5 Best Things About Being A Michigan Football Fan

Glenn "Bo" Schembechler took over Michigan in 1969 after an apprenticeship under Woody Hayes at Ohio State and a stint at Miami (Ohio). Bo upset Hayes' top-ranked Buckeyes to start the most decorated Michigan coaching career of the past half-century. Bo won 13 Big Ten titles. Bo's famous "The Team, The Team, The Team" speech and staunch loyalty to the Maize and Blue has shaped his legacy in the hearts and minds of Michigan fans everywhere.

Michigan is regularly ranked highly in academic rankings, especially in relation to its main rivals Ohio State and Michigan State. Wolverine alumni and students commonly mock rival fans about their intellectual superiority and off-the-field success. Michigan arrogance best applies to Michigan State, whom RB Mike Hart infamously called Michigan's "Little Brother" after he capped a 4-0 career sweep of the Spartans in 2007.

Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson and Tom Harmon. Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady. Elite receivers who donned the fabled No. 1 jersey like Anthony Carter, David Terrell and Braylon Edwards. No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Jake Long. Michigan has been a historic NFL factory for decades, littering NFL rosters even in light of their recent downturn. Even former president Gerald Ford suited up as an All-American center for Michigan.

Michigan has one of the best uniforms in sports in their home blues with the iconic winged helmet. The Wolverines enter the Big House to "The Victors", one of, if not the best fight songs in college football, and jump up to touch the "Go Blue" banner, one of the iconic stadium entrances in college football. From the fall tailgating to the chants in the stadium, a Michigan football experience drips in tradition like very few can.

Michigan boasts 11 national titles, 42 conference titles, 78 consensus All-Americans and three Heisman Trophy winners. From program builder Fielding Yost to innovator Fritz Crisler to reviver Bo Schembechler, Michigan had some of the best coaches in college football. The Wolverines have played in 43 bowl games including 20 Rose Bowl appearances. Few programs can match the history of the nation's all-time leader in wins.