German Wolverine

The Ann Arbor News reports today that John Beilein may have a new player on campus at the University of Michigan.

Robin Benzing, a 6-foot-10-inch, 210-pound forward from Germany signed a National Letter of Intent with Michigan, the school announced Thursday.

The NCAA will have to determine when the prospect, who has drawn comparisons from European basketball experts of Dallas Mavericks' star Dirk Nowitzki, will be eligible. Before signing with Michigan, Benzing had been playing for a German club team, which may affect his standing under NCAA rules.

If eligible, Benzing will be the fourth addition to Michigan's program next season. He joins 7-0 center Ben Cronin and guards Stu Douglass, Zack Novak and Laval Lucas-Perry, who transferred from Arizona last winter.

Real Men of Genius

For those Michigan haters out there.

Be sure to sing along

"Bud Light presents Real Men of Genius"
(Reaaaaal Men Of Genius)

Today we salute you, Mr. Delusional Michigan Fan (Mr. Delusional
Michigan Faaaaaan!)

Season after season, year after year, you try to justify your absurdly
high preseason ranking (clutching at straws!)

Season after season, year after year, you scramble to make futile
attempts at damage control when the Wolverines lose to a grossly inferior
opponent (How'd Northwestern score fifty fouuuuuur?)

Inevitably, you'll bring up the past, and boast of National
Championships won 40 years before you were born (those were the daaaaaays!)

You will point out that you have more wins than any other program as
though that is relevant to the current season (been playing since the
1870s!)

Go on, ignore that home loss to your arch rivals in the regular season
finale and continue to believe that you'll defeat your bowl opponent
with striking ease (we'll win by thirteeeeeeey!)

So crack open an ice cold Bud Light, oh Emperor of Excuses, and take
comfort knowing that when you don't finish in the top 25, you'll be back to
number three when the preseason polls come out next year (Mr.Delusional
Michigan Fan!)"