Posts Tagged ‘UM football

24 Nov, 2008

Ray of light

Posted by: Steve In: Pistons| Red Wings| UM football

Pistons: After an awful sports weekend got awfuller with the Lions’ latest collapse and the Pistons’ inexplicable blowout loss against one of the NBA’s worst teams, there was finally some good news in Mittendom late Sunday: Antonio McDyess will re-sign with the Pistons. Though no one’s saying exactly when he’ll rejoin the team, he should [...]

22 Nov, 2008

Or maybe not

Posted by: Steve In: MSU football| UM football

Ouch.
Deep down, you might have seen this coming, but admit it: this morning you could talk yourself into the idea that our teams might rise to the occasion. Michigan State could out-punch Penn State to win a share of the Big Ten title, and Michigan could salvage its season with a win in a throw-out-the-records [...]

17 Nov, 2008

Missed opportunity for U-M

Posted by: Steve In: UM football

If you were at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, you know you saw an ugly game against Northwestern. You saw driving rain, muffed punts, blocked kicks, more rain, wide-open Wildcat receiver Eric Peterman racing through the Michigan secondary to catch the game-winning 53-yard touchdown pass, and Nick Sheridan tossing an interception in the endzone in the [...]

Three games to talk about. Let’s start with football.
College football: Michigan State 21, Purdue 7. It’s hard to argue with Drew Sharp’s contention that MSU is far from an elite team. (Though it’s also hard to see why he seems to take such glee in saying it, or why he keeps repeating himself.) Even as [...]


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