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December 2012

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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lot of households that love sports and are willing to participate in various media deals that we can put together, that's significant. "When you go up into the New Editor Sarah Squire Jersey/New York market in terms of household penetration, in terms of their love for sport, the geographic ex- pansion that provides in terms of re- cruiting presence, those are very smart, strategic moves for our conference." It is likely the Big Ten is not done INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS Sitting Down With look at the history of the program, through years of coverage in the student newspaper. Michigan student Sarah Squire, who will graduate in December, designed and edited the book. It is available at www.book.michigandaily.com. tory of the program? Squire: "You get to poke through a lot expanding, though where and when it adds more programs is uncertain. But, this fall the SEC added Missouri and Texas A&M to become the first 14-team football conference, while the Big 12 added West Virginia and TCU to reach 10 teams. Next year, the Big East will add Central Florida, Hous- ton, Memphis, Temple and Southern Methodist as full members, and Boise State and San Diego State for football only. In 2014, Tulane will join the Big East in all sports, while East Carolina will join for football only. And finally, Navy is slated to become a football- only member in 2015. "I think you're going to see addi- tional expansion among the major conferences in the country, and as ev- ery conference gets bigger, it prompts the other conferences to take a look at where they are competitively, and look at opportunities," Brandon said. "So I don't see any reason why that won't continue. Whether that means the Big Ten gets larger, I can't say, but I wouldn't bet against it." THEWOLVERINE.COM POLL RESULTS a new poll for its readers to vote on. If you would like to vote, go to www.the- wolverine.com. The poll is located on our premium message board, The Fort. Each month, TheWolverine.com runs trating football loss this season? Alabama — 0 percent Notre Dame — 20 percent Nebraska — 9 percent Ohio State — 71 percent 1,236 votes What was Michigan's most frus- and you kind of get caught up in the his- tory of the Daily itself, football and the people. What we really tried to do is show that football is a lot more than just what happens on the field: it's the fans, the experience. You really get that, looking through the bound volumes. "It was fun, looking through and find- ing these little on-the-sidelines features. And you'd just find these little stories that were a lot of fun. And then also, just handling the bound volumes. Some of them are 100 years old. " The Wolverine: It's a unique look, be- cause all the information is firsthand. What kinds of things can Michigan fans get that they can't from other sources? Squire: "You're not just hearing from one account that is trying to explain what The book Michigan Football From The Pages Of The Michigan Daily is a unique The Wolverine: What was it like, looking through bound volumes and the his- happened at the time. It's not one voice, going back and narrating history. We, as the editors, we collected these voices that were present at the time. "It's a whole different history, not just of football, but to see how people and journalism have changed, too. For Michigan fans, it's great, but there is also a lot in there for fans of history and journalism." approach? Squire: "We wanted something that really highlighted the maize and blue, the pageantry. We wanted to tie together the different eras, too, from the old pages and the black-and-white photos. We wanted to show both how the program and the way it was covered changed through the years. "You see maize and blue throughout, and you wanted to get the feeling that it's vibrant and bright." The Wolverine: You designed the book, and it looks fantastic. What was your The Wolverine: You all put so much work into it. What was it like when you saw the finished product? Squire: "I was speechless. I saw it for the first time at the M-Den, and I just started flipping through it, and I had only seen the pages as PDF files on the computer. "When you see it all together, and it's a year-and-a-half's worth of work, and seeing 130 years of football and Daily history condensed into this book, we just wanted to make sure we honored all that history. " learned about Michigan football? Squire: "I knew Michigan was the nation's winningest program, but I didn't The Wolverine: Working on the book, what was the most interesting thing you Staff of The Wolverine's consensus: Ohio State grow up in Michigan, so I didn't know a lot about the history. I knew the coaches and things, but I didn't realize just how dominant the team was in the early days. "There was a year in the 1900s where Michigan beat its opponents 550-0. And I didn't know how much the game has changed since then." — Andy Reid DECEMBER 2012 THE WOLVERINE 15

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