Pictures from Football Practice September 20
M Football 2011-Eastern Vanquished 10th Time: M-31,EMU-3
By Andy Andersen
The Wolverines have never lost a football game to their immediate neighbors about seven miles east on Washtenaw Avenue. Wolverines fans did not expect them to lose today either, but at first there was uncertainty.
This is an Eastern team that is much improved over last year’s version of the Eagles. They have their fair share of 300 pounders. They are primarily a one dimensional offensive football team, having demonstrated little passing capability. They did turn the corner on swing passes.
The list of ex-Wolverines at EMU is now enlarged by the presence of Mike Hart on that staff. Ron English is making some real progress there and is a respected coach despite his Eagle’s struggles the past several years.
The Eagles are a run first team, they provided valuable opposition for the Wolverines who need to develop more run stopping capability, and who are searching feverishly to develop an offensive threat at tailback not named Denard Robinson.
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2011 Game 3- Michigan 31 EMU 3 Photos
Pictures from Football Practice September 13
M Football 2011-A Football Night To Remember-M 35,ND 31
By Andy Andersen
At first it looked like AD David Brandon had set up the Wolverines to fail on the biggest possible stage, in prime time, under the newly installed lights. Before over 114,840 energized spectators, at home, and with ESPN’s game day on the premises. It looked like the Coach Hoke “honeymoon” was about to end, and worse yet, the team was going to do something it had not done the two prior years. Get dominated and lose to the Irish.
In the end, as you know, the first night football game at Michigan Stadium ended in such spectacular fashion that even the pre-game honoree, Desmond Howard could appreciate being honored before the game. Desmond became the first player in Michigan history named a “Michigan Football Legend”. His spectacular game winning, 4th down, 4th quarter lay out TD reception of an Elvis Grbac desperation pass against ND, happened twenty years ago.
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