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December - 2011

Tim Hardaway Gets Back On Track, Michigan Coasts By Penn State
Opponent Preview: Penn State
A Team-By-Team Review of the B1G Non-Conference Season
Smotrycz Shines as Michigan Beats Bradley
Catching Up with Michigan Basketball
Introducing the Second Annual Maize n Brew Bowls You Care About Pick 'em
Opponent Preview: Oakland
Michigan Beats Cold-Shooting Iowa State, Rebounds From Loss

November - 2011

Virginia Overpowers Michigan in ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Opponent Preview: Virginia
Virginia Preview: Q&A With Streaking The Lawn
Preview: That School Down South
Michigan Pulls Away From UCLA, Finishes Third in Maui
Duke Shooters Catch Fire, Beat Michigan 82-75
Michigan Outclasses Memphis, 73-61
Opponent Preview: Memphis
Michigan 59, Western Illinois 55
Eight
Opponent Preview: Towson
Recap: Michigan Downs Illinois, 31-14
Michigan 59, Ferris State 33
Finishing the 2011-2012 Michigan Basketball Player Previews
Happy Veterans Day
Charles Woodson, University of Michigan
The Death of Heroes
In Which I Empathize with Penn State Fans
Mitch McGary Commits to Michigan
Lonely Planet Guide: Iowa City, Iowa
2011-2012 Basketball Player Previews: Freshmen

October - 2011

2011-2012 Basketball Player Previews: Sophomore Big Men
Introducing Normalized APBRmetric Values
Looking Ahead to the Future of Michigan Basketball
Michigan Fails to Capitalize on Opportunities Late, Drops 4th Straight to MSU
To Die And Live With Denard: Second Half Surge Propels Michigan to a 42-24 Win over Northwestern
Life on the Other Side of the Bulldozer: Michigan Flattens Minnesota 58-0
Recruiting Update: October 2, 2011

September - 2011

A Look at Michigan Football's 2011 Big Ten Conference Slate - Week 1
Every Snap From Michigan's 28-7 Win Over San Diego State
Tuesday Game Notes From Michigan's 28-7 Win Over San Diego State
Potent, Yet Sloppy: Michigan Takes Down San Diego State 28-7, Moves To 4-0
Recruiting Update: September 25, 2011
Tuesday Happy Hour Is Cautiously Optimistic, Again
Run Denard. Run. - Michigan Turns Back the Clock to 2010, Beats Eastern Michigan 31-3
Recruiting Update: September 17, 2011
Preview: Eastern Michigan vs. Michigan
Michigan v. Eastern Michigan Q & A With Eagle Totem
The Day Christmas Came Early: The Sports Illustrated Heisman Tour Presented By Nissan Lets Us Meet a Michigan Legend
Under Center Issues
Tuesday Game Notes From Michigan's 35-31 Win Over Notre Dame
Gone in 72 Seconds: A Fourth Quarter Classic Propels Michigan to a 35-31 Win Over Notre Dame
Recruiting Update: September 11, 2011
Preview: Notre Dame vs Michigan
Q&A with Notre Dame Blog "One Foot Down"
Why is Michigan Being Punished for 12 Defensive Points?
Starting Role Still Unclear for Michigan Tailbacks
Hot, Wet Electricity
Recruiting Update: September 5, 2011
At Last
Preview: Western Michigan
Your Friday Drinking Instructions Are Getting Excited
Two Players Who Will Make Michigan's Season

August - 2011

Game Week
In Which We Talk Beer: Crowdsourcing
Recruiting Update: August 27, 2011
Maize n Preview: Eastern Michigan, but mostly about IPAs
Revisiting Past Pain: Michigan to Play Appalachian State in 2014
Prediction Thread
Maize n Preview: Notre Dame
12 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
Recruiting Update: August 20, 2011
Maize n Preview: Western Michigan
15 Days Until the 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
16 Days Until the 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
2011 Michigan Football Preview: 1000 Foot View Part 2
Nevin Shapiro, Kirk Cousins, and Redefining Amateurism for the 21st Century
Maize n Preview: Previewing Michigan Football's 2011 Running Backs
17 Days Until the 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
2011 Michigan Football Preview: The 1000 Foot View Pt. 1
18 Days Until the 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
Maize n Preview: Previewing Michigan Football's 2011 Quarterbacks
19 Days Until the 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
Recruiting Update: August 14, 2011
Friday Happy Hour Looks Like Anthony Anderson, Enjoys The Start of Michigan's 2011 Fall Football Camp
22 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
23 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
24 Days Until the 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
Tuesday Happy Hour Opens Fall Practice
Tuesday Michigan Football Recruiting Wrap-Up
25 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
Michigan Football Adds Missouri DT Ondre Pipkins to Its 2012 Recruiting Class
Darryl Stonum Receives Red-Shirt, Will Hagerup and Terrance Robinson Suspended For Start of 2011 Michigan Football Season
26 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
27 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
28 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
Recruiting Update: August 6, 2011
But it Was Such a Good Idea in the First Place: Ohio State Confiscates Players' Jim Tressel Wristbands
Maize n Brew's 2012 Michigan Football Recruiting Board
Getting To Know You: Purdue's Danny Hope - A Less Than Critical Look at the Big Ten's Football Coaches
Your First Meaningless, Far-Too-Early Poll of the 2011 College Football Season
Farewell Bubba Smith, RIP
The Big Ten Goes To Nine Conference Games In 2017, Officially
30 Days Until the 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
29 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
Wednesday Happy Hour is Going Nuts Over Recruiting
31 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
Brady Hoke at Big Ten Media Days: Sitting down with Michigan Football's Head Coach
32 Days Until The 2011 Michigan Football Season Kicks Off
One Month Out: Previewing the 2011 Michigan Football Schedule and Season
One Month Out: 33 Days Until Michigan Football

July - 2011

Mark Dantonio Will Not Appear In Your Photos
Pants Optional: Maize n Brew Prepares for Big Ten Media Days
Monday Additions to the Maize n Brew University Of Michigan License Plate Project
Tuesday Happy Hour Can't Wait For Breakfast With Bloodpunch
A Different Kind of Attrition: Michigan Opens Fall Camp By Saying Good-Bye To Four Players
Critical Story Lines for Big Ten Football Media Days
There Will Be No NCAA Hammer To Fall On Ohio State
If LSU Can Do It... The Time Has Come For a U of M Beer
Things I Will Not Ask At Big Ten Football Media Days
Tonight the NCAA Settles All Its Family Business - LSU Football the Latest to Get Whacked by NCAA Sanctions
Recruiting Update: July 20, 2011
Saying Goodbye to Old Friends: Block-C and BSD Mike Sign Off
Getting To Know You: Michigan State's Mark Dantonio - A Less Than Critical Look at the Big Ten's Football Coaches
Maize n Preview: Previewing Michigan Football's 2011 Cornerbacks and Safeties
Getting To Know You: Indiana's Kevin Wilson - A Less Than Critical Look at the Big Ten's Football Coaches
Maize n Preview: Previewing Michigan Football's 2011 Linebackers
Getting To Know You: Nebraska's Bo Pelini - A Less Than Critical Look at the Big Ten's Football Coaches
Maize n Preview: Previewing The 2011 Michigan Football Defensive Line
Real Life Intervenes
Ohio State Forfeits 2010 Football Season - Why That's Just the Start of OSU's Pain
Recruiting Update: July 9, 2011
2006 and Perspective
What You See, Statistics, and the Middle Ground Somewhere In Between
Recruiting Update: July 2, 2011
The New Math: The Day 10 Equals 12 - Or The Day Nebraska Finally Pushed the Big Ten to 12 Teams
Happy Canada Day From Maize n Brew

June - 2011

Thursday Afternoon Additions to the Maize n Brew University Of Michigan License Plate Project
The Bold Choice: The Michigan Coaching Transition Before Year Four
Profiles in Michigan Boldness: The University of Michigan's Desmond Howard
Explaining What "Tech" Means for Michigan's Defensive Line
Monday Happy Hour's Prayers Are With Austin Hatch
Recruiting Update: June 25, 2011
So LA Lakers, You've Drafted Darius Morris: A User's Manual
Discarded Michigan Mascot Proposals
Thursday Happy Hour Has Gone Recruiting Crazy
Wednesday Happy Hour Is Quotable
Since We're Talking About Mascots: Another Modest Proposal, The World's Most Interesting Man For Michigan Mascot
SB Nation College Conference Re-Draft Update: Rounds 1-3
Five Questions Michigan Football Must Answer in 2011
Tuesday Additions to the Maize n Brew University Of Michigan License Plate Project
Since We're Talking About Mascots: A Modest Proposal, Jack Donaghy For Michigan Mascot
A Thought On Dave Brandon and the State of Michigan Athletics
Recruiting Update: June 18, 2011
Friday Additions to the Maize n Brew University Of Michigan License Plate Project
Re-draft or Re-Draught?
Thursday Happy Hour Does Not Like Cleveland, Does Like The Yost Scoreboard
The Office, Grantland, and the Footnoting of Entertainment
Tuesday Additions to the Maize n Brew University Of Michigan License Plate Project
Morning Brews Polls The Internets About Michigan's Night Game Jerseys, Among Other Things
Michigan Notre Dame Night Game Jerseys Revealed, World Keeps Spinning
Recruiting Update: June 12, 2011
Friday Additions to the Maize n Brew University Of Michigan License Plate Project
Maize n Brew's SBNation NCAA Re-Draft University of Michigan Draft Kit/Info Packet
Two Michigan Athletes Named Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners: Sarah Curtis and Carl Hagelin
Introducing The SB Nation NCAA Conference Re-Draft Project
More Additions to the Maize n Brew University Of Michigan License Plate Project
The Luckiest, Happiest, and Most Under Estimated Man In College Football
Maize n Brew's University Of Michigan License Plate Project
Terrelle Pryor To Leave Ohio State According To His Lawyer
Send Us Your UM Themed License Plates, Especially if They're Awesome.
Morning Brews Welcomes Chad Henne's Take On Its Quarterbacking
They Got The News, Time To Cruise In Brady's Jeep With The Top Down
Mob Rule
Recruiting Update: June 4, 2011
Cars For Everyone! Ohio State's NCAA Scandal Somehow Seems To Be Getting Worse
Reactions to the Jim Tressel Resignation and Ohio State Fiasco from Around the Michigan Web
Nothing Up There But Air: If things don't change College Football is going to see a lot more Terrelle Pryors

May - 2011

Boom Goes The Dynamite: Tressel, Ohio State Buried In A Landslide of Circumstantial Evidence
The Other Shoe Prepares To Drop: "Major Investigation" into Terrelle Pryor Underway By NCAA
Jim Tressel Is Out At Ohio State, Submits Resignation
Recruiting Update: May 29
On Smoking Guns and Perceived Knives in Backs: Is the System Broken?
Recruiting Update: May 22
You, Sir, Have the Greatest License Plate In Michigan
The World Ends Tomorrow: These Jerseys Will Be the Last Thing You See
Other Things OSU Athletic Director Gene Smith Supports
Wednesday Happy Hour Keeps Its BCS License, Has OSU AD Gene Smith's Support
A Day In The Life: Dave Brandon's Master Plan Part One
Tuesday Happy Hour Wants UM Softball Coaches Hutch, Tholl, and Brundage As Its Emergency Contacts
Help Jalen Rose Raise Money For Education By Buying the General Lee on Ebay!
A Fitting Tribute: Lloyd Carr Elected to College Football Hall of Fame
Recruiting Update: May 14
Dave Brandon Remembers You, And What You Said
WHY YES I WOULD LIKE SOME PIE... A/K/A Ways To Deal With the College Football Off-Season
The Capone Syndrome: How An Avoidable Mistake May Bring Down Tressel's Reign at Ohio State
Ohio State's Got Car Troubles
Your Friday Drinking Instructions are Getting Classy Real Quick
Recruiting Update: May 6
Remember Me: Jake Ryan
Relief
Darius Morris Reported to Stay in Draft
Remember Me: Josh Furman
Rockin' Around the Big Ten: Indiana

April - 2011

Recruiting Update: April 30
On Tressel, and Missing the Point
Post-Spring Game Recruiting Update
The Internet and Instant Gratification: The Conclusions You Can, and Can't, Draw from the Spring Game
Holy Moses! Your Friday (Weekend) Drinking Instructions Took a Siesta!
An Exercise in Optimism: The 2012 Recruiting Class
Running on Empty: Minnesota-Duluth Tops Michigan in Overtime to Claim NCAA Hockey National Championship
The Art of The Theft: Michigan Downs North Dakota 2-0, Moves on to 2011 NCAA Men's Hockey Final
THEY DID IT AHHHHHHHHH THEY DID IT MY HEAD IS ON FIRE
2011 NCAA Frozen Four Michigan v. North Dakota Preview: 10 Keys to the Game
Picking at Scabs: The Fab Five and the Passage of Time
Michigan is AT THE MASTERS
MechaCloverfieldTron is Go: The New Scoreboard at Michigan Stadium
Spring Practice Insights from Al Borges
The 40 Yard Dash, and Why It's Fake
National Championship Game Open Thread: Butler v. UConn
The Blessing, or Curse, of Optimism
Recruiting Visitors: March 29-April 2
Your Weekend Drinking Instructions are Late
They All Come Tumbling Down

March - 2011

5 Reasons Michigan Football's Switch To A Pro Style Offense Will Work
Is Scooter Vaughn Turning Into Michigan Hockey's Most Important Player?
If Michigan Wins More Games, Does It Really Matter What Kind Offense They Run?
Recruiting Visitors: March 25-27
College Football High School Returns: Sitting Down At The Big Ten Table
Darius Morris to Test NBA; Will Not Hire Agent
Your Friday Drinking Instructions Encourage You to Drink and Dance
Monochrome: When Michigan Wore White
Spring Practice Is In Pads
Tone, Text, and Style
Monday Happy Hour is Smelling Things
Darius Morris Probably Still Staying, Despite Stupid Freep Article
The Big Ten Hockey Conference Will Begin Play in 2013 as Big Ten Hockey Death Star Nears Completion
Waking from The Dream: Michigan Basketball falls to Duke 73-71
Already Champions
Super Saturday 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Open Thread
Recruiting Visitors: March 18-20
Michigan Throttles Tennessee 75-45, Advances to "Third Round" of 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The Team The Team The Team: Your Michigan v. Tennessee NCAA Tournament Preview
The Fab 5, Baggy Shorts, and Uncle Toms
Your NCAA Tournament Day 1 Recap: My Bracket's Already Shot
Tuesday Happy Hour Surveys the Field
Tweet Your Way To Houston With SB Nation and Samsung
Schools We'll Be Pulling For In The 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
Picking Your 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket Maize n Brew Style
Michigan Makes The NCAA Tournament As An 8 Seed, Gets Tennessee In The First Round
Recruiting Visitors: March 11-13, 2011
Tweaking Your Resume II: Where Michigan Stands Tonight For The NCAA Tournament
NooooooooooYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS! Michigan Tops Illinois 60-55 in Big Ten Tournament, Moves on to Face Ohio State Saturday
On Tap: Your Friday Drinking Instructions are Feeling Hopeful
Opportunity: Michigan Looks to Nail Down an NCAA Tournament Invite Against Illinois
Tweaking Your Resume: Where Michigan Stands Regarding The NCAA Tournament
Justice for Some*
Hoooooooly Crap, Jim Tressel's Smoking Gun Email Exists And It's Worse Than You Could Imagine
Yahoo Sports, Wetzel and Robinson 1 - Me 0: Ohio State Admits to Violations
Tressel-gate and the Decline of Journalism
Swagger
Out of the Darkness: Michigan Tops Michigan State 70-63
QUEME. LOS. BARCOS.
Men's Swimming and Diving: Champions
Michigan v. Michigan State: The Suspension of Disbelief
About Last Night: Michigan's NCAA Tournament Chances Remain Unchanged
Bubble Bobble: Your Thursday Night Guide To NCAA Tournament Bubble Hateration
About Last Night: Your Michigan Basketball NCAA Tournament Bubble Update
Bubble Bobble: Michigan Basketball's NCCA Tournament Hopes Benefit From Other School's Misery and Misfortune
What Happened to Rich Rodriguez Pt. 3
Get to Know Michigan Baseball
A Different Sort of Blueprint: Michigan Hockey Captures 11th CCHA Regular Season Title
Michigan OL Stephen Schilling Places Third in School Bus Toss, Solidifies NFL Draft Status at NFL Combine

February - 2011

Return of the Improbable: Michigan 70 - Minnesota 63
2011 Michigan Recruiting Grades: Defense
Two Plays
Requiem for a QB: The Life and Times of Tate Forcier
There is no Dream, There is no God
The Myth of The Great Recruiter: A Look Back At Rich Rodriguez' Recruiting Classes
Staying in the Conversation: Michigan Basketball Tops Iowa 75-72 in Iowa City
2011 Michigan Recruiting Grades: Offense
Preparing for the NFL Combine, Stephen Schilling Channels His Inner Balboa
Thursday Happy Hour is Fairly Meh
Winning Hard, Winning Ugly: Michigan Basketball Eeks Out a Victory Over Indiana
Maize n Brew Turns 5
How Michigan Makes the NCAA Tournament (Hint: They Probably Still Don't)
2012 Recruiting Needs: Defense
Michigan Offense 2010 in Review; Potential Improvement for 2011
The Brewskis: Michigan downs Northwestern, 75-66
Growing Up: Michigan Basketball holds off Northwestern, Improves to 15-10 (5-7)
How Michigan Gets to the NCAA Tournament (hint: they probably don't)
Nescience, Recruiting, and Brady Hoke: Making Sense of the Criticism Leveled at "The Process"
2012 Recruiting Needs: Offense
Almost Good
Defending Dave Brandon, "The Process," and the Direction of Michigan Football
Rich Rodriguez Interviews Brady Hoke During National Signing Day for CBS
All 19 Michigan Football Recruits' Letters of Intent Have Been Sent In per ESPNU
Let the Poaching Commence: With Big Names Off The Board Who Will The Big Schools Steal Away From The Lower Tier Conferences?
There Should Be No Question: Today Is A Day To Drink
Snowmageddon v. Snowpocalypse: The Great Snowdown of 2011 Open Thread
A Day In The Life: How College Football Recruits Are Really Scouted Before National Signing Day
The Cult of College Football Recruiting
Signing Day Schedule

January - 2011

They're Just Kids: A Brief Thought on College Football Recruiting and National Signing Day
The Night(s) The Lid Came Off: Signs of Life From the Michigan Basketball Team
What to Expect on Signing Day
The Brewskis: Upset In East Lansing
College Basketball on an Aircraft Carrier? Man Up, Already! Play Some Place More Dangerous and/or Interesting!
Let's Talk Roundball: A Quick MSU Preview with The Only Colors
Big Ten Family Portrait Analyzed
There is Hoke For Michigan Football's 2011 Recruiting Class
A Day in the Life: Looking in on How Brady Hoke Handles Recruiting Visits at Michigan
The Remaining Scholarships: Defense
What Happened to Rich Rodriguez Pt. 2
Friday Happy Hour Is Going To Blogtoberfest
Getting to Know Michigan Football's New Defensive Coordinator, Greg Mattison (Defensive Rankings and All)
According To Tate Forcier's Twitter Account, He's Gone For Good
What Happened to Rich Rodriguez Pt. 1
Let's Talk Roundball: Northwestern Recap and Recruiting Update
Greg Mattison Hired as Defensive Coordinator
Has Indiana Learned Nothing From Notre Dame? Yet Another Sad, Failed Use of Honktastic Rappers for School Video Promotional Purposes
Getting to Know the Borg: California Golden Blogs Tells Us About Michigan Football's New Offensive Coordinator Al Borges
Monday Happy Hour Has Hokeamania!
Snapshots: Freshmen and Freshman Mistakes
On Fandom: Loving the Arrogance of the Maize and Blue
Episode IV: A New Hoke
Alternative Headlines Announcing Brady Hoke's Hiring at Michigan
Dave Brandon Confirms via Twitter that Denard Robinson is Staying at Michigan
Hindsight is 20/20: Looking Back at Michigan's Firing of Rich Rodriguez and Hiring of Brady Hoke
Brady Gaga on the New Michigan Head Coach
Video of All Kinds From The Michigan Brady Hoke Press Conference
Brady Hoke is Michigan Football's New Head Coach, And Now He's My Coach Too
Don't Mess With Success: The Case for Al Borges as Michigan's Next Offensive Coordinator
Back to the Future
Michigan AD Dave Brandon: Brady Hoke Hired as Michigan Football Coach
Desperation
Exclusive Interview with Brady Hoke (after taking SDSU job)
LSU AD Joe Alleva: Les Miles to Remain at LSU
The Les Miles Plot Thickens: LSU AD, Tigerbait, Baton Rouge Radio Station Reports The Hat is Staying at LSU
Les Miles to Stay at LSU?
Les Miles and What Happened Last Night
2011 BCS National Championship Drinking Game: How To Cope With Auburn v. Oregon One Drink At A Time
Les Miles Meeting Likely Imminent
The Candidates:  Jon...sigh...Gruden
So This Les Miles to Michigan Story May Actually Have Legs: Miles to Talk With Dave Brandon on Tuesday
My Top 5 Sports Plays
The Candidates: Les Miles
Preview: U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Looking Ahead: The Men in the Trenches
Harbaugh to 49ers
The Candidates: Gary Patterson
Michael Rosenberg Kicks Rich Rodriguez On The Way Out
Looking Ahead: Offensive Skill Positions
Coaching Search 2011: The Options
Curtains
The Plane has Crashed into the Mountain
Rich Rodriguez Officially Fired
Brady Hoke Presents Resume: A Mixture of Abject Failure, Punctuated Successes and Unexpected Zombie Resuscitations
The "Source" Behind It All is Revealed: Thank you, "Nas"
Rodriguez Not Yet Fired as Michigan Head Coach
The Latest in Coaching Speculation
The Maize n Brew Bowls You Care About Pick 'Em New Years' Day Update
The Remaining Scholarships: Offense
On the Rivalry: Rodriguez vs West Virginia

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