What U-M 30-for-30 Would You Like to See?
After re-watching "The Fab Five," I got to thinking: What other U-M story should be made into an ESPN 30-for-30? Thus far, that's been the only Michigan-based 30-for-30. ESPN also did "The Brady Six," but that was a Year of the Quarterback documentary, not a 30-for-30.
There have also been Michigan documentaries in recent years on HBO (the Michigan-Ohio State one) and the B1G Network (the 1989 basketball team). The B1G Network also aired the Billy Taylor documentary, although they didn't make that one. And the excellent Willis Ward/Gerald Ford documentary ("Black and Blue") was on PBS.
So help me out here: What U-M story that hasn't been told needs to be a 30-for-30?
(And forgive me if this has already been a forum topic...)
February 11th, 2015 at 8:08 PM ^
Jim Abbott
February 11th, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
Great story!
February 11th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
This is one of those times.
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February 11th, 2015 at 9:11 PM ^
fuckery Michigan Athletic department did to Rich Rod. /fixed
February 11th, 2015 at 10:37 PM ^
I'm also glad I can help you out with that.
February 12th, 2015 at 4:32 AM ^
that lloyd left town...
February 12th, 2015 at 7:29 AM ^
Uh, "Double Yost:" 30 for 30 isn't supposed to be fiction.
February 12th, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^
You mad bro?
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February 11th, 2015 at 8:14 PM ^
Black and Blue.
Great film. Loved it.
February 11th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
Black and Blue was phenomenal. The more I think about it, Willis Ward needs to be a legends jersey (if we're going to have legends jerseys). Here's a review of Black and Blue from a few years back on the blog. Get this film if you haven't seen it.
February 11th, 2015 at 9:09 PM ^
I had no idea. Thanks.
February 11th, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
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February 11th, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^
The Henson-Brady thing was covered a bit in "The Brady Six," but it's probably deserving of its own documentary. Henson alone is worth a documentary. Fascinating story.
February 11th, 2015 at 9:08 PM ^
February 11th, 2015 at 8:11 PM ^
De-Nard.
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February 11th, 2015 at 8:14 PM ^
"A Michigan Man..."
February 11th, 2015 at 9:12 PM ^
A 30-for-30 on the 1988-89 season would be interesting if it had a heavy emphasis on the Frieder-Schembechler dynamic and the abrupt switch to Fisher. It may not be that season and that run so much as an interesting perspective on coach / AD interplay, especially when it is a tense, uneasy relationship.
February 11th, 2015 at 9:57 PM ^
Shocked they haven't done one yet on the 89 team. I mean what other team can lose a coach going into the NCAA Tourney and win it all?
February 11th, 2015 at 8:14 PM ^
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February 11th, 2015 at 8:15 PM ^
I'd love to see a 30 for 30 about college football just prior to and just after WW2. Including Crisler's championship team of course.
February 11th, 2015 at 8:35 PM ^
In short: it was utter chaos during the war.
Example: from 1943-1944, players on the roster were not listed by class.
They were listed by military status. C: Civilian, M: Marines, N: Navy, R: Reserve.
Players were ripped from the team at a moments notice to go off to battle. Michigan was getting transfers from places due to guys being discharged/relocated.
4 GREAT players at Michigan came here due to those circumstances.
- (later-traitor) Elroy Hirsch from Wisconsin, 1943
- Len Ford from Morgan State, 1945-1947
- Howard Yerges from Ohio State, 1944-1947
- JT White from Ohio State, 1946-1947
All of those guys were on championship teams here, whether it be B1G or National Championship teams. All of them played big roles.
February 11th, 2015 at 8:58 PM ^
The service teams at the different bases would be interesting to know more about. It is crazy to think the sport survived the war at all.
Because Harbaugh gave his seal of approval I grudgingly decided to track down the Rosenberg book on Bo and Woody and give it a read. The context in which the rivalry and their coaching took place definitely didn't click for me until giving that a good read. Woody naming his audibles "Patton" (run) and "LeMay" pass, for example. Woody in particular had an obsession with war, I don't think Bo shared that at all.
February 11th, 2015 at 10:06 PM ^
It is a very good book.
I read it when I was in middle school. Being from Illinois and not growing up in the Bo era, that book was basically my introduction to Bo, Woody, and their glorious rivalry
February 11th, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
The origional premise of the 30 for 30 series was to tell under-reported stories during ESPN's then 30 year lifetime, so events before 1979 aren't covered. Otherwise I'd love to see one on Bo's first season culminating in the Ohio State upset.
February 11th, 2015 at 9:05 PM ^
Ah, true.
Well, the 89 basketball team would be a pretty good story then!
February 11th, 2015 at 8:18 PM ^
In 1996 it was harder to be the #2 IM swimmer at the University of Michigan than it was to medal in the 400 IM in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
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February 12th, 2015 at 9:27 AM ^
Looking at your avi... 30 beers or 30 minutes?
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Saw it live at the stadium, seen the tape many times. It's a clear penalty, no matter how you cut it. Dumb play, horrible timing.
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...and Malik McDowell
...and Alex Kozan
...and Jordan Payton
...and Ronald Johnson
...and...okay, I'm done.
In all seriousness, one on the evolution of recruiting
(both from a player and university perspective) would be awesome. I'd also include the evolution of recruiting websites/services in there. I like to think of broader topics rather than Michigan only topics. The Fab Five, Abbott, and Tom Harmon certainly transcend a Michigan-only or B1G niche.February 11th, 2015 at 9:33 PM ^
What if I told you, recruiting is straightforward?
February 11th, 2015 at 8:20 PM ^
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30 for 30: Ski Trips Gone Wrong 2015
February 11th, 2015 at 8:23 PM ^
Michigan - Ohio 2006 iterration. So much drama surrounding that game. It's funny but the games that stick out in my mind the most are the ones we lost (2006, 1990 MSU).
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