Check out that snazzy graphic above. Study it. Love it. And then realize that this is the last year that it will be relevant and current. Much like the conference expansion dominated the news after the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the Big Ten's expansion to add Nebraska was the dominant topic of Big Ten Media Day on day 1. It got a little tiresome, quite frankly. … [Read more...] about Big Ten Media Day One Wrap-up, Coaches Edition
Rich Rodriguez
Where the season ends
By H. Jose Bosch To celebrate the end of the season, and to honor one of my favorite poems and writers, Shel Silverstein, I’ve decided to pen a poem that rounds out my thoughts. If you're unfamiliar with the original, then I suggest you read it. It's a classic and one of my favorites (See, we try to teach at The Sports Bank!) And now my version of the poem, “Where the … [Read more...] about Where the season ends
TSB Exclusive Interview: Rich Rodriguez’s pride
By H. Jose Bosch The Sports Bank’s very own H. Jose Bosch has been given a once-in-a-lifetime exclusive interview with Rich Rodriguez’s pride. Long believed to have disappeared, Jose has managed to find it and get the interview everyone’s been wanting. The transcription after the jump. … [Read more...] about TSB Exclusive Interview: Rich Rodriguez’s pride
Falling into the abyss will test loyalty for Rich Rodriguez
By H. Jose Bosch I didn’t watch a single play from Saturday’s debacle in Ann Arbor. Why? I was tailgating with my father before James Madison University took on the University of Maine. That’s right. I picked a Football Championship Series (formerly Division I-AA) football game between two mediocre FCS teams over the Wolverines on an HDTV. That’s how far Michigan has … [Read more...] about Falling into the abyss will test loyalty for Rich Rodriguez
Yet another sad chapter in the Michigan football saga
By H. Jose Bosch Dear Michigan football fans, This is not the way I want to end things, but I just couldn’t bring myself to tell you in person. I’m leaving. Yes, I know the season isn’t done yet but I feel like it’s time for me to go. I think Saturday’s loss proves that this has all just been a charade. I mean, when we walk down the street together, people are … [Read more...] about Yet another sad chapter in the Michigan football saga
Michigan and Rich Rodriguez have nothing but a bowl to play for
By H. Jose Bosch No one can convince me that there is a better place in the world than Buffalo Wild Wings. Why? Plenty of solid beers to choose from; the wings, unlike Hooters, are actually good and the whole atmosphere of it all helps you forget that your college football team is actually as mediocre as you feared. I’m sorry, what? What was the third thing I wrote? … [Read more...] about Michigan and Rich Rodriguez have nothing but a bowl to play for
All Hail! the mighty Wolverines … for now.
By H. Jose Bosch I went to Michigan bar in the middle of the desert or Scottsdale, Arizona depending on your perspective, to watch Michigan’s home opener. It was me, a friend and quite a few Michigan fans huddled around the many TVs throughout the top floor of the bar. The Syracuse-Minnesota crapfest had just ended on ESPN 2 and all of us were waiting in anticipation for … [Read more...] about All Hail! the mighty Wolverines … for now.
Another one bites the dust
By H. Jose Bosch On Wednesday offensive lineman Kurt Wermers announced he was leaving Michigan for greener pastures at Ball State (alma mater of one David Letterman). Normally this move would be nothing more than a blip at the end of the notes section of a more important story. But Mr. Wermers decided to give Wolverine fans (and journalist and bloggers) something to talk … [Read more...] about Another one bites the dust