Rewind: 1979 Indiana

Homecoming week. Indiana. It was 30 years ago that my heart was forever sealed with Michigan maize and blue.

Michigan was ranked 10th in the country and highly favored to beat Indiana. However Lee Corso‘s Hoosiers were a solid 5-2 and they held a 14-7 halftime lead. After starting quarterback B.J. Dickey got injured the Wolverines ran their way back into the lead with a 50 yard Lawrence Reid touchdown and a Butch Woolfolk two yard plunge. IU had the ball in the final minutes behind 14-21.

Hoosier QB Tim Clifford connected with Nate Lundy for 54 yards before throwing a three-yard touchdownpass to Dave Harangody with 55 seconds remaining. Down by one, Lee Corso decided against going for the win and went for the tie by kicking the extra point. Rather than try to describe what happened next, you just need to watch and listen to Bob Ufer:

74,000 Truck Drivers

The legendary Michigan broadcaster Bob Ufer once referred to the typical Ohio Stadium crowd as "10,000 alumni and 74,000 truck drivers."

Now it appears that our old friend Justin Boren just could not overcome his Ohio roots. At an early age he realized he wanted to be a Buckeye, and all that it entailed.

Check out page 19 of the 2009 Ohio State Football Media Guide: When I was younger, I dreamed of being a: Truck Driver.

You can't make this stuff up.

Happy Birthday Anthony Carter

Today is Anthony Carter's 48th Birthday.

AC was a 3-time All-Big Ten and 3-time All-American. In 1980, his teammates voted him the Most Valuable Player Award, the first time for a sophomore at Michigan. In 1982, he was Michigan's Captain and named the MVP of the Big 10 Conference. In his career he had 36 touchdowns, 33 on pass receptions. He scored 240 points, which was a Michigan record, breaking the previous mark of 237 set by Tom Harmon in 1938-40 seasons. Michigan had a 35-13 record in his four years in Ann Arbor, won two Big 10 Championships. His teams went to four bowl games, and won the Rose Bowl and the Bluebonnet Bowl.

Happy Birthday to my favorite Michigan Player of all time !!!

Bob Ufer's call of Carter's 1980 touchdown against Northwestern.

Football's Valhalla

shout out to 616goblue for this link!!!!

and, according to legend--the play called was a playground audible between Wangler and Carter. Wangs and AC noted that the route had been open all game (or so I've been told) and they decided to wing it......

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