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The fifth installment of the series focusing on the Little Brown Jug takes us to 2015. The Jim Harbaugh era started slowly at Michigan, as the Wolverines lost their opener at Utah and struggled to find their mojo through the first few games. Eventually, defense would become their identity, and that was on full display…
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The fourth installment of the series focusing on the Little Brown Jug takes us back to 2001. The Wolverines struggled through much of the 2001 season, and they fell to Michigan State one week before the Little Brown Jug. Michigan hadnโt played Minnesota since 1998, but the Jug proved to be just the tonic the…
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The third installment of the series focusing on the Little Brown Jug takes us back to 1986. Michigan was roaring, and just one more opponent was on the schedule before Ohio State. Unfortunately, the game before โThe Gameโ just happened to be the Little Brown Jug, and as everyone knows, anything can happen in a…
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๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ The second installment of the series focusing on the Little Brown Jug takes us back to 1975. After four consecutive double-digit victory seasons, Michigan had to break in a new quarterback in the 1975 season. Fortunately for the Wolverines, Ricky Leach possessed multiple skills, particularly carrying the ball. Leach was joined in the running…
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The first installment of the series focusing on the Little Brown Jug rivalry takes us back to 1998. Michigan spent much of the offseason basking in the glow of a national championship. The Wolverines had just secured two of the highest rated recruits in quarterback Drew Henson and running back Justin Fargas. As if those…
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The fifth installment of the series examining the first games of Michigan coaches takes us to 2015. By the end of the 2014 football season, Michigan was in desperate need of change. Once again, optimism had faded into disappointment, with even a tinge of embarrassment. The fan base clamored for a coach who could restore…
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The fourth installment of this series examining the first games of Michigan coaches takes us to 1995. Before the season even began, 1995 had been a tumultuous year for Michigan. Gary Moeller resigned due to an off-field incident, and athletic director Joe Roberson hired defensive coordinator Lloyd Carr, but only on an interim basis. Carr…
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The third installment takes us back to 1969. The previous season would have been considered quite successful by many teams, but a season-ending loss left a bitter feeling for the Michigan football community. Bump Elliott resigned following the 1968 season, and athletic director Don Canham needed to replace him. Numerous coaches and university officials throughout college…
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The second installment of this weekโs series looking at the first games of Michigan head coaches takes us to 2008. The college football landscape was starting to change, and veteran Michigan coach Lloyd Carr had just retired. Michigan had recently hired Bill Martin as athletic director, and he was charged with fixing the financial woes…
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The first installment in this weekโs series on the first games of new Michigan coaches takes us back to 2011. Michigan was ready for a fresh start, and the Wolverines got a fresh hero in Brandon Herron. Priot to that game, few among the Michigan faithful had even heard of Herron. The senior linebacker from…
