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  "spec": "pointcast.mascot-field-card/v1",
  "atlas": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler.json",
  "canonical": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/michigan",
  "machineEdition": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/michigan.json",
  "season": 2026,
  "board": "000",
  "card": {
    "slug": "michigan",
    "mascot": "No official mascot",
    "mascotClass": "null",
    "officialStatus": "identity-only",
    "city": "Ann Arbor",
    "state": "Michigan",
    "stadium": "Michigan Stadium",
    "localResource": "Huron River · Great Lakes winter · glacial terrain",
    "tradition": "The Wolverine is the nickname and visual identity; Michigan still fields no official mascot.",
    "ability": "ABSENCE IS ARMOR",
    "abilityText": "Opponents receive no class advantage against this card.",
    "locality": 88,
    "legacy": 99,
    "myth": 99,
    "balance": 93,
    "sourceLabel": "Michigan Athletics · no-mascot note",
    "sourceUrl": "https://mgoblue.com/news/2010/9/25/football-field-pass-with-richard-retyi-bowling-green",
    "school": "Michigan",
    "short": "MICH",
    "conference": "Big Ten",
    "rank": 15,
    "accent": "#00274c",
    "form": 66,
    "pointcastReason": "Kyle Whittingham plus Bryce Underwood is the season’s strangest and most compelling culture experiment.",
    "pointcastProof": "Give Underwood a coherent game rather than a weekly rescue assignment.",
    "art": "/images/mascot-battler/type-null.png",
    "className": "Null",
    "classFieldName": "The Mascot That Is Not There",
    "classInstinct": "You cannot scout an absence.",
    "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-27",
    "canonical": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/michigan",
    "machineEdition": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/michigan.json"
  },
  "class": {
    "id": "null",
    "name": "Null",
    "fieldName": "The Mascot That Is Not There",
    "art": "/images/mascot-battler/type-null.png",
    "color": "#202733",
    "instinct": "You cannot scout an absence.",
    "strongAgainst": "aerial"
  },
  "favoredArenas": [
    {
      "id": "night",
      "name": "Night Kick",
      "note": "Myth gets louder when the edges disappear.",
      "favored": [
        "apex",
        "folklore",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "archive",
      "name": "Archive Field",
      "note": "History, absence, and plant memory become playable.",
      "favored": [
        "flora",
        "folklore",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "boundary": "Unofficial editorial game. PointCast is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any school, conference, mascot program, or athletic association. Original illustrations depict broad creature archetypes and do not reproduce official mascot costume designs or logos."
}