Promises made, promises broken?
Lloyd Carr believes in The Michigan Tradition. He knows it; he talks about it; he revels in it. But he is also haunted by it. No matter what Lloyd Carr does while he is the head coach at Michigan, he knows it will be held up to standards set by Yost and Crisler.
Michigan: Position by position
Analysis of Wolverines' strengths and weaknesses
Michigan vs. opponents
The Daily analyzes each one of Michigan's opponents. Schedules, key players and 1995 results are also given.
'M' to miss improved Hawkeyes, experienced Badgers this year
Iowa coach Hayden Fry found himself entering the season in an unfamiliar position - a preseason favorite. The Hawkeyes finished strong last season with a 38-18 win over Pac-10 co-champion Washington in the Sun Bowl. They return seven starters on each side of the ball, and opened the season with a 21-20 win over Arizona.
'M' faces more than rematch with Buffaloes
No pep talks. No reminders. No need. The Wolverines all know what they have to do. They all remember what happened Sept. 24, 1994, whether they were on the field, on the sideline, or on their way to play for Michigan.
Eagles grounded
The significance of last season's Michigan-Boston College game is plain to see.
It was Michigan quarterback Scott Dreisbach's final game of the year. Other than that, not much can be said about last year's game, and there likely won't be much said after this year's.
Wolverines, Bruins battle again
Michigan and UCLA have played some fun ones over the years.
The Wolverines lead the overall series, 7-2, but the Bruins' two wins have come in the past five matchups between the two schools.
Gophers burrowed in bottom of Big Ten
Each fall, Michigan and Minnesota battle for the Little Brown Jug.
And the Wolverines almost always win. They have taken the trophy home 26 of the past 28 years.
Cinderella tries for second ball; will the shoe fit again?
When the Big Ten's 11 coaches convened in Chicago at the end of July, something was slightly amiss.
Sure, there was a mass of media around Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and Ohio State coach John Cooper, but the biggest crowd was around Northwestern coach Gary Barnett.
Hoosiers try to stay out of league cellar
Maybe Maurice Taylor, Louis Bullock and Robert Traylor should suit up for this one. It would give them practice playing in Bloomington, and all of them are probably big and strong enough.
But Traylor is probably too big and strong - he might hurt somebody - and it wouldn't help anyway. They'd think playing in Bloomington is easy.
Spartans must travel the rough road
Nick Saban's first season as head coach at Michigan State was hardly disappointment-free.
The Spartans lost their opener by 40 (to Nebraska, 50-10), their Big Ten home opener by 14 (to Iowa, 21-7) and they won just half of their 12 games (6-5-1). But Saban did lead Michigan State to just its second bowl game over the past five years (the Independence Bowl), and he also grabbed some important in-state bragging rights.
Pur-don't? Boilers in for difficult season
Let's pray for good weather, shall we?
It would be easy to say no one could forget last year's Michigan-Purdue game, but then, so few people were there, few have any memories.
Buckeyes follow up bad, terrific 1995
In most respects, 1995 was a terrific season for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
They won 11 games for the first time since 1979. They had three first-team All-Americans in Terry Glenn, Orlando Pace and Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George. And the Buckeyes sixth-place finish in The Associated Press poll was their best showing since 1986.
Nittany Lions look to tailback for leadership
A lot of things have changed since Joe Paterno took over the Penn State football program. For example, the forward pass was invented and the country has fully rebuilt from the ruins of the Civil War.
And though one would expect Paterno to be set in his ways, he said that's not the case.
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Next in line?: Dreisbach pressured to live up to Michigan's storied past
Scott Dreisbach knows a lot depends on him.
Namely, Michigan's chances for a successful season. A Rose Bowl season. That puts a lot of pressure on the sophomore quarterback. And as if he needed any more pressure, there is the story of the teams that preceded him in Ann Arbor.
Irons will: Captain returns for ring
Third and short from the Washington 15-yard line. Quarterback Elvis Grbac went under center and called the play, squinting in the sun and cut off from the 94,236 frenzied fans by his own concentration.
This was the Rose Bowl, and this was routine. It was 1993, another big-time, winning season for the Wolverines. Grbac was about to extend the tradition of his school another year and keep Bo Schembechler's promise, all in one quick play.
09-12-96