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NCAA tournament could help Michigan football | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
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MATT PARGOFF/Courtesy of TheWolverine.com
Several U-M football recruits were at Crisler Arena when Michigan beat Duke on Dec. 6, 2008.
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Success on the basketball court and success on the football field don't necessarily go hand-in-hand in college. Duke and Kentucky have long had outstanding basketball programs, while their football teams have been among their conferences' worst. Alabama, USC and Florida State each field basketball programs that produce the occasional standout season, but do not compare to their schools' success on the gridiron.
Michigan could also be lumped in with that latter group, considering the last 11 years of basketball misery. In the 10 years prior to that spell, though, Wolverines basketball was nearly as recognizable as their counterparts in football. The 1989 team won the national title and the Fab Five is still among the sport's most recognizable eras.
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