A Wolverine Weekend

There hasn't been a ton of things to smile about around these parts the past 10 months or so. When the Wolverines have a good weekend it's something we should sit back and enjoy.

If you missed it, here are the "good" things that happened over of the weekend:

• The Michigan Basketball team had a nice and needed win on Sunday over Illinois 74-64. Michigan needed this win after dropping their Big Ten season opener against Wisconsin.
  
  
• Five Star DT (or OT) Big William Campbell became a Wolverine for the second time.
• Justin Turner played well in the Army All American Bowl and even had a nice "Woodson like" interception in the 4th Quarter. "Actually, Charles Woodson is my favorite player," Turner remarked. "It was a great play I made. I played the receiver perfect and just made a great play on the ball."
• Kicker Brendan Gibbons, hit a 35 yard field goal, averaged 61 yards on every kickoff, hit three out of four extra points (one was blocked) and did miss a 46 yard field goal. "It was my first time ever kicking off the ground when I kicked it from 35, so I thought I did really well," Gibbons said after the game.
• Wide Receiver Jeremy Gallon was limited in game action due to a minor groin injury. He did have a nice 34 yard reception.
• Craig Roh spent most of the time in the backfield sacking and hurrying the Quarterbacks in the Under Armour Game.
• I like the size and coverage skills of Isaiah Bell while he was playing safety in the UA Game. I really think he should be rated higher then 3 stars.
• Tate "the Future" Forcier is in Ann Arbor studying the play book, meeting Barwis (yikes!), and getting ready for school to start. Tate sounds like a Michigan man, check out an interview with him from TomVH at Mgoblog. He is confident and willing to work at becoming the starter for next fall.
• The Un-official list of early enrollees include: Tate Forcier, Anthony LaLota, Mike Jones, Vladimir Emilien, William Campbell, and Brandin Hawthorne.