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There are John Wangler days until the start of Michigan Football 2015.
I still get thrills watching Wangler's Michigan highlights. Wangs ushered (with a healthy dose of assistance from Anthony Carter) Bo's Michigan Football program into a completely different kind of offense, the pass offense.
In the immortal words of Robert Frost Ufer, "Johhny Wangler-to-Anthony Carter will be heard until another 100 years of Michigan Football have been played!!". Well, 35 down, 65 years to go...
IMO, he's still one of, if not THE, best pure passers we've ever seen wearing the Maize and Blue. Bo's Boys got Bo his first Rose Bowl Victory in '81 largely because Wangler broke open a game that was very tight at halftime, finding AC over-and-over-again in the 2nd half.
August 29th, 2015 at 1:57 AM ^
So...so...close...
August 29th, 2015 at 1:51 AM ^
5 days is so close, but why does it feel like it's taking forever?!
August 29th, 2015 at 2:10 AM ^
She had Mandelbrot-hands!
August 29th, 2015 at 1:59 AM ^
Kids can pee up. Man that's hard to do as an adult.
August 29th, 2015 at 2:09 AM ^
Welp was not expecting that comment. You sure you shouldn't be on WebMD instead of mgoblog?
August 29th, 2015 at 2:35 AM ^
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August 29th, 2015 at 9:33 AM ^
When was your last prostate exam?
BTW, they are not fun.
August 29th, 2015 at 1:59 AM ^
Damn you, Lawrence Taylor. Damn you!
August 29th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
Quarterback John Wangler opened the game with a 47 yard pass completion to Carter, but 20 yards in penalties took Michigan out of field goal range, giving the Wolverines a preview of events to come. Bryan Virgil booted a 20-yard field goal early in the second quarter and Wangler, hitting receivers at will, threw 53 yards to Carter for a 9-0 lead after Michigan missed the extra point. On the next series, Wangler was tackled by UNC linebacker Lawrence Taylor on a sprint out, suffering a severe knee injury, ending his playing time that night. Up to that point, he had accumulated 203 yards through the air. North Carolina finally scored on a one-yard plunge by Doug Paschal late in the quarter, and trailed 9-7 at the half.
Midway through the third quarter, the Tarheels took control of the game, driving 97 yards in 15 plays behind the running of Amos Lawrence, and scoring on a 12-yard pass from Matt Kupec to Phil Farris. North Carolina added a field goal with 7:31 remaining in the game to move ahead 17-9. However, the Wolverines never gave up, and with 1:28 to go, backup quarterback B.J. Dickey, Wangler's replacement, connected with A.C. on a 30 yard bomb to bring the game to within two. In an attempt to tie, Dickey's pass to Carter in the endzone failed, and Michigan fell short. Hindering the Wolverines throughout the game were two lost fumbles, two pass interceptions, the loss of Wangler and 87 yards in penalties.
http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/bowls/1979gatr.htm
Dang. An amaizing 25 yards per pass attempt w/ Wangler. Only 7 per attempt w/ Dickey.
| Wolverines | Tarheels | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | First Downs | 20 | |
| 152 | Net Yards Rushing | 169 | |
| 328 | Net Yards Passing | 161 | |
| 68 | Total Plays | 79 | |
| 480 | Total Yards | 330 | |
| 26/17/2 | PA/PC/Int | 28/19/0 | |
| 6/35.1 | Punts/Avg. | 6/45.4 | |
| 39 | Return Yards | 68 | |
| 2/2/X | Fumbles/Lost | 3/2 | |
| 8/87 | Penalties/Yards | 8/74 | |
| Rushing-- (M): ): Woolfolk 16-63; Smith 8-51; Dickey 11-42; Edwards 4-15; (NC): Lawrence 2-118; Paschal 14-49 | |||
| Passing-- (M): Wangler 6-8-;203; Dickey 11-18-125 (NC): Kupec 18-28-161 | |||
| Receiving-- (M): Carter 4-141; Woolfolk 5-43; Marsh 3-46; Betts 3-41; (NC): Lawrence 5-38; Chatham 5-37 | |||
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Love the mountains. Thanks for posting.
August 29th, 2015 at 6:41 AM ^
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Everywhere, Dantonio is offended.
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If there was a playoff that year I think Michigan would have won it.
We had an unbelievably stifling defense, Georgia won that year beating Pitt in the Sugar Bowl, Herschel Walker was a freshman and a stud but I don't think he woulda had much running room against U-M, if only.....
August 29th, 2015 at 7:54 AM ^
Brandon Minor?
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"He runs like a penguin with a hot herring in his cumberbund" -- Bob Ufer
August 29th, 2015 at 8:53 AM ^
You know, no Michigan player who has worn #5 has been an All-American to date, at least insofar as I recall. Perhaps there is a #5 on the team right now that can eventually be the first, eh? We shall see as his career here begins in earnest this season.
Sorry, that was a random observation that just struck my caffeine-deprived mind.
August 29th, 2015 at 9:37 AM ^
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August 29th, 2015 at 9:20 AM ^
Three aint enough man, I need FIVE!!!!
"I happen to love the number 5. its a beautiful number, a glorious number. In fact, I have 5 fingers on each hand. After all, how many toes do you have on each foot? Five. You have a high five, you have a low five!" - Big E Langston
August 29th, 2015 at 9:20 AM ^
Not a double post, but a quintuple post! 5!!!!
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August 29th, 2015 at 11:24 AM ^
I can't wait until we get to Zack Novak days left!!!
August 29th, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^
Short week to the opener; lotsa content being posted. Feels like fall!
August 29th, 2015 at 11:58 AM ^
Well, we've reach the point of the year where I begin to struggle to get any sleep.
I'm so excited!
August 29th, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
I told my wife this is the last Saturday she has any claim on my time until mid-January.
:-)