Basketball version of M Club banner?

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Was watching the 1989 Illinois Basketball documentary on BTN mainly to laugh at them whining about how Michigan wasn't better than them despite Michigan beating them in the Final Four and then I saw this.

 

What is that? Does anyone remember that banner? On the show, the teams runs under it and jumps and touches it like Football does with the M Club banner.

Baughlieve

March 5th, 2015 at 6:25 PM ^

I miss the original block M design at center court. Maybe they could have made it a bit larger to fill out the circle, but I've never been a fan of the current huge block M.

Mr. Yost

March 5th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^

What we have now is much better.

However, just for shits and giggles, I would like to see a maize M with a blue outline, just to see it. Not sure if I'd like it better, but I'd like to see the concept.

We have 125 versions of the helmet, can't someone get a concept floor design that just switches the colors on the block M and leaves everything else the same?

drjaws

March 5th, 2015 at 6:35 PM ^

The kid wasn't even born when this game was played.  In fact, I think it was 7-8 years before he was born. 

Illinois did cry like some bitches about that game.  It is my favorite basketball game ever played by UM.  Illinois won the Big10 that year, were a #1 seed.  In addition, Illinois whipped Michigan both times they played in the regular season that year, 96-84 in Champagne and 89-73 in the final game of the regular season in Ann Arbor (last game of the season as there was no B1G tourney then).

Don't forget WD, Michigan beat #2 seed North Carolina, #5 seed Virginia and #3 seed Seton Hall during that run to the Title.  Epic . . .

Coach Nero

March 5th, 2015 at 7:33 PM ^

1989, That was my senior year. The last regular season game against Illinois, I had season tickets two rows behind visiting bench. My roommates bailed on me and scalped their tickets before the Illinois game and I was so mad at them. Then I went and sat as Illinois kicked our butts. I was so ticked off at how bad Freider coached that game and team, and then he left and the rest was history.

Bando Calrissian

March 5th, 2015 at 7:41 PM ^

There were a few games in the early-mid 90s when they brought out the actual M Club banner for basketball games, back in the era when the maize uniforms making an appearance meant it was a truly special or important game. The only problem was the banner was kind of big--I'm not even sure they had it open at full width. 

I don't remember this banner from the OP. But it looks really strange. Really, there's not much point for a banner for basketball. Let football have its thing.

Bodogblog

March 5th, 2015 at 8:43 PM ^

It was so nice to watch that B1G Elite. I didn't see the whole thing, but it's this nice enjoyable story about what seem to be good guys and elite players making a once in a lifetime run, and right at the climax your favorite team runs in and dunks on everyone, hitting the shots and cutting down nets.