 The student newspaper , The Michigan Daily , urged the school not to abandon Schulz . It wrote : " Germany Schulz is now recognized as the captain of Michigan 's next football team . . . , and while Michigan students are not averse to going back into active alliance with the western schools , any attempt to debar Schulz from his fairly won honor is sure to cause an uproar , which may upset all of the feeling of compromise which is now evident " . Ultimately , the Western Conference forced Michigan to choose between Schulz or the conference . Michigan chose Schulz , and the Big Nine remained the Big Eight for the 1908 season . 
