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Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
Tuesday Aug 22, 2017
58 minutes
the four horses [Aaron Bills/University of Michigan]
This is Part 2/3. Instead of making you listen to 3.5 hours straight we’re splitting this one up into three parts. That was decided after it was recorded.
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We Couldn’t Have One Without the Other
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Defensive End
starts at 1:00
SOME DUDES. Rashan Gary is more agile than all of the cornerbacks, works out like a walk-on. Winovich was barely behind: Taco, Bosa, everyone but Don Brown’s last DE. Kemp is getting talked about the right way. Talking about Paye right with Vilain. Can be creative.
Defensive Tackle
starts at 10:55
Hurst is a lethal first step attached to a football player: triple-digit offensive linemen exploded into tiny pieces. Mone is a tank; probably not going to be worse than okay. Ace is not just talking up Aubrey Solomon because he took him in draftageddon it’s because he Ryan Glasgow’d Bredeson. We’d really like to see Mr. Dwumfour’s “Hurst-like first step.” Would love Lawrence Marshall to be a Godin but skepticism. Jeter stock up, Hudson stock down from our Willie Henry-level excitement. Paiea a better guard prospect we think.
Linebackers
starts at 22:20
Blitz City TFL Pool starts now. Michigan passed up two of last year’s best LBs for Devin Bush, who looks like that was a good idea. McCray developed into an NFL draft pick last year. Three words to describe Khaleke Hudson game. Don Brown: “violence, aggression, hammerhead.” Ace: “violent, violent, violent.” Brian: “shares a birthday.” Wrobo is fine if he’s Desmond Morgan. Then…freshmen. SAMs: more of a role this year for Furbush vs MSU-Wisconsin-Air Force. Uche is a situational Brown weapon.
Cornerback
starts at 39:04
Recorded before Washington announced his transfer. Hill and Long are winning the jobs but not at all cleanly. Watson can jam, and tackle after he gives up a slant. Ambry Thomas needs weight, Ben St-Juste looks like a Canadian.
Safety
starts at 43:42
Kinnel looked like Jordan Kovacs with free safety talent. Metellus is a savant. Both guys won jobs by default/beating Jordan Glasgow, who’s probably better at viper. Two true freshmen: Woods is a centerfielder and needs a better nickname. JKP…is he even a safety yet?
Defense Overall
starts at 47:40
Don Brown Year 2 bump = Top 10 defense? Top 5? Impressed how together they were in spring.
Special Teams
starts at 48:48
Quinn Nordin’s 48-yard field goal defies hyperbole. He attempted 3 kicks last year. Michigan has brought in a kicker expert—the walk-on crew can handle short range if Nordin isn’t the greatest kicker in Michigan history. Brad Robbins is Kornblue’s #1 punter with the right recruiting story. Cheeseman has great levers. Holder of the Year Garrett Moores returns. Peppers’ ability as a fair-catcher is hard to understate. Shield punting kryptonite these guys.
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MUSIC:
- “B.O.B.”—OutKast
- “Across 110th Street”
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Monday Aug 21, 2017
Monday Aug 21, 2017
1 hour and 7 minutes
[Bryan Fuller]
Instead of making you listen to a Hardcore History-length preview we’re splitting this one up into three parts. That was decided after it was recorded.
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We Couldn’t Have One Without the Other
[UPDATE: I forgot HOMESURE LENDING! First podcast jitters, sorry. Matt is building quite an army of satisfied MGoBlogger clients--ask any of us and we'll tell you if you're buying or refinancing call him first.]
This podcast is presented by The Bo Store and UGP. Rishi and Ryan have been here since before Podcast 1.0—shopping with them supports us and supports good dudes.
Our sponsors also make this possible so please support them: They are the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Deo Bookkeeping, Michigan Law Grad, Peak Wealth Management, and Lantana Hummus
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1. Quarterback
(starts at 2:20)
There’s Harbaugh Speight and there’s Reverts to Borges Speight. Peters is where he ought to be. If O’Korn’s getting mention it’s a good sign for him or a motivator for Peters or whatever it’s Speight.
2. Running Back
(starts at 14:05)
Lotta guys and at least one is a total Harbaugh Dude. Evans can anticipate where he’ll juke you. Solid 1-2-3 with him, Higdon and Isaac, and Kareem Walker ought to hold off the freshmen.
3. Catchy-Blocky Types
(starts at 24:21)
Hammering Panda gets two-for-ones, short yardage running and we’ll see more of his excellent receiving this year; conditioning might be the issue (and explain the 50/50 split). Ben Mason can hit so hard he could displace Old Bandit (Poggi). Old Skillet Hands. When they need to move somebody it’s Ty Wheatley Jr. Gentry is an NFL weapon. Everyone mispronounces McKeon; the coaches love him. Eubanks one more year.
4. Wide Receiver
(starts at 35:25)
No Terrell Owens on this team, except talent-wise in which case there are lots. Tarik Black might be #1 right now, and so smooth you’ll year Santana solos. Donovan Peoples-Jones can be fun fun fun. Crawford is blocky, likely the top target out of the gate. Oliver Martin is most polished guy ever, Nico is unfair. Route Artisan Grant Perry retains the slot. Schoenle and Johnson and McDoom...this is fine.
5. Offensive Line
(starts at 50:18)
Cole not a classic left tackle but he’s still great. Bredeson was bad but nowhere near as bad as Coy Cronk or Michael Jordan (NTMJ), i.e good for a freshman. Kugler: relatively The Lock (…to be adequate). Mike Onwenu is some weight; Ruiz is around to back up those two spots. Right tackle…
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MUSIC:
- “Total Eclipse of the Heart”—Bonnie Tyler
- “Smooth”—Santana
- “Across 110th Street”
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Friday Aug 18, 2017
Friday Aug 18, 2017
[Eric Upchurch]
Things discussed:
- Wilton Speight: most lethal downfield threat in the league? Pro Football Focus says so but we dive into what those numbers mean.
- O’Korn is #2 to the coaches. Is that an O’Korn package or O’Korn for real or O’Korn to motivate guys or…? I mean we watched the Indiana game.
- Sam eats some Tarik Black crow. Brian remains on Team Oliver Martin. Tarik Black is a dude. OH RIGHT THE FIVE STAR
- Checking in with that SEC speed: Florida can lose players faster than Michigan State. It’s really 1-1/2 but remember they also lost their best player in the secondary to injury so this compounds an issue. Their corners < our corners.
- Zaire isn’t locking down the Florida QB job, which means…?
- Around the league: Craig makes a Mike DeBord bet. Can Wisconsin run out of linebackers? They had a ton of injuries last year. Iowa has a lot of talent if they can find a quarterback. Could Brian have made the money for the Big Ten that Delany did without adding Maryland and Rutgers.
- Hoops: no idea what team these guys are gonna be. Might be a good year to only play Michigan State once. They’re in that next year conversation, but so are 5 other schools.
- The Julia Louise-Dreyfuss Effect.
You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.
Segment two is here. Segment three is here.
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Monday Aug 14, 2017
Monday Aug 14, 2017
[SI]
Things discussed:
- Is Michigan getting overrated? Weakness of the national picture makes 9th-ish okay. 15th seems about right. Hope is one of those Ohio State-like years when they’re super young and super talented and the next generation of NFL talent breaks out.
- The spread comes back to Michigan. Patriots offense: spread out and work one-on-one and then Blount them. M’s personnel really fit more wide stuff.
- Reviewing Speight’s 2016.
- The returner battle is ON: Nate Johnson is good, Oliver Martin is forcing his way in, McDoom still exists. Nobody will be Peppers. How did Michigan block all those punts?
- Offensive line: Bredeson, Kugler’s being a senior. Onwenu is all about endurance; can Ruiz give him a breather?
- Is this a 9-3 team or a 9-3 team?
- Ed doesn’t know about Jim McElwain and the shark.
You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.
Segment two is here. Segment three is here.
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Thursday Jul 13, 2017
Thursday Jul 13, 2017
In the studio: Fritz Seyferth; Billy Taylor, and Dr. Sap,
with Jim Brandstatter on the phone.
New book means we get to go on the Michigan Insider and yap about it. We split the show into two segments:
Segment 1: Billy Taylor’s Touchdown
We got the author, Dr. Sap, as well the guy who ran it and the guys who blocked for it: Billy Taylor, Fritz Seyferth, and Jim Brandstatter come on to talk about perhaps the greatest play in Michigan history.
Segment 2: Reviewing the Preview
starts at 37:30
Brian, Ace and Seth come on to discuss what we learned while putting the book together. We talk about the most worrying positions, Harbaugh’s sign, setting the stage for 2018, and handicapping the Big Ten East race.
You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.
Segment two is here. Segment three (Brian/Seth/Ace) is here. Segment four is here.
You can pick up the book from our store, or at any Ann Arbor Underground Printing store, The Bo Store, Literati, and Nicola’s Books.
THE USUAL LINKS
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
Wednesday Jun 07, 2017
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REMINDER: HTTV Kickstarter ends in 48 hours! We sold out last year so if you want to make sure you get a book this is the way to get it. If you want to know how the Billy Taylor Touchdown was specifically designed to beat what Ohio State showed, you can go to the Alumni Association’s annual golf outing next year and get Jerry Hanlon a beer, or you can just pick up a copy of our book and you’ll see the play in Bo’s playbook while everyone who touched the ball recounts how they did it. Also it’s probably going to be the only opportunity to get a boot shirt:
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This extra episode was recorded at the Junge Center at the behest of our friends at the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, at their Greater Detroit Club's annual meeting and golf outing, hence all the background chatter. We probably should have mentioned those speeches you hear in the background later are Bo’s top lieutenant Jerry Hanlon, and Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel.
This podcast is presented by the Bo Store and UGP. Rishi and Ryan have been here since the beginning—shopping with them supports us and supports good dudes.
Our sponsors also make this possible so please support them: They are the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Deo Bookkeeping, Michigan Law Grad, and Peak Wealth Management.
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1. Football Items
Starts at 0:55
Position switches: Ben Mason to fullback is obvious, Drake Harris to cornerback and Brad Hawkins to safety says nice things about the receivers. You too can be Richard Sherman.
Grant Perry: Reinstatement means nothing—trial date is July 17th which is before practices start—and probably means they know what the deal is going to be at this point. Three-game suspension seems in the realm of reasonable.
Sunny Odogwu: Injury means he’s going to be playing catch-up but a great use of an open scholarship and could work out very well.
NCAA rule changes: SEC upset about early signing period in late December and visits in summer because it’s good for northern schools, kids, and honest dealers. Early signing resolves Swenson situations in time. The can’t-hire-a-coach rule is stupid.
Michigan State reeling: Not taking pleasure in this. Investigations finally out, three prominent players out with every other pretty good player you can think of either trying to get out or questionably committed. Outlook: 2016 class is hemorrhaging, 2017 class bottomed out, 2018 class is under a cloud, and Dantonio’s build was all about lack-of-attrition so this program could be coming completely off the tracks. Team chemistry a mess. If you’re Pat Narduzzi, would you leave Pitt for this?
2. Gimmicky Top Five: Stupid Things We Are Proud Of, wsg Bruce Madej
Starts at 34:27
We welcome in “Michigan Man Classic” Bruce Madej, the godfather of SID’ing and currently a special advisor to the athletic department. Ace goes first, which means the MGoBlog guys got exactly one good one in before Bruce blows this away. At least Brian and Ace kept the rest of theirs short so we could get to the next Madej thing. If not for Madej you might be impressed that Beilein’s sons were very happy about “We Had Subs It Was Crazy” because that’s exactly how dad their dad is.
3. Bill Wenzel on AAUM’s Golf Outing
Starts at 1:00:37
Why are we here?
4. Hoops & Ace’s Hockey Podcast
Starts at 1:06:49
D.J. Wilson to NBA is depressing but would have been more depressing to lose Wagner because it’s right before he becomes a murderer. Wilson probably promised he’d go in the 1st round.
Simmons: would you trade him for D.J.? Not sure because solving the PG situation is a huge deal for this team. Charles Mathews is the biggest X factor this program has had in years.
Mel: When the floor is this guy you’re getting a really good floor, but adding Bill Muckalt to the staff and retaining Wiseman means this is closer to a ceiling hire. Might be good immediately, probably not great again for a few years.
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MUSIC:
- “The Man Comes Around”—Johnny Cash
- “Play It Right”—Sylvan Esso
- “I Went Outside Today”—Open Eagle Mike, Paul White
- “Across 110th Street”
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Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
Last one of the year guys.
No reason I just wanted to use this one and we’re running out of year [Eric Upchurch]
Things discussed:
- Jaaron Simmons: His high turnovers and lots of bad twos are Ohio’s fault we think. Good on the P&R. Transition offense is only complaint that sticks.
- DJ and Moe: Most have DJ in 2nd round and Moe not drafted but they’ll go to the deadline. No secret that they would go if either is a 1st rounder. Mo Bamba in a holding pattern.
- Craig scouted winger Ignas Brazdeikis, a 2018 Lithuanian playing in Canada who reclassified from 2017. Phenomenal shooter, comfortable with both hands.
- More thoughts on death of cable bundling/ESPN layoffs.
- Search Engine Optimization: Nobody’s comfortable with that being the most important target for a content provider to be focused on.
- Michigan State’s troubles: what’s taking so long? Waiting for a logical explanation (e.g. lost evidence).
- America’s worst football coach comes at Harbaugh, then blocks Harbaugh. Tim Brewster’s block button is the Nixon’s List of 2017. I may have spent an unhealthy portion of yesterday trying to get on this list.
- Craig submitted an article for HTTV about the 1880s that didn’t have enough about the Stevens Institute Game.
- Will the NCAA legislate against Michigan going to Rome? Yes, because SEC coaches are shameless? No, because there’s no leg to stand on? Yes because that never stopped them before?
You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.
Segment two is here. Segment three is here.
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Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
[by Vatican photographer @oss_romano via @AlanHoldren]
Things discussed:
- Losers cry while winners go to Italy: Jealousy or clickbait: 100% of the people bitching about this have 0% credibility. Michigan’s academic schedule gives them an advantage in this. Should Big Ten batsports leave the NCAA?
- News from Rome: Brandon Peters throws a good ball, Tarik Black’s a guy, and other things we already know.
- NFL Draft: Absurdity of the league of morally bankrupt idiot sons testing for weed.
- Melcome: Sometimes the obvious choice is the right one. M’s decline started when Pearson left. Being old is a downer—Craig wishes he was still just 2,987. Billy Muckalt, whether he’s here or an HC elsewhere, gives Mel a Mel; USA Hockey should take a look. Shields needs to stay.
- The fall of ESPN and the dying world of cable bundling. It rankles that they could have kept 20-30 actual journalists instead of Steven A Smith. They had Grantland and the Podcast network and had no idea how to monetize them. The changing media landscape is not the place for suits who can’t see past the next quarter.
- Scream shows don’t get watched.
You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.
Segment two is here. Segment three is here.
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Friday Apr 21, 2017
Friday Apr 21, 2017
[Bryan Fuller]
Things discussed:
- Baseball is really good. Now up to #13 in the country.
- Spring takes: It was fun. Brandon Peters looked gooooood. Speight had a bad day, but that doesn’t undo a season’s worth of seeing him start, play on the road, play injured, lead a team, etc. But man, that throw to Schoenle. But Speight was under way more pressure. But Craig was a few sheets to the wind when charting it.
- The spreading: Are they getting the RBs good receiver matchups? A zone read package to bleed Peters? Making pass protection easier? All of the above, probably.
- Like the backs. Like the receivers. The secondary looks like it reloaded.
- Craig and Brian don’t agree on their favorite walk-on OL. Frey is good—smart to have multiple coaches for a position that, including TE, is over half of your offense.
- Bush can run through some guys—you can see why they like Robo but Bush is going to be hard to keep from the field.
- Khaleke Hudson is the Peters of the defense: seeing the things translate to college ball that made him such an exciting prospect out of high school.
- Can you imagine telling Don Brown he’s not allowed to blitz?
- That bonkers field goal. The other kickers looked good too. Will Hart can punt it long but takes a long time to get it off.
- Toughest game on the schedule? Brian thinks Sam is giving Penn State too much credit. Their offense in the good part of the year was too based on bombing it downfield but that’s not going to last without Chirs Godwin.
- Hurst: we’re gonna have to get used to playing more snaps. Really wish we had a Matt Godin on this roster.
You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.
Segment two is here. Segment three is here.
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Tuesday Apr 18, 2017
Tuesday Apr 18, 2017
1 hour and 22 minutes
HomeSure Lending’s Schembechler conference room. Foreground: fancy vases
We Couldn’t Have One Without the Other
This podcast is presented by the Bo Store, UGP & Moe's. Rishi and Ryan have been here since the beginning—shopping with them supports us and supports good dudes.
It was recorded in the Schembechler Room at Homesure Lending’s swanky new Ann Arbor office on State Street, where someone had put “Win the Game” on the whiteboard.
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1. Offense
Starts at 0:55
While Ohio State played two-hand touch and charged fans for a show of fanservice, Harbaugh (with an assist from the weather) packed the Big House by making competitive football the spectacle. QB: Peters is the worst, Speight’s game was concerning. HB: Evans is coaching football. WRs: DPJ & Black look like NFL bodies, Schoenle is real. TE: Wheats can block, Eubanks looks like a TE, Gentry is a gazelle, McKeon has the QBs’ trust. OL: Vastardis is a viable guard. Right tackle is short on guys who can pass pro.
2. Defense
Starts at 33:10
Thanks O’Korn for taking the hit to show off how Hudson can dish them. LB: Devin Bush is gonna rock you—finally our own Denicos Allen. Robo can play. DL: Starters woo, backups woof. CBs: Let’s hope this was a real sign that Washington is good and not a Brandon Watson 2015 thing. St Juste looks like he could use a redshirt. S: Not worried—Metellus ranged out, Glasgow is another Glasgow, Kinnel is flat-out good. Special teams: Is depth at kicker a thing? That kick would be a home run in most ballparks, a double in Comerica. YOU CATCH THE DANG BALL.
3. Gimmicky Top Five Under the Radar Spring Takes
Starts at 53:43
Ace thinks this means “Things that are obvious.” Demo thinks Rashan Gary’s 19-year-old body looks fit. Brian thinks we need a device that delivers electric shocks to podcasters who misbehave. We all think Harbaugh needs a holster for his megaphone, that a Rich Rod package would be cool. Not on the podcast: Seth and David signaling to each other that the five-wide package was about not being able to block Don Brown’s dirty blitzes.
4. Salute to Red Hockey
Starts at 1:10:26
We are fussy because we were babies when Berenson made Michigan hockey awesome. Thank you for all the Comries, and for running the cleanest, most watchable, most likeable, most hateable, most spectacular experience in sports.
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MUSIC:
- “In The Air Tonight”—Phil Collins
- “I Aint Gonna Work Tomorrow”—Don Julin
- “Tea and Thorazine”—Andrew Bird
- “Across 110th Street”