Freshman jersey numbers: Malzone #12, Cole #81; O'Korn #5
The early enrollee numbers. Harbaugh doubled up on numbers at Stanford, so I expect to see that here. The previous staff did not care for that IIRC.
Malzone will wear #12. The number he wore in HS. Allen Gant also wears #12.
Very excited to be wearing #12! Go Blue pic.twitter.com/YlSCH4Hs4Q
— Alex Malzone (@AlexMalzone) February 20, 2015
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:37 PM ^
Get the damn trash can out of the picture.
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:46 PM ^
I dont see whats wrong with having urban in the picture...
February 24th, 2015 at 12:34 AM ^
Im actually surprised that trash can looks like a normal trash can instead of one that floats around and picks up the trash for you and has block M's all over it
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
Is he sporting Adidas cleats too?
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^
Those appear to be dress shoes. Close though.
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^
With those shoes on, he looks like he should be named John Candy O'Korn.
Yes, this post has Plenty O'Korn in it.
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:59 PM ^
Maybe it's not official yet.
/s
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:48 PM ^
QBs that wore #12
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Kevin Casey |
1972-1974 |
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Roger Bettis |
1975-1978 |
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Chris Zurbrugg |
1983-1987 |
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Elvis Grbac |
1988 |
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Doug Musgrave |
1989 |
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Scott Dreisbach |
1994-1998 |
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Mike Kaselitz |
1999-2001 |
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Matt Gutierrez |
2002-2004 |
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David Cone |
2006-2008 |
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Devin Gardner |
2012-2013 |
QBs that wore #5
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Clifford Sparks |
1919 |
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Irwin Uteritz |
1923 |
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John Wangler |
1976-1980 |
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John Whitledge |
1984-1985 |
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Robert “Tate” Forcier |
2009-2010 |
Receivers that wore #81
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Ed Kasparek |
1976-1978 |
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Allen Woodward |
1990 |
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Julian Swearengin |
1992 |
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Doug Dutch |
2004-2006 |
|
Baquer Sayed |
2010 |
|
Csont’e York |
2013 |
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:03 PM ^
Coner!! #12 will forever be linked in my heart to him.
February 23rd, 2015 at 6:04 PM ^
That's THE Irwin Uteritz ... and don't you forget it.
February 23rd, 2015 at 6:09 PM ^
I never heard of the guy but he was slotted behind some stud receivers. Found an interesting article about him: https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=1304
February 23rd, 2015 at 7:45 PM ^
Excellent article. Thanks for that.
February 23rd, 2015 at 7:40 PM ^
Nice info. Can't believe some miserable person actually downvoted your post.
February 23rd, 2015 at 7:42 PM ^
who auto-downvotes WD? i don't get it--his posts are almost always informative and on topic
February 24th, 2015 at 5:34 AM ^
From what I gather, a few members have a long-standing grudge against WD for ... well, something in the past. Maybe it's a valid reason, or maybe it's crap - I have no idea. One thing that seems to annoy them is that he's a H.S. kid who posts lots of things, but hasn't even gone to UM yet.
At this point, it seems like they're just reacting. WD could post a picture of Kate Upton wearing nothing but those M receivers' gloves, and they'd neg him for it.
Plus, Brian would have a lot of explaining to do to those people at Google.
February 23rd, 2015 at 11:58 PM ^
Until I realized that the two Michigan receivers I associated with #81 wore it in the NFL: Amani Toomer for the Giants, and Jason Avant managed to get the #81 in all three of his NFL teams: the Eagles, then the Panthers and now the Chiefs. (Avant wore #8 at Michigan and Toomer #18.)
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:47 PM ^
The Big Ten logo still annoys me. If it has to be on the uniform, it should be on the sleeve.
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^
They could even put it on the back like the NBA.
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:01 PM ^
It's weird to me that the pro sports leagues are actually more discreet about brand logo placement than the NCAA is. Nike, Adidas and the rest can't put their logo on the front of an pro sports jersey but can for a college one. That seems backwards.
February 23rd, 2015 at 6:19 PM ^
http://deadspin.com/the-nbas-new-tv-deal-includes-plans-for-ads-on-jers…
Too lazy to blockquote, so here's the lead sentence:
"Advertisements on NBA uniforms are inevitable—the association logo is heading to the back of the uniform to make room, and the only reason a 2.5" x 2.5" ad patch wasn't on the front shoulder last year was because they couldn't agree on how to split up the money. "
February 23rd, 2015 at 6:45 PM ^
Ugh, I hate ads on uniforms. That's something I really dislike about pro soccer uniforms. I could never see myself buying one for that reason - it just seems tacky having a huge Chevrolet or Fly Emirates or whatever else right across the front. Soccer at least has an excuse - they don't have TV timeouts during a half. The North American leagues have enough ads during all the commercial breaks already.
February 23rd, 2015 at 7:26 PM ^
i'd be ok with nba doing it if it meant reducing ticket prices or cutting down tv timeout length (not really a big problem in nba, though). but obviously it will only be on top of increasing tv prices and increasing tv timeout lengths.
February 23rd, 2015 at 8:04 PM ^
They make millions in profits(especially from TV contracts), it's really not necessary to do it. In Europe, there's no salary cap or revenue sharing so I can see the reason why it's done over there. North America is truly the only place where teams from Green Bay or Oklahoma City can compete with big market teams from NY or LA.
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^
Agreed. Yet I'm pretty sure it's required that the patch has to be on the upper right chest. Brand consistency, etc. There's probably a nauseating stylesheet somewhere on the B1G website describing how that goes.
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:59 PM ^
I thought it was a national rule since every team has them from every conference. They all started popping up when B1G schools started doing it.
Same goes for the logos on the fields/courts/ice.
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:45 PM ^
Amen brother, I hate that damn logo, and the legends patch. Hell I hate adidas all together. NIKE! HARBAUGH!
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:40 PM ^
I don't think the location of the B1G logo has to do with Adidas. Every school in the conference has it in that spot. I would like it to be moved though.
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:51 PM ^
Hopefully we will have Nike soon.
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:36 PM ^
February 23rd, 2015 at 10:35 PM ^
Word on the street from an anonymous internet poster who knows somebody who knows somebody is that Under Armor will be making a run at the M contract, but expects Adidas to ultimately offer more money. This anonymous internet poster made it very clear to the Under Armor person of interest that he viewed Under Armor as superior and thought the collective fanbase did as well.
February 24th, 2015 at 12:32 AM ^
Sources?
/s
February 23rd, 2015 at 3:57 PM ^
Good. Now I'll know what number to wear in the "Malzone's calzones" section. We need some redemption after the Smotrycz's lobtrycz thing.
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:07 PM ^
didn't like doubling up on numbers and Harbaugh does. We've always had plenty. There's not really any choice given the size of the rosters and, until just recently, the numerous retired numbers. I doubt any coach actually likes duplicate numbers, given the potential issues on special teams. Maybe Lane Kiffen is the exception.
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:15 PM ^
I remember when Hoke came in, guys who were doubled up eventually were re-slotted.
- #88 Brandon Moore was moved to #89 (Roh had #88)
- #22 Terrance Talbott moved to #37 (Stonum had #22)
- #37 Jake Ryan moved to #90 (Terrence Talbott moved to #37)
Those are the ones I can remember off of the top of my head.
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:21 PM ^
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February 23rd, 2015 at 4:37 PM ^
Oh....yeah that makes sense.
February 23rd, 2015 at 6:47 PM ^
think RR used Roh there. That probably neccesitated Moore's number change.
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^
Time to bookmark the roster again...
Oh, don't have it up yet. Says to be announced
Edit: Is Jeremy Clark looking a bit jacked? I'm saying he's looking a bit jacked up. Long way away, but yes nonetheless.
February 23rd, 2015 at 4:43 PM ^
Good random numbers, now get rid of those legends jerseys.
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:09 PM ^
Isnt official yet and he was just visiting. Didnt Brian make that clear last week? I know I read it somewhere.
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^
O'Korn is official. I think he's already enrolled
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:21 PM ^
Gracias
February 23rd, 2015 at 7:12 PM ^
Just touched down in Detroit. First time seeing snow in 4 years. Gonna be a great weekend! #GoBlue
— John O'Korn (@JohnOKorn) February 20, 2015February 23rd, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^
Okorn has a chance to be our best QB next year (Other than Costello)
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:23 PM ^
February 23rd, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
No. 12 as a QB just looks so right.
February 23rd, 2015 at 6:41 PM ^
Imagine #1 on a QB.
That'd just look crazy.