Team 133 Photo
Team 133 Photo up in the Michigan Photo Store. Not sure how to link the other pictures (got this one off twitter). Looks like Denard and Kovacs are team captains with possibly Roundtree a third. There are couple others with just the seniors at the link.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:35 PM ^
August 19th, 2012 at 10:36 PM ^
it's gonna be michigan again.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:37 PM ^
August 19th, 2012 at 10:39 PM ^
Hawthorne. Seniors go in front.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:40 PM ^
August 19th, 2012 at 10:44 PM ^
He is seated second row first from the left.
Team roster: http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mich-m-footbl-mtt.html
August 19th, 2012 at 10:44 PM ^
Rountree switched from 12 --> 21, Gardner switched from 7 --> 12.
August 20th, 2012 at 12:27 AM ^
August 19th, 2012 at 10:39 PM ^
Hawthorne is the other #7
August 19th, 2012 at 10:40 PM ^
I'm wondering if because Denard, Kovacs and Roundtree are front and center, that means they'll be the captains.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:44 PM ^
That was my first thought too. Maybe Campbell because of the great work he put in the off season?
EDIT: Nevermind. He isn't as front and center as the others.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:43 PM ^
That number 16 has got a hell of a smile...
August 19th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^
August 19th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^
August 19th, 2012 at 10:51 PM ^
Fucking watermarks. I'm missing several team photos, and can't find them except on that site and they have watermarks.
August 20th, 2012 at 12:57 AM ^
Are you trying to collect the digital files or prints? You can buy anything on the site, right?
August 20th, 2012 at 11:03 AM ^
The cheap bastard in me doesn't want to pay because I got almost every other team photo from the Bentley Image Bank free.
August 20th, 2012 at 12:42 PM ^
And then it'll probably be in the Bentley Library for free too.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^
August 19th, 2012 at 11:15 PM ^
I did that right away. Priorities.
August 19th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^
August 19th, 2012 at 11:09 PM ^
between Lewan and Schofield.
August 20th, 2012 at 12:59 AM ^
...but if you put ANYone between those two mountains, the guy in the middle will look tiny.
August 19th, 2012 at 11:22 PM ^
Kind of cool that the center point of the Block M stops at the football that Kovacs is holding. (Shakes head in sadness thinking that there's only one more season to see #32, flying in from all angles to make tackles).
August 20th, 2012 at 12:58 AM ^
have taken it from further away?
August 20th, 2012 at 1:09 AM ^
How close should you stand to photograph 150 guys?
This was on the Michigan Photo Store, right? You think it's possible that it was shot wide to accommodate an 8x12 or cropped down to an 8x10?
August 20th, 2012 at 1:00 AM ^
Does anyone know why the team shot was postponed from last week until this Sunday?
August 20th, 2012 at 7:44 AM ^
One possible explanation: To permit Toussaint and Clark to participate in the photo.
I read somewhere on the interweb that Fitz and Frank were not permitted to wear any UM garb until recently. Presumably, that would have prevented them from appearing in the photo.
I seriously doubt that is really the explanation, but it is possible.
August 20th, 2012 at 6:13 PM ^
That was my first thought, but both of those guys were in uniform on Media/Youth Day on the 12th, so I don't think that's the reason. I'll keep listening for an explanation.
August 20th, 2012 at 2:45 AM ^
You guys really don't seem to get how asinine this "Team 133" stuff sounds, do you? Just because Coach Hoke pukes some words out in one of his "interview" abominations doesn't mean you have to mindlessly parrot them every chance you get.
August 20th, 2012 at 7:58 AM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 3:13 AM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 7:07 AM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 9:26 AM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 5:23 PM ^
I thought they always used to take it in the stands along the 50, above the tunnel.
August 20th, 2012 at 6:21 PM ^
This is the first year (at least in a LONG while) that the team photo was done in sections 25/26. For the last decade or so, it's been shot in the north end zone, dead center behiond the goalposts. The head coach or captains have had to sit on concrete blocks and boards used to bridge the aisle. It never looked that good.
This year, it was moved to avoid the aisle issue. Seat cushions were already being placed in section 23/24, so the team shot was pushed down a few sections for a nice clean background. The Block-M is not such a bad thing to have in the shot.
The team was positioned on the west side (facing east) to avoid having them all stare into the sun.
Yes...I know a guy.
August 20th, 2012 at 7:35 AM ^
August 20th, 2012 at 7:46 AM ^
Looks like Roundtree is one of those dudes who spreads out at the movie theater and takes BOTH of the armrests.
August 20th, 2012 at 9:03 AM ^
The Victors.
August 20th, 2012 at 9:12 AM ^
Gallon should not be nxt to Lewan.. Makes him look even smaller
August 20th, 2012 at 11:13 AM ^
But love the fact Hoke puts the team in the center of the photo with the captains and seniors in front. Most teams would have the head coach sitting front and center, but Hoke sits on the left with the entire defensive staff, and the offensive staff sits on the right.
Second year in a row they have done it this way, and it fits the philosophy he preaches of putting the kids and the team first. It's also the way Bo used to do it as well. For comparison:
1969:
Bo's legendary first team
1971:
OMG those coaches shorts. Also, Dave Brandon (#24) in the back row third from the left.
1976:
I love how Bo used to sometimes put his hat on the ground in front of him like the players with their helmets when kneeling in front.
1985:
Of note, that is Cass Tech HC Thomas Wilcher (#27) sitting next to Bo, and freshman Allen Gant's father Tony sitting front row on the left (#14). Freshman Bo Dever's father Dave sitting in the sixth row 5 from the right (#57).
1988:
Curt Mallory #39 standing in the back row sixth from the right.
1989:
Bo's final season.
August 20th, 2012 at 12:34 PM ^
Thanks for posting! Answered my earlier question about whether or not they ususally sit up in the student section. It appears, that at least during the Bo era, that was NOT the case.
August 20th, 2012 at 12:45 PM ^
Bentley Historical Library is fun to play with. Here's our coaches before they were head coaches...
Gary Moeller in 1969:
Lloyd Carr in 1980:
Once we get in the 90's, we can't zoom in cleanly anymore for some reason but here's Brady Hoke, Jim Herrman and Greg Mattison in 1995:
August 20th, 2012 at 6:26 PM ^
Good eye spotting the left/right, defense/offense split.
August 20th, 2012 at 5:24 PM ^
So are Kovacs, Denard and Roundtree our captains? (Was this announced already?)
August 23rd, 2012 at 1:40 PM ^
Does anyone know if there is a limit on the number of players a team can have on its roster? I know there are dressing rules and such for away games, but wasn't sure regarding just people listed on the team.