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EDITOR'S NOTE:
This was recorded before Jason Beck’s firing. 

1. Complaining vs Michigan State
Starts at 0:54
There’s a certain scene from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles that we’re at (the rental car scene). Make Jason Beck the caretaker of the pyramids and watch them disappear. Sherrone Moore was problematic and shouldn’t be a football coach but he could at least run the ball!! Many movies are referenced in this segment. Just how far have we fallen? The Michigan State fans were REALLY NICE. You really felt the ‘enshittification’ of this game, the 2021-2023 teams were so good that you put up with all the stadium antics, would this athletic department be any different if Dave Brandon was in charge? How many Michigan fans looked like they were actually having fun at this game? This is the perfect test for the concept of “if you win a championship you don’t get to complain for five years.” This isn’t all on Jason Beck, some of it is on the QB who can’t make the throws yet. Put Bryce back in and if he shows improvement you might actually retain him. Offensive coordinating is NOT that super complicated. The play designs have become so simplified and they still can’t really run it, the play book has shrunk as the season has gone on. They have the best WR duo since Nico and DPJ and you can’t even put together a bad offense. Devon Dampier’s worst two years were his two years with Beck. Would you take Brian Ferentz right now?? What SP+ offensive ranking would Michigan need to have to be undefeated and #1 in the country right now, 70?
2. More Complaining vs Michigan State
Starts at 32:08
What’s the future, do they even really have an athletic director? Is there really a president? Is there a chance that Kyle Whittingham decides “this is not for me” by the end of the year? What donors even want to back him at this point? This is the lowest point even Seth has felt as a Michigan fan. Michigan fans love their players (except QB sometimes), but who is even going to be around next year? Part of why this feels so depressing is that the snake doesn’t even have a head to cut off, there’s no athletic director change to have. There’s no go-to coach to chase. Where is there to even go from here? After losing to THIS Michigan State team, does anyone who didn’t understand before see it now? Did you even WANT to go to this game? Credit to Michigan State for looking like a well coached team, they played their game and won this game by playing their game. Their fans showed up because of it. Michigan can’t do that, they’re a Hail Mary away from losing two games to teams that didn’t score a touchdown. This is the biggest deviation from preseason expectations we’ve experienced ever. We didn’t appreciate Lloyd Carr enough, he ran the program well and then stepped down when it was time to step down. They just needed competence to be in the mix with Texas or Oregon or Ohio State this season. Watch hockey and women’s basketball instead!
3. Hot Takes, Men's Basketball vs UConn
Starts at 1:00:13
Men lose to UConn in a game that sort of resets the expectations of the season a bit negatively. Michigan looked like an 8 seed, UConn looked like they leveled up. Where was Trey McKenney in the first half? The whistles were fruit-flavored. Not concerned about Thiam in the long term, they should improve significantly on defense once he's back to form. There's not a post-up guy on this roster. Estrella and Goodman on the court together didn't feel great. Jalen Reed stock is down. Having Brandon McCoy out there would've helped a lot defensively. Dan Hurley is really animated but he's a good enough coach to back it up. 
4. Men's and Women's Basketball vs UConn
Starts at 1:26:45

Michigan brought in a bunch of guys that haven't been able to play together until now so they have some catching up to do. The new season goal is to stay off the bubble. This men's team might be like Dusty's first team - a good team that makes its way into the tournament and improves to a Sweet Sixteen team over time. Can this team play defense and what are they going to do when they get in foul trouble? Austin Davis would play 10 minutes per game on this team. Losing Brandon McCoy was huge, you could play him for 30 minutes off of him just being athletic. It feels like there's a tier of Final Four teams in women's basketball and everyone else is a mile behind. This felt like a program defining win and the biggest win in program history. Opposing teams can't just dial in on Olivia Olsen, Michigan has multiple threats. The conversation of vibes from football might lead to a championship for every other program.
 
MUSIC:
<ul>
<li>"The Lonesome Loser"—The Little River Band</li>
<li>"I Think I Missed Again"—Phil Colins</li>
<li>"End of Time"—Olive Jones</li>
<li>“Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra   </li>
</ul>

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