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http://annarbor.com/mi/wolverines/2013/01/michigan_announces_spring_camp... Countess may get to play too. I'm kinda shocked this wasn't posted already. Article is dated yesterday morning. But scroll and search just reveals someone asking when it's going to be. Te'o has made us all mad.

Reminder

The Raycom College All-Star Classic, with Roy Roundtree playing for the Stripes team (wearing number 89; being coached by Head Coach Dan Reeves and wide receivers coach Keenan McCardle; and catching passes from Iowa’s James Vandenberg and Purdue’s Robert Marve - but playing in a red uniform, perhaps as a tribute/throwback to his Trotwood-Madison HS playing days), will be played today in Montgomery, Alabama (TV: CBS Sports Network at 3 PM) Link to the game’s website:http://collegeallstargame.com/

The East-West Shrine All-Star Game, with Will Campbell playing for the West team (wearing number 73) along with ex-Wolverine Dann O’Neill (Western Michigan offensive tackle) will be played today in St. Petersburg (TV: NFL Network at 4 PM) Craig Roh had been listed on the game’s roster, but he elected to train for the NFL Draft in Arizona with Kenny Demens, J. T. Floyd and (strangely) MSU’s Will Gholston. Link to the game’s website:http://www.shrinegame.com/

The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, with Elliott Mealer playing for the National team (wearing number 76 and playing offensive tackle) along with Rice’s Sam McGuffie (ex-Wolverine, wearing number 81) will be played today at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California and televised on ESPN2 at 5:00 p. m. EST. Link to the game’s website: http://collegiate.nflpa.com/#!home  

The Logo Helmet Sticker Question

It will be interesting to see whether the Michigan players will add other schools' logo helmet stickers to their helmets and whether Dann O'Neill and Sam McGuffie will feature the BLOCK M prominently on their helmets.

Per the bottom line on ESPN, I'm sure there are links everywhere.  Seems like a strange way to decide to tell his story. Maybe someone advising him went with the whole "wait til Friday to give bad news" theory and doubled down by moving it to midnight in hopes to downplay it even further. 

Found this review of Denards first 3 years.  Not sure if shared here before.  This man played with such joy.  I doubt I will ever see another this good and this joyful playing football.  Hope the NFL doesn't mess him up.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=cla5l_1rteU 

I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up on the board yet, but who do you have pegged as a captain for Team 134 next year? With Lewan coming back, my money would be on him being one of them. As for the other, it looks a little more up in the air. If I had to guess, it would be between Quinton Washington and Jeremy Gallon.

But who do you have?

Yesterday new Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman decided not to retain former Michigan OC and Bears TE coach Mike Debord.

Debord is officially on the market.

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Trestman-in-process-of-assembling-coaching-staff/4f4113be-7fad-45e3-9f02-65c7ad031dbd

FWIW Marc Trestman was a Golden Gopher QB in the late 1970s.