Friday Happy Hour is Gearing Up to Beat Ohio

Michigan continues to 'Protect Crisler,' on track for historic home performance - The Michigan Daily - The Wolverines look to continue the win streak with a victory over Ohio State tomorrow. Michigan has won 15 straight at home and 18 of the last 19 -- only losing the infamous "death to backboards" game to Wisconsin.

Maize Rage Q&A: ESPN GameDay, Ohio State and more — UMHoops.com - Credit for the Wolverines' strong showing at home as of late? Give that to the Maize Rage. You all are making a former Rager proud.

Across the Court: Michigan | Eleven Warriors - Need more Bball content? 11W has you covered with an interview with Ace of MGoBlog. Ace reciprocates as 11W's Sarah Hardy answers questions at MGo.

Big Ten spring football dates - Big Ten Blog - ESPN Need a football fix?

MICHIGAN:

First spring practice: March 17 Spring game: April 14

Check out ESPN's BTBlog for the rest of the spring lineup around the conference.

Touch the Banner: MGoBlog: Clinic Items - Greg Mattison - TTB talks about some of the Mattison clinic notes MGoBrian posted Wednesday.

Holdin' The Rope: Time and Quarterbacks and Yesterday - New Maize n Brew contributor Fouad of Holdin' The Rope gives another stellar example of why we all want him writing here so much:

As the years have passed and I've been able to more fully appreciate what I had the luck to experience as a kid, the entire thing boils down to one issue. It is a concept that dominates everything around us, whether we choose to be aware of it not. We get older and relative duration is exchanged for clarity. Time, time, time. It's all about time.

Syracuse AD refuses to play Rutgers twice in 2012 | Dr. Saturday - Yahoo! Sports - Used to be everybody wanted to play Rutgers twice. Y U NO LIKE EASY WINS SYRACUSE?

DARREN ROVELL'S CENTURY OF LEGENDARY TWEETS - Every Day Should Be Saturday - Read it now.

CHAMPAIGN, 1924 "Red Grange has zero followers on Twitter. Should fire his management."

Report: Five TCU players failed surprise drug test, not 60 or 82 | Dr. Saturday - Yahoo! Sports - "Well, look on the bright side, at least the entire team wasn't on drugs." - Gary Patterson between shots of cheap whiskey.

Iowa Football Used To Have A Live Bear On The Sidelines. Seriously. - Black Heart Gold Pants - Iowa see's Michigan's old tradition of having a live wolverine on the sideline and raises it with an even older tradition that involves a live freaking bear on the sidelines. Also, I really need to make a "Batshit Insanity" tag over here at MnB.