Who is your favorite Michigan player of all time?
This is likely a cliché thing to ask and post on a message board. If so, feel free to delete. I'm just trying to talk as much football as possible.
If you had to just choose one, who is your all-time favorite Michigan football player? Below is mine.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^
I was lucky enough to be a student for the 97/98 season and I can't pick just one guy from that team so I'll go with top 3:
1. Brian Griese
2. Charles Woodson
3. Dhani Jones (we have the same birthday)
August 18th, 2015 at 1:21 PM ^
Woodson
August 18th, 2015 at 1:26 PM ^
Everything you want in a student athlete. Also, AC, Desmond, Woodson and Leach, since others have gone as high as 5.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^
Rob Lytle or Charles Woodson, both from my dad's hometown of Fremont,OH
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August 18th, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^
Born in '94 here, for context.
1. Denard
2. Mario Manningham (won us a game against MSU on my Bar Mitzva day lol)
3. Kovacs
4. Mike Hart
5. Lamaar Woodley
Edit: I was only thinking football, but if we count basketball, you can throw Zack Novak right behind Denard.
August 18th, 2015 at 1:32 PM ^
Jim Hackett
August 18th, 2015 at 1:34 PM ^
answer this question a couple months ago? i guess we have come full circle on the blog! mine is a guy by the name of Chuck Woodson
August 18th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^
Mike Hart
August 18th, 2015 at 1:45 PM ^
Principally for actions he took to address both the Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:01 PM ^
Pardoning Nixon instead of letting him rot in prison?
I like Ford, but that was a HUGE mistake.
August 18th, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
irs to target conservatives, hence preventing them from particpating, at a grass roots level, in an up coming presidential election? thought you were a mod? no politics?
August 18th, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^
president pardons idiots at the end of their term. was watergate really that bad of a scandal? nixon won by a landslide, a landslide!
August 18th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
I was at the 1998 Rose Bowl, and on the last play that WSU ran, they tried a hook and ladder. Wide receiver caught the ball, tossed a lateral to the running back, and Jones made a touchdown saving tackle. As the running back rose from the turf, Jones waved his finger as if to say "No, no , no you didn't fool us!", and Leaf tried to clock the ball, but the clock ran out and the Wolverines were National Champs.
Dhani has remained a class act and a fabulous representative of the University. Plus, I love his bow ties!
He also had a pretty good teammate in #2, Mr. Woodson.
I will never forget that tackle tho.........
August 18th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
Playing OL in my younger days I have to pick one of the best and nastiest lineman around.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:00 PM ^
I'm telling you all, he's still running in that stadium...
August 18th, 2015 at 2:01 PM ^
He won us a championship and was by far the best player to suit up in football. If you asked any coach in the NCAA they would have him at or near the top. How many would say Denard, Woodley, etc, before Woodson, Sanders, Bo, etc,?
August 18th, 2015 at 2:03 PM ^
Gutsiest perfomance I can remember... Steve Everitt... shattered his jaw during ND and played 20 days later!
August 18th, 2015 at 2:05 PM ^
I can't wait to see next month's answers!
August 18th, 2015 at 2:06 PM ^
"Get the fuck off my court". Needs to be the result every time MSU is allowed to even take the same court as Michigan. Channeling Eazy E "Mothafuck Izzo Mothafuck Sparty Mothafuck Dantonio Mothafuck Cousins Mothafuck Lucas Mothafuck MAGIC"
August 18th, 2015 at 3:04 PM ^
that is pure fucking gold, man... or were it maize
August 18th, 2015 at 2:07 PM ^
Like any child of the nineties, Woodson
August 18th, 2015 at 2:21 PM ^
So much you had to post that four times.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:13 PM ^
AC revolutionized Michigan football, and was so fun to watch. Denard matched the it-could-happen-on-any-play thrill, but he didn't revolutionize Michigan football the way AC did.
But Offensive Linemen are the key to quality Michigan football as far as I'm concerned. I see Everitt and Hutch named. Others particularly worthy of recognition: Kurt Becker, Stefan Humphries, and Jon Jansen.
And Mark Messner. And Tripp Welbourne/Vada Murray.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:21 PM ^
The people I'm most impressed with in life are those who make something out of nothing. In sports, my favorite players are those who weren't blessed with ideal size, speed, or athletic ability, but who still manage to make their mark through sheer determination, hard work, and grit. So my favorites, in order, would be:
1) Dr. Eric "Zeus" Mayes
2) Jordan Kovacs
3) Brian Griese
4) Tom Brady
5) Spike Albrecht
Honorary mention: Trey Burke, Denard Robinson (doesn't fit the criteria, I know, but how can you not love the guy?)
August 18th, 2015 at 3:48 PM ^
That's why I love Jaime Morris. He's my first michigan love <3 and still has top spot in my maize & blue lovin' heart.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:18 PM ^
Woodson
August 18th, 2015 at 2:24 PM ^
Mike Hart is my heart. Sucks he didn't make it in the NFL outside of being a third stringer for a few years
August 18th, 2015 at 3:01 PM ^
kinds makes it hard for him to be number one, no?
August 18th, 2015 at 2:29 PM ^
Rick Leach because your childhood heroes are always the best ones.
Denard Robinson because watching him play made me feel like I was 9 years old again.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:40 PM ^
Didn't care about Michigan until I became a student, so as cool as it is to go back and watch Woodson, Howard, etc. I can't say I ever had any strong attachment to those guys during their careers. Given that, I'll make my first post on this board one in honor of Jason Avant. The yin of consistent doubles to Braylon's yang of mind-blowing home runs mixed with crushing drops, I loved watching that guy catch anything that came within five yards of him.
Close second is probably Lamarr. His 2006 fumble return might be my favorite play of the last decade.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:46 PM ^
1. Denard... easy
2A - Brady
2B - Navarre
2C - David Harris
2D - Hart
2E - Wheatley
2F - Woodson
Bball:
1A - Spike
1B - Nowak
3A - Mitch
3B - CWebb
3C - JCraw
3D - JMo
3E - Darius Morris
3F - Burke
Honorable mention: Dion Harris, Graham Brown, GR3, Stauskas, Manny Harris
August 18th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
Woodson by a mile. He was the most dynamic athlete I've ever seen in person.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
In no particular order
Elvis Grbac-went to my first game in 1989 and Grbac was the starter was a fan since then.
Mike Hart
Desmond Howard
Charles Woodson
Denard Robinson
Brandon Graham
Mario Manningham
Chad Henne
Chris Perry
Tim Biakabutuka
Jerame Tuman
Tom Brady
August 18th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
to know a handful of guys during my time on campus. Juwan Howard and Chris Tamer were two of the greatest people you'll ever meet and I enjoyed following their pro careers because of it.
And among football players, Desmond was the complete package - nice guy, gifted athlete. The semester he won the Heisman, I watched him stay after a class and sign an unreasonably oversized stack of photos that someone from the Daily asked him to sign. He did every one.
August 18th, 2015 at 2:58 PM ^
Woodson # 2
Truth
August 18th, 2015 at 3:25 PM ^
Desmond
August 18th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
Charles Woodson. Followed closely by the reason for not giving up sports all together: Denard Robinson. (Who I actually met in person and is just as awesome as you would expect)
August 18th, 2015 at 3:36 PM ^
Favorite person, Denard. He is just such a good natured guy. Favorite player while at UM, Woodson. It's hard to compete with his dominance, Heisman, beating OSU, NC, etc. His one handed INT against MSU was one of my all-time fav UM plays. He knew he was the best player on the field every time he stepped onto the field regardless of who his opponent was. It's hard to not have him as your favorite. Favorite player that went to UM, Brady....not so much for what he did at UM, but what his success in the NFL does for UM, and his toughness. Favorite single game performance, Biakabutuka's '95 performance with 300+ yards to beat OSU. Favorite hair...JMFR while long. I also always really liked Darnell Hood and Brandon Minor who never quite accomplished what I thought they were capable of.
August 18th, 2015 at 3:38 PM ^
#1a Brian Griese - '97 National Champions
#1b Tom Brady - Best QB in NFL History
August 18th, 2015 at 4:06 PM ^
70's: Anthony Carter
80's: Mark Messner
90's: Brian Griese
00's: Brandon Graham
10's: Denard Robinson (so far)
August 18th, 2015 at 4:20 PM ^
Woodson
August 18th, 2015 at 4:30 PM ^
1- Dennis Franklin
2- Rick Leach
3) Rob Lytle
4) Gordie Bell
August 18th, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^
gets an automatic upvote from me.
August 18th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
Mount Rushmore:
1. Denard Robinson
2. Jim Harbaugh
3. Anthony Carter
4. Charles Woodson
Honorable Mentions: John Kolesar and Roy Roundtree
August 18th, 2015 at 4:53 PM ^
Tyrone Wheatley. I'm pretty sure washington still has PTSD from that bowl game
August 18th, 2015 at 4:53 PM ^
Strinko was an awesome MLB who tore is knee up in the days before they could patch up a second rounder....
and if Harlan Huckleby is not a great name for a breakaway running back, I would love ot hear better.
August 18th, 2015 at 5:40 PM ^
But I love seeing Strinko mentioned. I lived with him for a while, and he was a sweetheart, as was his brother Greg.
August 18th, 2015 at 5:04 PM ^
Denard
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