Jim Harbaugh announced he plans to attend the Michigan vs. Big Ten hearing on Friday and called the Wolverines' “America's Team” in his Monday press conference.
10/14/2023 – Michigan 52, Indiana 7 – 7-0, 4-0 Big Ten Another week, another slight update to the bolded line you see immediately above. Increment the date, barely adjust the score, this time I got to leave Michigan's entirely alone and subtract three points from Opponent's line increment the wins but not the losses. I am aware that this bit of the column has been fairly boring this year, but I can't wax rhapsodic about Yet Another Game Against Opponent. It is not possible. I already used the "lol cut and paste" column conceit this year. in week two. The only deviation from the overall narrative of the season was the placement of Michigan's two unsuccessful drives and Opponent's two successful ones. All of those came right at the start, so there was a momentary flicker of… not exactly doubt. Something more than annoyance. Peevishness. Yes, folks, I was peeved. Then barely more than a quarter later it was 35-7 and I was invested in two things:
The winged helmet is a type of helmet that is found in mythology as well as history. In the realm of mythology, such helmets are associated with the Greek god Hermes (known also as Mercury by the Romans), as well as the Norse gods. Historically, the winged helmet is often associated with the Celts and Vikings, though erroneously so.
Huge development in NIL: UM has reached a group licensing agreement that will allow student-athletes to use the Block M and Winged Helmet in their NIL deals. Hunter Dickinson had recently complained about this exact issue so it’s great to see progress on this front from the university.