2014 Recruiting: What’s Next? (Defense)

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Michigan inked a very impressive 2013 recruiting class and the 2014 class in starting to take shape as well. So far the Maize and Blue have verbal commitments from Wilton Speight (3* QB – Virginia), Drake Harris (5* WR – Michigan), Juwan Bushell-Beatty (4* OT – New Jersey), Mason Cole (4* OG – Florida), Michael Ferns . . . → Read More: 2014 Recruiting: What’s Next? (Defense)

2014 Recruiting – What’s Next? (Offense)

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Michigan inked a very impressive 2013 recruiting class and the 2014 class in starting to take shape as well. So far the Maize and Blue have verbal commitments from Wilton Speight (3* QB – Virginia), Drake Harris (5* WR – Michigan), Maurice Ways (3* WR – Michigan), Ian Bunting (4* TE – Illinois), Mason Cole (4* . . . → Read More: 2014 Recruiting – What’s Next? (Offense)

Final 2013 B1G Recruiting Rankings

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Note: As usual we include Notre Dame in B1G Rankings as they recruit same area and are a common opponent.

1. Ohio

Biggest Get – Jalin Marshall (ATH-WR). Marshall is a special, explosive athlete who will thrive in Urban Meyer’s offense.

Biggest Miss – James Quick (WR). Quick is one of the most explosive receivers . . . → Read More: Final 2013 B1G Recruiting Rankings

Grading The Performance: Notre Dame

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Quarterback

There’s no way to sugarcoat the play of the QB position on Saturday. Denard Robinson had the worst game of his career in a Michigan uniform and Michigan paid the price. Michigan’s offense is so QB dependent at the moment that Michigan has no chance of victory without great QB play. Denard’s play on . . . → Read More: Grading The Performance: Notre Dame

Notre Dame Prediction Contest

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Updated Winners:

Brandon Tomlinson (via Facebook comment) predicted ND to win by 7

EvilEmpire (from UMGoBlue) predicted ND to win by 6

umgoblue14 (from UMGoBlue) predicted ND to win by 8

Really simple guys. Predict the score. Closest three entries (First determined by exact score/then margin of victory or defeat/total points you predicted to be . . . → Read More: Notre Dame Prediction Contest

Notre Dame Game Prediction

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Surprisingly so far in our Notre Dame Prediction Contest 71% of entries are predicting a victory for Michigan. After Notre Dame went into East Lansing last week and mopped the floor with the Spartans I expected a closer to equal ratio. Before the season when we asked everyone to predict the scores of every game . . . → Read More: Notre Dame Game Prediction

2012 Game Preview – Notre Dame

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Brian Kelly’s Michigan Week Press Conference

What to watch on offense

Head Coach Brian Kelly is known for his offensive prowess. After successful runs at Central Michigan and Cincinnati, Kelly has struggled to engineer the same level of offensive success at Notre Dame. Kelly is among the increasing list of coaches who have been . . . → Read More: 2012 Game Preview – Notre Dame

The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 2010

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Perhaps the greatest single game effort in the history of Michigan Football:

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The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 2011

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Under the Lights. Epic.

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The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 1981

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The Wolverines opened the season number one ranked but were upset by the Wisconsin Badgers.  The Fighting Irish won their first game impressively over LSU and took over the top ranking.  Going into week two of the season Notre Dame was the favorite and had all the momentum.  Anthony Carter and Butch Woolfolk had other . . . → Read More: The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 1981

The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 2006

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The 2006 game matched the #2 Ranked Fighting Irish against the #11 Ranked Wolverines and quickly turned into a laugher as Mario Manningham caught three touchdowns in the first half as Michigan routed Notre Dame 47-21:

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The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Game – 1994

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The 1994 edition of this rivalry also happens to be the last time both teams were in the Top Ten. The game was a battle to the very last play with Tshimanga Biakautuka, Todd Collins and Amani Toomer leading the Wolverines to a 26-24 victory on the right leg of Remy Hamilton, who nailed a . . . → Read More: The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Game – 1994

The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 1991

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During this game Michigan retains possession for over 40 minutes and Elvis Grbac completes 20 of 22 passes for the Wolverines.  And at the 4:25 mark is one of the defining moments in U of M history, “Grbac to fire for it, they went for it all, a diving catch for a touchdown, Holy Cow! . . . → Read More: The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 1991

The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 2009

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The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 1989

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The 6th greatest game in the history of the rivalry is an ode to the Fighting Irish.  Notre Dame wins 24-19 on the legs on Raghid Ismail who returned consecutive U of M kickoffs for touchdowns.  I thought for a minute before including this game in the countdown but it truly was a once in . . . → Read More: The Greatest Michigan vs. Notre Dame Games – 1989