Michigan needs to remove the B1G logo from all uniforms and playing surfaces ASAP
November 6th, 2023 at 5:48 PM ^
It's probably contractual. I wonder if there is a clause requiring them to be right-side-up?
November 6th, 2023 at 5:54 PM ^
You're probably right. But there is also most likely a way to mitigate that (white logo on white background, tape over jersey logo, etc.) In any case, the bigger question is do we join the SEC or start a new conference with ND?
November 6th, 2023 at 6:01 PM ^
I would do a deal like ND, affiliate with a couple conferences for 3-4 games (b12 and acc?), and get an independent media deal. M could build revenue sharing with their players into it and force everyone else's hand. And with an all-sports deal, all sports get some revenue sharing so that the media entity can use each players name, image, and likeness.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:07 PM ^
Only if said media deal includes Joel Klatt doing all our games.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:15 PM ^
Notre Dame currently receives around $26 million annually from a combination of its TV revenue from NBC and its ACC agreement. “Sources say the school should expect around $60 million per year from a new contract,” sports media reporter John Ourand said last year in the Sports Business Journal.
Big Ten schools are receiving about $60 million apiece under the new rights deal that became effective July 1. The windfall is expected to grow to between $80 and $100 million by the time the contract ends in 2030
Both per the interwebs.
November 6th, 2023 at 7:05 PM ^
Michigan is a bigger draw than Notre Dame mainly because we are better at football than they are. Both teams have a ton of haters which fuel a majority of their watching audience.
If Michigan went independent sign Harbaugh to a 10 year deal they would get a better TV deal than ND or comparable.
Obviously keeping the OSU game would help too.
November 6th, 2023 at 8:19 PM ^
We'd get even more haters if we left the B10 and better yet MSU would have to reinvent their entire identity.
November 6th, 2023 at 9:03 PM ^
Michigan should have left the Big Ten in 1971 or 72.....whatever year that was when they tied and the Big Ten sent Ohio to the Rose Bowl
November 6th, 2023 at 6:34 PM ^
The PAC 12 is looking for members...
November 6th, 2023 at 8:09 PM ^
Why stop at ND? Michigan should make a new conference with all of the schools which are good at sports and school.
Michigan
ND
USC
Washington
Oregon
Georgia
Florida
Florida State
Texas
Either UNC or PSU can be the 10th school.
A conference built on balancing academics and athletics. It has national reach. Major TV markets. Great matchups every week. A 9 game season to play everyone in conference. No conference championship game needed. It has some good basketball schools as well and it wouldn't destroy any of the existing conferences. Now that is a max TV contract waiting to happen.
The conference could be called the Association of School & Sports, or ASS for short.
November 6th, 2023 at 7:08 PM ^
It is a requirement but I don't know what the penalty would be for breaching it. I have noticed that the logo on the basketball floor at Crisler is fairly muted with just slightly different coloring of the stain where it is brightly painted at enemy venues.
November 6th, 2023 at 8:00 PM ^
Black tape over the logos.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:50 PM ^
Can we cover them up with black duct tape? If there is some kind of fine for this, I'm sure the money cannon would be down to cover it.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:52 PM ^
This could have gone in B1G Notice of Disciplinary Action.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:58 PM ^
Just cover up the G. "Big 1"
Taking on the other 13 of you put together and still whooping that ass
November 6th, 2023 at 6:54 PM ^
Cover the B. Make it 1G, as in a full grand of wins
November 6th, 2023 at 7:10 PM ^
We've got time for both. Big 1 vs Penn State, 1G appropriately vs Maryland. And then go all black for the first time in history, like completely all black, vs Ohio State.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:59 PM ^
It's there Tony, it's just painted in green.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:00 PM ^
Maybe we can sew the logo inside the players jockstrap.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:44 PM ^
If they suspend Harbaugh for Saturday, this is something the players could easily do with some white tape. They look the other way on player-led protests all the time.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:51 PM ^
Why? We're two-time defending champs.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:51 PM ^
See, the reason that shitposts suck isn't just because they waste time. It's because there's a very limited amount of space for the message board in the navigation, and each shitpost takes up space that something interesting could use instead. Sure, the older posts stay on the board, but that may as well be Bolivia as far as further user interaction goes.
This was a shitpost.
PS: What the hell is wrong with you if you ever rooted for a conference opponent in a bowl, NCAA game, etc.?! That is hard-core ESS-EEE-SEE right there. No wonder you shitpost.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:59 PM ^
hey was this a shit post? asking for a friend. don’t you got anything else to worry about other than mgoblog message board navigation space lol 🤪
November 6th, 2023 at 7:19 PM ^
For the life of me I never understood this either. I hate all of them.
November 7th, 2023 at 5:48 AM ^
I don’t understand how someone could have the energy to hate Indiana or Rutgers. I don’t even hate Minnesota.
If the conference suspends our coach without an investigation then fuck em though.
November 6th, 2023 at 7:40 PM ^
Ok, Karen.
November 6th, 2023 at 7:51 PM ^
Strength of schedule, my friend, strength of schedule.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:51 PM ^
Maybe design a special helmet sticker.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:52 PM ^
Replace with
November 6th, 2023 at 5:57 PM ^
Yes, that would be a perfect helmet sticker.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:26 PM ^
I am still awaiting the order form. I will take one t-shirt, a car magnet decal thing, four coffee mugs, a mouse pad, and a dog collar. For starters.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:43 PM ^
That has to be one of our signs that we signal in from the sidelines.
November 6th, 2023 at 7:16 PM ^
This may very well be the greatest idea in history.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:55 PM ^
I expect to see these t-shirts available for the OSU game! Maybe even a sign or 2 for the B1G network if they are in town.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:58 PM ^
I'd love to see one similar to a campaign ribbon for service during the NCAA and B1G Campaigns of 2023. Just wait until a reporter asks someone about them.
November 6th, 2023 at 7:21 PM ^
(chef's kiss)
November 6th, 2023 at 8:04 PM ^
Perfect
November 6th, 2023 at 5:52 PM ^
I'm totally okay with this. Let's do it.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:53 PM ^
Multiple contracts - licensing agreements/revenue sharing agreements/broadcast agreements/apparel supply agreements, etc. all say think on that one some more. Performative outrage pales in comparison to liquidated damages/possible injunctive relief.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:54 PM ^
Yep. Unfortunately, apparently they're letting 12-year-olds start internet forum posts again...
November 6th, 2023 at 5:53 PM ^
S-E-C! S-E-C! S-E-C!
November 6th, 2023 at 5:55 PM ^
it's spelled $-E-C
November 6th, 2023 at 5:59 PM ^
but it's pronounced EES-EEE-CEE
November 6th, 2023 at 6:04 PM ^
I don't get the SEC love. Michigan is a much better cultural fit in the ACC. Could even save the ACC, which should be worth a lot.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:16 PM ^
I wish people would stop with the ACC silliness. FSU, Clemson, and North Carolina are desperate to get out of the ACC because the payoff is pennies on the B1G/SEC dollar. Michigan is not going there and taking a drastically lower payout to soothe the rage of pissed-off fans.
November 6th, 2023 at 7:15 PM ^
The Big Ten gets paid because we are in it. I'm not necessarily pushing for M to leave, but we shouldn't fear the idea or talk of the idea. It's just talk and numbers, it's abstract at least right now.
Michigan is probably about 20% or more of the Big Ten 's total value. Take that away from the Big Ten and add it to the ACC, and the $$$ difference is not so large.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:54 PM ^
Yep get that dog shit off our beautiful jerseys.
November 6th, 2023 at 5:55 PM ^
I see we are back in the board zone where there's a new drip/leak/article/crazy idea every 5 minutes. Us west coasters are still trying to work!
November 6th, 2023 at 5:58 PM ^
And these snowflake posts are pushing good ones like this off the board:
It could be worse. We could get the same basic post every day for many days in a row. This happens seasonally here.
November 6th, 2023 at 6:39 PM ^
There will be new posts. Probably of the same links even.
And there will be main blog stories in which Brian pulls everything together in a sensible manner.
It's kind of ok with me if our hotter headed brethren indulge themselves in some camaraderie here.