The ACC/Big Ten Challenge has been a one-sided affair in its 10 years of existence, with the Atlantic Coast conference emerging victorious in each of the first 10 years. With the Big Ten poised for a great year throughout the conference, there has been talk that this [...]
No, you don't get a pony. This Notre Dame coaching search is going to go exactly like the last three: everyone is going to get all hyped up about a wide variety of downright laughable names and they'll settle for someone not coaching at a [...]
A few days ago, Chris Brown of Smart Football posted an anonymous high school coach's negative opinion on Charlie Weis's recruiting mojo. It's interesting, if slightly preposterous from the Michigan fan's perspective. Weis spent his first three recruiting classes punching Lloyd Carr in the face, beating Michigan for [...]
Rank
Team
Delta
1
Alabama
2
Florida
2
3
Texas
1
4
TCU
1
5
Cincinnati
6
Boise State
7
Oregon
1
8
Virginia Tech
3
9
Georgia Tech
2
10
Ohio State
11
Iowa
1
12
Pittsburgh
3
13
Penn State
1
14
Oklahoma [...] 
Marquette 79, Michigan 65
Alabama 68, Michigan 66
Michigan (3-2, 0-0)
Michigan fans hoping to lean on the success of the basketball team to fill the void left by a subpar football season might have to re-think things. The Wolverines, favored to win the Old Spice Classic, went [...]
I didn't manage to put up a preview, so we'll liveblog instead. For all your previewing needs, check out UMHoops. Game is on ESPN at noon. Read the Chaos Mitigation Post if you're wondering why your post isn't showing up. Inkster is on FSN Detroit at 1, so [...]
Michigan 83, Creighton 76. Michigan 3-0
Bullets only, since it's a holiday. Hell, I'll even make them holiday-themed.
I'm Thankful For:
The win. It seemed like it wasn't going to happen for a while there, as I was tearing my hair out in frustration. It would not have been a' [...]
The Essentials
WHAT
#15 Michigan v. Creighton
WHERE
Orlando, FL
WHEN
12:00PM EST*Line provided by online sports betting site Sportsbetting.com.
MichiganThe Wolverines venture outside the friendly confines of Crisler Arena for the first time this year, as they take on the Creighton Blue Jays in [...]
Cullen Christian Goes Blue
As everyone has been expecting for some time now, PA CB Cullen Christian picked the Wolverines yesterday, adding a much-needed defensive back to the class of 2010. The announcement itself had been planned for weeks, and although it took a little longer [...]
Wednesday Recruitin' is coming right up but there is one major question yet to be answered that will greatly impact the final disposition/rank of the class: how many guys can they fit?
Michigan brought in a ton of kids this weekend there are' [...]
Your super-boring top ten:
Rank
Team
PPB
StdDev
Delta
1
Alabama (32)
24.1
0.9
--
2
Florida (21)
23.7
1.1
1
3
Texas (15)
23.6
1.0
1
4
TCU (6)
22.2
1.1
--
5
Cincinnati
21.0
0.8
--
6
Boise State
20.0
1.0
--
7
Georgia Tech
18.9
2.3
--
8
Pittsburgh
17.2
1.4
--
9
Oregon
17.0
1.2 [...] 
The men's hoops teams heads to Orlando this week to participate in the Old Spice Classic. The bracket looks as such:
Here's a brief look at the teams in the tournament field.
CreightonSo Far: Creighton fell to Dayton in their opening game this season, and came back with a [...]
Michigan has gained a commitment from PA CB/S Cullen Christian, from Pittsburgh's Penn Hills High School. Yay and whatnot. How about we move on to the informative portion?
GURU RATINGS
Scout Rivals ESPN 4*, #3 CB 4*, #6 DB 4*, 79, #18 CBChristian can play either safety or corner, but he's ranked by all [...]
Site note: remember how I said the blog would be off Thursday and Friday? Psyche. Tim will be around posting up basketball content. I'm taking a couple days off, but the Old Spice Classic will get its due around here.
Hey, thanks for the timely assist. The AP follows up' [...]
If you can help out finding articles on any of the commits, e-mail me, and I'll try to include your contribution.
MI QB Devin GardnerLast week: Inkster beats Warren De La Salle 12-3 in the State Semifinals.
"We started 0-2," Gardner said. "It'" [...]
Personnel notes: nothing unusual. Dorrestein was the RT, Omameh the RG. Roundtree played as the slot the whole game.
Video note: some of the cut points are a little odd this week; I was using a different file and was having some issues actually getting it cut.
Ln Dn Ds O Form RB TE WR D Form Type Play Player Yards M40 1 10 Shotgun [...]
FL CB Tony Grimes and his teammate, FL DE Clarence Murphy, were amongst ten official visitors for the Ohio State game. Tom VanHaaren caught up with Grimes after he got back home and caught him for a brief, encouraging interview.
TOM: How was the trip, [...]
A University of Michigan football player was arrested this morning after a female student reported he sexually assaulted her.
The man has been questioned and is scheduled to be released shortly as detectives continue to investigate the 2 a.m incident in the 600 block of South State [...]
A quick tour around heartfelt pre-OSU posts in the Wolverine blogosphere before they all expire:
WLA:
Like many things in life that end broken, this started with good intentions all around.
Rich Rodriguez watched from the sidelines while Michigan avenged Carr and desecrated the Tebow Temple. Chad Henne dropped redemption from the [...]
The Essentials
WHAT
Michigan vs #10 Ohio State
WHERE
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
WHEN
12:00 EST Michigan's faced [...]
At the beginning, I apologized.
I was standing in front of a big group of people in a bar in midtown New York City, and I knew that the year before I had wandered in in a suit and told them that this would be an off [...]
Yes, there's an OSU preview coming.
The Essentials WHAT #15/16 Michigan v. Houston Baptist WHERE Crisler Arena WHEN 7:00 ESTMichigan will probably come out with the same lineup they played last game: Darius Morris at the point, Laval Lucas-Perry at guard, Manny Harris and Zack [...]
Ach: this one is late for no reason other than I forgot to post it yesterday. In keeping with our "you can't have one with the other" theme of late, Jamiemac of Just Cover appears but we forgo an Ohio State blogger on the premise that even if they' [...]
University of Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez announced Thursday (Nov. 19) following practice the four permanent captains elected for the 130th team in school history. Linebacker Stevie Brown (Columbus, Ind./Columbus East HS), defensive end Brandon Graham (Detroit, Mich./Crockett Technical HS), punter Zoltan Mesko (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg HS) and left tackle Mark [...]
Personnel notes: Smith replaced Williams for the whole game, and the linebackers were always Ezeh and Mouton. On (rare) obvious passing downs Floyd came in for Smith. I think there may have been a few plays where Floyd subbed in for Woolfolk, too.
Formation notes: Michigan spent the whole game in [...]
A silly MGoBlog tradition.
Note: a number of seniors with eligibility remaining are omitted; I included the Coner because he's probably not going to get a fifth year and he must have a haiku.
Brandon Graham
Sisyphus in pads
thunders through endless legions
third and long [...]
Remember, all-time updates can be found on the 2010 and 2011 Michigan football recruiting boards.
Out of Town Guests
Wow, this would be an awesome recruiting weekend if it weren't for a game in which Michigan is likely going to get taken to the woodshed (plz' [...]
Probably, but unconfirmed.
So Rodriguez was asked about the audit stuff that came out yesterday on Columbus radio and was explicit about his inability to go into it much:
"The only thing, because the investigation is still under process, the [...]
Before this turns into a huge Ron Burgundy parody, let's just get everything out of the way now: BAXTER! You ate a whole wheel of cheese? San Diaaagooo. It's German for a whale's va....ok, that's enough.
Dillon Baxter is a four star running back prospect from San Diego, CA. Though [...]
Your top ten with ever-changing #1:
Rank
Team
PPB
StdDev
Delta
1
Alabama (35)
24.1
0.8
1
2
Texas (21)
23.8
0.9
1
3
Florida (26)
23.7
1.1
2
4
TCU (3)
22.0
1.1
--
5
Cincinnati
21.0
0.7
--
6
Boise State
20.0
1.2
--
7
Georgia Tech
19.1
1.0
--
8 [...]
If you can help out finding articles on any of the commits, e-mail me, and I'll try to include your contribution.
MI QB Devin GardnerLast week: Preview fluff. Inkster defeats Southgate Anderson 35-7 in Round 3 of the State Playoffs. We were there, so' [...]
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Via the Shredder.
No worries, but you'll still worry. These days there are many emails I get that fit neatly into categories. One category: "oh noes Devin Gardner!" All I can tell folk concerned that Gardner might decommit is that he is asked about the strength' [...]
Originally intended as a UV bit, but then it got long.
As you've probably heard, Bill Belichick went for a first down on fourth and two from his 29 with about two minutes left and his team leading by six' [...]
The MGoCreeper van headed to Southgate this weekend for its latest excursion, to see Devin Gardner and the Inkster Vikings take on the Titans of Southgate Anderson. Inkster walked away with a 35-7 victory, behind yet another stellar performance from Gardner:
Gardner finished the night with 74 [...]
Rich Rodriguez
Brandon Minor is still nicked up, but he'll go if he can. Carlos's knee is still bothering him a little bit. Vincent Smith played well, Shaw "did some good things." Backups will be ready if the starters can't go. "Legends are made in the Michigan-Ohio State game." Good feel [...]Come on, compliance, WTF:
University of Michigan football coaches failed to file the required monthly logs that track how much its players work out and practice, according to an internal audit released today.
The details: according to a university-released report—hey, look, a hyperlink to the primary source so the [...]
Since Orson and Dr. Saturday have both pinged me about this assertion from Michael Wilbon captured by On The DL's Dan Levy…
Mike Wilbon just said on Kornheiser's radio show that 'on pretty good authority' both Charlie Weis and Rich Rodriguez are both 'done.'
6 minutes ago from' [...]
11/14/2009 – Michigan 24, Wisconsin 45 – 5-6, 1-6 Big Ten
Well, I finally broke: I've checked out emotionally. This happened last year, too, and the game columns from the on were pleas for something else to do and grim, brief recaps of the' [...]
Rank
Team
Delta
1
Texas
2
Alabama
3
Florida
4
Cincinnati
5
TCU
6
Boise State
7
Georgia Tech
8
Pittsburgh
9
Oregon
1
10
Ohio State
4
11
LSU
12
Oklahoma State
4
13
Penn State
2
14
Stanford
7
15
Virginia Tech
2
16
Iowa
7
17
Southern Cal
[...] 
Michigan (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
When a college basketball player scores a triple-double, it's likely his team had a pretty good game. When he does it after 29 minutes of play, and is able to take to the bench for significant garbage time, it's guaranteed. Manny Harris did [...]
Henri the Otter of Ennui is the new mascot of posting restrictions.
Post-Illinois restrictions back: 20 to comment, 500 to start new threads/diaries. Will be in effect until Monday morning.
Justification I probably don't need to provide: seriously dislike new registrants who sign up just to flame' [...]
As always, please read the Live Blog Chaos Mitigation Post before typing in your one-word responses.
[...]Rounding up the week's best in user-created content.
A little off the wall choice for the diarist of the week. Captain Obvious writes an awesome set of lyrics about the state of Michigan's football team:
It's a punt block when it's already too late
[...]
The Essentials
WHAT
Michigan v. Northern Michigan
WHERE
Crisler Arena
WHEN
7:00 ESTYear 3 of the John Beilein era gets off to its official start Saturday at 7 as Michigan takes on the Wildcats of Northern Michigan in Crisler Arena. Though [...]
The Essentials
WHAT
Michigan at #21 Wisconsin
WHERE
Camp Randall, Madison, WI
WHEN
12:00 EST The stats here are grim. Wisconsin may [...]
We've got a guest this time! Woo! It's Adam Hoge from Bucky's Fifth Quarter, the SBNation Wisconsin blog—and only extant one, it appears. Unfortunately, logistical issues—read "sleep schedule of a 70-year-old"—prevented regular guest Jamiemac from making an appearance this week. We persevere.
This week's edition is far less suicidal.' [...]
Personnel notes: Omameh played the whole game at right guard; Huyge played the whole game at RT. Roundtree was the only slot the whole day. Brown saw about four plays late; he was replaced by Grady, Shaw, and Smith.
Formation notes: A lot more two-back sets without a tight end against [...]
With basketball season fast approaching, let's take a look at Michigan's non-conference schedule, and see what the Wolverines are up against this winter. A more thorough rundown of Saturday's opponent may be coming later this week, but it's pretty difficult to find information on D-2 teams.
November [...]
Let's get Denarded. Since it will be on the message board forever and ever amen and discussed until the weekend: e-reports say that Tate Forcier's facebook status yesterday was about having a bad day and somewhere in the comment thread spawned by that—probably made band fiasco look tame—Tate mentioned he [...]
Yeah… so the site was a little goofy for a while. Why did this happen? I don't know. I put up Tim's press conference recap and then did nothing. I come back and I've got 30 panicked emails. Drupal is very sorry about that.
I did [...]
Injuries:
Brandon Minor practiced a little bit yesterday, and they're hoping he can go today. Minor is day-to-day with a shoulder injury from the Purdue game. Playing can't do any more damage, but he needs to get practice reps in order to see the field Saturday. Carlos Brown should be fully healthy [...]Personnel notes: Leach started the game and got pulled after he busted an assignment on a third-and-five TE cross that turned into 56 yards and a backbreaking touchdown. Ezeh replaced him for the remainder of the game. Mouton started the game and got pulled after he busted an assignment on [...]
All-time updates can be found on the 2010 Michigan Recruiting Board and the 2011 Michigan Recruiting Board.
Just Win, Babby?Michigan fans have seen what impact a tough season can have on a recruiting class, as the terrible 2008 squad led to attrition from last year's class, [...]
Rank
Team
PPB
StdDev
Delta
1
Florida (32)
24.0
0.8
--
2
Alabama (37)
24.0
1.0
1
3
Texas (24)
23.8
0.9
1
4
TCU (1)
21.4
1.0
1
5
Cincinnati
21.3
0.8
1
6
Boise State
20.0
1.4
1
7
Georgia Tech
18.9
1.3
[...] A very special mailbag, with just one question. This one has been asked, or implied by people sending me reasons the play of the team is definitely the fault of the coaches, by many, many people the past couple weeks. If you sent one, I read it. I'm not responding' [...]
Rich Rodriguez:
Injuries: Brandon Minor's ankle injury is ongoing, and now he has a bruised shoulder as well. Junior Hemingway has a back bruise and was limited against Purdue. Martavious Odoms is still day-to-day, he hasn't progressed that well. Perry Dorrestein is getting better. Carlos was limited against Purdue because he' [...]
Warning: post rated PG-13 for f-bomb drop.
11/6/2009 – Michigan 1, Miami 3 – 4-3, 2-1 CCHA
11/7/2009 – Michigan 36, Purdue 38 - 5-5, 1-4 Big Ten
11/7/2009 – Michigan 1, Miami 5 – 4-4, 2-2 CCHA
In the aftermath of The Horror, my coping [...]
Rank
Team
Delta
1
Texas
2
Alabama
3
Florida
4
Cincinnati
1
5
TCU
3
6
Boise State
1
7
Georgia Tech
3
8
Pittsburgh
6
9
Iowa
5
10
Oregon
4
11
LSU
2
12
Houston
1
13
Ohio State
3
14
[...] As per usual, the Live Blog Chaos Mitigation Post exists and you should check it out if you are a n00b.
[...]Michigan (0-0) 73, Wayne State 54.
It was an exhibition game against a D-2 team. It's meaningless in the grand scheme of things, and counts toward nothing. Yet it still felt good to be back in Crisler Arena, and perhaps even better to emerge with a win, be it over Duke,' [...]
Rounding up the week's best in user-created content. There's so much good stuff around here that this should become a weekly feature.
[Editor's note: that is the plan for the rest of the season; if/when diaries start to fall off we might make it biweekly.]
Any discussion of excellent diaries from the' [...]
The Essentials
WHAT
Michigan vs Purdue
WHERE
Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
WHEN
12:00 EST, November 6th, 2009
THE LINE
Michigan -6
TELEVISION
Nationwide on BTN
WEATHER
Sunny, dry, mid-50s
So, a bird dropped a baguette on the Large Hadron Collider, causing it to overheat. This is the thousandth thing that has gone wrong with the [...]
Basketball Exhibition v. Wayne State. 7PM ET, Crisler Arena. BigTenNetwork.com
After the Wolverines did in John Beilein's second year what they couldn't do in six under Tommy Amaker, expectations for the Michigan basketball team went through the roof. Suddenly, this is a tournament team. Suddenly, it's the #15 team in the' [...]
I… here. This is for you. Is there a thing that makes these things? If there is a thing that makes these things, this is slightly crazy. If there isn't I don't know what you can even say. Other than FTW. It came from the message boards.
Podcast is a bit late and this week… well, it was right after the game and no one was feeling up for it and I can confidently say this is the worst podcast that has ever been recorded. There is some humor value in how much it sounds like we [...]
Your weekly dose of who's in and out for the weekend's game.
[Press Release]
University of Michigan Football Injury Report
For the Purdue Game (Saturday, Nov. 7)
Out
David Molk (knee)
Martavious Odoms (knee)
Questionable (50 percent chance of playing)
Greg Banks (foot)
Probable (75 percent chance of playing)
Zac Johnson (shoulder)
In addition, head coach Rich Rodriguez announced the game [...]
Personnel notes: Odoms did not play and was replaced by Roundtree. Patrick Omameh got a series late in the first half, probably because Dorrestein was injured. It sounds like Dorrestein might miss the Purdue game, with Patrick Omameh his likely replacement at RG. Robinson did not play until the game [...]
Super mailbag week because the mails, they come in. Side note: I try to be good about answering most of the emails that hit the inbox. This has been untenable over the last week. If you sent something and didn't get a response, try again after the Ohio State game.' [...]
[Editor's note: bumped. At this rate I'm going to be a spectator around these parts soon.]
Herein lies data. For those readers who prefer to skip my right brained musings in a tenacious fit to resist all culture and proceed directly to the left-brained portion [...]
Rich Rodriguez:
Brandon Minor has practiced more this week than he has any other week in more than a month. Hopefully that means he'll be healthy enough on Saturday to play. The team needs the element of downhill running that he provides. Carlos Brown has been limited with tendinitis. Mike Shaw' [...]Video note: Unfortunately my computer rebooted itself after applying an "important update" last night, which obliterated a 14-hour process via which I convert the torrent into something clippable. So no video today. I will go back in an add it later, and I'll revisit the key points in a couple' [...]
All updates can be found on the 2010 Michigan Recruiting Board and the 2011 Michigan Recruiting Board.
Welcome to the Fold, Carvin Johnson
Sure to be the subject of many "Calvin Johnson with a Korean accent" jokes over the next 4+ years, LA S Carvin Johnson [...]
Your top ten:
Rank
Team
PPB
StdDev
Delta
1
Florida (33)
24.1
0.8
1
2
Texas (34)
23.9
1.1
1
3
Alabama (20)
23.6
1.1
2
4
Cincinnati
20.6
1.5
--
5
TCU
20.1
1.8
1
6
Iowa
20.1
1.9
1
7
Boise State
19.8
1.6
-- [...]
Rank
Team
Delta
1
Texas
3
2
Alabama
1
3
Florida
4
Iowa
2
5
Cincinnati
6
Oregon
4
7
Boise State
2
8
TCU
1
9
LSU
1
10
Georgia Tech
2
11
Houston
12
Penn State
1
13
Southern Cal [...]
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