Posted on Mon, Nov 9, 2009 : 9:44 a.m.
Michigan football roundup, plus a chicken ejected from Yost Ice Arena
By Pete Bigelow
Purdue wide receiver Aaron Valentin, left, celebrates with head coach Danny Hope, center, after the Boilermakers won in Ann Arbor for the first time since 1966.
AP photo
With two games remaining on the regular-season schedule, Michigan's hopes of a return to the postseason are hanging by a thread. The Wolverines need a win this Saturday on the road against Wisconsin or in their home finale against Ohio State to qualify for a bowl.
Can they do it?
We'll get a feel for the mood of the team this morning when Rich Rodriguez and select Wolverines meet the media for the first time since Saturday's loss to Purdue. AnnArbor.com will bring you live updates from the Michigan press conference, which begins at 11 a.m.
In the meantime, here are your daily links:
FOOTBALL
- Brandon Graham and Zoltan Mesko address the team after Saturday's loss to Purdue, writes Dave Birkett of AnnArbor.com.
- But it's the Wolverines' underclassmen who need to step up, says Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press.
- Are there any Michigan futility records left to be broken? That's the question posed by Maize N' Brew.
- The Big Ten Network presents its top 10 video highlights from conference action.
- Go behind the scenes of a Michigan football road trip, courtesy of mgoblue.com.
- Michigan alum Jim Harbaugh has turned Stanford around with a balanced offensive attack, reports ESPN.
- Six unbeaten teams remain in college football, and they're atop the Top 25.
BASKETBALL
- The Cleveland Plain-Dealer is out with its Big Ten preview, which installs the Spartans as the conference favorites.
HOCKEY
- Officials ejected a chicken from Yost Ice Arena on Saturday. No joke. Greg Dooley at mvictors.com has the details.
- Here's the play-by-play of the ejection, straight from the chicken's mouth.
OTHER STUFF
- Michigan Daily: University presidents feel powerless over athletic budgets, but Mary Sue Coleman says she's an exception.
- Steve Yzerman heads to the Hall of Fame. The Detroit News has the breakdown.
- If you're at all into the ABC remake of the "V" series, check out this fan website devoted to the original show that aired in 1983.
AND FINALLY ...
A little history for you. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.