desmond howard Stories - Maize n Brew
The Day Christmas Came Early: The Sports Illustrated Heisman Tour Presented By Nissan Lets Us Meet a Michigan Legend
The look in his eyes made it seem like it was Christmas morning. He had kind of that glazed over look you only see in a ten-year-old who got exactly what he'd asked for that Christmas, and then got the video game console on top of that. As SCM reached across the dais and shook Desmond Howard's...
Profiles in Michigan Boldness: The University of Michigan's Desmond Howard
"Fortes fortuna adiuvat" Loosely translated, "history favors the bold." Looking back over the modern history of Michigan football, there is ample evidence of this. Lloyd Carr's love of splitting Charles Woodson's time between DB and WR. Tom Brady's epic Orange Bowl against Alabama. Mike Hart's...
New York Giants Notes: Super Bowl 45 Edition
Here are some Super Bowl Sunday notes for you, New York Giants fans. Heard about the 'heated' dispute between Phil Simms and Desmond Howard? Simms apparently took offense to remarks Howard, an ESPN college football analysts, had made about Simms' son Matt, a quarterback for Tennessee. Apparently,...
2010 College Football Predictions: National Championship, Heisman Trophy, Coaches on the "Hot Seat," and Others
Yesterday, I shared my conference championship predictions (which, unlike Desmond Howard’s, demonstrated my awareness of the fact that it is no longer 1992), so now the time has come for me to offer a few more random forecasts for the 2010 college football campaign (some of which probably are quite...
ESPN College GameDay 2010 Preseason Predictions
Today was ESPN College GameDay's preseason preview show, and here are the predictions that the guys made. Just filing this away in case it's needed later. First Things First Lee Corso looked and sounded a lot better than he did a season ago. He seems completely recovered from his stroke now, and...
Where I Come From: Maize n Brew's All Time Favorite Michigan Players
This is the fourth post in a week-long series sponsored by EA Sports NCAA Football 2011. No discussion of fandom is complete without talking a little bit about the players that made us so fanatical about our beloved Wolverines. I've got two that stand out, but a handful that may surprise you. I'm...
Desmond Howard Elected to College Football Hall of Fame; Will Bring Style, Grace to Enshrinement Ceremony
There are few people on this little rock we call home that possess the style to make Billie D. Williams and Pierce Brosnan look like hobos. One such man is Desmond Howard. He is half Cheetah, half Armani, and a quarter Dutch. He's so smooth that teflon was developed after studying one of his used...
How I Intend to Vote for the 2010 College Football Hall of Fame Induction Class: My Draft Ballot
As regular Dawg Sports readers are aware, I joined the National Football Foundation so that I could nominate Erk Russell for the College Football Hall of Fame. Although Coach Russell’s candidacy is being considered by the Veterans Committee instead, I have a vote in selecting the 2010 induction...
Today in Sports History: November 23rd
(Howard after his 93-yard TD. Photo by Brian Masck, Getty Images) 11/23/1984 - The Pass One of the most thrilling games of all time ends with a game-winning Hail Mary from Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie. The TD gave the Eagles the win and launched the legend of Flutie, who would do little...
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