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For the first time ever, the MGoBlog staff photographers covered all 13 Michigan Football games. In addition we covered Basketball, Gymnastics, Hockey, Softball, Signing of the Stars, The Nike/Jumpman Launch, and many other media days, press conferences, etc. It has been an interesting ride and we've loved every minute of it.

First and foremost, thank you to Brian, Ace, Seth, Adam, and David for all that you do to make our job possible. You guys are awesome!

Second, thanks to the readership of MGoBlog. Your support on the blog and through social media has been outstanding. We appreciate all of you…well most of you…well some of you. It's hard to believe that I have just finished covering my 6th season of football for MGoBlog. It has been an interesting ride thus far. I'm looking forward to many more seasons on the sideline.

I also want to make sure that we thank the other photographers who stepped in when one of us can not cover a game: Bill Rapai, Marc-Gregor Campredon, Paul Sherman, and Joseph Dressler. You guys have done a great job.

All that out of the way, I thought I'd share some of my favorite photos (from all of us) to come out of it.

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MGoPhotographers Eric Upchurch, Bryan Fuller, and Patrick Barron

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The most memorable game for me to shoot this season was Indiana. Everybody remembers the snow globe. It was the first time I'd ever shot in a snowstorm.

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John O'Korn Under Center (Upchurch)

 

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Snowglobe (Fuller)

 

Though the Indiana game really sticks out, there are plenty more football moments that were awesome.

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Air Speight (Fuller)

 

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Chris Evans Dives for the TD (Fuller)

 

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Joy, Unspeakable Joy (Barron)

 

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One of the Greatest INT's Ever (Barron)

 

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De'Veon Smith Dives for the TD (Upchurch)

 

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Eye of the Tiger (Upchurch)

 

Hoops:

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Ricky Doyle (Upchurch)

 

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Aubrey Dawkins (Fuller)

 

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DJ Wilson with the Flush (Fuller)

 

Other Stuff:

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Uneven Bars (Fuller)

 

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Steve Racine (Barron)

 

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Desmond Howard Speaks at the Nike Launch (Fuller)

 

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Sierra Romero (Fuller)

 

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Tom Brady Plays Toss with Jim Harbaugh (Barron)

 

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Not Ideal (Barron)

 

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Football Practice at Ford Field (Upchurch)

 

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Signing of the Stars (Fuller)

 

Full Galleries:

 

Eric Upchurch

Bryan Fuller

Patrick Barron

 

Please take a look at the MGoBlog Flickr page when you can!

 

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Comments

DualThreat

January 31st, 2017 at 12:43 PM ^

The University has said the official block M logo is maize.  So why do they keep using the blue one with mazie trim?

mGrowOld

January 31st, 2017 at 12:50 PM ^

I look at all these fantastic pictures from all these great games and when I see the Evans TD shot all I can think of is "I cant fucking believe that asshole hesitated coming out of the end zone after that score and we didnt blast him on about the 5 yard line.  How in the Hell did we let him run the kick back as far as we did and lose that game?  Why did we choose this kick to not kick it out of the endzone like we did every other one that game???"

I guess I'm not a glass half full kinda guy.....

BlueFaninCincy

January 31st, 2017 at 1:35 PM ^

I was thinking about selling our Indiana tickets, but my son said something like, "are you insane old man? This is our last chance to be in the Big House with Taco and Wormley and Jourdan, and Glasgow and the other seniors." He and I will have that awesome snow globe memory to share now. He is one smart kid.



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BlueMan80

January 31st, 2017 at 1:36 PM ^

Love the eye of the tiger photo.  The snowglobe game will be one of my all time game memories.  It was just beautiful and everyone was loving it.  Especially the players.

Yo_Blue

January 31st, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^

If you guys ever need someone to tag along and hold bags and lenses for you, let me know.  I'm in the Alumni Band and get to be on the field once a year.  The sound and speed of the players from field level is something everyone should experience at least once.