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I was surprised to see some of the Big 10 odds as well. But obviously whatever algorithm is used to come up with this list is factoring in the schedule. Rutgers has to still play all the East teams, including Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and the West opponents left on their schedule are...

I have a Master's degree from EMU and there were no fans then, either. Now granted, this was 40 some years ago and I don't really follow the Hurons as they were known back then, so I'm not up on how they are doing currently. They came up with gimmicks to increase attendance, like having the...

The situation was different before I retired, because players most times had to sit out a year transferring between Div. 1 schools. But when I taught at an NAIA school, there were plenty of former Div 1 players coming through. For many of them this was their 3rd stop. They were generally...

It's obvious there is not much effort put into some of these lists, especially once we're beyond the top 20 or so. A much better and more detailed analysis was put out by my go-to Michigan sports blog MGoBlog. The discussion is limited to QBs on Michigan's schedule, and the author, Alex Drain...

I'm a Michigan fan so no dog in this fight. I'm also a retired college professor with a PhD. As far as using Doctor as a form of address, outside of academia, I almost never use it. The ones who insist on using it outside of academia are mostly asshats who are full of themselves. This former...

I take it as a badge of honor that three fanbases hate Michigan. However, in all these lists, there are some real head scratcher s. One I noticed in this list is showing Oklahoma fans hating Kansas State. KSU probably wouldn't even be third on the list. Far and away the most hated by OU fans is...

"Silence Is Golden" was originally done by the Four Seasons, but the Tremeloes did a better version. Also, the Vogues did a cover version of Petula Clark's "You're the One." Tremeloes

There does seem to be recency bias going on for several teams. For Michigan, I would pick Cazzie Russell, but most fans aren't old enough to remember him.

Granted it was a different era, but I remember a thin 6' 8" Freshman center for Michigan outplayed IU's All-American and eventual number one draft pick center Kent Benson, who was 2 inches taller and probably 20-30 pounds heavier. Of course not many players have the skill of Phil Hubbard.

I'm not sure what the final is, but I hear the original title was War What Is it Good For.

I look forward to the battle between Payne and Michigan's Reed this year. They were both true Freshmen last year. Both were prone to fouling, got little playing time and have similar size and athleticism.

Perhaps. He's still pretty new as a college coach, and I'm sure still has a lot to learn. But even with poor showings in his first year and last year he has a .597 winning pct in the Big 10 overall and went to the elite 8 and sweet 16 in 21 and 22 as well as being named AP and Big 10 coach of...

It's interesting how some of Howard's critics (granted, many of these were MSU fans) insisted that Phil Martelli was the real coach and Howard just a figurehead and recruiter when Michigan was having success. Now that the team is underpreforming those same critics insist Howard is in charge. On...

That's what me and my friends thought were the lyrics as well. Never made sense. It wasn't until many years later that I found out what the real lyrics were.

I have not a clue but did put in 5 wins for the Gophers. Michigan might be better than most are predicting. A lot is being made of Michigan losing Hunter Dickinson and two players projected to be first round draft picks. On paper that team should have been among the top 3 or 4 teams in the...

Michigan just picked up Oliver Nkamhoa, a 6' 9" PF transfer and two year starter from Tennessee. He fills a spot of real need and is good both on offense and defense.

Something I've wondered about for some time is what is and is not covered in these athletic department budgets. We're aware that most of the big budget facility builds and upgrades are paid for by donors. But who pays the utilities and maintenance? Does that come from the athletic budget? Also...

Michigan definitely has its problems and has difficulty getting transfers for decades. The problem is Michigan rejects a lot of transfer credits or will only count them as electives. This leads to students needing an extra semester or two in order to graduate. The whole process is also dragged...

I'm not the best at math, so can you help a guy out and explain how this one player counts as "about 25% of Ben's scholarships in his short tenure"?

This is definitely the case. A relative of mine is a school counselor for a public school district in TX. When I ask her what her biggest issues are , she says it's dealing with the parents. Some of kids do have real issues that she can deal with, but some of the parents make it much worse.