M's Mount Rushmore
A CBS national writer is putting together Mt. Rushmores for lots of programs. Today's? Michigan!
I'd love to have heard his rationale for leaving Yost off, but it's nice write ups on the 4 he chose. The videos are worth the click themselves http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/michigan-footballs-mount-rushmore-how-do-you-limit-it-to-four
Moms!
Better picture than the version that beat you by a minute or two.
Good point, Moms....
Tom Brady and a host of other M QB's......Tom Harmon could rush a little bit himself.....
I'd go Yost, Harmon, Bo, Woodson.
5-10 years from now Harbaugh could shake that up.
They are my choices as well. Many college 'experts' don't go deep enough into college football history. A lot of casual fans don't even know who Yost is.
I think you've got to have Crisler in there, too.
Yost-Crisler-Bo-Harmon/Woodson (I'll take whichever one you don't)
Agreed. Too much recency bias. Love Desmond and AC, but if you can only pick 4, they are not among the 4 most program-defining people in Michigan history.
Top candidates:
- Yost - the Progenitor
- Crisler - brought the winged helmet to Michigan
- Harmon - Mr. Everything
- Canham - defined the role of the modern AD
- Bo - redefined the Michigan - Ohio State rivalry
- Charles - best player in Michigan history
I would go with 2 players - Harmon and Charles - and two coaches - Yost and Crisler or Bo.
As they both went at the same time but this one had the photo embedded for board study, we will run with this one. As we all know, being first doesn't always mean your thread stays in these situations. Hopefully, the OP of the first one does not take offense.
Lol. We should have done a Cooper legends patch for the #10 to commemorate his 2-10-1 record.
The ever-befuddled look on his face warmed me 'ole heart.
WD, Benn, Jay Z, Discuss Man
and dynamite.
RDT would be one of my picks. He's still real to me, damn it.
Really only one spot is debatable. May have gone Harmon over AC, but what he did in a time (and offense) where receivers didn't amount to much was crazy impressive.
If Jim gets a couple titles he takes AC's spot.
I say there are too many to fit in only four slots. This is like the Matthew Broderick moview War Games. The only winning move is not to play.
Yost isn't on there!
I would go yost, chrisler, bo, and my teddy roosevelt is Bob Ufer
gotta have him there.
You could have 2 categories, one for players and one for coaches
Players:
Harmon, Carter, Howard, Woodson
Coaches:
Yost, Oosterbaan, Bo, Carr (won a 'ship)
In a few years Harbaugh will be there too.
But Fritz Crisler deserves it over Lloyd. It's also hard to argue against Oosterbaan as a player.
you're right, I knew I was forgetting a name, agreed.
We're gonna need more mountains!
No Yost?
I haz a sad
Yost, Canham, Bo, Woodson
Finally!! Someone mentions Don Canham! He HAS to be on any Mt Rushmore of Michigan greats. He not only accelerated the football team by hiring Bo, he rebuilt the athletic department into the money-making empire it is today. He is what Dave Brandon was trying to be (and failed miserably at). Without Canham, the entire CFB world is still of shell of itself. Trendsetter, he was...
That Canham has to be there in terms of the most influence (positive) on Michigan football and Michigan athletics more generally. In addition to Bo and Yost, I guess I'd go with Crisler (no winged helmet without him) over Woodson, even though Woodson was probably the most impactful player. I have a hard time picking one player over the other and then comparing them with coaches. Of course, I'm willing to compare an AD with coaches, so what do I know?
He's got to be on Mt. Rushmore for this alone:
In his final college football game, Harmon led the Wolverines to a 40–0 victory over Ohio State, scoring three rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns, four extra points, intercepting three passes, and punting three times for an average of 50 yards. In a display of sportsmanship and appreciation, the Ohio State fans in Columbus gave Harmon a standing ovation at game's end.[46] No other Wolverine player has been so honored, before or since.
He's like a combination of Denard, Woodson, and Zoltan Mesko.
No way Ohio State fans gave harmon a standing ovation. They were just standing up to chuck a beer bottle.
Underneath a ton of rocks at the bottom.
Mitch McGary, Dennis Norfleet, Jim Hackett, and Brian
Swap out McGary for Denard Robinson or Lloyd Brady, and you have the MGoBlog Mount Rushmore