You kind of laugh at first, then you remember ho close these guys came to disaster. Michigan beat the hell out of Illinois in the Big 10 Tournament 77-55. You can see the highlights and full story here at espn.com. 

If you didn't hear, their plane had to abort a takeoff the other day at Willow Run Airport. The plane blew 400 feet off the runway over Tyler road and into a ditch. Thank God, everyone was fine and there were no significant injuries. Click here for that full story. 

Due to the accident investigation their luggage was kept here in Michigan. The players were forced to wear their practice uniforms. Some players wore their pink practice shoes. I think the pink "jumpman" would look great on those Michigan football uniforms.

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