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An Injured Threet Good for Sheridan, Michigan's Chances

An Injured Threet Good for Sheridan, Michigan's Chances

 

Before everyone starts to rabble about the title, let me first say that Steven Threet is a better quarterback than Nick Sheridan. However, when Sheridan is on the field, the presence of a healthy Steven Threet on the sideline brings him down. There’s an enormous amount of pressure when you walk-on to the most storied franchise in college footb...

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R.I.P. GM, Ford, and Chrysler

R.I.P. GM, Ford, and Chrysler

This is THE END.  The auto industry is dead.  Or just about. 

 

It's amazing the stories you hear about car manufacturers from where I sit, in an educated mid-Michigan community that is perfectly suited to retrain autoworkers into just about anything technical that is not auto-related.

 

Governor Granholm was interviewed by the national media al...

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Coming Soon to your Michigan Town: Wacky Tobbacy Vending Machines

Coming Soon to your Michigan Town: Wacky Tobbacy Vending Machines

Now that the election has faded a bit, we can turn our attention to the newest law on the books in Michigan: legalized use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

 

If there was a ever a time to put this on the ballot, it was 2008, when Liberal (that’s with a capital “L”) policies and a backlash against neo-conservatism swept the nation. Barack Ob...

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10 Reasons to Be at the Big House

10 Reasons to Be at the Big House

Two can play at that game

 

Making a top ten list for reasons not to go to East Lansing is too easy, but also irrelevant (for this year anyway), so here are the top ten reasons why Michigan and Michigan State fans should come to Ann Arbor this Saturday.

 

10) The air doesn’t reek of burned La-Z-Boy.

 

9) It doesn’t take an hour to walk from one ...

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10 Reasons to Stay Away from the Big House

10 Reasons to Stay Away from the Big House

Ten reasons from a Michigan State Spartan fan and alumni of why I won’t be within 50 miles of Ann Arbor for Saturday’s annual gridiron clash between MSU and Michigan:

 

10) I prefer the streets of East Lansing.

 

9) Michigan Stadium is a terrible place to watch a football game as a visitor – you’re so far away, you may as well sit at home and wa...

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Phelps to be Trumped by Obama at UM vs. Wisconsin?

Phelps to be Trumped by Obama at UM vs. Wisconsin?

 

Sorry Republicans, but rumor has it that Barack Obama will make an appearance at the Michigan football game against Wisconsin on September 27th. This game already had a significant amount of buzz because Michael Phelps and all the Michigan Olympians who went to Beijing are being honored before the game. The first presidential debate is taking ...

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Edwards Makes Bet with Phelps He Can't Win, Or Can He?

Edwards Makes Bet with Phelps He Can't Win, Or Can He?

No, it's not about who has the better body, though that's up for debate...

 

Braylon Edwards has a lot of work to do (especially after managing just two catches for fourteen yards last Sunday) if he plans on winning the bet he made with Michael Phelps. The two, who met through Ann Arbor/UM connections, set the deal before Phelps went to Beijing....

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Meet Michigan's 2008-2009 Miss Tempe12

Meet Michigan's 2008-2009 Miss Tempe12

Where was she for the Hottest Girl on Campus Contest?

 

So a few photos for a Facebook group showed up on my homepage (I swear I'm not a stalker) and I felt like sharing the wealth among you guys out there. This is Rachel, she is entering her junior year here at Michigan and was selected as our representative for the Girls of the Big Ten calenda...

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Hottie Grudge Match: UMich Vs. Minn. State

Hottie Grudge Match: UMich Vs. Minn. State
Ok, I'm tired of seeing hot girls pop up every other day on here. So, I'm posting some hot dudes for once. Deal with it!

Contestant #1 (on the left)
Name: Justin Finkelman
School: University of Michigan
Class Year: Sophmore
Fun Facts: 1. All he drinks is Red Bull because it gives him wings
                  2. Is a fan of Lil' Wayne 

Conte...

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Jeter Dreams Of UMich Defeating Ohio State

Jeter Dreams Of UMich Defeating Ohio State
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has high hopes for the University of Michigan’s football team. In an interview with the Detroit Free Press, Jeter told reporter Joe Machota that he expects Michigan to “be competitive… Regardless of who the coach is or anything, people still expect the team to be good. So, I'm sure they will be fine.”

Righ

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