Last night the BTN premiered it Legends of the Big Ten, Lloyd Carr edition.  The show was good but I thought this quote was important for all of you to remember:

“First, you as a Michigan Man, are a part of something that is bigger than you are. And if you don’t understand that then you don’t [...]

“It was a players game, like most of these Ohio State-Michigan games are.  And it was won…on the field…by a team that believed that they could win.” - Lloyd Carr following Michigan’s 13-9 victory over previously undefeated Ohio State in 1996.  Ohio State was a 17-point favorite in Columbus.

Didn’t really touch on the tailgate itself…or lack thereof. We were some tired boys on Tuesday morning. Tired and unmotivated. I guess we were just going through the motions…waiting patiently for the impending doom. We were bad fans this day. No hope. No chance.
We managed to meet up with [...]

The game plan, the situation, the timing…There are those that put more time into the analysis of the game and to scrutinizing the recruiting process but if you watched Rich Rod’s former team Wednesday night none of that information was required to be excited about what the future holds at Michigan.
It feels like the perfect [...]

It doesn’t matter what anyone says. Winning IS everything.
I can’t really express my pre-game feeling in words. I guess “looking ahead” would be the best way to describe it. Looking ahead to the next regime. Looking ahead to the end of the vanilla offense. Pining for the spread, and dreaming [...]

MLive has a play-by-play recap of the day’s events, which includes this little gem:
A source close to the situation said what was always a close call was pushed the breaking point by the two-week interval between Carr’s retirement and the SEC title game, and the combination of LSU’s hefty contract offer and the ESPN report [...]

Two long weeks have passed since Lloyd Carr, pillar of integrity, bastion of good vs. evil, and proponent of the student-athlete has retired. In those two weeks, Michigan has interviewed Ron English and Mike DeBord, and asked for permission to talk to Les Miles at LSU. Outside of that, nothing as been accomplished. [...]

It’s been more than two weeks since Lloyd Carr announced his retirement and I’m not sure I feel any different than I did prior to his announcement. The anticipation is no longer there. It left rather quickly in fact. LSU losing may have dampened my enthusiasm for Les Miles and the search in general but [...]

Kirk Ferentz…nope. Back to trying to figure out the Cyclones.
Ron English…hope you enjoyed your interview.
Mike DeBord…hope you didn’t even enjoy your interview.
Brian Kelly…worked as a press agent for Gary Hart’s run for president. That’s not a joke. No thanks, enjoy the MAC.
Gary Pinkel…despite the magical 2007 season, you’re under .500 in conference. [...]

The rumors at MGoBlog are scaring me…a little. Iowa folk seem to believe that Ferentz has been offered…and accepted the job. Not sure if I want a guy that is 3-6 against their version of Michigan State, and is 2-4 against the coach he is replacing. The pinnacle of his career [...]