Michigan Wolverines (Football)

Reader Mail: Coaches Are Fired for Losing, Not for Being Black

Black Football Coaches Get Screwed

Jon Embree, Randy Shannon and Other Black Coaches Never Get a Second Chance

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke talks about the unfair treatment of African-American college football coaches.The firing of Jon Embree as head coach of the Unive ... More >>

Mandich Believed in Henne to the End

​True-aqua-blue Dolphins fans are probably torn this morning. Here they were hating Chad Henne and hoping their team would draft a quarterback and realizing they'd be stuck with the stinker from Michigan for another year when they didn't, when their patron saint bequeathed them a parting message: ... More >>

Ex-Michigan QB Tate Forcier Transferring to Miami

via The U Football​Turns out that the Hurricanes will net a new QB this year after all: former Michigan starter Tate Forcier. He's announced his decision to transfer to Coral Gables today. Forcier was a four-star recruit coming out of high school, but thanks to injuries and other complications fai ... More >>

Hurricanes Interested in Transfer QB Tom Savage, But Rutgers Bars Him From Coming to Miami

​The future of the Miami Hurricane's quarterback position seems to be with Stephen Morris, but Al Golden and his staff are apparently interested in landing former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage. He was rated by one recruiting service at the 8th best QB in the 2009 class, and the 'Canes tried to wo ... More >>

So What Now For the Miami Dolphins?

Last week, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross gave his vote of confidence to head coach Tony Sparano. The consensus has been that Sparano would keep his job, despite the team's second consecutive losing season. Mainly because the players love and respect him. And even though Sunday's game against the New E ... More >>

FIU Football: Our Polish Correspondent Invades the Pizza Bowl

FacebookRiptide's Polish football correspondent, Jacek Urbanczyk​Who says an alt-weekly's blog can't have a foreign correspondent? Meet Jacek Urbanczyk, self-described "football journalist from Poland" and Riptide's stringer for the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl in Detroit, between the University of ... More >>

Randy Shannon Will Win A National Championship

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. In this exclusive online column, Luke hits back at the Randy Shannon haters.I'm really sick and tired of hearing all these sports tal ... More >>

Is Chad Henne In Danger of Losing the Starting Job?

​There's a lot being said this week about the Miami Dolphins quarterback situation. Mainly, is this it for Chad Henne? This comes largely thanks to a three-interception performance by Henne during Monday's gash-fest against the New England Patriots. On Tuesday, ESPN analyst Chris Mortensen reporte ... More >>

Miami Dolphins Preview: The Robot Era Begins

wikimediaSee the game for them, if not for Chad.​We've had the worst luck with our quarterbacks since Dan Marino retied in 1999. And now, with Chad Pennington's shoulder turning to shredded wheat last Sunday, it looks like the Chad Henne era is upon us sooner than anticipated. Henne comes with a r ... More >>