"What happened is we got our kids to block and tackle better than their kids, and that's how you win football games." –Jerry Hanlon

This was a special episode: 1/2 where we discuss Hail to the Victors 2019, which is now available from the MGoStore, UGP, The Bo Store, Nicola's, Literati, and Amazon Kindle. And Flinties (or people coming home from up north): we plan to have it at The Split Mitt by Wednesday next week.

Guests:

Jim Young, Hall of Fame coach and 1969 Michigan defensive coordinator

Jerry Hanlon, 1969 Michigan person who coordinated the offense but did not have the title of offensive coordinator

[huge gap of how how much you care]

Steve "Dr. Sap" Sapardanis

Brian Cook

Seth Fisher

Things discussed:

The 1969 Michigan-Ohio State gameplan: "Veer plug" defense to contain Rex Kern, Ohio State's own fullback dive, play-action, and their basic reverse-pivot handoffs to the running back and power gap blocking. Young recalled the special punt return package "right middle return" was a counter to the standard edge blocking.

Woody playing up the "Greatest team in a century"

"50" on everything

Jim Young's "Those who stay…" sign

Jim Young's other sign "Will you bow down…"

Woody Hayes on the sideline

That time Jerry Hanlon asked out Debbie Reynolds

The fact that Debbie married a Jewish guy named Fisher (just saying)