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UM-friendly bar locations across the US (and elsewhere)
ED-Seth: Welcome to our Bar Finder Sticky. The user community has kept this going since 2009 to help MGoBloggers find UM-friendly sites for their suds consumption.
We also got a big boost in curation in 2016 from our sponsors, the...
...since most of these bars are officially alumni bars. To find your club and events happening in your area, visit their website.
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THE ORIGINAL POST:
A couple weeks ago, I put together a google map with all of the Michigan bars I'm aware of (and also everything from the spreadsheet that bouje has been maintaining.) The map is here.
Hopefully this will prevent the "where's the Michigan bar in Pittsburgh/Fresno/Topeka/wherever" threads that pop up every week, but if your favorite gameday hangout isn't on here, put it in the thread and let me know. I'll do my best to keep the map up to date.
Michigan vs. Purdue - Chicago and Suburban Game Watching Locations
For anyone in the northern suburbs of Chicago, please join us at a new location to watch this week’s Big Ten opener against Purdue.
· The Landmark Inn, 1352 Shermer Rd., Northbrook, IL (map)
As you all know, kickoff is at 3:00 p.m. Central Time on Saturday, September 23 (game will be shown on Fox).
We had a good turnout for our first game watching vs Florida over Labor Day weekend. I’m hoping we can keep building off that and draw larger and larger crowds for more big matchups as the season moves forward.
If you are more likely to be in the Windy City this weekend, you can also watch at one of our Sponsor Bars below. Our Sponsor Bars make a generous donation to our Scholarship fund to help Chicagoland Wolverines attend our great university. Each time you visit these avid Michigan supporters, you are in turn supporting our local Wolverines.
· Celtic Crown, 4301 N. Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60618 (map)
· Diag Bar & Grill, 2856 N. Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 (map)
· Rockit Bar & Grill, 22 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60654 (map)
· WestEnd, 1326 W. Madison St., Chicago, IL 60607 (map)
Be sure to post your pictures, check-in, tag us onFacebook,Twitter, andInstagram, and use the hashtag #ChicaGoBlue each time you visit one of our Sponsor Bars.
For those outside of the Chicago area, here is a full listing of all alumni club sponsored game watching events.
Jordan making 1997 throwback gear
These popped up today on MDen.
I'm very curious if a throwback jersey will be worn on 10/21.
I have some memory of seeing the t-shirt. Anyone remember the original versions of these? These were shirts made back in 1997, they're just now sporting the Jordan logo.
Injuries? Michigan @ Purdue
Some interesting injury news posted to betting site Donbest.com:
http://www.donbest.com/ncaaf/injuries/
For instance, Michigan WR Oliver Martin has an upper body injury and is probably Saturday at Purdue. But may not play at 100%.
As for Purdue, not a good situation that starting WILL LB TJ McCollum is hurt and may not be 100%, as well as starting S TJ Jallow and starting CB Da'Wan Hunte. Coach Brohm said they "needed to get healthy" this week.
ESPN: Huge spike in FBS targeting penalty enforcement
SIAP - I checked the first 3 pages.
ESPN and the AP pretty much confirming what we discuss every Saturday. Guys are getting kicked out of games at an alarming rate. I know at one point last year I watched a kid get kicked out of Clemson/L'ville, one from Texas/USC, and TWO from LSU's defense in a 2 hour span.
Found it somewhat interesting since we've discussed it quite a bit lately.
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College football's Bowl Subdivision has seen a 73 percent increase in the number of targeting penalties enforced through the first three weeks of the season compared with the same point in 2016.
National coordinator of officials Rogers Redding said Wednesday that 55 targeting penalties have been enforced in 214 games (0.26 per game). Last year at this time, 35 targeting penalties had been enforced in 230 games (0.15).
