I don't know to what you are referring here, but, every time I see this, I think "Michigan". I don't think that's what you mean, is it? Especially in this case?
Go rent the movie “Red Dawn”.
Here’s what I think of when I see “wolverines”:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=22112868
Very first sketch of very first episode of SNL; back when it was funny!