10 memorable plays against Iowa
10 plays against Iowa for anyone interested.
November 21st, 2013 at 5:23 PM ^
November 21st, 2013 at 9:16 PM ^
That's because they happen so rarely. You've only got 13 of them to chose from while they have 41 different losses to reflect upon.
Also - if Manball means the return somehow of Tyronne Wheatley then I will become the Manballiest Manballer of all time. That dude was a BEAST.
And thank you again Wolverine Historian for compiling these. You're the best!
November 21st, 2013 at 5:29 PM ^
Pretty much all my memorable plays involve Brad Banks, Tim Dwight, Jim Boccher's special teams (the spread punt!), huge white TE's sprinting past our secondary, and Hayden Fry's shit-eating grin. But that's just me.
November 21st, 2013 at 5:42 PM ^
November 21st, 2013 at 10:10 PM ^
I think I hated that most about those Iowa teams in the 80s and 90s. It really annoyed me.
Oh, and Hayden Fry's mustache.
November 21st, 2013 at 10:41 PM ^
at the end of the half to put Iowa up 21-7 was the moment where I said "welp, this whole undefeated season thing was cool while it lasted." The stands at halftime were like a funeral. Luckily, they didn't do shit in the 2nd half.
November 21st, 2013 at 5:50 PM ^
I would agree on #1. I mean, goodness gracious, Marquise Walker. That was a spectacular grab.
As for #5 (I believe it was that), it is hard to get enough of Tyrone Wheatley runs. Many times, you can just hear the Rose Bowl call, "Wheatley.....Wheatley explodes.....they won't catch him!"
November 21st, 2013 at 6:04 PM ^
I used to have a high res version of the Walker grab as my desktop wallpaper. Can't find it now :( only this low res:
http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/eCP0wSE69dY/hqdefault.jpg
And reverse angle:
http://www.michigandaily.com/files/leg/3cb2fe44b39fa-68-1.jpg
Definitely in the pantheon of great WR catches. Another from around that time was Jason Avant vs. Northwestern in 2003:
http://www.mikedesimone.com/m03/northwestern/dn01.jpg
November 21st, 2013 at 6:17 PM ^
I like the #1 play :)
November 21st, 2013 at 6:17 PM ^
Thank you! I look forward to these every week we play. Speaking of Iowa and Fry, does anyone remember how his tight ends used to stand up on the line of scrimmage?
November 21st, 2013 at 9:12 PM ^
November 21st, 2013 at 9:44 PM ^
Hey WH - consider putting the dates of the plays in these videos.
Love your work, well done.
November 21st, 2013 at 9:56 PM ^
great work as always.
also, Shemy sighting around 5:30.
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:23 AM ^
November 22nd, 2013 at 2:41 AM ^
Michigan was #2 playing #1 Iowa in Iowa City! It was a great defensive battle. Michigan was leading 10-9 through most of the 4th QTR then Chuck Long lead Iowa on a drive to get them in FG range! Yuck, they made the kick and won 12-10. That Michigan defense played great that year. This was after Bo's worse season 6-6 in '84 due to a rash of injuries.
November 22nd, 2013 at 3:00 AM ^
LOVE THESE every week - an example of what makes MGoBlog awesome - content from you members that you wouldn't find anywhere else.
November 22nd, 2013 at 7:30 AM ^
was the TD that wasn't. That was only a few years or so ago. Reminded me of the olympics with East German judges. Cost us the game and thats another reason that I am not so confident about tomorrow. If they can't beat us they will pencil whip us like my Father in law used to disc golfing.
Edit- Forgive me for not getting the film for you guys I am new to this computer era.
November 22nd, 2013 at 8:59 AM ^
That Walker grab on #1 is insane.
November 22nd, 2013 at 11:13 AM ^
I will never forget that grab. That is one of the best catches you will ever see. You have to remembe that Navarre had the touch of a rocket launcher so the fact that that pass didn't rip Walker's arm off is a feat in itself. Just wow.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:35 PM ^
Number 8 was my first Michigan game in person (HS junior) and number 3 was my fresmen year. I will never forget being on the field after that game in 1986.
November 22nd, 2013 at 12:46 PM ^
Yeesh, #9, what is that Iowa returner thinking?
November 22nd, 2013 at 1:43 PM ^
Was that Hello Faz behind Bo at 5:29? If not the resemblence is uncanny.
Here's a photo from what looks like around the same time for reference: https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p206x206/44203_1…
Just another item in the Ann Arbor icon's vast collection of shots with celebrities if that is indeed him.