Barwis in the Belly:
Early in the second quarter with the UMass offense rolling, the Minutemen called timeout and the Wolverine defense huddled on the sideline. Director of strength and conditioning Mike Barwis motored down the sideline and joined the clustered group of football hulks.
You had to have signed up for the Mike Barwis Motivational Seminar to hear the secrets he imparted during that one-minute pause, but it seemed to work, judging from the hard look in the Wolverines' eyes and a general increase in growling.
The defense rumbled back to the field and head beast Mike Martin drove UMass quarterback Kyle Havens into the turf for his first sack of the season, an 11-yard loss. Martin also made a big play on third down, tracking down the Minutemen's ball carrier for another tackle. With the crowd screaming its approval, Martin and the defense ran to the sideline to be greeted by their mentor, Mike Barwis.
Barwis pounded Martin on the shoulder pads and yelled a few more words of advice. The Mike Barwis Motivational Seminar. Sign up today!
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September 20th, 2010 at 9:19 AM ^
Mike Martin is really and truly All In, and this has allowed Barwis to shape him into the true superbeing he always wished to create.
September 20th, 2010 at 9:24 AM ^
Has anyone else enjoyed the mild revamp of MGoBlue this year? It feels a little younger, a little hipper, but without being forced. It feels like Michigan is trying to control its message by getting content out in a way that will draw people in (like Field Pass, or Tom Brady week, etc) and still provide the content needed (rosters, schedules, game stories, photos)
By the way, speaking of Field Pass and Tom Brady, did anyone else see who the three people who have All Sport All Access passes for Michigan athletics?
September 20th, 2010 at 9:32 AM ^
I am surprised that they do not include Mary Sue Coleman and the Board of Trustees.
Why Tom Brady and not Charles Woodson?
September 20th, 2010 at 9:36 AM ^
Charles Woodson is not married to Gisele
September 20th, 2010 at 12:03 PM ^
Barwis is the man. I saw him on the Brock Mealer segment on BTN pregame.
When he was exhorting Brock to get in the three steps, I had a very real urge to drop my doritos and soda and give him 30. If I could have been entirely sure I could have gotten up off the ground, I would have.
I think you are seeing lots of guys who made tremendous strides physically and the improvement that has made on the team. You can't quantify that with things like star ratings.