By now, the press conference held yesterday detailing Michigan’s NCAA violations has been broken down from every conceivable angle. Personally, I’m getting tired of it already, but this is a Michigan blog, and this is the biggest story of the year, so I feel obligated to share my thoughts.
First, as a staunch backer of Rich [...]

I’m in between classes, and it’s midterm season for me, so I’m not going to have much of substance on Michigan’s press conference on the NCAA investigation. From what I can tell, the allegations are rather minor (practice time violations were way overblown), but that isn’t to say Michigan is entirely in the clear: there [...]

The above is WolverineHistorian’s latest YouTube masterpiece, a compilation of Michigan running back highlights from Jamie Morris all the way through Mike Hart. For me, it’s great to see not only guys like Wheatley, Biakabutuka, and the A-Train on film again, but also the players that predated my time watching Michigan football (I’m going to [...]

Well, this is interesting: Tom Keegan of the Lawrence Journal-World is reporting that a source with ties to the Big Ten has told him that the conference is in “preliminary exchanges” with the University of Texas about becoming the 12th Big Ten team. Yes, that University of Texas. While this rumor, by virtue of not [...]

The fallout from Demar Dorsey’s commitment — especially the signing day press conference grillings by The Detroit Free Press’ Drew Sharp and AnnArbor.com’s Dave Birkett and the subsequent articles on Dorsey’s legal history — has sparked controversy in Ann Arbor and a considerable backlash against either (a) Rich Rodriguez or (b) the media themselves. I’ve [...]

The WLA, in the wake of the MGoBlog/Maize n Brew piped-in music feud, gives their own proposal for how Michigan should handle in-game music: cannons. Like, real ones. The above video comes highly, highly recommended, as long as you don’t mind over-the-top visual enhancements and, well, cannons (and Miley Cyrus, briefly). Chitownblue, you are full [...]

Brian has already covered this in his latest Unverified Voracity, but I figured I would chip in my two cents on the piped-in music at Michigan Stadium, in the wake of Maize n Brew Dave posting his suggestions for what should be played over the PA (in short, a lot of 80s metal). Brian makes [...]

Even with a huge game against rival Michigan State looming tonight, much of the blogosphere’s attention is still on Manny Harris’ suspension, what it means for the team, and the apparent lack of leadership on this Michigan squad. Reactions to Harris’ suspension covered the spectrum of negative emotions, from anger and disgust to disappointment and [...]

The above is WolverineHistorian’s latest YouTube contribution: Michigan’s 10-7 victory over Ohio State in 1971, which was never televised, so the video is taken from coaches film highlights. I don’t know how you do it, WolverineHistorian, but I’m damn impressed.
In football stuff, MVictors scores a two-part interview with GoBlueWolverine’s Sam Webb, covering his radio work, [...]

It’s been a crazy week of college football news, with Pete Carroll leaving USC for Seattle and the subsequent stunning hire of Lane Kiffin by the Trojans. I’m with Brian on this — USC seems to be mocking the NCAA and their investigation into possible recruiting violations by hiring the man who was the recruiting [...]