Michigan Football team members tape Funny or Die segments

Funny or Die is a laughing matter and the University of Michigan Football team's cameo in one of the comedy websites maybe, too, but it this fall in Ann Arbor will be anything but if the team doesn't starting winning a lot and soon.

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'A Michigan man is..."

Normally a passionate rallying cry for Michigan football players sharing their pride, on Sunday, it was spun for humor.

At the Champions for Children's Hearts golf outing, there was a backdrop set up behind the fifth tee, waiting for all the Michigan men to pass through.

That's where funnyordie.com, one of the most-read comedy sites on the Web, was spinning the "Michigan man" phrase on its ear.

Funny or Die president of production Mike Farah, an Ann Arbor native, attended a Los Angeles event for U-M's Mott Children's Hospital last year and was so moved by the cause, he figured the video shoot was a way to tie his day job in with the charity. He pitched it to Charles Woodson, who was at the L.A. event, and Woodson agreed.

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