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Bag of Bell (Vol. 52): The Michigan football/The Office crossover you didn't know you needed. Plus a look at NIL, recruiting, playcalling, rooting interests for this weekend and more

Michigan 21, Penn State 17: Winning Time.

Your Week 11 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Penn State, plus other key games from around the country

Big Ten Power Rankings (Post-Week 10): Which B1G schools will be going bowling? And where?

Michigan 88, Buffalo 76: A banner night

Michigan 29, Indiana 7: Waiting.

Your Week 10 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Indiana, plus other key games from around the country

Big Ten Power Rankings (Post-Week 9): Which schools are best set up to make a November run?

Bag of Bell (Vol. 51): How to handle the QB position going forward, Michigan's paths to Indianapolis and the CFP, some recruiting thoughts and much more

Michigan State 37, Michigan 33: Another fall without Paul. What's next?

It's Michigan-Michigan State day. Let Scott Bell's Newsletter be your guide.

Your Week 9 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Michigan State, plus other key games from around the country

Big Ten Power Rankings (Post-Week 8): Checking in on coaching hot seats as we approach the final month of B1G play

Bag of Bell (Vol. 50): Rivalry psychology, x-factors on Saturday, student newspaper battles, reasons to fear MSU and more

Michigan 33, Northwestern 7: Can't vs. won't

Your Week 8 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Northwestern, plus other key games from around the country

Bag of Bell (Vol. 49): This year's coaching carousel should be fascinating, and it's almost certain to impact the Big Ten East

Big Ten Power Rankings (Post-Week 7): Let's hand out some midseason awards

Big Ten Power rankings (Post-Week 6): Comparing Big Ten schools to their NFL counterparts

Bag of Bell (Vol. 48): Ok, fine. Let's dip our toes into the Michigan-MSU waters

Michigan 32, Nebraska 29: Membership revoked. Membership granted.

Your Week 6 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Nebraska, plus other key games from around the country

Big Ten Power rankings (Post-Week 5): No movement at the top, so let's bring on the gimmicks

Bag of Bell (Vol. 47): Is Michigan's defense ready for Nebraska? Will J.J. McCarthy's snap count totals keep rising?

Michigan 38, Wisconsin 17: Juice stolen, still rollin'

Your Week 5 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Wisconsin, plus other key games from around the country

Big Ten Power rankings (Post-Week 4): The calm before the storm

Bag of Bell (Vol. 46): Gathering ammo for the rock fight of all rock fights this weekend in Madison

Michigan 20, Rutgers 13: You can teach me a lesson without ripping the heart out of my chest

Your Week 4 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Rutgers, plus other key games from around the country

Big Ten Power rankings (Post-Week 3): For the third straight week, there's a new No. 1 team

Bag of Bell (Vol. 45): An early report card on Jim Harbaugh's offseason coaching moves

Michigan 63, Northern Illinois 10: A TikTok star or a Michigan football player?

Your Week 3 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, plus other key games from around the country

Bag of Bell (Vol. 44): When are we going to find out if Michigan is a good football team?

Big Ten Power rankings (Post-Week 2): For the first time in multiple seasons, there's a new No. 1

Michigan 31, Washington 10: Wolverines get statement win in a primetime setting. But not everyone was in love with the statement being made.

Your Week 2 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. Washington, plus other key games from around the country

Bag of Bell (Vol. 43): Concerns coming out of the WMU game, thoughts on McCarthy's playing time going forward, how I'd distribute RB carries and more

Big Ten Power rankings (Post-Week 1): How much did opening weekend shift power dynamics within the conference?

Michigan 47, WMU 14: An opener full of great signs for both the future and the present still manages to break our hearts.

Your Week 1 college football viewing guide: Breaking down/predicting Michigan vs. WMU, plus other key games from around the country

Bag of Bell (Vol. 42): Expectations for Saturday's opener, how to feel about transfers excelling at their new homes, fans returning to the Big House and more

Drafting the Michigan roster from scratch (2021 edition): What does this exercise say about U-M's strengths and weaknesses heading into 2021?

Michigan football roundtable (2021 edition): How will the team perform this fall? Fifteen U-M football writers and personalities make their predictions

Bag of Bell (Vol. 41): Can NIL become a competitive advantage for Michigan? Or just another tally on a growing list of 'what ifs?'

Bag of Bell (Vol. 40): Sizing up a largely underwhelming recruiting class so far this cycle, plus more thoughts on realignment and expectations heading into 2021

Here's what a possible next wave of college football realignment means for Michigan and the Big Ten, and what it could (and should) look like

Hunter Dickinson's return to Ann Arbor means Michigan will be the hunted -- and rightfully so.

Opinions vary of Michigan's newest quarterback and point guard. Here's why you shouldn't waste your time panicking.

A deep dive into Michigan's offensive playcalling woes: Exploitable tendencies, wasted possessions and other reasons for concern

2021 U-M football fan survey results: Your thoughts on the coaching staff, current personnel, expectations for the season and more

The 2021 U-M football fan survey: Share your thoughts on the state of the program

On silence, complicity and what the hell comes next at the University of Michigan

The State of the Michigan Basketball Program (2021 offseason edition)

DeVante' Jones could be the missing piece that elevates Michigan back into the national title picture in 2021-2022

Bag of Bell (Vol. 39): Is Jim Harbaugh too gun shy on playing talented freshman? What's the likelihood this staff is here for the long haul? Plus much more.

Everyone seems to be leaving the Michigan football program. What gives?

Bag of Bell (Vol. 38): End-of-season mailbag -- A look back at 2021's ups and downs while looking ahead at what's to come

What do you do when you're not ready to celebrate a season that 100% deserves to be celebrated? Welcome to purgatory.

Michigan is headed to the Elite 8. Again. Makes sense, given that Michigan is very much an elite hoops program.

Bag of Bell (Vol. 37): March Madness megabag -- answering your questions before Michigan's Sweet 16 matchup

Michigan is Sweet 16-bound for the 4th straight tournament. And it took a hell of an effort from everyone to make it happen.

Michigan shows us that boring can be good in its NCAA tourney opener. But things are about to get a lot more interesting.

Bag of Bell (Vol. 36): Tackling all of your hoops questions as we wait for Michigan's NCAA tournament run to begin

Join the Scott Bell Newsletter premium subscriber NCAA Tournament pick'em group (for free), win cash

Quick thoughts on Michigan's NCAA Tournament draw

Scott Bell's projected NCAA Tournament bracket

Michigan won't be hanging two separate Big Ten banners this season. What did we learn about U-M's chances at the banner that's still up for grabs?

Michigan beats Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament Quarters: Juwan's fiery exit, Eli's return, Smith's coming out party and the bench's big first half

Michigan's regular season is over. Here's what should be celebrated, what needs to be fixed and everything in between.

Michigan just hung another banner. To celebrate, I'm going to be a major hypocrite.

Bag of Bell (Vol. 35): The news U-M football fans should be most excited about, sizing up the stretch run for the hoops team and more

Michigan is a legitimate national title contender. Chaundee Brown is a key reason why.

The Michigan basketball team is back in action. And the program's culture is better than ever.

Bag of Bell (Vol. 34): A mailbag loaded with a bunch of questions that have nothing to do with Michigan sports

What does this year's recruiting class tell us about where Michigan stands and its ability to bounce back?

Bag of Bell (Vol. 33): How can Michigan fix its running game?

Jim Harbaugh's staffing moves give us a glimpse into what he wants Michigan football v 2.0 to look like

Bag of Bell (Vol. 32): My confidence level in Jim Harbaugh, thoughts on recent football hires, my preference between U-M's offense or defense in basketball and much more

It's not easy putting this incredible run by the Michigan basketball team into perspective, but that's not going to stop me from trying

Live Michigan sports chat with Scott Bell: Sunday night at 9:30 Eastern

What's next? Here are five things that Jim Harbaugh needs to do now that he has signed an extension to remain in Ann Arbor

Reddit AMA recap: Answering your questions about Michigan sports, life, journalism and everything in between