- The Michigan Football Program hired a new coach with out any ties to the program for the first time in nearly 40 years.
- Michigan had a losing season
- Michigan didn't make a bowl game
- Michigan State is in a News Years Day Bowl
- Penn State had a good year
- Ohio State is not in the national championship game and lost two games this year
- Michigan lost to a MAC team and a Mountain West team
- Northwestern and Iowa are in bowl games
- Cincinnati Bearcats are in a BCS game
- Notre Dame won a bowl game. The first time in 15 years
- The Michigan Basketball program is on the rise and even ranked in the AP (the first time since 2006).
- Michigan State is actually putting together a decent recruiting class
- Jake Long was the #1 draft pick in the entire NFL Draft
- Michigan could have up to 6 recruits enrolling early. They had 1 last year
- Ron English is the head coach for Eastern Michigan (congrats Ron!)
- Brady Hoke is the head coach at San Diego State (congrats Brady!)
- Stan Parrish is the head coach at Ball State (congrats Stan! - There are former Michigan coaches everywhere!)
- The Lions are about to make NFL History
- Gas was $4.00 a gallon and now around $1.70
- Our beloved Big House wasn't the largest stadium in the nation. (due to construction - Penn State was the biggest this year)
- Michigan played their spring game at a high school
- The Michigan basketball team beat Duke in front of a sold out Crisler Arena
- JoPa who was thought to be in his last year, just signed a new 3 year contract. He now will coach to his mid - late 80's!
- Bill Martin hasn't hired a coach from West Virgina in over a year
(did I miss any?)