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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…
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Indiana 28, Miami 21 (IU -7.5; O/U: 47.5) ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐ (๐ฐ๐ข๐ง) Finally, weโve reached the championship game of a painfully long college football season. Itโs clear that college football is no longer amateur football, and the players arenโt interested in singing the alma mater anymore. Then again, how many people know the lyrics…
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On Dec. 27, 1968, the world was significantly different. In any major city, people would walk up to a newsstand, pick up their morning paper, pay a few coins, and depart with their paper to read the dayโs news. Lyndon B. Johnson was still the president, but Richard M. Nixon had been elected just the…
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Illinois 33, Tennessee 30 (T -3.5; O/U: 61.5) ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ (๐ฐ๐ข๐ง) Duke 27, Arizona State 24 (D -3.5; O/U: 49.5) ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ (๐ฐ๐ข๐ง) (Season record before the weekend:ย 22 wins, 20 losses, 1 push. .523 winning percentage) (Season record after the weekend: 24 wins, 20 losses, 1 push. .544 winning percentage) *-๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
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Itโs been several months since my last blog post, and the world has changed considerably for Michigan football. The loss to Ohio State was dreadful, but expected. Then came the bombshell regarding Sherrone Moore. Thereโs nothing I could add that hasnโt already been said, so Iโll leave that alone. The last month has involved a…
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Air Force 24, Colorado State 23 (AFA -2.5; O/U: 46.5) ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ (๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ) Texas A&M 27, Texas 24 (TAM -2.5; O/U: 52.5) ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ฌ ๐&๐ ๐๐ (๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ) (Weekend record: 0 win, 2 losses, 0.000 winning percentage) (Season record before the weekend: 22 wins, 18 losses, 1 push. .549 winning percentage)…
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