I was at the NIT Finals victory earlier that year at MSG and in the post-game celebration on the floor, Tai Streets was wandering all by himself. I called his name and he looked up at me. I put my fist up in the air and yelled, "Colorado!"...

Posted on August 18, 2026 at 03:07:56 PM by Cap

The point, of course, was to convey that he should take the Championship Spirit in the air at that moment and transport it to the gridiron in the fall.

He put his fist up in the air and shook his head affirmatively, saying "I got this" with his gesture.

Some eight months later, Michigan had its first football NC in 50 years.

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An underrated UM memory: opening game 1997 vs Colorado - By Craig August 18, 2026 at 02:21:30 PM
- That was a great memory. The violence and excellence of the defense was shocking* - By wingedvictory August 18, 2026 at 03:38:41 PM
- Great performance * - By ameriKa August 18, 2026 at 03:23:07 PM
- I was at the NIT Finals victory earlier that year at MSG and in the post-game celebration on the floor, Tai Streets was wandering all by himself. I called his name and he looked up at me. I put my fist up in the air and yelled, "Colorado!"... - By Cap August 18, 2026 at 03:07:56 PM
- Went to that game not knowing what to expect - By Bender August 18, 2026 at 02:54:50 PM
- IIRC Colorado was preseason #1 to the Sporting News that year* - By DoctorD August 18, 2026 at 02:31:47 PM
  - Sounds right. And I think #8ish in the AP* - By ameriKa August 18, 2026 at 03:24:25 PM
- and thinking Jim Herrmann was an incredible DC… - By ajs August 18, 2026 at 02:24:55 PM
  - I’ll never forget him lining dbs up like 8 yards off the ND wrs in 2005, when they had the ball around the 5 yard line. Unforgivable shit* - By ameriKa August 18, 2026 at 03:26:51 PM
  - Think he was a pretty solid DC, with one blind spot (dual threat QBs). Pretty hard to be perfect - By brick August 18, 2026 at 02:29:34 PM
    - I think he had great talent and was ahead of the curve with zone pressures - By jon August 18, 2026 at 02:53:05 PM
    - I feel like we struggled with defending dual threat QBs for decades* - By DoctorD August 18, 2026 at 02:32:26 PM
      - Yeah—I still irrationally fear them, even though our D has done pretty well against them in more recent years*** - By Craig August 18, 2026 at 02:36:43 PM
        
        Don Brown was the opposite - By Nikos August 18, 2026 at 03:46:49 PM
    - agree he was solid just not really great* - By ajs August 18, 2026 at 02:31:19 PM

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I was at the NIT Finals victory earlier that year at MSG and in the post-game celebration on the floor, Tai Streets was wandering all by himself. I called his name and he looked up at me. I put my fist up in the air and yelled, "Colorado!"...