1) Eastern Michigan
2) Chelsea Bulldogs
3) Ann Arbor Pioneer
4) Michigan
EMU with a huge 52-0 victory over Indiana State on Thursday, coupled with Michigan's uninspiring loss to Utah keep Eastern #1 this week while Michigan drops from #2 in our preseason rankings to #4.
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A year ago, Rich Eisen of the NFL Network was at Borders promoting his book "NFL Total Access" about a typical calendar year of what goes on in the NFL. He's a U of M Alum and wrote for the Michigan Daily in the mid 1980s.
I asked him a question about whether or not EMU would ever have a good football team. He looked surprised by the "Ypsi question," and added this story that I can't re-tell this as well, but I'll try.
He told me in 1986 or 1987 that U of M was not doing well and EMU had in fact been given more Top 25 votes in the AP/Coaches poll than the Wolverines. EMU I think even won their only MAC championship ever that year.
The Daily, where Eisen was an editor, got a news clipping of that from EMU (Echo?) that said "From Eastern Michigan, To the No. 2 football team in Washtenaw County."
Not as funny as Rich said it, but worth pointing out.
I've often felt, in 1987, EMU who was 10-2 that year COULD have beaten U-M that one year only. A s I recall Michigan was 6-6 that year, Harbaugh broke his arm in the MSU game and they were adrift with no sense of purpose.
Eastern had a dominant offensive line that year for Gary Patton to run behind and Ron Adams to throw behind.
I agree with the Echo editor that ONE YEAR EMU was better but sending it off seems pretty silly. You've been better than Michigan one year out of 100, be classier. I think most people realize we're just having fun with it here.
Thanks metrichead, that was a GREAT story! Thanks for sharing it
Good job getting #49 from Ortonville Brandon in your picture..a true freshman that played in the first game!
Well you know us anonymous--we're all about the Brandon kids!
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