hey, did you know tom zbikowski is a boxer?
just a callback to those of you who were here at the beginning...
March 30th, 2020 at 10:47 AM ^
This guy played football for ND. Was he a big recruit that Michigan missed out on in [2003]?
March 30th, 2020 at 11:06 AM ^
I don’t recall how it played out on this site, but Zbikowski’s pugilism was constantly brought up by announcers in every game he played.
March 30th, 2020 at 12:26 PM ^
That’s was funny. Avatar fits.
March 30th, 2020 at 11:03 AM ^
I will never forget game commentators bringing up that he's a boxer a bare minimum of three times per game he was a part of.
March 30th, 2020 at 11:16 AM ^
I hope you’re sitting down for this news, but Jeff Samardzija is a pitcher as well. I don’t know if that ever got mentioned.
March 30th, 2020 at 11:42 AM ^
ha!
good catch, i should've brought that up, too!
March 30th, 2020 at 11:34 AM ^
What's next, breaking news that Charles Matthews transferred from Kentucky?
Would you be surprised if i told you the John Beilein was never an assistant coach?
March 30th, 2020 at 11:40 AM ^
Was he the dude who was nicknamed "Shark" or something like that?
That was Samardzija.
March 30th, 2020 at 12:21 PM ^
Jerome Bettis is from Detroit.
March 30th, 2020 at 12:27 PM ^
I am still pissed he went to ND. Love the Bus.
We got Ricky Powers (who was also awesome). OSU got two-time Mr Football Ohio Robert Smith. ND got the Bus. HS Class of 1990 was quite a year for RB recruiting in the midwest.
Ricky Powers > Robert Smith in NCAA
Robert Smith > Ricky Powers in NFL
But dang the Bus!
Ricky Powers is one of those "forgotten stars" of Wolverine history. He was right in the middle of an incredible run of backfield talent that characterized the end of Bo's tenure and carried on through Mo's:
Tony Boles - absolutely dynamite, game-breaker type until he blew out his knee (would have to think with today's medical technology we'd be talking about him as an all-timer)
Leroy Hoard - huge heart, found ways to make plays (lit up the Rose Bowl!)
Jarrod Bunch - first round draft pick as a fullback
Jon Vaughn - another lightning-in-a-bottle runner who ripped it up in the 1990 season before going pro early
Ricky Powers - had that monster sophomore year (1200 yards, 5ypc) before slowing way down. In part because of...
Tyrone Wheatley - if you need me to explain this one to you, turn in your Wolverine Fan card
Tshimanga Biakabutuka - see comment on Tyrone Wheatley
Bunch of other guys in there who could play too. But that was a killer run of talent that surrounded the Powers years.
Glory days of TB production. Just an awesome list.
Not sure what Tom Brady has to do with any of this
March 30th, 2020 at 12:39 PM ^
And Nik Stauskas is more than just a shooter.
March 30th, 2020 at 12:57 PM ^
I had heard about Zbikowski - I think Manti Te'o met his girlfriend at one of Zbikowski's fights.
I have it on good authority that Matthew Stafford and Clayton Kershaw are good friends.