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Can’t forget about 1973 co…

Can’t forget about 1973 co-captain Paul Seal…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZCzQg2ivU 

Sierra Dynamix's Football…

Sierra Dynamix's Football Pro was indeed one of the best computer/video football games ever made. You talk about customization, and you are correct! You could design your own plays AND playbooks - up to 64 plays! That level of detail was incredible - something that EA has never allowed users to do. Not only could you create your plays and playbooks, but they were transferrable as you could just copy the .ply files and paste them to another users game file directory. Of course I just had to re-create Old 98 to see if Yost's misdirection counter/reverse running play would really work. It was money inside the Red Zone - not so much north of that. But yes, Old 98 REALLY worked! Spent hours upon hours designing and playing this game. The music midi files were also great! A very understated and underappreciated game, for sure! Still have them in my basement! ;)

Played against Pat & his…

Played against Pat & his brother when we were teenagers. You could see he was going to be good, but was still one of the smallest players on the ice back then.

Great recap, Brian - very…

Great recap, Brian - very insightful! Just wanted to call out one point regarding the comment that the "QMJHL is generally regarded as the weakest of the three." Having grown up in Canada and having played hockey at various levels, I think it's important to clarify that while the QMJHL may be regarded as being overall weaker, it's more than that. While this league has produced talented players like Mario Lemieux & Pat LaFontaine, it is generally regarded as a finesse league that, again generally speaking, emphasizes skill & finesse over physical play, when, say compared to the OHL. I'd say it's more like comparing the Big 12 & Pac-10/12 to the B1G in football - Spread offense vs. man-ball. Again, a generalization, but you get the point. In the OHL, one of the first things you better learn how to do is play physical & defend yourself. In the QMJHL, the first thing you better be able to do is go top shelf & score goals.

This is a good thing!!

Finally digitizing these shows is a good thing!!

I believe that is actually…

That is actually the 1904 game played at Ferry Field, correction, Regents Field in Ann Arbor. The 1903 game was played in Chicago in six inches of snow. The LOC has labeled it incorrectly. Yes - Stagg vs Yost written by John Kryk is a must read for anyone who wants to know more about that era. I highly recommend it!

You are welcome! Football…

You are welcome! Football always has been, and always will be, the bond that unites us.

Our pleasure, Rob - glad you…

Our pleasure, Rob - glad you enjoyed it. Due to some technical difficulties, we had to pivot & scramble to find a last minute replacement for Mark Messner. Skrep was gracious enough to bail us out, but we really had to rush & accelerate our production "testing" to meet the 8pm air time. That may explain the few production snafus we had, but all in all, we were really happy with how it turned out. We settled on an 8pm kickoff time - to make it "PrimeTime" - but are really at the scheduling mercy of our guests. We'll see when the next one happens. Maybe it will be a noon kickoff??

Oh ya - been thinking about…

Oh ya - been thinking about those 70's Rose Bowls!! We'll see...  ;)

Mm-hm...my volume was a…

Mm-hm...my volume was a little too loud. We had a few production glitches, but hopefully we'll iron those out when we do the next one. Not bad for our first time! Working on another one that we hope you all will enjoy as well. Glad you liked it!! 

Hash marks were first used…

Hash marks were first used in 1933. I believe Craig Ross mentioned their origins in a previous Teams Podcast. After an indoor game, of all things, if I recall correctly.

I feel that Tripp is one the…

I feel that Tripp is one the greatest safeties Michigan has ever had - certainly right up there with the likes of Thom Darden, Randy Logan, Dave Brown, Don Dufek, Tony Jackson & Vada Murray. As a WR he was Cris-Carter-good. He was as smooth & athletic as they come. His movements were effortless - and he was big/tall. Returned punts, blocked kicks - he could do it all!

 More here: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpyL5qz2h8xKVBA2d7U5J5hKw098eFhnm 

Here you go: https://www…

Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUWfhSLSx-I 
It's right at the beginning of the clip. Mussberger & Danielson don't pick up on it until later in the drive. Even the TV graphic shows Michigan as calling a timeout, when they actually didn't. BRILLIANT!

He did!

He did!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QkdwN-NHvcI

You all are welcome!

Glad you liked the series! It's been a lot of work putting all these together, but a lot of fun as well!

Here's the Ufer Banner Video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bGeVRIzaohI

Here's what I have from the last time Ufer was in the stadium

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W1LZzlOdcKQ

Re-evaluation by coaches is always being done.

One of Michigan's greatest defensive coordinators, Bill McCartney, told me that he re-evaluated everything on defense after Warren Moon picked apart his zone, bend-but-don't-break, defense in the 1978 Rose Bowl. That re-assessment started from the top and went all the way down to how players & positions were evaluated. That re-evaluation spawned the 1980 defense, the use of more blitzes and more offensively talented players moving to the defense. Marion Body QB & Tony Jackson WR are two that come to mind.
Want another example?
After Michigan lost to ASU in the 1987 Rose Bowl, once again the defensive strategy & personnel were all re-evaluated. WR John Kolesar was given serious consideration as a defensive back because it was felt more speed was needed in the defensive backfield.
So ya, it happens - more than you think.

I thought the same thing on the Tuman TD

So I checked the play again, because I too thought it was the PA Waggle. It was not. Probably why Tuman was so wide open in the end zone! LOL! Thanks man - glad you enjoyed the write up!

The Stripes Are Not (Historically) Supposed

To go all the way down. That happened in 1982 en mass for the entire team. A couple of the helmets had that look in 1981, but the next year in '82 this was the new look. Kind of like whenever the auto companies change the look of one of their iconic cars - not cool & not necessary. Most recently Ford changed the grill on the Mustang to match what the rest of their cars had. Oh really? I bought a Mustang that has the same grill as a Taurus? Stupid! NOT a better idea, Ford!!

I'm Picking Up

What you are laying down, Markus! Rest assured, Dr. Sap is already on it... ;)

Here's the video of the tackle

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwkt_kh12lQ

Brutus, and the rest of the Buckeye fans, we're so f-Ing cocky & confident they would be victorious in 1983 that the Hairless Nut was taunting the north endzone crowd & waving his flag. To think that there would be no repercussions of being an asshat in your rival's stadium only speaks to the Neanderthal mentality of that mascot. He went down hard & good! There's a longer clip out there on YouTube from some Buckeye fan that shows Brutus getting up and continuing to taunt the crowd as he runs to the south endzone.

This year, like the song says, "It's going down for real!!!!"

Back To The Future

Here's the video with said photo:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rqzuT4oDnlA

Here's the entire drive

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VzlALEiHjDc

He sure does

Look like Jim Schneider! RIP.

1975 Video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tO43m8CqV-4

Good Point

"Non-Profit" being the key words there...

Link Corrected & Updated

Now if I can just figure out how to embed! Thanks Rob F!

The Video

was an instructional film made by Bo and Jerry Hanlon that they actually sold to schools to help teach others the basics of fundamental Offensive Line Play. I will see if I can add a few more clips. Intended for schools at any level, I know of at least one Big Ten school that had a copy of the tape/film in their possession...The panelling? That's what the Head Coach's (Bo's) office used to look like. It's a 70's thing. Not as much panelling nowadays...

1986 FSU - Bo and Harbaugh take on PrimeTime

Embed for the board?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NSOCZvImtUo

From John Kryk's article in HTTV 2015:

On Jan. 2, AP and UPI voters awarded 11-1 Oklahoma the national championship. Michigan finished No. 2 in both polls. One AP voter even put the Wolverines No. 1. In its next issue, based on some formula devised by Allen Barra and George Ignatin, Inside Sport magazine raised Michigan to No. 1 over Oklahoma in its final rankings, in part because the Wolverines’ “average opponent was a full touchdown a game tougher” than the Sooners’. Jeff Sagarin’s computer rankings in USA Today also placed Michigan and Oklahoma 1-2.

The #2 Ranking the 1985 Team ended up with was the highest

for any Schembechler-coached Team. One news service even voted Michigan #1 at the end of year based on their strength of schedule.

Carhartt Gear Is What You Need

Carhartt - the original Work Wear Company - has been around since 1889 and is and has always been headquartered right here in Michigan. If you are a fan of Michigan - the Leaders and Best - then Carhartt is the brand for you. The premier and premium brand that is built to last. GO BLUE, GO CARHARTT!!

What was he thinking?

Kryk never guessed I would go with Six DB's at the Goalline. He was sooo wrong! ;)

Harbaugh INT

Actually, I was Brian Carpenter and the 1980 Team while author John Kryk was Harbaugh and the 1985 Team. Yes, Kryk should have run the ball, but once again that 1980 Defense was underestimated by their competition. There was a reason Ufer called them McCartney's Monsters! Wrap your collective heads around this: the Michigan Defense was the #1 defensive unit for the ENTIRE DECADE OF THE 1970s for the following: Points Allowed Per Game (8.04), Yards Rushing Per Game (106.6) and Total Yards Per Game (226.3). THAT is amazing! I expound on Mac's Six-Penny Defense in this year's Hail To The Victors magazine if you want to know the rest of the story...

What Year

NCAA14. Search for 1985 Michigan. You should be able to download the team via Teambuilder...

Bo & Bob Videos

Enjoy!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Su1moXYdh9I

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zkNAuy5_Xgo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G2_2gCVqxiE

1977 Duke Rick Leach Touchdown

Enjoy!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqzuT4oDnlA

Brandy

Enjoy this rarity!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=65muAvD9BoA

Local Telecast

A lot of the games in the late 70's & early 80's were aired on a tape-delay basis after the 11 o'clock news Saturday nights. They were edited to fit a 2 hour time slot. Brandy and Ray Lane did a lot of the games back then. If you listen closely in this 1981 UM-MSU Game, you can hear over the P.A. System: "Tackle made by Tom Gores." Yup - THAT Tom Gores!

My pleasure, man!

Glad you enjoy them! There's a whole new generation of fans who have no idea about all this stuff that happened in the 70's and 80's...

AC told me

He was 155 pounds when he played at Michigan! I don't think they list players that light on EA's NCAA Football title!

Anthony Carter

Rated 3rd WR that year. WoW! Rated behind Tony Hunter (ND) and Mitchell Bennett (SMU)???

Salute to Bo

I have it. Visit my Dr. Sap YouTube Channel, click on the "About" tab and contact me.

SAP

Old Reel-to-Reels

I was the one who provided the 1978 Michigan-Wisconsin Game that is going to be re-broadcast on WTKA this Saturday. I have been getting these old reel-to-reel games transferred to a digital format for years. I would very much be willing to help you get these transferred if you'd like. You can contact me by visiting my Dr. Sap YouTube Channel via this link: Dr. Sap  From there you can contact me by clicking on the "About" tab and click on the "View email address" button. Thanks and GO BLUE!!   





SAP

What was the context there?

The video was taken from an old Michigan Replay segment from the early '80's.
The audio was taken from an interview with Frank Beckmann before a game late in the 1986 season, where Frank rattles off a bunch of stats comparing Harbaugh to Vinny Testaverde. When Bo was asked by Frank whom would be rather have quarterbacking his team, Bo starts out by saying that the two QB's are different in that they run two different offenses and how Bo asks his quarterbacks to do much more than just throw the ball. After having said all that, Bo utters the now famous phrase: "I'll take Jim Harbaugh."
I thought the audio of Bo saying that was quite appropriate considering everything that was going on with the coaching search and the fact that Harbaugh was indeed one of Bo's favorite QB's.