Bo Schembechler passed away today.

[Water Pony]

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Bo Schembechler, the winningest coach in Michigan football history, died Friday after collapsing during the taping of a television show, according to three Detroit TV stations. He was 77.


On the eve of the game of the year, Coach Schembechler dies. The emotion of this game just got more emotional. Amazing.

[PonyPride]

My sympathies to his family, and the Michigan football family.

[Big10Ponyfan]

Unbelievably sad. He made Michigan football what it was (even though it was a great program before he arrived). My favorite player under him was WR John Kolezar, who caught a game-winning TD to beat Alabama in the Hall of Fame Bowl in the mid-1980s?

I'll never forget when he was AD and when BB coach Bill Frieder had accepted the job at Arizona State prior to the Wolverines going into the 1989 tournament.

When Bo learned that, he fired Frieder and said he wanted "A Michigan Man" coaching the team. He hired Fischer and the rest is history.

If you read up on it, you all probably were aware his health was poor.

You can only imagine what the emotions will be with that program tomorrow in Columbus.

It's a sad day for the Big Ten and college football. My heart goes out to his family.

[Buddha]

I'm sorry he's gone, and he was a great coach, but his death is just going to multiply the "world revolves around this game" crap the networks are throwing at us. I can't wait to see how Brent Musberger slobbers over his legacy, mixing up facts and crediting Bo for inventing everything from the forward pass to the flex defense to maybe electricity and fire itself.

[mrydel]

I'm sorry he's gone, and he was a great coach, but his death is just going to multiply the "world revolves around this game" crap the networks are throwing at us. I can't wait to see how Brent Musberger slobbers over his legacy, mixing up facts and crediting Bo for inventing everything from the forward pass to the flex defense to maybe electricity and fire itself.

If Musberger is calling this game I thank God there is an SMU game to keep me from having to listen to him.

[Hoofprint]

You and me both!

[Big10Ponyfan]

There is an Ohio punk rock/new wave/alternative rock band (whatever they are) which calls itself,

"The Dead Schembechlers'' They are dressed up in Woody Hayes garb but because they hate Michigan so much, they named themselves this.
Obviously, this might the time for them to dim the lights and stand down out of respect to a great coach.

My favorite Michigan-Ohio State game was 1996 when Tai Streets broke off a short slant pattern and took it in when Shawn Springs slipped. Michigan won, 13-9.

Last year's was pretty good too when Ohio State rallied in the 4th quarter to win.

[Hoofprint]

Nobody likes college football more than me, but if you can quote plays from a 10-year-old game that doesn't involve SMU or a national championship, you really need more to do.

[Big10Ponyfan]

For some reason, I have a photographic memory about this stuff. To be honest, college football is my favorite sport.

[Special_Delivery_Smu_Fans]

Anyone know what happened?

Did Coach Bo just has a massive heart attack
right on camera during a television show?

[Special_Delivery_Smu_Fans]

re: There is an Ohio punk rock/new wave/alternative rock band which calls itself, "The Dead Schembechlers'' They Obviously, this might the time for them to dim the lights and stand down out of respect to a great coach.

Looks like they heard you!


Bo's namesake punk group to disband

November 17, 2006

By BILL McGRAW
FREE PRESS COLUMNIST

COLUMBUS -- Of all the sad ironies arising from the death
of Bo Schembechler on the eve of the Michigan-Ohio State game,
one of the most awkward surrounds the punk rock band that cheers
for OSU by poking fun of Bo and all things maize and blue.

The band's name is the Dead Schembechlers.

Suddenly, that seems wrong, but on the day Bo Schembechler
died, the band seems to have done everything right.

They say their appearance Friday night at the Hate Michigan
Rally will be their last gig, and vowed to donate all proceeds
from the rally -- tickets are $8 and $10 -- to a charity of the
Schembechler family's choice.

"Our group would like to extend our deepest sympathies and
heartfelt prayers to the Schembechler family on their loss,"
said Bo Biafra, the group's lead singer, at an afternoon gathering
at the 1,700-seat Newport Music Hall across from the OSU campus.

The four members dress like Woody Hayes dressed as a coach but
have stage names that start with Bo: In addition to Biafra, they are
Bo Thunders, Bo Vicious and Bo Scabies.

They sing songs with titles like "Schembechler Kicked My
Crippled Dog," and have developed a fanciful mythology
about the greatness of OSU football.

With the Michigan-Ohio State game bigger than ever this year,
the band has been profiled recently in media outlets from the
Los Angeles Times to ESPN.com.

Schembechler learned of the group only in the past couple
of weeks, and he laughed about it and even joked about
the band during his last appearance at a Monday news conference.

On Friday, not long after the announcement of Schembechler's
passing, the Schembechlers posted this message on their web site:
"The band wishes to say, 'We are crushed to learn of the death of
Bo Schembechler, OSU's most valiant foe.'"

At mid-afternoon, the four appeared in the lobby of the Newport
Music Hall, wearing red windbreakers, "O" ball caps and 1960s-style
black frame glasses -- just like Woody.

Without mentioning the band's name, Biafra talked for about 90
seconds and took no questions.

"We would like to announce that this will be our final show
tonight," he said. "If we perform again in the future, which
is still up in the air at this point, it will not be under our current
band name."

Biafra said band members were overjoyed when they learned
Bo had discovered the band and seemed to get the joke --
"celebrating the greatest rivalry in the history of sports."

Said Biafra: "I know that all Buckeye fans share our sadness."

Outside the music hall, they took down the words
"Dead Schembechlers" on the marquee.

They substituted the words, "God Bless Bo."

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[Big10Ponyfan]

Anyone know what happened?

Did Coach Bo just has a massive heart attack
right on camera during a television show?

He had a history of heart problems. He had heart attacks in 1970s and 1987 and collapsed last month doing his TV show. He had very bad heart disease, so this was not a complete surprise.

"The Dead Schembechlers'' did the right thing. They were very gracious.

I cannot tell you how much my heart hurts with his passing. Obviously my father (Minnesota) was the starting point, but it was because of Schembechler that my love for the Big 10 grew and grew.

That's why when Minnesota beat them in Ann Arbor in 1986 with Ricky Foggy at QB -- 20-17 -- it was such an accomplishment because you knew the Gophers beat one of the elite programs in college football.

Rest in peace Bo:

Michigan Fight Song
"Hail to the Victors, valiant.''
"Hail to the Concrete heroes.''
"Hail. Hail. To Michigan."
"The Leaders and Best.''

"Hail to the Victors, valiant.''
"Hail to the Concrete heroes.''
"Hail. Hail. To Michigan.''
"The Champions of the West.''

[Stallion]

if you love College Football-it doesn't matter if it is SMU or North Dakota St. I guess I need help too because I remember in 1976 the Texas Tech Red Raiders led by All-American QB Rod-ney Allison met the Texas A&M Aggies before a National ABC telecast by Keith Jackson. Rod-ney Allison took the snap faded back and FUM-BLE!!!!!! Or what about legendary Baylor announcer Frank Fallon's call of the 1971 Miracle on the Brazos-classic Texana. We didn't have ESPN back then but we couldn't wait for the State Fair so we could go to the Humble Exhibition and watch the SWC Season Recap Film that showed highlites about every game during the season. I could probably recall key events and plays from each year in the last 40 years of College Football. Apparently others would rather watch Dancing with the Stars, Fear Factor or the X-Games. I don't get it.