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Those Who Stay Will Be Champions

Michael Smeltzer / December 6, 2021

Wolverines run out on to the field for the Big 10 Championship game

There is a banner hanging in the Michigan locker room that states “Those Who Stay Will Be Champions.” It was left there by the legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler when he arrived at Michigan in 1969. It was a challenge and a promise. He challenged his team to endure his grueling workouts and practices, while promising them that the ones who stayed would walk away as champions.

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The Perfect Storm

It was the morning of November 27th, 2021. Freezing temperatures gusted into Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Big House sparkled with frost, and snow was in the forecast for the day that lay ahead. The notorious team from Ohio had made the trek into enemy territory to face their arch rival, the Michigan Wolverines.