Media, Wolverine legends react to Michigan basketball beating Texas A&M in NCAA Tournament
It was looking awfully bleak in Denver for the maize and blue, with the Wolverines down 10 to the Texas A&M Aggies with just over 13 minutes to go in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. Michigan basketball didn't exactly look lifeless, but it couldn't get simple layups to drop and missed a couple of front-end shots on one-and-one free throw attempts. To get out of the hole and back into the game, something had to give.
Enter Roddy Gayle Jr., the transfer who left rival Ohio State for the maize and blue.
Gayle had been much maligned for months by Michigan fans, as he hadn't done much offensively. Relegated to the bench after being a starter, he started to come alive in the Big Ten Tournament, and then had his best-career game on Saturday to oust the Aggies from March Madness. The Wolverines are thus now headed to Atlanta for the Sweet 16.
Naturally, Michigan luminaries and media entities came alive with big reactions to the 91-79 win over TAMU. Here are our favorite reactions.
Patrick Barron
Connor Stalions
John Beilein
Alejandro Zuniga
Steve Deace
Braylon Edwards
Scott Bell
Brandon Justice
Tracy Wolfson
Clayton Sayfie
David Cone
Trent Knoop
Jalen Rose
Spike Albrecht
Barstool Sports' Texas viceroy
Jim Brandstatter
Dave Portnoy
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Jon Rothstein
The official Michigan basketball X account
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