Spring Stuff
So… that happened.As per usual, many events from the spring game are in the eye of the beholder. Is Devin Gardner's inability to find anyone open an indictment of him, an indictment of the second-team...
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Preview 2011: Secondary
Previously: The Story. The existential crisis that was last year's secondary has been the subject of emo rehash and frequently-updated"Never Forget" banners in this space for going on a year now. In...
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Mailbag: Basketball Options, Hoke Philosophical Ceiling, Spring Qs, Damn It...
Already strong desire to see Amedeo Della Valle wearing Michigan electric banana yellow: incremented. Also, here's 6'7" Bo Zeigler.What to do with the extra options.Brian -I'm curious what you think...
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Unverified Voracity Waits
BABY PLEASE DON'T GOBurkedate. You've probably seen this from Beilein: My coaching staff and I have met with Trey and his parents several times over the past two weeks. Collectively, we have gathered...
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Josh Furman Suspended For Legal Troubles
sorry this has to be the next thingSam Webb confirmed that Josh Furman is currently suspended from the team this morning and an alert reader passed along the likely reason as to why after a search of...
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Michigan Museday If the Dudes Get Dinged: DBs
Starting to look more and more like Sgt. Pepper's. Less depressing now. Legend*♪ Oho a good secondary is a-comin' down the street Oh please let it be for realOho the best safety tandem since like...
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Depth Chart: Extant, Surprising
Josh Furman, designated "guy who stands there and watches kickoffs sail over his head"The media has apparently been handed the depth chart for Alabama, as Twitter is blowing up with tidbits from the...
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Preview 2012: Secondary
Previously: Podcast 4.0, the story, quarterback, running back, wide receivers, offensive line, defensive line, linebackers.Remember this?I don't either. See Brady Hoke's century-long tenure. What do...
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The Lamentation Of Their Women
10/13/2012 – Michigan 45, Illinois 0 – 4-2, 2-0 Big TenEric UpchurchSix games into year two of the Hoke and Mattison defensive regime, Michigan stands 10th in total defense. Last year they finished...
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Unverified Voracity Brings Back Dumb Punts
Sponsor note. I get a lot of emails from lawyers and guys with three letter acronym jobs, because it's the internet, where lawyers and blankEOs are everywhere. I assume some of you are big ballers....
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Monday Presser Transcript 8-26-13: Brady Hoke
Bullets: Taylor Lewan, Courtney Avery, Jake Ryan, and Cam Gordon are your captains. Joe Reynolds, Graham Glasgow, and Joe Kerridge now have scholarships. Courtney Avery is out with orthoscopic...
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Preview 2013: Safety
SafetyRating: 3Free SafetyYr.Strong SafetyYr.Courtney AverySr.Thomas GordonSr.*Jarrod WilsonSo.Josh FurmanJr.*Jeremy ClarkFr.*Delano HillFr.[* = player has taken redshirt. # = walk-on]Well, here it is....
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Central Michigan Postgame Presser: Brady Hoke
Talking points: Three boo boos. Devin Funchess's injury seems to be just an unfortunately located cramp. He'll be okay. We'll have to wait for further news on Drake Johnson and Joe Reynolds. [Update:...
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Upon Further Review 2013: Defense vs CMU
FORMATION NOTES: Michigan played this one vanilla, opting for either their traditional 4-3 under……or a 4-2-5 nickel package…Furman is offscreen on the right hash.…with the occasional insertion of a...
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I AM OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
11/9/2013 – Michigan 13, Nebraska 17 – 6-3, 2-3 Big TenThe Passion of the Gardner [Bryan Fuller]I've turned off. This is my default reaction in moments of extreme stress, because when I was a kid I...
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Upon Further Review 2013: Defense vs Nebraska
FORMATION NOTES: Michigan abandoned the two-high look for most of this game in favor of seven or seven and a half man fronts depending on whether Nebraska was in standard or three-wide personnel....
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I Can Reach It This Time
12/1/2013 – Michigan 41, Ohio State 42 – 7-5, 3-5 Big TenBryan FullerAbout a dozen people asked me during and after the game about how they should feel, and all I had and have is a shrug. I don't know,...
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This Week's Obsession: Filling Shoes
[Fuller]In HTTV last year we made a strange assertion: that given the relative drop-off to their replacements, Kovacs would probably be missed more than Denard Robinson. I thought I'd pose the question...
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Also Exit Josh Furman, Richard Ash
Come on guys, do you know there's a basketball game tonight?Anyway: along with Thomas Rawls, Michigan has announced that Josh Furman and Richard Ash are exiting the program. Both would have been fifth...
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Unverified VorCLANGA CLANGA CLANGA
So this happened.We need a Holtz/Norfleet mashup. Penn State fans: aim before firing. See, this is a fanbase that's overreacting:Oh sweet mother of “@blerms: no overreactions here...
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