Today's Wikipedia Front Page
Check out the Wikipedia front page's "Did You Know..." section. It features Yost's 1902 'Point-a-Minute' Squad. Apparently 10 players from this team went on to become head coaches. Who woulda thunk? The actual entry on the team makes for a pretty good read as well.
November 5th, 2010 at 12:32 PM ^
I like the score against "Michigan Agricultural" (Little Brother) that year. 119-0. Oh yeah.
November 5th, 2010 at 12:53 PM ^
November 5th, 2010 at 1:59 PM ^
November 5th, 2010 at 12:47 PM ^
They gave up 12 points total in 1902...
November 5th, 2010 at 1:14 PM ^
The good old days.
November 5th, 2010 at 1:29 PM ^
I remember that game just like it was yesterday
November 5th, 2010 at 1:48 PM ^
"First. Speed. Both as a team and in the individual players, Michigan was speedy. ... Second. Knowledge of the Game. All of the Michigan players were well versed in the fundamental principles of the game in every department. ... Third. Endurance. the men are of wonderful endurance. This is much due to their fine training ... Fourth. Spirit. Among the players there is the finest of fellow-feeling. The men's love of the game had helped give them the proper spirit. They have the desire to win -- the spirit of fighters. Fifth. Team Work. Michigan's team work has been wonderful. ... Seventh. Weight. Michigan had a well-balanced team. The average was 182 pounds very equally distributed. But one man weighed over 200 pounds (Carter) and but one less than 170 pounds (Weeks at quarterback). Eighth. Style of Attack. Michigan varied her onslaughts very much, depending largely upon the style of defense used by the team opposing it. Every man on the team was used to carry the ball, thus distributing the work. Ninth. Generalship. Captain Weeks deserves great credit for Michigan's success. As a leader of forces and strategist I believe he has no equal on the gridiron today. ... Tenth. Punting. In Sweeley, Michigan has one of the greatest kickers in the country. Never has he had a kick blocked in his four years' play at Michigan. ... Twelfth. Defense. Michigan's defensive playing has been wonderful. No team was able to cross Michigan's goal on straight football in the last two years ... Fifteenth. Met All Teams. Michigan's schedule was far harder than that usually arranged for a team. She played five state universities and all the strong Western teams."
Well, except for the part about defense.
November 5th, 2010 at 1:53 PM ^
I'm not sure "speedy" or "well versed in the fundamental principles of the game" applies to the guys on the defensive side of the ball.
November 5th, 2010 at 2:05 PM ^
they're talking about the same 11 starters, right?
Oh, wait, you're referring to the guys on the defensive side of the ball nowadays. Got it.
November 5th, 2010 at 2:32 PM ^
Great read. Different era to be sure, but still part of the tradition we love. Thanks.
November 5th, 2010 at 2:50 PM ^
Oh, wait, you're referring to the guys on the defensive side of the ball nowadays. Got it.
The question was, "Anyone else think that much of this applies to our current team?"
November 5th, 2010 at 2:35 PM ^
how come we don't have journalists who write like this anymore:
"the greatest fusillade of touchdowns ever known to the football world"
that quote is so boss.
November 5th, 2010 at 2:43 PM ^
It seems like something related to U-M is on the front page of wikipedia about once a week. It's awesome and really proves that we are the best university in the country.
November 5th, 2010 at 3:10 PM ^
I think MgoBlog is in need of it's own wikipedia entry.
November 5th, 2010 at 5:09 PM ^
Pretty sure someone tried to create one for Mgoblog, or for Brian. It got deleted, however, because the mods on Wikipedia had the audacity to claim Brian/Mgoblog was not "significant enough."
What a bunch of jabronis.
November 5th, 2010 at 8:14 PM ^
Is that picture the whole team? Only 17 players. I know they went both ways, but that still seems awfully small.
December 30th, 2010 at 6:13 PM ^
That's what she said?
December 30th, 2010 at 2:15 PM ^
... that Michigan Wolverines football running back Michael Shaw was a teammate of Roy Roundtree at Trotwood-Madison High School, where he was coached by National Football League veteran Maurice Douglass?