Michigan Wolverines Rumors & News
John U. Bacon: 'The Rivalry' needs no other name -- and no date change, either
Detroit News — Ten years ago, ESPN viewers voted the Michigan-Ohio State football game the best rivalry in the nation. Not just in college football, or football in general, but in all sports.
6 mins agoMichigan-UConn football scouting report
Detroit Free Press — Michigan (5-7 in 2009) vs. Connecticut (8-5)
36 mins agoMichigan man video is funny and worth a look
U-M Sports Blog | Detroit Free Press — Back in May, Free Press sports writer Mark Snyder wrote about the making of the video "A Michigan man is... " for comedian Will Ferrell's website Funny or Die. Well, the video is now on the site and you can see it here, too. The video was made at the Champions for Children's Hearts golf outing - it pokes fun at the ole "Michigan man" idea. Funny or Die president of production Mike Farah, an Ann Arbor native, was at the event. It's worth a look for Wolverines fans, and it's likely one of the only videos to feature both Rich Rodriguez and Lloyd Carr. What Is A Michigan Man?fromCharles Woodso...
1 hour agoU-M coaches helping player's brother to walk again
Detroit News — Brock Mealer, brother of Michigan offensive lineman Elliott Mealer, was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident on Christmas Eve 2007 near his home outside Toledo.
3 hours agoLynn Henning: Big Ten realignment has big-time flaws
Detroit News — You have to be patient with protests when the Big Ten does something radical. And that's because it's happened before and life went on. But, it's hard to imagine today that the Big Ten won't regret the decision to split Michigan and Ohio State and leave their regular season-ending game in place.
3 hours agoOne loss won't get Rodriguez fired but eight losses might
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4 hours agoBreaking down the Connecticut-Michigan football game with Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant
Grand Rapids Press — 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 (3:30 p.m., ABC). In many ways, the......
6 hours agoThe mega guide to Week 1: Michigan vs. UConn
Grand Rapids Press — What is known: Michigan opens its 2010 season and rededicates a renovated Michigan Stadium at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Among the unknown: Will (from left) Tate Forcier, Devin Gardner or Denard Robinson take the first snap?Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com WHO:......
6 hours agoVideo features Michigan football ex-players, coaches defining what a Michigan man can do
Grand Rapids Press — The video-heavy fun website FunnyorDie.com takes on Michigan football today. The video, shot in May at the Greise/Hutchinson/Woodson Champions for Children's Hearts Weekend golf outing, features Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez, former coach Lloyd Carr and several ex-players joking about......
6 hours agoFanVision to enhance Michigan Wolverine football games
Detroit Free Press — What's new at Michigan Stadium? FanVision, a hand-held technology that gives fans at the stadium a chance to experience the game almost as if they were watching from home.
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- Illinois' Scheelhaase ready for big moment Chicago Colleges Blog | ESPN Chicago CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- It may have been Tuesday afternoon, and Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase may have been sitting in a chair in the Varsity Room in Memorial Stadium, but he had no trouble imagining himself in the locker room at Edwards Jones Dome in St. Louis before Saturday’s Missouri game. “I’ll definitely think about how this moment in my life I’ve been waiting for so long,” Scheelhaase said. “I’m just excited about it. I can’t wait to that point.” Scheelhaase may feel as if he’s waited a long time to be Illinois’ s...
- Michigan State-Western Michigan football scouting report Detroit Free Press Michigan State (6-7 in 2009) vs. Western Michigan (5-7)
- Cueto Not On The Trip St. Louis Post-Dispatch Johnny Cueto, who kicked Cardinals catcher Jason LaRue and put him on the disabled list when the teams clashed in Cincinnati, is not on the trip to St. Louis.
- Baker Managing The Same St. Louis Post-Dispatch The Reds skipper is not taking anything for granted with big lead in NL. Central.
- Crowd Sure To Acknowledge Phillips St. Louis Post-Dispatch The Reds just focused on playing ball.