Newsstand: Sights and sounds from Michigan's pre-Auburn practice in Atlanta
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Michigan head coach Dusty May addressed his team at practice ahead of Friday night’s clash with Auburn in the Sweet 16 in Atlanta.
Some photos from Michigan’s practice…
Michigan has two former baseball players on Opening Day rosters in Jeff Criswell of the Colorado Rockies and Jake Cronenworth of the San Diego Padres.
Michigan running back Justice Haynes explained this week why he chose to transfer from Alabama to U-M.
“I’m a big faith person,” Haynes said on Wednesday afternoon. “I felt like God was calling me in a different direction in my life, and so I’m just relying on His plan that He had for me. I’m thankful for my time at Alabama. It was an amazing two-and-a-half years I had there, being coached by Coach Saban, being coached by Coach DeBoer. Great people, great men.
But Michigan, I fell in love with the place. I knew [running backs coach Tony Alford] from when I was getting recruited from Ohio State. I came up here, and this is the place I knew I wanted to be as soon as I got here.”
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“A big part of it is simply minimizing distractions — the tickets, the fans, the people coming from everywhere just wanting to be a part of it. It’s all healthy. We want to share this experience with as many people that we love and care about.
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“But there’s also an element of this is — we have to focus on the work. We have to focus on what we’ve done to get us to this point. And that, in addition to especially a group that we’re not supposed to be here, so we’re not content just being one of 16, or we’re not content competing for an Elite Eight that we still have.
“We feel like we can compete with anyone in the country, so why would we come here and just be complacent and content that we’re here? Let’s keep our head down, focused on the work, and see where it takes us. Hopefully we look up in a couple weeks and we’re really, really proud of what we did in the rear view mirror.
“But when we look at it now, it’s a waste of time. We’re really just — and for me personally, I was in awe the first time, like, wow, this is happening. It was so different because you weren’t at Michigan. Now it’s kind of like we have another four-team tournament in Atlanta. We’ve got to prepare for this game, and we’ve got to be ready for this, this, and this.
“It’s allowed me to separate the emotion and the excitement from it.”
Headlines Of The Day
• Ethan McDowell, The Wolverine: Why lack of Michigan spring commitments is no cause for concern on recruiting trail
• Chris Balas, The Wolverine: News and Views: Dusty May – ‘We feel like we can compete with anyone in the country’
• Chris Balas, The Wolverine: Thursday Thoughts: Plenty of optimism for Michigan and Sherrone Moore, year two
• Clayton Sayfie, Chris Balas and Anthony Broome, The Wolverine: Podcast: Live from Atlanta — vibe check, keys to victory, picks for Michigan vs. Auburn in Sweet 16
• Clayton Sayfie, The Wolverine: Catching up with Charlie May, son of Michigan head coach Dusty May, on navigating first season in Ann Arbor, deep postseason run
