wolverine football

Notre Dame v. Michigan rivalry ends: It's not about tradition anymore

John U. Bacon — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:03:16 +0000

Notre Dame announced this week the school is suspending its century-old rivalry with the University of Michigan after the 2014 season.

The only constant is change.

Yeah, yeah. We know that – and in case we didn’t, there’s always some office blowhard too eager to say it, as if it’s some profound truth.

But that’s why, the more things change, the more we appreciate things that don’t.

When Carole King sang, “Doesn’t anybody stay in one place any more?” she probably wasn’t talking about NFL franchises, but she could’ve been.

Is the Michigan vs. Notre Dame rivalry coming to an end?

Mark Brush — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:44:27 +0000

It appears that a storied college football rivalry is coming to an end. The two teams first met in 1887.

Denard Robinson, enjoy him while you can

John U. Bacon — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:00:11 +0000

Last week, the University of Michigan football team beat up University of Massachusetts, 63-13.

Okay, U-Mass was pretty bad. Even lowly Indiana crushed them.

But the Wolverines did exactly what they were supposed to do, and did it very well. Many Michigan fans complained anyway.

This is not uncommon.

A few years ago, Michigan blew out 15th-ranked Notre Dame team 38-0, the first shut out over the Irish in over a century. The next day, I challenged listeners on a sports talk show to find something to complain about.

Michigan names Brady Hoke new Wolverine football coach

Steve Carmody — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:06:38 +0000

The University of Michigan Athletic Department has announced that San Diego State University football coach Brady Hoke will be the next Wolverine football coach, succeeding Rich Rodriguez. Here's the U of M statement Hoke Named Michigan Football Coach ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon announced today (Tuesday, Jan. 11) the hiring of Brady Hoke as the 19th coach in the 131-year history of Michigan football.