s Reggie McKenzie at the end there?   Great stuff.
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Fare Thee Well
Fare Thee Well
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Sweatervest McCheaty Pants
Almost forgot to salute Hacker, the winner of my haiku contest from many moons ago. 
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Jerry Hanlon’s letter (audio)
mvictors.com — John Borton of The Wolverine chatted with former offensive line coach Jerry Hanlon about the Ohio State... game and in particular, about a certain tradition he carries on each year. Hanlon scribes a letter to the team each year before the Ohio State ... (more) Jerry Hanlon’s letter (audio)
Jamie Morris reacts to Columbus call (WTKA audio)
mvictors.com — Jamie Morris dialed into Sam and Ira on WTKA 1050AM this morning and explained his call into... a Columbus sports radio station Wednesday. Morris confirmed he is “110 percent behind Rich Rodriguez,” and, explained why he did the call and his ... (more) Jamie Morris reacts to Columbus call (WTKA audio)
100 Years Ago Today: The First Battle for the Little Brown Jug
Celebrate!  Excerpted, mostly, from my piece in Brian Cook’s wonderful Hail to the Victors 2009 : November 20, 1909: The Jug toting Gophers Michigan was now 5-1 and suddenly back in the conversation of who was to be Western champion. Standing in their way was undefeated ...
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26?
  Photo: Detroit News photo services. Thanks to BiggieMunn for sending this over.  The photo above was set alongside of Angelique Chengelis’s fine piece on a few of those involved with the 1969 Wolverine victory over Ohio State.  Question:   Anyone know the ...
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Minor Violations
Preface: I’m a big fan of Angelique Chengelis of the Detroit News.  She just gave me a great interview that’ll appear soon in GoBlueWolverine magazine.  She’s a pro and certainly classes up the local media pool, et cetera.  Yet: Violation #1:   Chengelis likely fractured ...
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Ohio State Injury Report – Brandon Minor Out! :( Noooo
Via U-M Media Relations: F ollowing is the team’s injury report for the game against the Buckeyes: Out David Molk (knee) Brandon Minor (shoulder) Doubtful (25 percent chance of playing) Mike Williams (ankle) Probable (75 percent chance of playing) Martavious Odoms (knee)
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Official 2009 Captains named
mvictors.com — from U-M Media Relations: For IMMEDIATE Release Media Contact: David Ablauf (734) 763-4423 Team Elects Four Captains... for 2009 Football Season ANN ARBOR — University of Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez announced Thursday (Nov. 19) ... (more) Official 2009 Captains named
Jim Mandich of ‘69 on WTKA (audio)
Excellent interview this morning on WTKA 1050AM, as Michigan legend and current Miami, FL radio personality Jim Mandich dialed up Ira Weintraub to discuss Ohio State, 1969, the current team, Bo, Chad Henne and Jake Long on his Dolphins and much more. Gotta love that he’s flying up to the ...
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Mo
Coach Gary Moeller was at Schembechler Hall.  Don’t know the circumstances for the visit, but the no doubt the he had a few words about Ohio State.  Moeller is a Buckeye grad and captained Woody Hayes’s squad in 1963.  Moeller went 3-1-1 against Ohio State. Looks pretty ...
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Jamie Morris on Columbus Radio on Rodriguez, Harbaugh (audio)
So I went over to the Columbus’ 97.1 The Fan website to find the audio of Rich Rodriguez’s call today, and stumbled on this.  Jamie Morris, Michigan football legend, WTKA Sunday radio host and most importantly an official within the U-Ma thletic department spoke to the Columbus host ...
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