No Cinderellas in the title game this year. It’s going to be all Big Time, all the way. Let’s recap: Rick Pitino is one of the most well-known college basketball coaches in the nation. He’s on his way into the hall of fame, his horse just punched its ticket to the Kentucky Derby, and his …
Tag Archive: Michigan
Jun 23
The Sports Bank.net: Michigan State girls: parody video of Pure Michigan ads
Welcome to not so pure Michigan. A great parody of all those “Pure Michigan” ads plugging tourism for the state that you incessantly hear in the Midwest. This one is an ode to girls of Michigan State University, and how female Spartans are superior to the women Wolverines at the University of Michigan. Enjoy!
Feb 20
SPORTSTATER: College Basketball Top 20: Week 16
THE FULL LIST
This week the Top 6 remained in place, Kentucky continues to hold a grip on the Number 1 spot. Followed by Syracuse, Missouri, Duke, Michigan State and North Carolina. Three teams found their way out of the Top 20 in UNLV, Iowa State, and Virginia. Taking their places this week are newcomers New Mexico and California both leading their conferences[...]
Feb 09
The Sports Bank.net: Location of 2013 NHL Winter Classic Wings vs. Leafs revealed
The 2013 NHL Winter Classic will be a “home game” for the Detroit Red Wings. They’ll take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, the most valuable franchise in all of hockey in an all original six showdown.
It will be held at Michigan Stadium, home of UM Wolverines college football.
The Michigan Stadium presser [...]
Jan 30
Michigan’s Brady Hoke Wins National Coach of the Year
When the college football season started, University of Michigan Head Coach Brady Hoke made some very arrogant comments at Big Ten media day. He said “we’re not rebuilding,” and “we’re Michigan” a few times. He proved right, and us media types wrong as he was selected as the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year [...]
Jan 19
Bank Foreclosing on O.J. Simpson’s Home
O.J. Simpson is literally losing his house; while doing time in The Big House- and I don’t mean Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor.
The 64-year-old former Buffalo Bills and “Naked Gun” movie series star is currently serving a 9-33-year prison term in relation to a 2007 armed confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in [...]
Jan 04
Sugar Bowl, Michigan Vs. Virginia Tech: Wolverines Win In OT After Suspect Calls
For the fifth time in school history, the Michigan Wolverines have won 11 games in a season. Brendan Gibbons was good on his third of three field goal attempts of the 2012 Sugar Bowl, making it 23-20 in favor of Michigan after third-string Virginia Tech Hokies kicker failed for the first time in his five …
Nov 25
THE Game: Ohio State vs. Michigan
No matter their record, no matter how the teams are viewed, when Michigan and Ohio State get together for their annual game, it’s going to be a war. It’s the biggest game on the schedule for each team. Beating the other team can turn a down year into an acceptable one. Ohio State under Coach Jim Tressel went 9-1 in the rivalry with a 7 game win streak, although the last win is vacated. Now both teams are with first year coaches and looking to gain control. [...]
Jul 12
Notre Dame’s Smith, Northwestern’s Peters Named to Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Award 2011 watch list announced today includes 37 of the nation’s best defensive backs, representing eight conferences and one independent. Stud senior safety Harrison Smith of Notre Dame made the cut, so did Northwestern senior Brian Peters. And don’t forget Wisconsin Badgers corner [...]
Apr 23
Rich Rodriguez Claims Leaving West Virginia Was A Mistake
From the “duh” department, fired Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez now claims that leaving West Virginia to take the job in Ann Arbor might have been a mistake. Um, yeah Rich, we know. After a less-than-stellar stint at Michigan that saw his teams go 15-22 and come under NCAA scrutiny for various rules violations, Rodriguez …












