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John U. Bacon: 'The Rivalry' needs no other name -- ...
8 hours ago - detnews.com
... but only one on college football: the Michigan-Ohio State game. They titled it simply, "The Rivalry." They did not feel they had to explain it. But when the Big Ten added Nebraska, everything seemed up in the air, including the Michigan-Ohio State game. Next fall the Big Ten will have teams, playing in two divisions, culminating in a title game -- all new. So that raised a few possibilities -- not to mention plenty of rumors and fears. If Michigan and Ohio State were placed in the same division, the teams could never meet in the title game. But if they were in different ... Read More »
3. UM coaches helping player's brother to walk again
9 hours ago - detnews.com
... he is forced to walk where he needs to go. With the assistance of the canes -- occasionally just one -- Mealer walked more than yards during the course of his workout last week. He did , one-minute trials and walked yards each time. Mealer has been teased by Whiteman and Barwis that the team will not wait forever to be led out of the tunnel, so the pressure is on. It's about yards, Whiteman said, to the M Go Blue banner at midfield, and they're working on his timing. "We're definitely working more on the speed of my steps, the placement of my steps," said Mealer, who believes ... Read More »
5. The mega guide to Week 1: Michigan vs. UConn
12 hours ago - annarbor.com
... ? With all the hype surrounding the new season and new stadium, perhaps the most significant moment of Saturday's game day experience will be as simple as a young man taking a walk. But it's not so simple. Brock Mealer, the brother of Michigan offensive lineman Elliott Mealer, will lead the team out of the tunnel before kickoff. Brock was told he'd never walk again after a car accident. But that was before the Michigan strength and conditioning coaches got their hands on him. Pete Bigelow's touching feature on the Mealer family and how the Michigan football program embraced them is a ... Read More »
6. Brandon: Plenty of water available at the stadium
12 hours ago - rivals.yahoo.com
... supply of water, he said. Twenty years ago there wasnt any bottled water. We figured out for [-plus] years how to play football at Michigan without bottled water. Were going to make it work again with cups of water, bottles of water whatever people want once they get in the gates. Which teams are primed for an upset, and who could get a scare this weekend? Eddie George says the Gators are being overlooked, but Tom Dienhart says Florida won't win the SEC title. Jimbo Fisher takes over for Bobby Bowden, and quarterback Christian Ponder readies for his senior season. Yahoo! News ... Read More »
7. Staff Predictions: Michigan vs. UConn
15 hours ago - rivals.yahoo.com
... expects to see more than one Michigan Saturday. Thats one of the headlines in the Connecticut sports pages today UM fans hope the Huskies see less of the one that managed only one Big Ten win a year ago and more of the potentially explosive one most expected of a Rich Rodriguez coached team. But first things first as always, we like to research the opponent a bit before putting staff picks together. The top entry on a search for Storrs, Conn. brought up this gem from a northwestern Connecticut resident recently uprooted from eastern Connecticut. If the weather werent so poor, ... Read More »
8. Michigan Newsstand -- Sept. 3
16 hours ago - rivals.yahoo.com
... show that as many as true freshmen could play in Saturdays opener against visiting Connecticut. Wolverines freshman guard Tim Hardaway Jr. answers call Terry Foster The Detroit News Michigan coach John Beilein did a good job Thursday of spreading the wealth when talking about his basketball team recent trip to Europe. John Beilein: European games, practice helped Michigan basketball team Michael Rothstein AnnArbor.com John Beilein got extra practice time for his players, some culture and most importantly, a chance to figure out exactly what he might do this year with the Michigan ... Read More »
9. Breaking down the Connecticut-Michigan football game with Desmond Conner o ...
16 hours ago - annarbor.com
... Courant Posted: Sep , at : AM [Today] Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant took a few minutes to chat this week about Connecticut football and what fans should expect to see when the Huskies play in Ann Arbor on Saturday (: p.m., ABC). In many ways, the Huskies sound like a team somewhat like Michigan - secondary questions abound - but came off a four-game win streak to end instead of a losing skid like Michigan. Check out what Conner has to say. Q: How good, and I know its tough to know before a game is played, but how good is this Connecticut team? Desmond ... Read More »
10. FanVision to enhance Michigan Wolverine football games
16 hours ago - freep.com
... and statistics, was in the Dolphins stadium last year and for the Super Bowl and, as a result, the University of Miami will have it this season because the stadium is already wired. Michigan Stadium is the only other college venue to share in FanVision this season. (Though a number of NFL teams will provide the option.) Its a great enhancement for fans because it gives them a chance to watch the game, have real-time stats, read bios on players and have all different camera angles, UM spokesman Dave Ablauf said. Its a really nice device. Michigan Stadium will also continue to sell ... Read More »
14. U-M, OSU on top; MSU not so much
1 day ago - detnews.com
... MSU not so much Matt Charboneau / The Detroit News Now that the dust has settled from the Big Ten's announcement of conference realignment for the start of the football season, one thing is clear: It's good to be a Michigan Wolverine or an Ohio State Buckeye. If there was any doubt which teams -- or to an extent which athletic directors -- ruled the roost in the Big Ten, Wednesday's announcement ensured there would be no confusion. The long-time rivals clearly came out on top, while most of the remaining schools were left to explain why laying down to the wishes of the "Big Two" ... Read More »
16. With Big Ten implications known, future Michigan football schedules could ...
1 day ago - annarbor.com
... at Notre Dame (possible), at Nebraska, Iowa, at Ohio State. Pete Bigelow can be reached at () - or emailed at petebigelow@annarbor.com. Follow him on Twitter @PeterCBigelow. Im sure Appy State and Toledo would be happy to come back. To be real, though, UM had better try and schedule teams like Alabama. They'll never get respect playing those little teams and beating them unless it is mirrored by beating the top of the conference. When RR was at WVU, they never learned that a tune-up game against teams like Wolford would only hurt them, even if they won. Once the Big East was ... Read More »
17. U-M's Dave Brandon coy about his role in generating fan reaction
1 day ago - detnews.com
... / The Detroit News Ann Arbor -- Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon on Thursday didn't dismiss a suggestion that he went public with the possibility that the Michigan-Ohio State game might move from its traditional spot in the schedule to gauge reaction. The Big Ten, which will expand to teams for the football season, announced its two, six-team divisions Wednesday night. Michigan and Ohio State are in separate divisions, but will continue their annual rivalry game as the last of the regular season. Two weeks ago, Brandon suggested during an interview on WTKA that fans ... Read More »
18. Michigan AD Brandon addresses alignment and other football issues
1 day ago - freep.com
... involved them already having events booked at their stadiums for the new weekends of football games. * There was discussion about only counting divisional games for a division championship, as opposed to the final decision to count all conference games. The basis for that was the variability in teams protected rivalries and imbalanced schedules. But the all conference games was decided because this is the way its always been, Brandon said. * Michigan was in a holding pattern in its non-conference scheduling, waiting to see how this would shake out. Now Brandon will proceed, expecting ... Read More »
19. UM reveals some pregame plans for Saturday
1 day ago - rivals.yahoo.com
... fans are, by now, well-versed in the story of Brock Mealer and his brother Elliot, who is an offensive lineman for the Wolverines. The Mealers were in a horrible car accident, which killed their father and Elliots girlfriend. Brock, who has been in a wheelchair since the accident, will walk the team out of the tunnel before the game. That will take place at approximately :. *Bill Martin, Dave Brandon and University president Mary Sue Coleman will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony under the normal Go Blue banner. *TWO flyovers are scheduled. Whats better than one flyover? Two ... Read More »
20. Michigan wide receiver Darryl Stonum wants to prove he is prepared to live up ...
1 day ago - annarbor.com
... that we can make those big plays and that we can produce." Last season, Stonum watched as the bulk of Michigan's passing offense ran through senior Greg Mathews and freshman Roy Roundtree , who combined for catches and yards and three touchdowns. At times, he struggled to break out of his teammates' shadow, making more of a name for himself on special teams. Stonum sparked Michigan's early-season upset of Notre Dame with a -yard kickoff return. But when the Wolverines' comeback required a dramatic cap, it was Mathews who was called upon to make a catch in the back of the end ... Read More »
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