There are...
...days until Bennie Oosterbaan (End 1924-1927) supports Michigan in spirit as it kicks off its 144th season in the Big House on the first Saturday in September!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennie_Oosterbaan
Beat ECU, Go Blue.
My history with the #47 post has been a steady and understandable focus on Oosterbaan's playing career (as well as Jake Ryan's wearing it in his honor for the legends program era), but considering his very notable first (National Championship-winning) season as head coach is celebrating its 75th anniversary — let's go that route instead this time! As the Wolverines will do in 2023, here's that team's trip to East Lansing (unlike this year, the '48 edition of the backyard brawl was the season-opener)...
https://bentley.mivideo.it.umich.edu/media/t/1_5jn391mx
Thanks, as always, to the Bentley for this high-quality football film archive debuted a couple years back! Enjoy!
Today's charm (in much nicer photo resolution quality than yesterday), was awarded to the 1931 Big Ten Champions:
College football can't start soon enough.