On the Road Again
In our second road trip of the year, we met up again with Gar’s World (we just live in it) and tailgated in style just blocks away from the stadium. Garwitches, marinated king salmon, and hamballs were on the pregame menu, and hamburgers, brats, and chicken wings came out in the postgame. [...]

Utes With Heart
The Utah Utes, with their small corner of fans within Michigan Stadium, did everything they needed to do on Saturday. They hung around until the very end, getting within a field goal late in the fourth quarter before the Michigan defense forced a turnover to seal the victory 10-7. Just watching the game [...]

Return to Glory
I must admit, I was awfully two-faced leading up to the game on Saturday. Driving acoss the state of Michigan, I announced to the passengers in the car that I really was uncomfortable going into Notre Dame. I couldn’t help but imagine the stomach turning feeling of the national spotlight shining upon the [...]

Help Wanted: Placekicker
Despite coming through on the one kick that counted most, Michigan kickers went 1 for 4 in their first game against the Huskies. On Saturday against the Broncos, Philip Brabbs, college football’s feel good “goat to hero” story from the week before was 0 for 2 on field goals from 51 and 47 [...]

Changing Your Expectations
You may have wanted John Navarre to play well, maybe even ‘wow’ you. You may have wanted the running game to be efficient, and the line to gel. You may have wanted Marlin Jackson to return an interception for a touchdown. You may have wanted to see consistency from the special teams. When [...]

No Respect…Or Nothing To Respect?
Feverish, excited, dedicated, determined, engulfed? Ready. That’s what I feel right now. I’m ready. I spent the opening weekend of college football glued to the television. Season previews abound on ESPN and ABC, Wisconsin on Friday, Buckeyes on Saturday, while in between the action, I delved into my newly arrived ESPN [...]