What's the most beautiful place in the USA?

  It's Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, according to a vote by viewers of Good Morning America.

check out USA Todays article *here*

and ABC's video *here*

I just talked to a friend/ client up there that said business is booming in the wake of the news.

Go Blue: Michigan Vs. MI State

This weekend, the Michigan Wolverines travel again this time to East Lansing to face arguably one of their biggest rivals the MI State Spartans. Adding fuel to the fire they both enter the contest ranked (11/23 MI/ MI State respectively).
To say this is an important game is an understatement from which all other understatements can only hope to be measured.

MI wants desperately to take the Paul Bunyan trophy back to Ann Arbor saving it from its shamefully long absence from its true home.The Spartans want nothing better then to stick it to Hoke's team knocking them down from their 6-0 start.
Although Michigan has lost the first game of the last two seasons to none other than MI State the feeling this year that the Wolverine program is on track and that winning is possible is pervasive all throughout Ann Arbor.

The Spartans will not just rollover though, and will likely prove to be a formidable opponent with senior QB cousins craving a win in likely the last time he will throw against the Maize and Blue. This is the one game that draws strongly defended lines and school pride comes out in everyone. With only an hours drive separating these two instate rivals everyone knows someone that went to school at one of these schools and the pride in both programs always shows.
Tomorow
At noon.
In Spartan Stadium.
One of these teams will be pushed ahead and the other left behind to lick the wounds that can only come from loosing to a huge rivalry school.
Good Luck boys.

GO BLUE!

Go Blue: MIchigan Vs. Western Michigan

Today under a blazing hot sun Michigan opens it season at home against the Western Michigan Broncos.

This season season hopes sit squarely on the rather stout shoulders of new head coach Brady Hoke who has a rather good pool of talented players to draw strength from. After the disappointing last few years it sets this team up for a year of winning and glory or another year of disappointment.

There is no in between.

Brady can not really afford a building year like any ordinary head coach and might expect. He is off to a good start and for some reason he seems to be able to do no wrong as words from him seem to be from a Yost or Schembechler sound bite. Lets face it the public has embraced him like a viking back from a successful plunder. The public opinion is his to loose. That being said his job wont be a walk in the park. Michigan's building years were squandered and spent already and nothing short of wins will satisfy the hungry and ever demanding Wolverine fan base.

Today before another 100,000+ people Michigan starts back down a road to glory, with a much hyped Robinson driving down the filed and legend in the making on the sideline calling the shots.

Western should be a good showing of what kind of tools we have at our disposal and how we can use them best. 

Good Luck Boys, lets bring back some of the Michigan Glory days.

Go Blue!

A subtle gloom has settled over Ann Arbor this morning...

Both mirroring and exacerbating my mood.

Tomorrow is a new month and not just any month but September. 

Pause for another amazing picture: Big House Graffiti

This is my kind of graffiti.

Framed between the Big House (rt) and Crisler Arena... just before the game.

Photo cred :
Melanie Maxwell
annarbor.com

*updated*
Whew.... a win for MI!

MGOBLUE: Michigan vs. Connecticut

This morning, in Ann Arbor, the strong breeze is unusually cool and crisp and there is a buzz in the air as the Wolverines prepare for the first meeting of the 2010 season.

It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a lot riding on this years performance. With the last few years lackluster performance, a huge stadium renovation , and peoples jobs on the line... that adds up to a lot of pressure.

In the first meeting ever with Connecticut anything can happen. Unfortunately nothing but a win for Michigan will do for the hungry fans.

See you at 3:30... if not in Ann Arbor, ABC will be broadcasting the contest.

GOBLUE!