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Tag: Ohio State Buckeyes football

Diary of a Michigan fan: what despair looks like

Despite a winning record losing to Ohio State today in embarrassing fashion feels like the nadir of my Michigan fandom. In many ways today wasn’t necessarily about winning. Let’s face it, in every conceivable category Ohio State is a better football team than Michigan and everyone expected them to win. Seven wins and a bowl [...]

Michigan motivational video

Trying to get pumped up for Ohio State Michigan isn’t easy these days.  I offer the video below to help out [language warning]:

Following the same script

Michael Zuidema of  The Grand Rapids Press about sums it up: Against Wisconsin, Michigan essentially followed the same script that’s resulted in its current 1-6 stretch.  A couple of sparkling defensive plays, followed by a second half filled with miscues and missed assignments. When the spread offense looks like it’s starting to click, it stalls [...]

Whiskey Sour for UM Fans in Columbus

This building is a block from my office: Via MGoBlog BTW, this will in no way stop me from enjoying Jeni’s amazing Maker’s Mark Buttered Pecan ice cream.

Off Season Bulletin Board Material

Is there such a thing as off season bulletin board material? If so this ought to motivate the University of Michigan football players and coaches as they work at rebuilding the program. Bob Hunter in the Columbus Dispatch: Put it this way: Ohio State-Michigan has suddenly begun masquerading as an OSU-Toledo game, a switch not [...]

Has Michigan Football hit bottom yet?

After the expected beatdown today that is the only question left.  Has the Michigan Wolverines football program reached the low point? – First time ever to lose to a MAC school. _ First losing season in four decades. – Not going to a bowl game for the first time in over thirty years. – First [...]