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Thank you! Big John Vitale…

Thank you! Big John Vitale lives on forever in this countdown.

In the final NIL Spotlight,…

In the final NIL Spotlight, Sainristil is joined by sophomore wide receiver Darrius Clemons!

SAINRISTIL: Twitter/Instagram/Twitch/Discord

CLEMONS: Twitter/Instagram/Agent: henry@disruptivesports.com

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Addressing the MMB album…

Addressing the MMB album side of things, I’ll just say that there’s a reason I featured the discography this year. Two words:

STAY TUNED!

Also to bring things full circle, here's the first recording of The Victors (1925) as well as the greatest fight song ever written paired with Varsity in the 40s:

Also, the countdown-spanning…

Also, the countdown-spanning jewelry series’ inevitable finale:

https://twitter.com/UMichFootball/status/1665024643407781891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1665024643407781891%7Ctwgr%5E2e5b9eb2e4b8ea8ecd789eb7ddaab769641d292f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwolverineswire.usatoday.com%2F2023%2F06%2F03%2Fmichigan-football-unveils-2022-big-ten-championship-ring%2F

Chicks will always dig scars…

I came into my sixth season of running "There are..." with the intention of hitting unprecedented highs, but it would never have been possible without the unprecedented level of support all along those 100 days!

As is tradition per this post, here's the Google Doc with every player I've ever featured (with increasingly more detail about the other features). Please peruse at your greatest enjoyment:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ap75egAqKLW1Pp5fvMbeMKxZiKiw_iq9INmteEkQZ7E/edit?usp=sharing

HAPPY GAMEDAY!

/curtain

Chicks will always dig scars, but ever since #0 made its football debut I was waiting for a player/moment worth putting in this spot for the foreseeable future. You already knew I couldn’t end this one any other way, it’s finally here…

It’s also Mello time!!

ENJOY!!!

That's the goal! Much…

That's the goal! Much gratitude to YOU and the rest of the moms for doing the dirty work around here.

Standing in the penultimate…

Standing in the penultimate NIL Spotlight is sophomore defensive back Amorion Walker! Of course there were some last-minute number changes this past Sunday, so we’re gonna throw in the players this feature missed as a result: freshman WR Kendrick Bell (now #12), sophomore DB Kody Jones (now #14), junior DB Ja’Den McBurrows (now #18), and sophomore DB Brandon Mann (now #46).

WALKER: Twitter/Instagram

BELL: Twitter

JONES: Twitter/Instagram

MCBURROWS: Twitter/Instagram

MANN: Twitter

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Of course, the Michigan…

Of course, the Michigan Marching Band release of the day is Forever Valiant. Published by the SMTD in 2017, this is the first CD to feature the MMB under current (and on a fast track to longest-tenured besides Revelli) director Dr. John Pasquale. Notable Tracks: Nessun Dorma, Victors Valiant, Health System Victors, El Victors Caliente, Parking Lot Victors, Beyoncé Medley, Kings Medley, Queen Medley, Robin Williams Medley, James Bond Medley

Please consider supporting what has been the soundtrack of Michigan Football for 126 seasons by purchasing it at this link, or by picking it up at the MMB salescart this season!

In the meantime, stream below…

For today’s jewelry, I’ve…

For today’s jewelry, I’ve got one question…”WHAT’S OUR NAME?”:

Despite the very cool…

Despite the very cool factoid that tomorrow will be Mike Tirico’s first time calling a Michigan game since BraylonFest, you already know what video will be featured…one of the only ones that’s the same absolutely every year!

Welcome to Football Eve MGoBlog, let’s have a great season…

For the last time in 2023, THANKS WH!

The NIL Spotlight: Corum is,…

The NIL Spotlight: Corum is, of course, joined by sophomore defensive back Will Johnson!

CORUM: Twitter/Instagram/BlakeCorumNIL@gmail.com

JOHNSON: Twitter/Instagram/Steinlawpllc@gmail.com

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This Is Michigan (2012) is…

This Is Michigan (2012) is the penultimate marching band album we’re featuring! The final of which under the direction of Scott Boerma, this release (fittingly named after the Brady Hoke-era rally cry) has suddenly very little information on the internet at this point despite circulating on CD up until very recently:

If anyone owns this one and has any further information from the liner notes, please share! The one thing that is still around is the intro video from that era, which remains probably my all-time favorite…

And, of course, today’s ring:

And, of course, today’s ring:

Today’s video ALSO needs no…

Today’s video ALSO needs no introduction…

ENJOY!!!

Frederick! Stupid typo.

Frederick! Stupid typo.

Sophomore defensive back…

Sophomore defensive back Keon Sabb and freshman wide receiver Fredrick Moore (now #3) are in today's NIL Spotlight!

SABB: Twitter/Instagram
MOORE: Twitter/Instagram

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Today’s Michigan Marching…

Today’s Michigan Marching Band release is the next “Elbel Club” exclusive, 2008 Season Highlights. Recorded on December 7th of that year at Crisler Arena (produced by David Lau of Brookwood Studios per usual), the CD is notably the fourth (!) release of the Scott Boerma era, but also the first of which one John Pasquale appears on the staff. Notable tracks: The Who’s “Who Are You?” and “Pinball Wizard,” Boy Bands Medley, Frankie Valli Medley, “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Sugar, We’re Going Down,” 2-song Drumline set, 2-song Fanfare Band set.

From the liner notes (by SMTD dean Christopher Kendall)

On behalf of the Michigan Marching Band, thank you for your gift to The

Elbel Club this season. We successfully completed the University-wide

"Michigan Difference" campaign on December 31, 2008 - gifts to the MMB

during the campaign totaled $16.1 million, or 146% of our original goal. These

gifts supported a wide array of projects, including the building of the Cavender

Tower, the purchase of new uniforms and instruments, as well as many student

scholarships. We also continued the growth of the MMB's endowment funds

to provide support for the Band in perpetuity. Thank you for your friendship

- we hope you enjoy the highlights of the 2008 season.

 

LISTEN? https://play-track.com/classical/144029-university-of-michigan-marching-band-2008-season-highlights.html

DISCOGS INFO: https://www.discogs.com/release/9759170-University-Of-Michigan-Marching-Band-2008-Season-Highlights

The featured jewelry series…

The featured jewelry series is also fully back in action, and its another doozy:

Today’s video also needs no…

Today’s video also needs no introduction…

ENJOY!!

Today's NIL Spotlight stars…

Today's NIL Spotlight stars sophomore linebacker Micah Pollard and sophomore quarterback Jayden Denegal!

POLLARD: Twitter/Instagram

DENEGAL: Twitter/Instagram

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Considering there's a little…

Considering there's a little less to today's piece of MMB discography, I thought I'd be fun to briefly highlight where it appears in film:

Today’s Michigan Marching…

Today’s Michigan Marching Band release is Gameday Faves: Michigan Wolverines Classics, which is the MMB’s slice of Collegiate Licensing Company’s Gameday Faves series released in 2009.

Considering the way they are distributed, it seems like these albums were made in an effort to efficiently make college marching band traditionals available for online download during the rise of that medium. Considering that goal, it is still perhaps the most easily-accessible MMB album to date:

TIDAL: https://tidal.com/browse/track/32678321

Today’s video needs no…

Today’s video needs no introduction.

ENJOY!

(Rest of the features of today's post coming in a couple hours, just thought I’d get it posted so you had an excuse to rewatch this game as soon as possible)

Today, junior EDGE Josaiah…

Today, junior EDGE Josaiah Stewart and freshman wide receiver Karmello English (now #5) stand in the NIL Spotlight!

STEWART: Twitter(DM there for inquiries)

ENGLISH: Instagram/YouTube

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See if this sounds vaguely…

See if this sounds vaguely familiar: today’s featured Michigan Marching Band release was supposed to be next Nix-era record The Maize Album (2009), but after failing to find anything about it beyond just encyclopedic listings I decided to move away from the MMB-specific discography for THE SEQUEL to perhaps the most famous compilation album in college band history…

LISTEN: Internet Archive has samples available for every song

BUY: Independent record store Darkside Records has ONE COPY for only $5, Discogs has 12 vinyl listings, Amazon has 2 vinyl listings, eBay has tons of vinyl and reel-to-reel listings,

DISCOGS INFO: https://www.discogs.com/master/1215746-University-Of-Michigan-Band-Kick-Off-USA-Great-Gridiron-Marches-And-Other-Favorites

For today’s jewelry we…

For today’s jewelry we continue the reversion to watches. Though I cannot find a glimpse of the one that was probably awarded to the Michigan players who traveled to Arizona for last year’s Fiesta Bowl, we can assume that it is likely similar to the one Fossil made for a certain team who played the same semifinal in 2019:

Except, yknow, without any shit stains...

Now that we’re within the…

Now that we’re within the final 5 days the videos will begin to hit a climax. With the Rose Bowl standing between a third-straight amazing Michigan season and a season that dwarfs the other two, what better way to get this home stretch started than with the one that has been celebrating a silver anniversary this year and won the Wolverines the National Championship…

Enjoy it in full!

HERE WE FUCKING GOOOOOOO

I…

HERE WE FUCKING GOOOOOOO

I don't care what anyone else says, Brian Cook is one of the most impactful writers of our time — and The Story is the biggest encapsulation of this!

Today’s NIL Spotlight stars…

Today’s NIL Spotlight stars the #6 featured on the big stage above, and he is joined by freshman defensive back Brandyn Hillman!

JOHNSON: Twitter/Instagram

HILLMAN: Twitter/Instagram/YouTube

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Also worth noting that Jerry…

Also worth noting that Jerry Bilik turns an energetic and healthy 90 years old this season, and goes hand-in-hand with the 125th birthday for "The Victors" as the main historic angle of this season for the MMB.

Here he is conducting Band 126's first-ever run through (with all members present) of his "M Fanfare" last week...

Enjoy!!

Today’s featured Michigan…

Today’s featured Michigan Marching Band release was supposed to be next Nix-era record The Blue Album (2008), but after failing to find anything about it beyond just encyclopedic listings I decided to move away from the MMB-specific discography for perhaps the most famous compilation album in college band history…

Released under Vanguard in 1961, Touchdown USA features a Revelli-directed iteration of the University of Michigan Band program playing several all-time fight songs in the sport. The first side is an all-Big Ten medley (when there were few enough teams in the conference to do such a thing), and the second side goes national with it. Nearly all of the arrangements played were unique ones done by longtime MMB legend Jerry Bilik — and his artistic voice plays a strong role in the nature of the album (most notably a wild key change during the MSU fight song, making it impossible for Sparties to sing along in tune).

LISTEN: Internet Archive has samples available for every song, and this Facebook page has several of the songs uploaded in full as videos.

BUY: Discogs has 32 listings (most of which on vinyl, but some CDs and even a reel-to-reel copy!), Amazon has 27 listings, eBay has tons more.

DISCOGS INFO: https://www.discogs.com/release/15791158-University-Of-Michigan-Band-Touchdown-USA-The-Big-Ten-And-Other-Great-College-Marches-Of-The-Gridiron

Today's video illustrates…

Today's video illustrates why #6 is along for the ride that begins THIS WEEK...

Enjoy!

Finally, here comes the…

Finally, here comes the quadruple NIL Spotlight! It stars sophomore receiver Tyler Morris (currently #8) and EDGE Derrick Moore, and joining Edwards at #7 is senior defensive back Makari Paige.

MORRIS: Twitter/Instagram/tylermorrisnil@gmail.com

MOORE: Twitter

EDWARDS: Twitter/Instagram

PAIGE: Twitter/Instagram

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Triple the videos, double…

Triple the videos, double the MMB albums! Today's stop along the lineage that is the Michigan Marching Band's discography is The Victors Valiant — the publicly-sold recorded encapsulation of the Jamie L. Nix era in 2003. Notable tracks: the album debut of traditionals Cheer #1, William Tell Overture, and Respect as well as halftime notables Basket Case, Fantasia 2000, 1812 Overture, I Want You Back, and also a 3-song set of drumline material!

NEW physical copies of The Victors Valiant are available to be bought officially via the MMB salescart. Buy one at the link below and support the band!

https://michiganmarchingband.com/shop/p/the-victors-valiant-2002

The second album is 2006 Season Highlights, the another of the Nix-era "Elbel Club" gift CDs from two years later:

Notable tracks: Black Dog/Kashmir's debut, Calyptors, TV Shows Medley, The Jazz Police

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Today’s jewelry is a brief…

Today’s jewelry is a brief return to watches: specifically the one awarded to the 2021 Wolverines who made the trip to the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Orange Bowl.

There’s no picture of it unfortunately (the Ultimate Memorabilia Guide has completed its contribution), but if someone has/finds one that’d be great. It’s probably safe to assume that it looks relatively similar to the Tourneau we featured in early July from Michigan’s last Orange Bowl appearance (2016), with some sort of homage to the CFP worked in there:

Apologies for the tardiness…

Apologies for the tardiness within these single-digit days (it’s been a productive but busy Band Week!). The best consolation I can provide is double the content, beginning with a triple-feature for the videos!

First, in honor of #7  — let’s just run the highlight reel…

Then, in honor of #8 (celebrating the 25th anniversary of his freshman team) — considering its place in the topic of discussion at B1G Media Days, here’s the last regular-season closer that wasn’t OSU…

Let’s watch an A.C. highlight reel too while we’re at it…

Enjoy!!!!

Which means there ALSO IS…

Which means there ALSO IS…

…WEEK until Anthony Carter (Human Torpedo 1979-1982) sees Michigan open its 144th season in the Big House against the Pirates!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Carter_(American_football)

Happy Game Week! Triple Go Blue.

YESTERDAY there WERE…



YESTERDAY there WERE…

…days until Walter Cross (RB 1998-2001) watches the Wolverines play East Carolina to get their 2023 started at Michigan Stadium.

https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/walter-cross/3042

Double Go Blue!

Of course, one can't go…

Of course, one can't go without mentioning the player that will make or break the adventure that begins in single-digit days. Joining #9 in today's NIL Spotlight (back after Wistert-induced hiatus), junior quarterback J.J. McCarthy!

MCCARTHY: Twitter/Instagram/JJMcCarthyNIL@gmail.com

MOORE: Twitter/Instagram/Rodmoore19nil@gmail.com

https://jjforthekids.org

https://www.rodmoorejr.com

Rod Moore Autographed Photo, JJ's MDen Stuff

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This next Michigan Marching…

This next Michigan Marching Band album is a little bit of an oddball, as it was not as public of a release. 2002 Season Highlights was a CD produced for then-members of what was called “The Elbel Club,” a group of the MMB’s closest supporters. Its content features a Jamie Nix-directed iteration, and its tracklisting suits the simple title. Here’s a quick sample of the Parade Cadence recording that appeared on it (foreshadowing)…

Apologies for the lack of information on this one, but should be understandable considering the nature of it. If a copy comes up for sale, it’ll probably be under this Amazon link.

Today’s ring was designed,…

Today’s ring was designed, manufactured, and awarded to the Michigan players who traveled to Tampa for the 2013 Outback Bowl:

Special thanks to Brian Snider for assembling the pictures used for this feature of the countdown for the past 87 days! For more neat archiving of stuff like this, please buy his fantastic book Michigan Football Memorabilia Collectors Guide.

Here’s today’s video…

Here’s today’s video companion, the next game up for our full countdown-spanning celebration of the first 13-win season in program history…

Enjoy!

Released in 2000 under the…

Released in 2000 under the direction of James R. Tapia, the It’s All About Blue CD is the Michigan Marching Band’s ninth main studio release (the 4th of which following this modern format). Notable tracks: Zoot Suit Riot, Austin Powers, James Bond Theme, Carmen, Billy Joel Medley, Pressure.

NEW physical copies of It's All About Blue are available to be bought officially via the MMB salescart. Buy one at the link below and support the band!

https://michiganmarchingband.com/shop/p/its-all-about-blue-2000

Here’s TB12 (TB10 around…

Here’s TB12 (TB10 around here) as a junior (celebrating the 25th anniversary of this team in 2023) leading the Wolverines to upset the No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers in front of a mid-November Michigan Stadium crowd…

Thanks WH! Enjoy as always.

Absolutely correct! My…

Absolutely correct! My apologies, I knew something was fishy in my picture selection. Hectic day so didn't have much time to think about it

Today’s MMB album is 1998’s…

Today’s MMB album is 1998’s Hurrah For The Yellow and Blue. Again digitally produced locally by Brookwood Studio after recording sessions in Crisler Arena (this time December 1996 and October/December 1997), this album features a Kevin L. Sedatole-directed iteration of the band that is on the brink of the football program’s National Championship. The liner notes are once again quite detailed, and include a complete roster.

Tracklist standouts: El Toro Caliente (used during the '98 Rose Bowl, made its return at halftime of 42-27), Beatles Medley, Gershwin Medley, Mambo, Little Brown Jug, Grieg Medley, and a set of patriotic songs.

Though unfortunately there are no online recordings of this album available (as far as I could tell), Discogs has a NM CD listing ($21) and Amazon has a used CD listing ($16).

DISCOGS INFO: https://www.discogs.com/release/8009968-Michigan-Marching-Band-Kevin-L-Sedatole-Hurrah-For-The-Yellow-And-Blue

Today's ring is one that #11…

Today's ring is one that #11 and his sophomore teammates look back on pretty fondly:

Since the 2023 team will…

Since the 2023 team will host this matchup, here is Michigan facing Indiana ten years ago (#11's senior team)...

Enjoy!

Finally, graduate defensive…

Finally, graduate defensive back Josh Wallace and freshman wide receiver Semaj Morgan stand in today’s NIL Spotlight!

WALLACE: Twitter/Instagram

MORGAN: Twitter/Instagram

https://semajmorgan.org

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BUY THEIR JERSEYS: https://www.mden.com/customized-jerseys.html#1

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