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"THE VICTORS"- the University of Michigan
fight song - is one of the best college renditions
in the country. Learn this song and grow to love
it, because you will sing it at all of the Michigan
varsity sports games. Whether you like basketball,
football, ice hockey or baseball, one of Michigan's
25 teams is sure to be something you'll enjoy
watching. From witnessing junior basketball
superstar Manny Harris deliver a momentum-
swinging dunk at Crisler Arena to seeing senior
Brandon Minor score on a 40-yard scamper at
the Big House, your Michigan experience is not
complete without one thing: sports. So grab
your student t-shirt and a group of friends and
get rowdy as you cheer on the maize and blue.
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Are you a die-hard Michigan football fan?
Do you plan on just going to the games
because everyone goes? Are you one of
those casual observers that don't really
know a whole lot about the game but love
to cheering on your team? If you answered
yes to any one of these questions, you're
in luck. In this section, two Michigan Daily
writers give different perspectives on what
your game-day experience could shake
out to be like as you eventually join over
one hundred thousand of your closest
friends at the Big House. SEE PAGE 3E
hoops preview
Last season, Michigan's basketball
team did the unthinkable. It made the
NCAA Tournament for the first time
in 11 years, winning an astounding
21 games before being bounced out
of the tournament in the Sweet 16 by
Oklahoma. With junior Manny Harris
and senior Deshawn Sims leading the
charge, Michigan will hopefully repeat
last year's success. Next season, the
Wolverines will definitely look to head
back to the Big Dance and advance
deeper in the Tourney. SEE PAGE 5E
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Football is king at the University of Michigan.
But what many people forget is there are 24
othervarsitysportsthatplayatthe University.
Water polo, men's gymnastics, women's
volleyball - the list goes on and on of the
talented varsity sports' teams that garner
less recognition than the bigger sports of
football, basketball, and ice hockey. Last
year, some of the smaller Michigan sports
teams had the most successful seasons. Sit
back and relax as we highlight some of the
best small teams and their successes at the
University last season. SEE PAGE 6E