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Two new equipment updates for this season.

Michigan will wear the new adidas cleat/shoes, the Crazyquick. Quite a difference from the shoes we saw in the final two games of 2013.

I posted awhile ago about Michigan wearing the new adidas Shockwave Traxion socks this season. I said they will wear them at home. While that is the case, they will wear the Blue Aftershocks at home but will also don White socks on the road for the first time since 2012. 

While I was in A2 today at MDen, I picked up the Blue Shockwave socks and noticed socks next to them with an identical design but White with Blue "waves"(?). While I do not see them on MDen's site or on EastBay who usually has this stuff up before MDen, they will look like this but with Blue "waves".

 Home Shockwave Socks

While these do not look so hot from behind a computer screen, they seem like a toned-down version of last year's Team Speed socks in person. I did a side by side comparison of them both when I got back to the house and these won't look as crazy as last year's. 

I'm glad to see the return of White socks on the road.

Michigan has unveiled a Football Student Advisory Panel of 20 students to give suggestions on how to improve the student experience for football games and boost atttendance.

"We took a step back, looked at our relationship with the students and -- as you know -- it wasn't great last year," said Hunter Lochmann, the athletic department's chief marketing officer. "We're working with the Central Student Government and in constant communication (with them), and this really helped us get that student voice in there. But we realized, 'it's great we're working with the (CSG), but let's also get more student voices in there. "What better than to take 20 of our existing student season ticket holders (and hear their voice)."

In an effort to fix the issue, the new council will feature four freshmen season ticket holders, four sophomores, four juniors, four seniors and four graduate students. Any student holding a season ticket can apply to be a part of the council, until the deadline of Aug. 8. From there, Michigan's athletic department will do its best to select a 20-person group that achieves "a cross section that mimics what the makeup of the base is -- four from each class, males and females, differing attendance rates."

I might ask why you wouldn't want imput from those who are not attending, but it is a step in the right direction.

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There's 5 weeks until the start of Michigan Football and I feel the need for a great hype video.

We've had some tremendous ones in the past.  These are my favorites:  (1), (2), and (3).

Any way we could hold a competition for the best one of 2014?  Could we do a Kickstarter to raise prize money, or does someone have really awesome tickets they could donate to the winner?

According to Yahoo Sports, Texas has dismissed three players from the football team. Sophomores DB Chevoski Collins and RB Jalen Overstreet were both dismissed for violation of team rules. Senior Joe Bergeron was also dismissed. It appears he may have been for academic reasons.

Also Junior WR Kendall Sanders and Sophomore WR Montrel Meander were indefinitely suspended for sexual assault. Sanders also faces a charge of improper photography so I think there could be plenty of evidence against them.  They also were texting each other during police interviews to get their story straight. Expect them to be dismissed also.

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There are more details on the sexual assault here.

Here is the link to the police report on the sexual assault. 

Edit: Since this was posted Senior Safety Josh Turner and Senior LB Kendall Thompson have also been dismissed. We are now up to 5 dismisals and 2 indefinite suspensions.

Edit 2: Kendall Thompson was dismissed because of multiple concussions.

Apologies for the OMG SHIRTLESS faithful, but I don't know how to embed instagram shots - but Wolverine247 posted this on Facebook today.  Dude was already a monster, and now he is the hulk!

Freshman athlete Jabrill Peppers shows off his improved physique after only a short time with the Michigan strength and conditioning staff.

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If someone else can embed, that would be appreciated!