Why does everyone Forget about the 1989

[thewolverines24]

I can't find video of the 1st round game vs Xavier. That was a damn good game.

 

[Michlady]

Terry Mills calls our games these past few years with Matt Sheohard

I remember warching final in the Hamburger Hamlet restaurant in Brentwood ( los angekes) and rumeal robinson ft

 

[Michlady]

Did you check ebay for tshirt


Most people probably wore theirs out

 

[Michlady]

From 2013 http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2013/02/glen_rice_still_remembers_bo_s.html

I think Rice records still stand

 

[thewolverines24]

Did you check ebay for tshirt


Most people probably wore theirs out

I found a couple on there. None in my size.

I figure most are worn out. I was hoping I could find a site that sells new throwback apparel. This is the only one I can find

https://www.homage.com/collections/university-of-michigan/products/michigan-1989-national-champs

 

[thewolverines24]

I had this shirt. Only $54 on eBay now!

 

[tinselwolverine]

Did you check ebay for tshirt


Most people probably wore theirs out

I think I'll just wait for the 2017-2018 one.

 

[Spartanmack]

I think I'll just wait for the 2017-2018 one.

Excellent - I bet you would look good in green!

 

[tinselwolverine]

Excellent - I bet you would look good in green!

That was a good one.

I do look in green.

But if the national championship t-shirt this season is green, I probably won't be wearing it.

Not even if it's North Dakota State.

 

[Spartanmack]

That was a good one.

I do look in green.

But if the national championship t-shirt this season is green, I probably won't be wearing it.

Not even if it's North Dakota State.

Thanks, I try. I thought this one was way better...

...Maybe Illinois should come up with a t-shirt that says "Higgins was over the back - UofI 1989 National Champions"...

...but it got crickets...

 

[Michchamp]

Bill Frieder said that if he knew Bo would be gone as AD the next year, he would've stayed in Ann Arbor. link.

""It was the culmination of a decade of hard work," Frieder said. "And I was part of it.""

 

[Spartanmack]

I remember hearing they didn't like each other much.

I agree with Frieder - he deserves some of the credit for building that team. It shouldn't be a huge surprise that they were successful in '89 even with a late coaching change. They lost a tough sweet 16 game the year before as a three seed and were basically the same team ex-Gary Grant who was the leader and supposedly best player (although I think as a junior Rice was already better) but they were still pretty stacked with talent. Frieder got them another 3 seed coming out of a pretty stacked Big Ten - IU was really good that year and Illinois was the best team in the country most of the year.

I think the best think Fisher did was basically let the kids play - he seemed like more of a cheer leader than a tactician even then before we knew he wasn't that good of a coach.

side note on Frieder - the guy was a genius and somewhat of a savant. He was banned from Las Vegas casinos because he was a very talented card counter.

 

[biggunsbob]

THIS guy never forgot, that's for sure...or, at least until he died, anyway.

What a shock that was, huh?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=paqOVT2AuoE

So good ...

 

[biggunsbob]

I don't think people have forgotten about it - it's just that a lot of fans nowadays have grown up after that happened. It still comes up all the time for me - maybe that's because I know a lot of Seton Hall people where I live but I think all the college hoops fans I know that are my age remember it well. Or maybe I bring it up because I picked them to win it all in the first bracket pool I ever entered (a taboo pick as an MSU freshman) and won the pool. Maybe Illinois should come up with a t-shirt that says "Higgins was over the back - UofI 1989 National Champions"...

I was curious about that last play because I remember it differently and I was right just Watch the reply above of that game. He does not even touch unless you count getting great postion on the guy? Which he did and just out jumped him , and had such a soft touch he didn't even need the backboard to put it back in. Great play. There is no foul there . Watching the game I just didn't remember How much bigger and taller Michigan was over Illinois. I guess the press was the Illinois calling card that season.

 

[tinselwolverine]

So good ...

It's true; Farley was a pretty good free throw shooter.

It took a lot of practice and work for him to make himself look so pathetic and inept.

 

[Spartanmack]

I was curious about that last play because I remember it differently and I was right just Watch the reply above of that game. He does not even touch unless you count getting great postion on the guy? Which he did and just out jumped him , and had such a soft touch he didn't even need the backboard to put it back in. Great play. There is no foul there . Watching the game I just didn't remember How much bigger and taller Michigan was over Illinois. I guess the press was the Illinois calling card that season.

my bad - he wasn't over the back, he pushed off to get the rebound!

I think Illinois was the best team in the country that year - of course the best team doesn't always win the championship. They might have gone undefeated in the regular season if Gill didn't break his foot. That final four game was the only loss with him in the lineup all season.

 

[Spartanmack]

It's true; Farley was a pretty good free throw shooter.

It took a lot of practice and work for him to make himself look so pathetic and inept.

practice? I thought maybe it was the speedballs.

 

[hungry]

I was curious about that last play because I remember it differently and I was right just Watch the reply above of that game. He does not even touch unless you count getting great postion on the guy? Which he did and just out jumped him , and had such a soft touch he didn't even need the backboard to put it back in. Great play. There is no foul there . Watching the game I just didn't remember How much bigger and taller Michigan was over Illinois. I guess the press was the Illinois calling card that season.

They talked about the rebound on the special. Said that he was coached to get in that position, was totally clean. It was like he knew the shot was going to go long.

 

[tinselwolverine]

practice? I thought maybe it was the speedballs.

That could be; I would only play PIG or HORSE with the guy when he convinced me he was clean and in re-hab.

Say what you will about his life choices, but when he wasn't using he could drain from pretty much anywhere on the court.

 

[biggunsbob]

my bad - he wasn't over the back, he pushed off to get the rebound!

I think Illinois was the best team in the country that year - of course the best team doesn't always win the championship. They might have gone undefeated in the regular season if Gill didn't break his foot. That final four game was the loss with him in the lineup all season.

You think he pushed off ? Did you watch ? He never puts his hands the Illinois players back. I know your not as blind as my eyes !!!! Great position !! Michigan did a excellent job breaking the press that third time they played them !!!