What's Your Coolest Piece of Michigan Memorabilia?
Title says it all. Mine is a collection of Upper Deck SP Rookie Threads cards that had the letters taken off of game used University of Michigan Football jerseys. I got them to spell "MICHIGAN". I will try to post a pic if I can. So what is yours?
August 11th, 2018 at 6:40 PM ^
The piece of paper on my wall that says something about successfully completed something. It was rather pricey, but so worth it.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:58 PM ^
Bothers me that the law school diploma is significantly smaller than my undergraduate diploma from another school. I don't know if that's the same for everyone.
I'm prouder of the Michigan degree. I'd like the diploma to be about 3'x5' and made of cloth so I could use it as a flag.
August 12th, 2018 at 9:48 AM ^
Was going to be clever and say "My diploma" but then you ruined it as the first poster. Swell.
August 11th, 2018 at 6:42 PM ^
Tom Brady 1999 Citrus Bowl Jersey
August 11th, 2018 at 6:44 PM ^
There was that one time I snuck into Tom Brady's bedroom with teddy bear. I still have that sample I collected.
August 11th, 2018 at 6:46 PM ^
During college I worked at a movie theater in Ann Arbor and I met Chris Perry a few days after the Heisman ceremony as he was on his way into Return of the King. He shook my hand and signed my theater schedule.
Haven't washed my hand since and still have that theater schedule.
August 11th, 2018 at 6:47 PM ^
I don’t really have anything truly remarkable for Michigan, but I do have a piece of Boise states turf. The last time they replaced it, my friends snuck onto the field and each stole a yard of turf. It’s only about 8 inches wide or so. They’re my second favorite college.
August 11th, 2018 at 6:50 PM ^
I have a football signed by the entire 2000-2001 football team.
August 11th, 2018 at 6:51 PM ^
I've got a jagged section of stadium seating I dumpster-dived off the concourse after a basketball game when I was in school, about 3 or 4 seats. They were just sitting there in a broken-up pile during a renovation project. I picked out the smallest piece I could find and zig-zagged my way back to the dorm through the snow. Carrying six feet of bleacher could attract attention.
Next morning the Daily crime notes reported the cops showed up just a few minutes later and arrested people for doing the same thing. Next time they did renovations, they dumpstered the seats and put the equivalent of a large-scale blender to shred it all. Athletics is positively paranoid of the secondary memorabilia market.
August 11th, 2018 at 9:02 PM ^
I also have a section of Michigan Stadium seats- about 8 seats long. When they were redoing the bowl seating some years ago, they had all these bench seat sections sitting where people could take them. My neighbor went in there and got a couple sections and gave one to me. For the life of me I can't figure out why Bill Martin didn't sell them off to raise money. They would have sold really well.
It's really interesting because you can pry up the fiberglass cover they put on them in the 60's and see the redwood bench underneath from the late 1920's with the seat number stencils still visible . Eventually , I'm going to incorporate the bench into our rec room in the basement.
August 11th, 2018 at 10:56 PM ^
Martin didn’t sell them because he wasn’t Dave Brandon.
August 12th, 2018 at 3:54 AM ^
It wasn't just Martin. During the Brandon era, when Yost was renovated, they did the exact same thing, flat-out trashing to the point of obliteration any piece that could be resold. I know we would have bought our bleachers if we could, and so would all of the season ticket holders around us. But Athletics 100% said no, they were not for sale, and would be destroyed. That's policy across the board.
There's a weird attitude in 1000SSS about stuff that could end up on the secondary market. They'd rather it not be out there at all than make money on it once. They could make a killing. I have a feeling there's still some residual issues around when the wooden bleachers were being sold in the 90s. Bo's stepson got caught up in a scheme to sell them off and it ended up in court.
August 11th, 2018 at 6:54 PM ^
A pair of game worn shoes...
/s
Too soon? Yep I'll see myself out
August 12th, 2018 at 6:44 AM ^
You sir have won this thread. Now put those shoes on and wear them like the champion you are!
August 11th, 2018 at 6:54 PM ^
I have a 1997 National Champions football signed by Lloyd Carr
A hockey stick signed by Brendan Morrison
and a
Michigan basketball signed by......Tommy Amaker.
August 11th, 2018 at 6:58 PM ^
Game worn cleats from a current player!!!
Too soon?
August 11th, 2018 at 8:32 PM ^
Boo this man!! Boooo!!
August 11th, 2018 at 6:59 PM ^
I have a signed 1 blue Braylon jersey.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:01 PM ^
Football signed by Howard and Woodson
August 11th, 2018 at 7:06 PM ^
1992 signed Desmond Howard Rose Bowl authentic jersey.
August 11th, 2018 at 10:35 PM ^
My neighbor has one too. He had a connection with the supplier of Michigan's jersey's before they went to Adidas. He has the "Bowl Jersey" of the best player on Michigan for about the 7-8 years prior to Adidas.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:07 PM ^
Signed #1 Braylon Edwards Jersey
Signed #1 Anthony Carter Jersey
Signed #2 Charles Woodson Jersey
Signed #21 Desmond Howard Jersey framed with Signed picture of “hello Heisman”
Signed #10 Tom Brady Jersey
Signed #1 David Terrell Jersey
August 11th, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
signed AC jersey. that is awesome.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:50 PM ^
But that David Terrell jersey is the bomb-ass...
August 11th, 2018 at 8:53 PM ^
In the market for a signed Anthony Thomas jersey and then I can complete my 2000 Orange bowl shrine.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:09 PM ^
Three of my favorites are:
-Michigan vs Quantico Marines Program from November 10th, 1923
-2011 Under the Lights Game Worn / Signed jersey from one of the Starters. (Acquired long after his Graduation)
-1948 Michigan Vs Oregon Program signed by Crisler, Oosterbaan, and the majority of the team (38 signatures)
August 11th, 2018 at 7:21 PM ^
My Graduate School degree, followed by a piece of Michigan Stadium turf, circa 1982.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:24 PM ^
Damn - Diploma already came up. Otherwise, I have a signed John Navarre card and John U Bacon's hancock on a foam wolverine cap. No, I realize I am a disappointing collector. I did *really* appreciate Navarre, though!
August 11th, 2018 at 7:25 PM ^
Original wooden seat from Michigan Stadium.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:30 PM ^
Somewhere, buried in the house, is my game ticket stub from Bo's last game at Michigan Stadium, against OSU. A great win, and he was carried off the field.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:36 PM ^
Toss up
A photo my father took as a youngster at the Ohio State game in 1927, the very first to take place in Michigan Stadium.
A photo taken of my son and one of his best friends at Under the Lights #1. It's from the 360 degree camera that they put at the 50 yard line before the game.
My Michigan degree.
Edit: One more - I have set of coasters made from the astroturf that was taken out, I think, in the early 80s.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:39 PM ^
I have a piece of bench from the stadium that was thrown out during the 97-98 renovation.
They are seats 18 and 17.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:40 PM ^
Shirt signed by Bo at his last OSU game.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:40 PM ^
Mike Harts game helmet signed by him and his locker from the locker room renovation or Hutch's bench from inside the Dugout at Alumni field and the Alumni field home of Michigan softball sign that used to hang on the back of the Press Box
August 11th, 2018 at 7:45 PM ^
Ticket stub from Lloyd Carr's first game as head coach against Virginia, with a framed 8 x 10 pic of Mercury Hayes' touchdown catch from Scott Dreisbach with no time left for a Michigan win, 18 -17. September 2, 1995.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:47 PM ^
I was a ball boy for the high school camps on campus following the 97 and 98 seasons. I have a practice mesh jersey signed by Bo, Lloyd, Glen Steele, Victor Hobson, Ian Gold, Sam Sword and others. Also got it signed by JH a few years ago on the first summer of satellite camps.
August 11th, 2018 at 7:52 PM ^
A few years ago my dad made me a picture board will all of my big time Michgann football and basketball autographs... And right in the middle is Jamie Morris and Glen Rice my 2 all time favorite Wolverines!!!
August 11th, 2018 at 7:53 PM ^
A blue soft cover 8.5 x 11 inch book entitled, "University of Michigan Football: The First 100 Years 1879-1979"
The vintage car and beer ads are great!
August 11th, 2018 at 8:00 PM ^
Autographed picture of Bo being carried off the field after winning his first Rose Bowl.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:04 PM ^
Michigan helmet signed by Bo on his last book signing tour,also have the signed book,
August 11th, 2018 at 8:08 PM ^
My brother who had Down Syndrome was a big Michigan fan. Lloyd Carr gave him an autographed picture and after my brother passed, we hung the picture up by our bar with our other Michigan "stuff". Maybe not the coolest, but Lloyd has always held a sweet place in my heart for doing that.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^
Items such as that have value beyond that of money!
August 11th, 2018 at 8:09 PM ^
Lloyd Carr nearly lit me up with a duck hook of a drive on the UM golf course.
He was kind enough to autograph the ball for me later in the clubhouse.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:13 PM ^
I have a real, used helmet, but even better, I have a picture of me holding it with Denard.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:14 PM ^
There was a cover picture on a 1969 Michigan home program featuring Bo, Bump, Benny, Fritz and Kipke. I have now collected the autographs of each, but I need to have them framed. That will be cool, but there are lots of great posts.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:36 PM ^
I have a paper signed by the 2002-03 football team, as well as tommy amaker for some reason lol. Have some other less "cool" memorabilia that have significantly more sentimental value, though.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:38 PM ^
The rose that was in Woodson’s mouth after they beat OSU.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:44 PM ^
Mike Hart game worn jersey.
August 11th, 2018 at 8:52 PM ^
I'm not big on memorabilia in general, but I like uniforms.
I own a game-worn dazzle maize Michigan Hockey Jersey (with a glorious script "Michigan" on the front) occasionally used by then-freshman Tim Cook. I occasionally wear it to games. It's a hair small on me, but Tim was the biggest guy on the team in 2004 and he wasn't a high-demand name so I felt good about bidding for it in the silent auction.
August 11th, 2018 at 9:00 PM ^
Lloyd Carr signed my football after the 100th Game (we won). 1 of only 2 things he signed that day. Also, my dad has Anthony Carter’s chinstrap, which AC initialed.