The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS "I don't pretend to know what [or who] is inside his head, but I'm confident of this: [Jim] Harbaugh to Michigan is not a pipe dream. And the overriding reason Michigan has a shot [I'm sticking with a 40 percent shot] at luring Harbaugh from San Francisco is because the school actually will take a strong shot this time. "Interim athletics director Jim Hackett knows it can't be cursory, which was the case four years ago. Dave Brandon didn't want to play the wooing game and cede control. But now Michigan football sits at another dangerous junc- ture, and while Harbaugh isn't the only prime candidate, he's the first and best one, an instant infusion of energy and credibility. And I doubt he'd use his alma mater simply to get a better deal elsewhere." — Detroit News columnist Bob Wojnowski on Dec. 4 "We're getting better offensively, and we're getting better in the offensive zone and getting better in defensive zone, not spending as much time in our zone. Penalty killing is getting better and our power play is getting better, and I think our defense is getting better, and our forward lines are starting to show some offensive danger. They are good with the puck, and we have four lines that have a chance to score." — Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson after an 8-3 win over Ohio State Dec. 5, U-M's fourth straight victory "If the choice was out there, it would definitely be Michigan. As a guy that played there, I think the fans would love it, I think it would be great for recruit- THEY SAID IT Michigan basketball coach John Beilein after his Wolverines lost their second straight home game, a 45-42 setback to Eastern Michigan Dec. 9 after losing 72-70 to NJIT three days earlier "There's no panic button. It's Dec. 9, and there's a long way to go. When the season's over, you put a summary on it. But you just have to keep getting better. You're play- ing 30-some games, and this is the roller coaster you go through." PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL