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Wisconsin running back John Clay hauls in a ball during practice on Saturday, August 9, 2008, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisc.

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Big Ten Sneak Peek:

Last year as we know it?

JAMES HIGHSMITH & MATT THOMPSON

Staff Writers

Can anyone dethrone Ohio State? Anyone? Anyone?

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Scandal is not a
‘big deal’ to some, ‘ridiculous’ to other UM fans

JAMES HIGHSMITH

Sports Editor

One of the most fabled football programs in the land is about to start its 132nd season with an enormous dark cloud overhead, and some of its devoted fans are saying, so what?

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Former cadet fighting to make Lions’ final roster

MATT DURR

Staff Writer

From the time he was young, Caleb Campbell dreamed of becoming a professional football player. On April 27, 2008, his dream came true.

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Fans check out the new look of the Michigan Staduim on Fan Day last week. Fans laud massive ‘Big House’ – for massive price

JAMES HIGHSMITH

Sports Editor

The ‘Big House’ is now a really big house – with a price tag to match.

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Lions helmet illustration Lions begin clawing their way to the top

Matt Durr

Staff Writer

Fall is almost here and with the changing of the leaves comes the inevitable talk of how the Detroit Lions will do in the upcoming season. If the last decade is any measure of what to expect, it’s going to be another long season for the Honolulu blue and silver.

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SANCTIONS, SIGNINGS & SURGERIES

WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE SUMMER

MATT THOMPSON

Managing Editor

Much has happened in the world of sports since The Voice last published in mid-May. So for those of you who haven’t picked up a newspaper since then, we’ll bring you up-to-date on what you might have missed with this timeline of local sporting headlines.

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Point/Counterpoint

University of Michigan 2011 night game: touchdown or fumble?

Point

JAMES HIGHSMITH

Sports Editor

Times are changing around Michigan football, and it’s time for fans to hop on board. Michigan has a new scheme, a new athletic director, a renovated stadium and fairly new coach. The college football landscape has been changing for the last 10 years, and it’s time for Michigan to catch up.

Can you imagine the atmosphere at Michigan Stadium during its first-ever night game against one of its biggest rivals, Notre Dame?

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Counterpoint

NICOLE BEDNARSKI

Features Editor

University of Michigan football fans are known for being more than intense. We cheer and scream with every key play, and we push back the tears, defending our team after a loss.

Every football Saturday fans gather together in the streets near the stadium, even if they don’t have tickets, to build each other up, throw the football around with their kids, grill hot dogs and get pumped to watch the Wolverines work the field.

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