Program Alert -ESPN Classic goes Full Michigan

Submitted by ijohnb on
After watching Michigan v. Minnesota 2015 roughly 14 times over the last week on BTN, I decided I would dust off ESPN Classic and see what was happening. Turns out, pretty much everything is happening. Starting tomorrow morning, they are showing 24 hours of Michigan. Included are some all timers (Minnesota 2003, OSU 2011, Braylonfest), but also some fairly obscure stuff. (2010 Indiana, 1999 Arkansas). I know all of these can be seen anytime on numerous devices, but it is always nice to just flip it on and watch it old school. (TV, gasp). This will goes a long way in holding me over until Saturday.
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WolverineHistorian

August 29th, 2016 at 8:10 PM ^

It was relaxing for a while but then it turned very stressful in the second half. 

We led 24-10 at halftime and seemed to be in complete control.  But then the offense went in the crapper in the 3rd quarter and Tom Brady threw a couple of costly interceptions.  We trailed 31-24 in the 4th quarter and had to convert a 4th down on the game tying drive.  Then Brady threw a TD to Dialo Johnson on the next drive for us to go up 38-31 and Arkansas got desperate and threw a pick six to James Whitley right after.  

The final score (45-31) did not truly display how scary that game got for a while.  

That was a very good Arkansas team, though.  They probably would have played in a BCS bowl if they hadn't gift wrapped their game to Tennessee (the eventual national champion) with the worst timed fumble in the history of football. 

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mGrowOld

August 29th, 2016 at 9:11 PM ^

You should post the Michigan historical game of the week with the YouTube link and a bit of historical perspective on the game itself.  As evidenced from the Top 25 Michigan athletes poll the board  would benefit from watching some select games from the 70's & 80's.

1969 Michigan - OSU 

1976 Michigan - OSU

1981 Rose Bowl

1985 Fiesta Bowl

 

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NittanyFan

August 29th, 2016 at 11:29 PM ^

the Offensive Guard who was pushed into Stoerner was Brandon Burlsworth.  Brandon was a one-time walk-on from small-town Harrison, Arkansas, who became an All-American and who would get drafted in the 3rd round of the next April's NFL draft.

He died in a car accident 11 days after being drafted.

A movie about his life --- Greater --- was released in parts of the country (it's not National, it's only regional, mainly in the South) this past weekend.  The reviews that I've seen about the movie are decent, good not great.  But regardless, Brandon did have an inspirational life story that was cut way too short.  He's fairly well known, unfortunately, for his role in the fumble but his story was definitiely much more than that.

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MGoFunkadelic

August 29th, 2016 at 7:38 PM ^

is Youtube and all of Wolverine Historian's uploads.  The guy has put in serious effort and i've watched almost every game he's uploaded.  Plus watching Harbaugh back in the day running the option is just awesome.  

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WolverineHistorian

August 29th, 2016 at 7:57 PM ^

ESPN Classic....my arch nemesis.  You can only show Kordell Stewart throwing that hail mary or Rocket Ismail returning those kicks so many times before my middle finger gets too tired to aim at the TV screen. 

But some comments...

1.  I thought they stopped playing college football classics several years ago.  I was happy with that.  

2.  They're showing Michigan wins?  That many wins?  Something's not right. 

3.  Showing 2010 Indiana is a joke.  Denard is nice but watching the secondary playing 15 yards off the receivers for 3 hours is not worth it.  

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EGD

August 29th, 2016 at 8:15 PM ^

I don't trust that channel either. I think the early years of ESPN Classic were basically a continuous loop of heartbreaking Michigan losses. I imagine that if they aired a game Michigan actually won, it would be "ESPN Alternative History" and they would have somehow changed the ending so that Michigan still loses.

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