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9 hours 56 min ago I feel it's my duty..

...to periodicly remind folks that Steele left eventual MVP Brandon Graham completely off his MIDSEASON all Big Ten teams (1st, 2nd and 3rd - no BG) in 2009.
2 days 6 hours ago The Shift

I can't speak for Kryk of course, but I don't believe he found a lot on Yost being concerned over Rockne's recruiting habits.   Speaking of the rules, a major beef of Yost's, which Maisel doesn't really hit on, was Rockne's use of "the shift".   Kryk wrote in Natural Enemies and explained some of that here in this post:

 

A big reason why no one would schedule the Gophers was that Minnesota’s coach, Doc Spears, ran his offense out of “the shift”.    Spears was buds with Knute Rockne—the man who perfected it.  Here’s how Rockne’s official page on the Notre Dame website sums it up:

In the shift, all four backs were still in motion at the snap. Opponents were so dumbfounded by the shift that they couldn’t find a consistent way to handle it. The rules board finally enacted a law against the shift.

The leading conference coaches (including Fielding Yost, Illinois’ Bob Zuppke and Chicago’s AA Stagg) felt it was not so much dumbfounding as it was illegal.  Opponents saw the shift effectively giving the backs a head start (or at least momentum) when the ball was snapped, putting the defense at a disadvantage.  Naturally Notre Dame fans argued (and still argue) it was brilliant strategy, while Yost and others said was cheating.   [Ed. And speaking of brilliant, check out John Kyrk’s excellent rundown of the politics of the shift in Natural Enemies.]

 

 
27 weeks 2 hours ago Nice review

re: "and they discuss an unpublished Michigan Daily editorial covering the incident by Arthur Miller, but do not show it (I am not sure it exists, but if it does it would have been really interesting to see)."

I've tried.  Nothing at the Daily and  I contacted the library holding the Arthur Miller archives last year.  They looked but found nothing.

You can support the project and get the DVD here (with free shipping):

 

 

 
33 weeks 5 days ago Correct

Yes, Rothstein didn't write that headline and once again, it doesn't really fit the piece yet causes overwhelming criticism.  I don't get why that happens again and again.   Anyway, he hedged his bet against any MVictors wrath by quoting me in the artice :)
49 weeks 4 days ago I back you

for holding your clocks to standard time.  Daylight time is for the suckers
50 weeks 2 days ago Steele left

...Brandon Graham completely off his 2009 mid-season Big Ten teams (1st, 2nd, 3rd):

http://www.philsteele.com/fbsinfo/FBSAllConf/2009midssnallconf/Midseason...

MVP
51 weeks 4 days ago Mule gets Goat

Here's the Buckeye reaction to the 3-3 tie with Michigan in 1910 via the Michigan Daily:

“When the timer’s whistle made it certain that Michigan had indeed been tied, the Ohio rooters, who packed the stands, rushed onto the field and danced madly while their band played and the student clowns capered about “Berky” the mule, that was advertised as ‘having Michigan’s goat’.  Factory whistles screamed and cannons boomed in honor of what the Ohio backers felt to be a triumph.”
1 year 5 days ago Prettyman

Man, I've been standing by patiently to break this out.  The Horace Prettyman Experience:

Horace Prettyman

More on Prettyman here.
1 year 18 weeks ago Gotta love

Clans 2.0.   Need to add a favorite song column in v2.5.  A start - Decatur Clan: "Love the One You're With."
1 year 19 weeks ago A great find by Kryk

As usual.  Natural Enemies is fantastic and I'm sure the new book will be the same
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