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Michigan band not traveling with the team for the season opener

20 Apr

When the Michigan Wolverines take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the season opener in Arlington, Texas, the Wolverines will have a slight disadvantage. The marching band will be staying home.

The Michigan Marching Band won’t be traveling with the football team because of budget constraints despite the outrage expressed by fans on various message boards and Twitter.

“We are treating the Cowboys Classic game against Alabama as any other road game,” said U-M associate athletic director Dave Ablauf. “We do not have a travel allowance for the band like we would for a bowl game.


“They traditionally travel to conference games and our rivalry game against Notre Dame. We have not taken our band on similar trips in the past.”

As a person that follows Michigan football it will be very unusual not to have them at a game. I have a feeling that the band will be there it would be an odd feeling.

Mark Ingram wins Heisman

13 Dec

Mark Ingram became the first Heisman Trophy winner in tradition rich Alabama football history.The sophmore running back will now concentrate on trying to lead the Crimson Tide to a national championship.

  Ingram finished 28 votes ahead of Stanford’s Toby Gerhart.Texas quarterback Colt McCoy finished third,Nebrasksa defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh finished fourth,and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow finished fifth.The finishes of Tebow and McCoy once again dispelled the notion the the Heisman should be a lifetime acheivement award.Ingram was well deserving of the award,as he was one of the most consistent performers this season.His tough running style epitomized Alabama football this season as they went through the season undefeated.I don’t disagree with the finalists in New York or with the selection of Ingram.I’m just upset that Houston quarterback Case Keenum wasn’t invited to New York.I’m not here to dim Ingram’s achievement,but even though Keenum played in a pass happy system,he also performed at a consistent level and won twice against BCS conference bowl teams.Anyways,Ingram was a deserving winner and should keep the Tide rolling as long as he’s still on campus in Tuscaloosa.