Michigan Gets The Win
Devin Gardner looked great other than that horrific interception. What did you think about UM's win? And what do you think about Gardner getting to wear Tom Harmon's #98?
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Devin Gardner looked great other than that horrific interception. What did you think about UM's win? And what do you think about Gardner getting to wear Tom Harmon's #98?
Venerable broadcaster Brent Musberger and analyst and former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit held court with renowned rapper Eminem.
Gardner had shown flashes of impressive play before, but with the Irish as such a meaningful opponent, with ESPN College GameDay in attendance, it was a big step toward showing that Gardner is the real deal.
The Wolverines (2-0) had a pair of 14-point leads, but the Fighting Irish (1-1) refused to get routed.
In the midst of the last game for the foreseeable future between Michigan and Notre Dame at the Big House, a halftime interview stole the spotlight.
During the second quarter of the 2011 U of M-Notre Dame game, 69 year-old Fighting Irish fan, Leo Staudacher, suffered a cardiac arrest.
"No disrespect to Michigan State, but they don't have the national appeal that Notre Dame has," Howard said. "I don't think anybody's fooled by that, right?"
Saturday's glamorous Top 25 showdown at the Big House will come down to the most unheralded, overlooked men on the field - the offensive and defensive linemen.
Running the stairs of an empty Big House on Thursday, just like he used to do during his years at the University of Michigan, Howard recalled the workouts of former longtime Michigan strength and conditioning coach Mike Gittleson.
Regional or national rivalry, Michigan-Notre Dame is a matchup worth watching, at least according to the ESPN College GameDay crew, who sets out to cover the most exciting game every weekend.
For as long as I can remember the Michigan-Notre Dame game has been special.
He ranked the rivalries in order of importance, saying: "Ohio's the biggest one, and Notre Dame and Michigan State's our little brothers."
"Everybody has an opinion," Hoke said. "I told Brandstatter last night, some people think him and I are thin, and that is really far from the truth, but everybody's got their own opinion."
As No. 14 Notre Dame and No. 17 Michigan prepare to meet at the Big House in Ann Arbor this weekend, Irish coach Brian Kelly seems to think the matchup is no big deal.
Michigan's new-look offensive line passed its first test. The next one is going to be much tougher.
Finally in the NFL, Manti Te'o is looking to give football fans everywhere reasons to forget about his fake girlfriend scandal. His performance with the San Diego Chargers may be just the thing to jolt his name back to football relevance.
I think it's fair for me to say that the sports team I dislike the most is the Dallas Cowboys.
Tommy Rees is Notre Dame's starting quarterback again.
Rumors of the Lions possibly being interested in Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly came out within minutes of Bill Ford Jr's less than rousing endorsement of coach Jim Schwartz.
That's right, this kid who was highly recruited from Bama, Notre Dame, Michigan and Florida State, among others, is posting a video where he flushes recruiting letters.
The president of Ohio State University has apologized to the Big Ten conference for "hurtful remarks" he made last year about some university athletic programs.
The president of Ohio State University said Notre Dame was never invited to join the Big Ten because the university's priests are not good partners, joking that "those damn Catholics" can't be trusted, according to a recording of a meeting he attended late last year.
Michigan coach Brady Hoke has taken the Notre Dame rivalry up a notch.
Notre Dame researchers found that the negative mindset of students vulnerable to depression can make their friends more likely to develop the condition down the road.
Notre Dame is the final Central Collegiate Hockey Association champion.
