First of all, where’s Bill Martin?  I think we’re still paying him, right?  Regardless, Dave Brandon (are we paying 2 AD’s?) led the presser today that ultimately revealed a notice from the NCAA that contained ticky-tack violations, and no surprises beyond our internal investigation.   It seemed to outline a loosely managed paper trail that [...]

Michigan will hold a press conference at 1pm to discuss the results of the NCAA investigation of “practicegate.”  MGoBlog will liveblog it, so extend your lunch and head over there.  Coleman, Brandon, and Coach are slated to speak.

LOI’s are in for 27 new Wolverines.  Biggest class ever.  15 of them play defense.  Warm bodies = less starting walk-ons.  I’m not a big fan of starting walk-ons, so, ya, successful class.
The prize of the 15 would-be defenders?  Demar Dorsey, who saved the day and wiped a little egg off of our faces after [...]

It’s Thanksgiving week, so I just want to take a second to thank everyone that participated in our transition year of tailgating as we left the golf course for greener (actually more asphault colored) pastures.  You guys really blew my mind this year with the turn out, the donations, and the enthusiasm.  So much so [...]

More bad news for a thin defense, as Cissoko is out at Michigan, becoming the 7th loss from the class of 2008 which was mostly a product of the previous regime.  This news, along with the 2007 class, which had unceremonious exits of Mallet, Tony Clemons, and Marell Evans (among others) means that the cupboards [...]

The turn out was again ridiculous as we perused yearbooks from yesteryear and ate large amounts of brisket, pork loin, and jalapeno poppers.
The pictures, and there’s a lot of them, are available here.

The bulk of the Michigan faithful stayed around longer than I expected them to, no doubt clinging to the hope that Tate might have another rabbit left in that winged hat.  The one redeeming quality of losses of this nature?  When games are over just a couple of minutes into the second half, you have [...]

Soul food is the plan, and I’ve got this blueberry cheesecake flapjack recipe that seems like it will sidle up nicely with a pile of ham that I know is coming and some sausages.  So grab a cheap ticket and get ready for a brown bag morning leading in to what we all hope is [...]

I can’t recall a time when I have ever tailgated in falling snow.  It was cold, wet, and windy, but it didn’t dent our spirit and it didn’t slow down the pregame festivities in Iowa City.  We prepared and devoured five full meals over 36 hours, tailgated for 11 hours straight on Saturday, prepared and [...]

AnnArbor.com’s finest journalist James Dickson wrote an article featuring UMTailgate.com entitled The Road Warriors.  It can be found here.
Pictures (albeit only 17 of them) from the @ MSU tailgate/game are available here.
The All Time Sagarin ratings for NCAA basketball can be found here…you’ll find Michigan basketball two spots BETTER than MSU.  Why?  I have no [...]