HAIL TO THE VICTORS 2019
IMPORTANT NOTE: "sponsor" and "statement" levels can only be purchased until June 12th.
HAIL TO THE VICTORS is the definitive annual preview magazine for Michigan football. It is jam packed with content from MGoBlog authors and our regular crew of contributors. CONTAINED WITHIN ITS MULTITUDINOUS PAGES ARE
A FULL TEAM PREVIEW from Brian Cook of MGoBlog. Every potential contributor, every breakout freshman, every... uh... 2021 quarterback recruit we're quite excited about. Depth. Breadth. Pro Football Focus tweets. Yeah buddy.
The opposition surveyed by Seth Fisher, Bryan Mackenzie, and Adam Schnepp. Ohio State in the post-Urban era. Notre Dame at night. I have not read the Middle Tennessee portion yet but I personally guarantee it will shout out Giddy Potts.
HARDCORE FOOTBALL BUSINESS. This year's pieces include Seth's look at what Josh Gattis will try to accomplish as Michigan's first out-and-out spread offensive coordinator since... well, it's been a minute. Speed in Space!
Also Ian Boyd evaluates what happened to Don Brown's defense at the end of last year and what he might do to make his defense less susceptible to... that.
The material Michigan is made of. Adam Schnepp sits down with senior viper Khaleke Hudson. Michael Elkon surveys what happens when a legendary coach leaves. You know, in case that happened to anyone recently.
Michigan's history, researched annually. Dr. Sap talks to Bo's chief assistants Jerry Hanlon and Jim Young about their preparation, strategies, play calls, and tricks for beating Ohio State in 1969. Greg Dooley on Fielding Yost's rarely-discussed tenure as athletic director. Craig Ross finally writes about something he did not personally experience by going all the way back to 1893, the year the colleges realized football was a big business and made it theirs.
THE SHIRT
This year's exclusive kickstarter shirt almost had ALF on it until we decided not to get sued by a vengeful purveyor of 1980s sitcom copyrights:
If this does not fit your fancy you'll be given the option to pick from a selection of our most popular merch.
128 pages jam-packed with Michigan content! No filler! Even the roster has delightful asides! A free e-version for everyone! Consume!
40,000 by June 20th .... Ill say it will be fully funded by June 14
It will be fully funded by Friday let's be real.
If it's not fully funded by end of day Tuesday I'd be shocked. The money cannon is real, especially when we can reward our content providers. Kickstarters don't last more than a day or two around these parts.
Speed in Space logo should have the arrow going to the right (forward). Comong man!
alternatively change the arrow to three lines to connote the planet/asteroid is going forward.
Good point. But maybe brian prioritizing the Japan/mideast market. I heard world is flat these days.
According to Don Brown, all the arrows should be pointing up.
I'm not going to argue with Don Brown. I don't want to get punched in the mouth.
Is 40,000 the usual amount? I thought it was lower in past years. Not that I'm complaining, and it cleared that total with little effort.
The extra funds will be used to pay someone else to fix the mess HUEL made in 3.0.
/s
/maybe
It was $30k the last two years. Ended up at $76k and $81k in ‘17 and ‘18. Seems they could have set it even higher and been fine.
I'd like to think Kickstarter approved this because I asked about it in the numbers thread.
Blippo Bold? (sigh)
I signed up, signed in under kickstarter, and I was given a link to what looked like an expired 2016 POGO page ?????
Also when I click on my username for the blog itself it shows my email address as one from about 10-15 years ago. When I attempt to change it, it says my correct email address Is "already taken." I'm pretty sure that my address is unique to me so I don't know what is going on.
I'm in! Also, is there a way to order previous editions? I see 2017 & 2018 on here, but would like to go as far back as possible. Just went through divorce and it appears she threw away all my HTTVs. That's just cruel...
Divorce is a btch...
and so are some exes.
#BeenThereDoneThat
#StillHasABunchOfMyStuff
Wow I hope the judge throws her in jail for that.
If she did that she was mean to begin with.
TAKE MY MONEY
I see the option of having the book autographed by Seth and arrive 2 months late was removed from this year's edition. Somewhat bitter sweet decision.
Pledged. Love this thing. The digital is great and I think I’ve only opened the physical book once or twice. All the HTTVs are fanned out in a nice neat display in my UM side table.
"Free e-version for everyone" -- does that mean literally everybody, or only those who buy a hard copy?
Hard copy buyers only for the Free digital copy.
I realize the kickstarter is primarily to cover printer costs etc., but it would be nice to be able to pledge now for my digital (only) version via Amazon/Kindle. (I assume offering this prominently would dampen the print version revenue.)
Rejoice.
Someone needs to get Jordan brand on making a speed in space shirt asap
Do all the exclamation points and positive hype mean the “Whatever” era is over at MGoBlog?
I think the Gattis hire gave everyone a lot of hope for the future of our offense. It is definitely not going to be more of the same.
Serious request: Can I back the project and NOT get a book? I'm against printing, but love the content and would love to support the site. Just the digital version, please.
Second this option - would like to kick in and just get the digital copy vs the print.
Ditto. I don't need the physical copy, it's a waste of shipping/trees. Also, I can avoid eye rolls from the MSU wifey. I'd be happy to pony up the same amount of cash as a physical edition.
The official kick off to summer..... and the countdown to kickoff.
Makes me giddy, like a school girl.
Assuming that's the final cover featuring Shea Patterson, this is the first QB to be on the cover since Denard, right? Going back -
2018 - Rashan Gary
2017 - Mo Hurst
2016 - Jabrill Peppers
2015 - Jim Harbaugh
2014 - ???
2013 - ???
2012 - Denard Robinson
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