The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS "Bo Ryan and Tim Miles had great years, but nobody pulled off the un- likely feat that [John] Beilein did, not only in losing [Mitch] McGary but also in having to replace a backcourt featuring two first-round NBA Draft picks." — SI.com's Seth Davis on pick- ing John Beilein to be his Big Ten Coach of the Year "There have not been any players who have represented the Philadel- phia Eagles with more class and dig- nity than Jason Avant. Whether it was in the locker room, on the playing field or in the community, he has al- ways been a true professional, a role model and a winner every step of the way." — Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie on releasing the former Wolverine wide receiver "I've often wondered if I could have handled that better. But the deal was that we had such a short time to re- act. Once we got on the highway to drive to Columbus there were he- licopters, the fans had followed us with signs. "For the next three hours, instead of the team thinking about trying to play into the national champion- ship game — because that's where we were at — we had so much at stake." — Former U-M coach Lloyd Carr in an interview on the effect Bo Schembechler 's passing had on the eve of the 2006 Michigan-Ohio State game "I think I scored more tonight than I had in my entire career before; it's just good to have a night like that." — U-M junior Andrew Sinelli after be- coming the first Wolverine defenseman since Jack Johnson in 2007 to record a hat trick after entering play with four goals in 54 career games THEY SAID IT Michigan junior linebacker James Ross on the emphasis defensively this spring "Our biggest thing is finishing. We were a pretty good defense from the first to third quarter, but when it came to that fourth quarter we gave up a lot of games." PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN