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#100

WTKA Roundtable 12/19/2024: Crunch Time Theory

Things Discussed: ---Seth on early to talk about Lions injuries, Ira gives us a short history of Detroit-Buffalo friendship. ---Oklahoma: Yes they got absolutely jobbed by Szelc. Yes, it's the #1 story of the game. Pushoffs, moving screens, 75 percent of Fears's free throws, and then a soft whistle at one end while ignoring a two-handed shove at the other end. Both of those were Szelc calls. Michigan won't get a fair whistle against this guy tbut what are you gonna do about it, have Warde complain to the Big Ten? They don't care. ---Rest of the game: Thruck was thruck. Michigan is a good team that gets the best shots in CBB. They're doing it with the big-on-big, and they're starting to know each other. Seth: pay attention to where Goldin gets his passes, where he likes it. Gonna need a team with extreme athleticism and NBA shot-blockers to contest them. ---Portal: Sam runs us through the QB options. DQ is a good one, Brendan Lewis is the one we like the best, Mikey Keene is a decent floor—he played for Lindsey at UCF—but you don't want a pocket-bound popgun arm before Bryce, do you? ---Lindsey connection got us the Arkansas brothers. Good athleticism and presence, but see TJ Metcalf as a high-floor Walker not a difference-maker. Always want a 5th year guy at nickel from now on. ---Brian: Can Morris come back? Sam: It's possible; he had concerns about the offense so if they have an OC and a QB now things could change. He hasn't set up any visits. ---Offense needs some bodies at OL: the guy they got is a development prospect. They're all in on Josh Thompson, who's checking out Auburn and Tennessee. ... Read more

19 Dec 2024

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19 Dec 2024

#99

Michigan HockeyCast 7.10: Melted Cheese

1 Hour and 19 Minutes With David Nasternak and Alex Drain This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Jonathan Paul</a> is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games. Segment 1: The Games ---Opener ---No One Score Again ---A Lead Through Two Periods ---Blown Third Period with an OT Winner Segment 2: Takes, Everyone Else, Outdoor Preview ---First Half Takeaways ---Old Friends and the League ---Wrigley Preview MUSIC ---NHL on ESPN Theme ---"You're Not Gonna Score" -- Untamed ---Ice Hockey (NES) theme ... Read more

17 Dec 2024

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17 Dec 2024

#98

MGoPodcast 16.16 : I Am Exactly Whelmed

1 hour and 43 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to<a href='https://undergroundshirts.com/custom-t-shirts?callout=mgoblog'> Underground Printing</a> for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at <a href='http://undergroundshirts.com'>undergroundshirts.com</a>. Our associate sponsors are: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com/'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>,<a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'> Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='http://www.supersklars.com/'>The Sklars Brothers</a>, the <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a> app, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://www.pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, and <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a> where we recorded this. 1. Chip Lindsey and Transfer Portal Starts at 1:00 The first half of this podcast is not just talking about how Michigan beat Ohio State 13-10. Imagine your season ending on December 21st in Columbus, Ohio. Mark your calendars for Davis Warren day on October 13th! Chip Lindsey is the new offensive coordinator out of North Carolina. The run game will be the run game, he's going to be the passing game coordinator. We are feeling exactly whelmed about this hire. Donaven McCulley comes in at wide receiver from Indiana, he's a legitimately good Big Ten receiver. Still need at least three more receivers. Billy Edwards comes in from Maryland and the worst offensive line in the country, he's a big guy. On the offensive line they bring in Jordan White from Liberty, need a tackle. It's been frustrating that Michigan hasn't brought in as many new players as we'd like to see. Derrick Moore and TJ Guy are back next year. [The rest of the writeup and the player after THE JUMP] 2. Basketball vs Arkansas Starts at 36:36 Arkansas 89, Michigan 87. This basketball game was three different basketball games. Michigan goes from a four point lead to an 18 point deficit once they start turning the ball over in the 2nd half. The boxscore is fun at least. There were some desperation zones. The shot distribution was as good as you could expect. Goldin's usage has finally gone up and Wolf is making the plays he needs to make. Roddy Gayle has been making some bad decisions. Should Michigan slow it down a bit? Are the turnovers mental because they tend to come in bunches? Wolf is the alpha on offense (get it?). The rest of the non-conference should be wins and then they ease back into the Big Ten conference play against USC. 3. Hot Takes and Hockey vs Wisconsin Starts at 1:03:45 Takes hotter than the Heisman voters who got it right for once. Hockey finally scored a goal! And they're still 9th in Pairwise. Take a breath into the break and say "it's fine." Michigan probably isn't winning the Big Ten but they're not bad, they're half of a gritty hockey team. Wisconsin is a good team, they've just been unlucky on their shots this season. Right now Michael Hage is really the only guy driving plays. 3-on-3 overtime needs a shot clock! They're good enough to be a tournament team and the shooting will probably get better. 4. Gimmicky Top Five Starts at 1:30:24 Gimmicky Top Five worst bowl matchups! Marshall entered the transfer portal and opted out of their bowl game and now Louisiana Tech has to face a furious Army team. Seth has real world bowls, Brian has hypotheticals. Don't play BYU in Miami. A bowl game in Middle Earth. PLAY A BOWL IN DUBLIN. MUSIC: ---"Q4" -- Father John Misty ---"Love Town" -- The Glands ---"What's The Rush?" -- Jesse Woods ---“Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra ... Read more

16 Dec 2024

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16 Dec 2024

#97

WTKA Roundtable 12/12/2024: We Like Making Big Books

Things Discussed: ---The Book: It's what we would have wanted. Kickstarter backers: I wrote an update but the gist is tracking numbers might come after the books because USPS. ---Ohio State is Flag-Mad. Brian: 11W and MGoBlog diverged in business models a long time ago: they do clickbait, we make big books. ---Seth: The reason this hits Ohio State so hard is they have nothing else to be proud of anymore. They bet everything on beating Michigan and then got absolutely punked again. Symbology is all that's left. ---Chip Lindsey: Came up through high school so he's got a lot of different ideas. Lots of coordinator experience. He develops somebody else's quarterback. QBs take fewer sacks, run less (more scrambles than called runs). ---Lindsey's philosophy, if there is one, is to run what works best for the players he's got. He doesn't want to have a "blob" on usage distribution—wants you to worry about screens and downfield, outside runs and inside runs. ---Portal? UNC guys of interest (Hampton is probably going pro). ---Michigan's portal strategy: looking for guys they can get value. ZVADA is the epitome of portal success: a guy who's going to be more valuable to you. Part of that value is seeing if you can make more out of a player (Barham, Stewart, etc.) than he is. ---You're in a salary cap world. ---Kentucky guys? Miller Moss? Feeling different because he's getting big portal offers. Brendon Lewis—that would be a dude; he's a Year 6 guy, probably will come down to dollars because it's not certain there's an NFL future. Don't be too worried about Underwood in Year 1 because he's not turning 18 until August. Billy Edwards? Sam nodding. UMD had the worst OL, Edwards is a perfect example of a guy who looks a lot better as a 25x/game thrower. ---Hoops: Danny Wolf is the tallest 5-10 guy we've ever seen. Sucks to lose to Calipari. Craig says hit your free throws. In a dozen years we'll say "I remember getting beat like that by Boogie Fland in college." ... Read more

12 Dec 2024

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12 Dec 2024

#96

Michigan HockeyCast 7.9: No Goals

1 Hour and 9 Minutes With David Nasternak and Alex Drain This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Jonathan Paul</a> is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games. Segment 1: WOOOOOOOOOF ---Opener ---Lots of goals ---More Goals Against ---We Have to Talk About Something Segment 2: Better But No Goals ---Can't Win With No Goals ---Weekend Takeaways ---Old Friends and the League ---Wisconsin Preview MUSIC ---NHL on ESPN Theme ---"Gopher Guts" -- Aesop Rock ---Ice Hockey (NES) theme ... Read more

10 Dec 2024

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10 Dec 2024

#95

MGoPodcast 16.15 : You've Talked Me Into Billy Edwards

1 hour and 59 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to<a href='https://undergroundshirts.com/custom-t-shirts?callout=mgoblog'> Underground Printing</a> for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at <a href='http://undergroundshirts.com'>undergroundshirts.com</a>. Our associate sponsors are: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com/'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>,<a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'> Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='http://www.supersklars.com/'>The Sklars Brothers</a>, the <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a> app, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://www.pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, and <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a> where we recorded this. 1. Michigan Men's Basketball vs Iowa Starts at 1:00 The first half of this game was a battle of mid-range jumpers and not turning the ball over (Iowa) vs going to the rim aggressively but turning the ball over a lot (Michigan). Michigan's amplitude of proficiency changes throughout a game are huge. This team is dead set on not taking mid-range jumpers. Addressing Michigan's rebounding woes. Did they play great against Iowa and Wisconsin? Not really. Are they still 2-0 in the Big Ten, though? Yeah. Danny Wolf turns the ball over too much by throwing the ball too hard. The play of the game played off of the big pick and roll. Michigan vs Iowa is an oddly friendly rivalry. Be careful with playing neutral site games when it comes to NET rankings. [The rest of the writeup and the player after THE JUMP] 2. Transfer Portal Needs Starts at 35:24 Michigan needs an offensive coordinator first. Jason Candle (Toledo head coach), Dan Mullen (former Florida head coach), and Joe Craddock (Tulane offensive coordinator) are among the biggest names rumored. Scott Frost mentioned! Michigan needs a quarterback and multiple wide receivers. Running back might be okay? Offensive line is a lot more interesting. Would like to get a defensive tackle since you're not getting either starter back. Linebacker is probably okay. 3. Hot Takes & Transfer Portal Names Starts at 58:13 Takes hotter than the fact that Georgia should not be in the playoff because they don't have their starting quarterback. Miller Moss would be the ideal scenario at QB. There's a case for Billy Edwards out of Maryland! The list falls off pretty quickly after that. Ideally you want someone to start for the year and then Bryce Underwood gets ~100 snaps. Michigan has some connections with Oklahoma Wide Receiver Nic Anderson. Michigan needs to get as many as they can. A biomechanical engineer out of Rice would be nice. There will be some players from playoff teams that hit the portal later. 4. The 2025 Recruiting Class Starts at 1:39:02 Bryce Underwood is not allowed to be the answer to any of these. Favorite guy in the class? Most unlikely to be in this class? Sleeper of the year? Most Important? Michigan is 9th in recruiting but recruiting at the same quality as Ohio State. It revolves around one guy. MUSIC: ---"It Ain't Easy" -- 2Pac ---"Vaping In Vegas" -- Wolves of Glendale ---"Let's Go Back" -- Jungle ---“Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra ... Read more

09 Dec 2024

1 HR 59 MINS

1:59:01

09 Dec 2024

#94

WTKA Roundtable 12/5/2024: Where's His Refund?

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1--Michigan Hockey watch-along tomorrow night. Be here. 2--Kickstarter backers: look for a shipping update soon. Short version is yes you will have them by Christmas but most haven't shipped yet because of Thanksgiving. 3--MGoStore <a href='https://shop.undergroundshirts.com/collections/mgoblog'>has shirts, books</a>. Things Discussed: ---Michigan 13, Ohio State 10: You gotta play the game not the board. OMG and KtG are two guys apiece, so if you're seeing five in the box you're running into a seven-man box; you just don't know it. ---Wink didn't do Wink stuff, OSU's gameplan was to use those opportunities. There were checks on his blitzes and looks all game—he just didn't give them those opportunities. Chip Kelly like Urban Meyer looks where he has numbers and run the ball into light boxes, which is what they did all year (this was their passiest game of the year!). But Urban brought in Ryan Day to not be that. ---It's not like their pass game was that effective either. It comes down to blocking and tackling. It shouldn't have come to that, but fundamentally is Ryan Day going to catch up to Michigan? ---Brian's main concern: Michigan's had Hutchinson, Mason Graham…when they don't have super-elite defensive lines can they continue that going forward or do they have to play Ohio State like other teams do? ---Keep Ryan Day? Would you rather keep beating up on this guy (like one more time) or let Ross Bjork give him a $34 million buyout and hire his definition of a good idea? Brian: It's not like they're going to hire Urban Meyer. Seth: They could literally hire Urban Meyer. ---Michigan got better on defense when they moved Zeke to cornerback and Paige to nickel. Rod Moore could be the most important guy for next year. ---Hoops vs Wisconsin: Did Danny Wolf make himself an NBA guy over the offseason? Not ready to say that, but it worked against a John Tonje. ---Offensive coordinator: Tulane OC Joe Craddock has a good track record of fixing dumpster fires (e.g. at Troy). Toledo HC Jason Candle is in a weird spot where he's too successful in the MAC to move up but not successful enough for more than a Purdue job. Dan Mullen? Pro names also on the list: do they talk to Brian Griese (not an OC) or Byron Leftwich (not currently coaching)? Michigan's priority is finding a guy who will develop Underwood. ... Read more

05 Dec 2024

51 MINS

51:19

05 Dec 2024

#93

MGoRadio 10.12: Early Signing Day Spectaculo wsg Steve Lorenz

Thank you to 247's Steve Lorenz for joining us, as always, for a Podcast-length edition of Across the Crooked Blue Line. The Sponsors We want to thank <a href='http://shop.undergroundshirts.com/collections/michigan'>Underground Printing</a> for starting this and making it possible—stop by and pick up some gear, check them out at <a href='http://ugpmichiganapparel.com/'>ugpmichiganapparel.com</a>, or check out our selection of shirts on the <a href='https://mgoblogstore.com/collections/mgoblog'>MGoBlogStore.com</a>. And let’s not forget our associate sponsors: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>, <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='https://royaloathinsurance.com/'>Royal Oath Insurance Group</a>, <a href='http://pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a>, who just <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>launched an app</a> where you earn rewards for things like reading MGoBlog and listening to our podcast, and <a href='http://signalwire.com/'>SignalWire</a> where we are recording this. THE VIDEO: [After THE JUMP: People in yellow puffy jackets.] --------------------- 1. Things We're Watching and Offensive Recruits Starts at the top PEOPLE OF INTEREST: Jayden Sanders will sign tomorrow; that's just when his school does that. Olesh might get caught up in Oregon's big day, since he's their final target. Good that he's held out, Michigan's working the phones. Lean? Who knows. Derek Meadows: sounds like Alabama came in with a bigger NIL offer. Ty Haywood: 5-star, as long as he makes it up to campus we're in good shape. QB BRYCE UNDERWOOD: The cackling segment. Been a five-year recruitment—there was a Bryce Underwood recruitment paragraph on every QB target since Dante Moore was on their radar; shows M is serious. Steve's comp is Trevor Lawrence, but runs like Vince Young. Ivins thinks the distance between #1 overall the the #2 and #3 guys in the class is massive. RB JASPER PARKER: So underrated he can't be called underrated anymore. Not fast but is Hart-But-Big. RB DONOVAN JOHNSON: Freaks list, early 5-star because IMG, big injury drop and other schools dropped out, but made Freaks list after recovery. WR ANDREW MARSH: Elite WR. How? Bellamy did work. Seth comps to Cornelius Johnson, because elite double-moves and intellectual family. WR JACOB WASHINGTON: Never wavered even though big Sr season and had Washington come calling. Bellamy's HS, his HC is still the HC. Adrian Arrington/Marquise Walker tall possession type, but needs a redshirt. WR JAMAR BROWDER: Might be 6'5"—flipped from NC State and big riser, contested baller. NC State thought they had a dude. Common pick for class sleeper. Nico? Nico was a unicorn because of his speed. Bellamy recruiter of the year? West Bloomfield legend, Louisiana legend, and owns North Carolina since brother-in-law Biakabutuka lives out there. FB ELI OWENS: Wants to be Max Bredeson!!!! LT ANDREW BABALOLA: Comps to Stanford guys don't work; Jake Long in that he's a bit raw, basketball, length. OG AVERY GACH: Yay Groves, Yay Seth's Temple. Zinter/Sainristil of the OL who led Groves to the greatest season in school history (along with Barry Sanders's son). Why hasn't been bumped up? Nobody was at his games. C KADEN STRAYHORN: Funniest commit; dad is the color guy on MSU radio, but MSU was out a long time ago, won over OSU. IMG center, might be a little small. 2. Defensive Line and Linebacker Starts at 43:25 DE/DT NATE MARSHALL: Most surprising commit x2. Big win out of Chicago. Steve sees him growing into a DT but has the athleticism to stay outside. WDE JULIUS HOLLY: Injury meant nobody got to see him after a killer start to his Sr year but great measurables, guy Michigan sees as next Dom Nichols. DT BOBBY KANKA: Matt Godin. SDE BENNY PATTERSON: Might be the Wormley of the class. Build-a-bear rose late, should have been a 4-star. Edge for sure. PSU and USC were also trying to flip off senior tape. DT TRAVIS MOTEN: Wrestlers have the stamina as well as the leverage. His Hudl looks like Chris Hinton. Might be 280 already. Seth comp: Rayshaun Benny. MLB NATHANIEL OWUSU-BOATENG: Another early highly ranked IMG kid, injury hid him as a senior, probably much much larger than his listed 6'0"/200. More of a MIKE to Michigan. WLB CHASE TAYLOR: The Sullivan-esque super long athlete, outside linebacker with crazy athleticism and length, finally rose late. 3. Secondary and Class Wrap Starts at 1:00:40 CB JAYDEN SANDERS: Legit 6'3" and long. Ceiling is insane. Amorion Walker but this time he's starting as a CB. Freakish ability to move—if you can play cornerback at that size… CB SHAMARI EARLS: Will Johnson Memorial Hey Elite Cornerbacks Are Good. Sam Webb all over this recruitment. Expect the 5-star cornerback track. ATH ELIJAH DOTSON: Pat Narduzzi complains about Michigan throwing around money. Freaky athlete, late riser, CB-WR-S freaky athlete type. Might be best as a CB (think Jeremy Clark). FS JORDAN YOUNG: Clemson decommit because "<a href='https://247sports.com/college/football/recruiting/article/michigan-four-star-signee-jordan-young-on-clemson-flip-their-recruiting-class-wasnt-that-good-241261879/'>their recruiting class wasn't that good</a>." Michigan operating in the real world. Flipped him after we lost Ike Taylor, similar ceiling, similar profile (think Zeke Berry) but he's right that he needs some development. NK KAINOA WINSTON: Reminds Brian of Quinten Johnson. Reminds Seth of Rod Moore and Mike Sainristil in that Winston is a football savant. Also a sprinter. THE CLASS AS IT STANDS: Talent parity with Ohio State! What happens when Michigan isn't disadvantaged by rules they follow and their competition doesn't? Look at 1990s: they had a LOT of talent on those teams. Now they just need to get an OC who isn't going to run 80% of the time when he has Tom Brady. Class put together in adverse circumstances: Yes a natty run but also Will Harbaugh Go to the NFL? Their slow walk to taking NIL seriously. Their rough 2024 before winning The Game. OFFENSE Pos Player State Stars In a nutshell QB <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/bryce-underwood'>Bryce Underwood</a> MI 5.0 Drew Henson 2.0, basically. RB <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/donovan-johnson'>Donovan Johnson</a> GA 4.0⬇⬇ Elite as a Fr, IMG, injured as Jr. RB <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/jasper-parker'>Jasper Parker</a> LA 3.8⬆ Hart-selected, Alford approved WR <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/andrew-marsh'>Andrew Marsh</a> TX 4.5⬇ Gliding track athlete/deep threat WR <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/jacob-washington'>Jacob Washington</a> LA 4.0 Parker's teammate. Big & Tall WR <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/jamar-browder'>Jamar Browder</a> FL 3.6⬆ Giant contested baller. TE <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/andrew-olesh'>Andrew Olesh</a> PA 4.4⬆⬆ #1 target, catchy-blocky, Bama wanted. TE <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/eli-owens'>Eli Owens</a> TN 3.7⬇⬇ Blocky FB/TE. OT <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/andrew-babalola'>Andrew Babalola</a> KS 4.8 Elite 1st rnd type but a bit raw too. OG <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/avery-gach'>Avery Gach</a> MI 4.1⬆ Smart and nasty Zinterish G. C <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/kaden-strayhorn'>Kaden Strayhorn</a> MI 3.8 IMG, top C in class, son of MSU radio DEFENSE Pos Player State Stars In a nutshell NT <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/travis-moten'>Travis Moten</a> KY 3.5⬆ Wrestling build-a-bear DT <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/bobby-kanka'>Bobby Kanka</a> MI 4.0⬆⬆ Tenacious DT DT/DE <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/benny-patterson'>Benny Patterson</a> IN 3.6⬆ Build-a-bear flipped from Cincy. SDE <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/nate-marshall'>Nate Marshall</a> IL 4.6⬆ Elite heavy edge, maybe DT WDE <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/julius-holly'>Julius Holly</a> GA 3.9⬇ Solid high-floor pass rusher. MLB <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/nathaniel-owusu-boateng'>Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng</a> MD (IMG) 4.3⬇⬇ Ravens-type, BJM top target all cycle. WLB <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/chase-taylor'>Chase Taylor</a> GA 3.6 Lanky/speedy underrated athlete Nk <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/kainoa-winston'>Kainoa Winston</a> DC 4.4⬆ Rod Moore-ish Mike Sainristil. S <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/jordan-young'>Jordan Young</a> NC 4.3 Zeke Berry-ish burst CB <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/shamari-earls'>Shamari Earls</a> VA 4.5 Elite tall CB flipped from UGA CB <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/jayden-sanders'>Jayden Sanders</a> TX 3.9⬆ Tall/skinny super athlete ATH <a href='https://mgoblog.com/category/tags/elijah-dotson'>Elijah Dotson</a> MI 4.2⬆⬆⬆ Very tall CB/S/WR, Belleville 4. Hoops vs Wisconsin Starts at 1:21:29 What did we learn? We learned WOLF! He wasn't playing like this at Yale—he was a point center but not a point GUARD. Finding that 14-foot pick-and-roll and Wisconsin has no answer. Defense is also this team's calling card, because Wolf can stay in front of a 6'5" guy. Rebounding? Maybe they didn't focus on it because everyone is still playing icebreakers to get to know each other, maybe they didn't practice it because Wisconsin and Gayle used to guard PGs. Songs: ---“Hi, Hey There, Hello”—The Mowglis ---"Strawberry Letter23”—The Brothers Johnson ---“Mr. Fear”—SIAMES Also because Across 110th Street will get our Youtubes taken down, the opener and outro: ---“The Employee is Not Afraid”—Bear vs. Shark ---“Ruska Vodka”—Motorboat ... Read more

05 Dec 2024

1 HR 42 MINS

1:42:35

05 Dec 2024

#92

Michigan HockeyCast 7.8: A Split Ride

1 Hour and 9 Minutes With David Nasternak and Alex Drain This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Jonathan Paul</a> is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games. Segment 1: Due a Bad Game ---Opener ---Poor Start ---It Didn't Get Better ---Just a Game to Forget Segment 2: Very Nice Bounceback ---Professional Performance ---Weekend Takeaways ---Old Friends and the League ---Gopher Showdown Incoming MUSIC ---NHL on ESPN Theme ---"Wild Horses" -- Bishop Briggs ---Ice Hockey (NES) theme ... Read more

03 Dec 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:44

03 Dec 2024

#91

MGoPodcast 16.14 : Hassan Haskins But Corum

3 hours and 9 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to<a href='https://undergroundshirts.com/custom-t-shirts?callout=mgoblog'> Underground Printing</a> for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at <a href='http://undergroundshirts.com'>undergroundshirts.com</a>. 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Hahahahahahahaha Starts at 1:00 lol. lmao. An NIL booster in Dayton has no soul because MICHIGAN SUCKED IT OUT OF HIS CHEST. THE PUNTERS MOCKED YOU. There has never been a season like this that we have experienced. This is the most surprising win since we've started watching Michigan football. Ohio State probably wins easily if they just play their game but they played too conservatively. WE IOWA'D THEM. It was a little windy :( Michigan didn't get to knock them out of the playoff but now they have to regroup and win four playoff games instead of three. They should've gotten that QB that went to Syracuse. Ryan Day's insecurities are coming back to haunt him and they snowballed in this game, he's never had to learn how to lose. Ohio State is 10-2 and their fans are miserable. [The rest of the writeup and the player after THE JUMP] 2. Defense vs Ohio State Starts at 32:56 Let's all apologize to Wink Martindale. Mason Graham does not play defensive end, so thanks for that. Was all the weird stuff all season a rope-a-dope?? Kenneth Grant had the best game he's ever had in a Michigan uniform. Ohio State's offensive line is one of their biggest issues and they played into Michigan's biggest strength, the defensive line. They didn't run their running quarterback. Quinshon Judkins was supposed to be that guy and Makari Paige cancelled that. Who on Ohio State has dat dawg in them? Ohio State probably could've dumbed down their offense and scored more than 10 points. Rod Moore was still the Sainristil of this defense even though he didn't play. They just didn't call holding in this game. 3. Hot Takes, Offense, Game Theory, and Special Teams Starts at 59:36 Takes hotter than anything Ryan Day sits on. Kalel Mullings had the most hoss-like game since Chris Perry. On 3rd and long they still give it to Kalel even when the percentage of success was low. Michigan's last two drives before the kneel down ate up almost a whole quarter of time. Where will Davis Warren be next year? No matter what, he's entered the lore of Michigan football. Was Michigan playing too safe as a 21 point underdog or was their bag of plays just not that deep? Zvada is the #1 FEI kicker by a billion. Tyler Morris caught the punts, woo! College kickers are back and Ryan Day is haunted by them! Ohio State still just doesn't have it in short yardage. Ryan Day doesn't believe he can get that one yard, but he keeps trying. The first incident is a kerfuffle, the post-game was a level 4 melee. With respect to the pepper spray - now the wind is important! Michigan turned Ohio State into Michigan State. Gus Johnson had a horrible game. Three controversial non-PI calls that went against Michigan. Jeremiah Smith is going to be a physical athlete that drives Seth and Craig crazy for the next two years. Need a seppuku touchdown celebration. 4. Around the Big Ten with Jamie Mac Starts at 2:16:55 Indiana 66, Purdue 0 This game was one yard away from a total rutger. Ryan Walters was fired immediately after, he was 5-19 at Purdue. If you're Indiana, who do you want to play in the playoffs? Who does Purdue replace as their coach? Iowa 13, Nebraska 10 Iowa wins with five total first downs and 49 rushing yards. Nebraska dominated this game all the way and still lost by one score. Michigan ended their season by finally being Iowa with upside. Cade seems to have left the program. Rutgers 41, Michigan State 14 You've gotta really be nervous about Aidan Chiles moving forward if you're a Michigan State fan. After the game Chiles had some spicy quotes about the fans. Michigan State might not be able to just portal fix things. Jonathan Smith might not be mean enough to coach Michigan State. Illinois 38, Northwestern 28 Northwestern outgains Illinois but turns the ball over four times. AJ Henning has 119 receiving yards. UCLA 20, Fresno State 14 UCLA gets to 5-7 after looking absolutely terrible at the start of the year. They're a team to watch out for in the portal, though. It'll be a whole new team. Penn State 44, Maryland 7 Maryland goes up 7-0 and then decides not to do football. They're a dead fish right now but hey they still beat USC. Penn State earns a spot in the Big Ten championship game in a year where they don't beat Michigan or Ohio State. Would they be the #1 overall seed if they win the Big Ten?? Notre Dame 49, USC 35 Notre Dame gets TWO ~100 yard pick sixes. Does USC need to think about moving on from Lincoln Riley? Oregon 49, Washington 21 Oregon is the team that combines the west coast passing attack with a running attack better than anyone. The ducks crunch the OW game. Oregon gets 10 sacks! Minnesota 24, Wisconsin 7 A slow motion blowout. How does Wisconsin recover from this season? Fickell is on contract until 2029. MUSIC: ---Carry Me Ohio"-- Sun Kil Moon ---"Crybaby" -- Cults ---"Bloodbuzz Ohio" -- The National ---“Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra ... Read more

02 Dec 2024

3 HR 09 MINS

3:09:56

02 Dec 2024

#90

MGoRadio 10.11: But Will He Look Angry?

The Sponsors We want to thank <a href='http://shop.undergroundshirts.com/collections/michigan'>Underground Printing</a> for starting this and making it possible—stop by and pick up some gear, check them out at <a href='http://ugpmichiganapparel.com/'>ugpmichiganapparel.com</a>, or check out our selection of shirts on the <a href='https://mgoblogstore.com/collections/mgoblog'>MGoBlogStore.com</a>. And let’s not forget our associate sponsors: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>, <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='https://royaloathinsurance.com/'>Royal Oath Insurance Group</a>, <a href='http://pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a>, who just <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>launched an app</a> where you earn rewards for things like reading MGoBlog and listening to our podcast, and <a href='http://signalwire.com/'>SignalWire</a> where we are recording this. Featured Musician: Tree City THE VIDEO: [After THE JUMP: Things said.] --------------------- 1. Ohio State Preview: Offense starts at the top Is Howard any better than Kyle McCord? Because McCord was actually really good in The Game last year. How Chip Kelly is the running game? How Ryan Day are they on 3rd & 3? Injuries to the offensive line have drawn in a couple of guards who weren't expected to play yet, put Carson Hinzman back at C and kicked Donovan Jackson out to left tackle, but these are first-world problems. Jeremiah Smith's freshman eligibility is a global problem. Emeke Egbuka is a dangerous slot weapon that wasn't fully utilized until he got to play there. 2. Ohio State Preview: Defense starts at 18:02 They brought back almost everybody and added the #1 transfer in the portal, meaning 5-star <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-GgK3EYaUA'>Sonny Styles</a> is now at WLB for new Bandit uber 5-star <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmO7797gzAM'>Caleb Downs</a>. Not as relevant that you can block JT Tuimolaoau and Jack Sawyer and survive because Evan Link isn't blocking those guys. Lathan Ransom has been a superstar at Adjuster safety for them. Weakness is the cornerbacks get left in man and are not elite—a weakness that Michigan is in a particularly bad position to exploit. 3. Basketball vs Xavier and Virginia Tech starts at 35:17 They faced a switching team and switched Everything! On-ball defense was brilliant in both games. Coming from guys we expected and from guys we didn't expect. Offensively they can find a guy (Gayle vs VT, Wolf vs Xavier) to keep them going until they get good at their offense, but that's coming too and you can see it in Vlad's usage. Seth wants an NIL program to pay Vlad $1000 per dunk and subtract $100 for every shot missed at the rim that's not a dunk. 4. Recruiting starts at 54:36 Underwood's arm strength is THERE but he varies his angles and speed, and that's why there's a hitch. His movement is also THERE: breakaway speed to extend plays. Seth runs us through guys to pay attention to down the stretch. See you next time for our live Signing Day show. About the Featured Artist: <a href='https://treecity.bandcamp.com/'>Tree City</a> I call them 7, 3, and 4. [photo: Benjamin Weatherston] Those of you who've been paying attention know we always have a little surprise for The Game, but this one surprised even me. Nadim got in touch with local legend/Michigan grad Evan Haywood just in time to get us a preview of Tree City's highly anticipated next album "Pure Levels." For those who are tapped into the Ann Arbor music scene, you're going "Holy shit they got a copy of Tree City's new album!???" (it won't be released until December 13). For the rest (vast majority) of you: Tree City is a hip-hop collective from Ann Arbor that formed in 2005 and quickly became an integral part of the local scene. Three original members remain: Haywood ("Clavius Crates"), Kyle Hunter ("Silas Green"), and Jacoby Simmons ("DJ Cataclysmic") along with Charles Cheek ("Cheeks"), who joined in 2008. It's a big deal because we haven't had a Tree City release since their critically acclaimed "Thus Far" back in 2010, meaning the entirety of the Hoke and Harbaugh eras went by with people wondering when these guys are going to make another. Haywood calls "Pure Levels" the… magnum opus of homegrown hip-hop, over a decade in the making. It promises to be the definitive statement from several of the finest lyricists ever to emerge from Michigan. Their sound is intellectual, futuristic, and—IMO—a little bit jazzy in the way they quote and reference. It's fun and danceable stuff, but the lyrics are the thing. If you like grounded philosophy in your hip-hop this is the hip-hop for you. Songs: ---Love Hotels (produced by Dykehouse) ---Story 2 Story (Dykehouse) ---Raspberry Balm (produced by Vulfpeck) Also because Across 110th Street will get our Youtubes taken down, the opener and outro: ---“The Employee is Not Afraid”—Bear vs. Shark ---“Ruska Vodka”—Motorboat ... Read more

29 Nov 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:31

29 Nov 2024

#89

Michigan HockeyCast 7.7: Lion Down on the Job

1 Hour and 7 Minutes With David Nasternak and Alex Drain This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Jonathan Paul</a> is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games. Segment 1: Blown Leads and a Winner ---Opener ---Explosive first period ---Two Blown three goal leads ---Hage beats Grannan Segment 2: More Goals Than Were Possible ---Goal Count ---Weekend Takeaways ---Old Friends and the League ---Checking in With Awkward Cousin MUSIC ---NHL on ESPN Theme ---"Ain't No Use in Tryin'" -- Trampled By Turtles ---Ice Hockey (NES) theme ... Read more

26 Nov 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:34

26 Nov 2024

#88

MGoPodcast 16.13 : Honest Carl Grapentine

1 hour and 56 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to<a href='https://undergroundshirts.com/custom-t-shirts?callout=mgoblog'> Underground Printing</a> for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at <a href='http://undergroundshirts.com'>undergroundshirts.com</a>. Our associate sponsors are: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com/'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>,<a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'> Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='http://www.supersklars.com/'>The Sklars Brothers</a>, the <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a> app, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://www.pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, and <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a> where we recorded this. 1. Offense vs Northwestern Starts at 1:00 We got in a time machine and went back to 2023 and it felt pretty good. Michigan and Northwestern were about even in yardage towards the end of the first half and then Michigan runs the worst two-minute drill to result in a touchdown ever. Can you do anything Michigan did in the 2nd half against Ohio State? No. A rare compliment to Kirk Campbell. Looking ahead to Bryce Underwood. Michigan is also going to portal a quarterback. A few guys who will contribute next year got to play in this game. There's a vibe about upcoming coaching/coordinator changes. [The rest of the writeup and the player after THE JUMP] 2. Defense vs Northwestern Starts at 34:01 Michigan was playing one of the worst offenses in America and made them look like it. Who comes back next year? The defensive tackles are gone but some ends are probably back. Will Johnson is gone but Hall is probably back. Zeke Berry is a safety playing corner so he has his limitations. 3. Hot Takes, Game Theory, and Special Teams Starts at 48:06 Takes hotter than Tavierre Dunlap. What would be this team's record against last year's schedule? What would this team's record be with last year's coaching staff? Zvada is 6/6 on 50+ field goals this year. The transfer portal opens in one week and is only open for three weeks! Evaluating next year's offensive line. It will be interesting to see how a new offensive coordinator would evaluate the talent. They're probably fine at linebacker next year but the secondary is a concern. 4. Around the Big Ten with Jamie Mac Starts at 1:19:27 Ohio State 38, Indiana 15 Indiana's offensive line got destroyed which doesn't bode well for Michigan! Indiana's coaches are great but they played this game with James Madison's talent. Michigan State 24, Purdue 17 This one was fun to watch after the Victors signing event. This was being enjoyed by anyone who wasn't a Michigan State or Purdue fan. Michigan State has a "win and you're in" against Rutgers! Illinois 38, Rutgers 31 A wild ending to this one. Rutgers just stops playing defense on Illinois' game winning touchdown. Penn State 26, Minnesota 25 Penn State just hanging on by the skin of their teeth all game. There's a blocked extra point for a 2-pt return! This was a very MGoBlog score. Nebraska 44, Wisconsin 25 Nebraska is bowl eligible for the first time since 2016! Another poor performance for Wisconsin on both sides of the ball. Wisconsin hasn't had a losing season since 2001 (they're 5-6). Iowa 28, Maryland 13 Iowa runs their running back 35 times, naturally. Is it time for Maryland to move on from Locksley? Iowa Nebraska on Black Friday is now a fun tradition we're excited for. USC 19, UCLA 13 One of the Big Ten's all time greatest rivalries! There was a kickoff at the 5 yard line. The decision to bench Miller Moss is weird because he didn't appear to have been the problem. MUSIC: ---"Life Is"-- Jessica Pratt ---"Lou's Tune" -- DARGZ, Moses Boyd ---"The In-Between" -- In This Moment ---“Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra ... Read more

25 Nov 2024

1 HR 55 MINS

1:55:43

25 Nov 2024

#87

MGoRadio 10.10: Harmon, Henson, Young & Smash

REMINDER: BOOK RELEASE PARTY! SEE YOU TONIGHT AT VENUE, 6PM The Sponsors We want to thank <a href='http://shop.undergroundshirts.com/collections/michigan'>Underground Printing</a> for starting this and making it possible—stop by and pick up some gear, check them out at <a href='http://ugpmichiganapparel.com/'>ugpmichiganapparel.com</a>, or check out our selection of shirts on the <a href='https://mgoblogstore.com/collections/mgoblog'>MGoBlogStore.com</a>. And let’s not forget our associate sponsors: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>, <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='https://royaloathinsurance.com/'>Royal Oath Insurance Group</a>, <a href='http://pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a>, who just <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>launched an app</a> where you earn rewards for things like reading MGoBlog and listening to our podcast, and <a href='http://signalwire.com/'>SignalWire</a> where we are recording this. Featured Musician: Magic Toaster THE VIDEO: [After THE JUMP: Things said.] --------------------- 1. Bryce Underwood and Recruiting starts at the top High-five everybody! Is he the starter next year? What does it do for the class? Guessing this means Michigan gets Derek Meadows, who was a package deal, and keeps Olesh, and can finish strong. What to make of other flip possibilities, including an OT committed to Alabama? What happened to Jaylen Williams? 2 & 3. Northwestern Preview starts at 24:19 (offense) and 35:38 (defense) Offense isn't SO bad but still quite bad. Offensive line issues are not just injuries. Mirror Michigan in that they have similar weaknesses and an OC who doesn't really know what he's doing or how to evaluate what he has. Defensively well-coached guys but few dudes. One dude they do have is a cornerback who's playing hurt. 4. Basketball vs Tarleton State and Ft Myers Preview starts at 46:57 A glitchy shooting night and a lot of fouling in a low-care blowout, but we only care about the turnover rate. Well not ONLY: Vlad Goldin needs to stop and gather when he gets the ball low in transition. Defensively the starters are so much better than other lineups. Seeing good play from Pippen—has he earned a role? Fort Myers: Virginia Tech is Not Good but also important to beat because South Carolina and Xavier would both be very good resume games we'd like to get to. Xavier is on par with Michigan; South Carolina looks like Wake and TCU. About the Featured Artist: <a href='https://magictoaster.bandcamp.com/'>Magic Toaster</a> <a href='$image%5B8%5D.png'></a> As far as I can tell we're getting in on the ground floor of this local dude—and I have to know is that a sample from Chrono Trigger at the beginning of Blue Night Oberon, which is his latest single? Magic Taster calls his music "igneous rock recorded in my basement" but it's got deep prog and rock roots. The lyrics are accessible, smart, and funny. He came up on a <a href='https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2GiU50Y6j2oioclfkqlcC4?si=62642938af6b442d'>playlist of Indie Ann Arbor music</a> and I wrote the last couple of articles with him on in the background. I don't know any more about him but I'm featuring and finding out and giving you a selection of three different songs that show off his range. FWIW the third one—Saturday Nite—is the one that caught my ears. Song choices: ---Blue Night Oberon ---Anything's Fine ---Saturday Nite Also because Across 110th Street will get our Youtubes taken now now, the opener and outro: ---“The Employee is Not Afraid”—Bear vs. Shark ---“Ruska Vodka”—Motorboat ... Read more

22 Nov 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:28

22 Nov 2024

#86

WTKA Roundtable 11/21/2024: They Don’t Have a Guy

Things Discussed: ---Northwestern: Offensively they’re terrible, defensively they’re well-coached. ---QB is Davis Warren except they actually run with him. ---Michigan’s offense: coordinating has been the worst we’ve seen for decades. It’s not a quick fix or even a bye week thing: they don’t evaluate their players, their stuff doesn’t look like their other stuff, and they didn’t have a plan. ---Can they get a new OC installed by December 1st? Because I’d hate to go through a second straight portal season unable to answer “who’s going to be coaching me?” ---Craig: Women’s BB is *FUN*. They’re blowing teams out, they don’t turn it over, they play fast, and they’re the hardest working team in basketball. ---Men’s basketball: Not going to be top-50 in turnover rate but this will come down. They don’t have a single originator, but a lot of guys who can create a little. ---They also won’t be 350th in TO-rate; they’re still getting to know each other. ---The shots they do get up are super high-efficiency. ---Getting Vlad going: ---Nimari Burnett had to come to Michigan to become the perfect Alabama player ... Read more

21 Nov 2024

43 MINS

43:39

21 Nov 2024

#85

MGoPodcast 16.12: Across A Great Sea of Mid

2 hours and 10 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to<a href='https://undergroundshirts.com/custom-t-shirts?callout=mgoblog'> Underground Printing</a> for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at <a href='http://undergroundshirts.com'>undergroundshirts.com</a>. Our associate sponsors are: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com/'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>,<a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'> Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='http://www.supersklars.com/'>The Sklars Brothers</a>, the <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a> app, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://www.pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, and <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a> where we recorded this. 1. Basketball After TCU Starts at 1:00 Gee golly willickers that was a lot of turnovers. Michigan’s team of point guards has none, unless you want to call Danny Wolf the point. Weird game where they turned the ball over 16 times, most of those steals, and still led at the half because when they do get a shot it’s always at the rim or an open look from three. How to get Goldin involved? He’s not really into the game, not just on his teammates not seeing him, but it’s that as well. Walters is the most efficient offensive player in CBB but he’s playing the same position as Wolf. Trying to figure out how the lineup shakes out because we’re not going to have an eleven-man rotation all year. [The rest of the writeup and the player after THE JUMP] 2. Big Ten Basketball Preview: The Bottom Nine to Kenpom Starts at 29:14 Washington: Great Osobor was a great portal pickup but they can’t keep C Franck Kepnang healthy. Rice transfer Mekhi Mason and NoDak transfer Tyree Ihenacho are uptransfers who had high usage at the 3 and 2, Butler transfer DJ Davis doesn’t really do to for us either. Injuries already. Predicted finish: 18th. USC: They got Terrance Williams and they’re all Terrance Williamses: 6’7” guys who can shoot save for “PG” Desmond Claude. Already injured. Projected finish: 16th. Minnesota: Speaking of injuries already; Year 4 for Johnson is another Year Zero after the guy they spent on in the portal got hurt. Seth likes (and pronounces) Lu’Cye Patterson at PG, and we all respect Dawson Garcia, but with their only other returner being carried off the court it could be rough. Predicted finish: 17th. Nebrasketball: Welcome to The Great Mid: Every basketball team from here on save Purdue is ranked closely together. Close loss to St Mary’s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Injury to stretch 5 Rienk Mast really hurts them. We like Brice Williams and Juwan Gary, think Rollie Worster from Utah is a decent PG, but lost too much to make the tournament. Predicted finish: 15th. Rutgers: This is where I’m mad about the Kenpom format. Two top-5 freshmen join a very good backcourt of Williams and Derkack, but the loss of their center looms large. Problem is spacing. Predicted finish: 5th. Northwestern: Respectable loss at Dayton (71-66) and nonrespectable OT win vs #324 Eastern Illinois. No more Boo, and you can’t make Ty Berry into that guy. Matthew Nicholson is a truck driver, Brooks Barnhizer has a bad stache, Nick Martinelli will have to drive the team. True freshman PG? Ew. Predicted finish: 12th. Iowa: Payton Sandfort is going to have to shoot, and shoot he shall. Josh Dix is going to have to take on a lot more usage unless Brock Harding can learn to score. Will be bad on defense but mid their way to wins with Owen Freeman the latest yucky C. Predicted finish: 13th. Michigan State: What are they doing in this section? It’s a very Izzo team, with no idea what they’re doing at C because nobody gets developed, and nobody making threes. But they do have athletes and Izzo will make them play defense. Frankie Fidler from Neb-Omaha was the top transfer in the conference, Jaden Akins and Jeremy Fears have talent. They’ll be…MSU. Predicted finish: 5th, deservedly 8th. Maryland: I don’t know any of these guys –Brian. Julian Reese at center you know. They’re heavily reliant on a #12 overall Derik Queen, a one-and-done at the wing, but that’s working so far, got a 4-point loss to Marquette out of him. Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Selton Miguel are a decent backcourt. Very mid. Predicted finish: 11th. 3. Big Ten Basketball Preview: The Top Nine to Kenpom Starts at 1:01:27 Penn State Way high at #34 due to a win over (very bad, no PG) Virginia Tech. Ace Baldwin is the latest PG who carries them, though there’s some upside in Tennessee transfer Freddie Dilione. Predicted finish: 14th. Oregon is also rated too highly. Altman gets the kinds of guys who get rated for NBA purposes but makes decent teams out of them. C Nate Bittle and SF TJ Bamba are good enough to carry them, got an efficient PF from Stanford and upgraded PG Jackson Shelstad to a sophomore, so they’re mid. Predicted finish: 10th. Indiana got some decent portal pickups but let’s say it again: no shooting! We like former 5-star Stanford transfer Kanaan Carlyle and PG Myles Rice from P12, Oumar Ballo is 5-star from Zona to rim protect. So athletic, so little shooting. Predicted finish: 9th. Michigan 6th. Wisconsin: Back to being extremely Wisconsin including a 103-88 win vs Zona that featured a parade of whistles. Steven Crowl is now a point center extraordinaire, Nolan Winter is the next 6’11” shooter and rebounder, John Blackwell, Max Klesmit, and former CSU guard John Tonje can all play but not well enough to go to the NBA. PG Camren Hunter injury could set them back. Predicted finish: 4th. Ohio State: Led the year off with a win over Texas and a closs loss at A&M. Kept Bruce Thornton out of the draft and got back Meechie Johnson from a two-year lease to South Carolina. Added bigs from UK and Duke so maybe they can defense their way through the season. Predicted finish: 7th. Illinois: Only returning starter is burlyguard Ty Rodgers but they picked up two internationals who are Working Out: see threeing the hell out of Bama in a surprising road win. Ivisic is a 5-star little bro of the UK/Arkansas one, Kasparas Jakucionis is a lottery pick, Evansville transfer ben Humrichous is a stretch 4 with range, and backup PG from Zona Kylan Boswell and L’vile transfer Tre White have evident talent. Upgraded to predicted finish: 2nd. UCLA: Have a loss to New Mexico (not too bad and UCLA shot 5/23). Might be a defensive nightmare. Got Eric Dailey who we wanted, also Tyler Bilodeau, an Iggy like PF. Skyy Clark is not a good basketball player but Mick Cronin manages to win in ways Brian hates. Predicted finish: 3rd. Purdue: Matt Painter is the best coach in CBB. Braden Smith it turns out is much better than “guy who lobs it to Edey.” They found three more huge centers, though none are 7’4”, and the new freshman Gicarri Harris fits right in, looks like a find. Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn round out the most complete roster in the league. Predicted finish: distant 1st. 4. Hot Takes and Around the Big Ten with Jamie Mac Starts at 1:36:13 Guys I want to get this out: you know the scores. Northwestern shot themselves in the foot, MSU has no pass rush, Purdue is dead as a door nail, Washington-UCLA is how we learned UCLA lost their 4th eligible year of a starting quarterback to being the holder in 2021. MUSIC: ---"Moving Without Touching”—Rubblebucket ---"Old School"—2Pac ---"Water Underground"—Real Estate ---“Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra ... Read more

18 Nov 2024

2 HR 09 MINS

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18 Nov 2024

#84

WTKA Roundtable 11/14/2024: You Missed Your Dude

Things Discussed: ---Wake game: Brian thinks it counts as a road game for NET purposes so this will be a NET Tier 1 as long as Wake's in the top-75. ---A few moments of bad luck but the problem was Michigan's: they're not hitting the role man, way too much usage on Cason way too little on Goldin. Goldin himself has to be assertive. As a team they shied away from the rim when they saw length but the plays were there. ---Things working: Sam Walters looks like a real defender at the wing, which is a big development because you don't have to play Wolf at the four against teams with a lot of good scoring wings. Jones is everything we thought he was. Phat Phat is a defensive dude too. ---Playing games at LCA: Deacon-Wolverine Challenge? EMU game was a good atmosphere but if you're not playing them or Oakland what's the point? Seth: LCA is actually pretty terrible. They have great staff, but the design is 100% modern revenue-maximization and the cheap seats are extremely far away and extremely vertical. ---Hockey v Notre Dame: Not like most Michigan teams because the talent isn't there—Hage and maybe a couple of other guys are Power Play-worthy. ---CHL players now eligible, one CHL coach is mad about stuff, says people are gonna go play for Brandon Naurato. ---Hallum in a race for the puck: yay! ---Goalie plan? Friday/Saturday guys until you have to pick a guy. Stein's got a .934 save% right now so he's got the edge, but saw a couple of fantastic point blank stops from Korpi and you want to develop him. ---They're old (mostly juniors) so we might be pretty good. Craig uses the BGSU example. CHL route might be a way for Michigan to get talented and older. ---Football: Offense doesn't have their answers prepared, haven't figured out who their best players are—the Link thing, the Mullings thing. ---Think it's the end of the road for Kirk Campbell. ---Defensively they might be elite next year: Brandt came on, Benny is great, Guy is great, the linebackers might return? I doubt the NFL will let us keep Barham but Hausmann could use another year of weight training to see what he's going to be. Both had great games. ---Wink's getting a 'B'. No he's not Jesse Minter but Minter is going to be an NFL HC in a minute. Interception was a good gamble, and then Wink was ready when Indiana tried to test that behavior. ---IU was more the kind of offense this defense was designed to stop: Like Stroud teams they want to get 1-on-1 deep matchups. Quick-passing teams beat Wink shit, screen teams exploit our tackling issues. ---Paige's tackling issues are manifest. ---Secondary: They're playing Berry at CB and Paige at nickel but they have some young safeties so it's working as long as Berry can hack it. He had a good game: TD was a perfect throw. ... Read more

14 Nov 2024

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14 Nov 2024

#83

Michigan HockeyCast 7.6: There Go The Irish

1 Hour and 12 Minutes With David Nasternak and Alex Drain This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Jonathan Paul</a> is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games. Segment 1: Domination that Needs OT ---Opener ---A Tight Start ---Domination, But Goal for Each ---5x3 missed chance, but OT Finisher Segment 2: Early Goals Lead the Way ---Goal Count ---Weekend Takeaways ---Old Friends and the League ---Looking Ahead a Couple Weeks MUSIC ---NHL on ESPN Theme ---"Nancy Whiskey" -- The Town Pants ---Ice Hockey (NES) theme ... Read more

12 Nov 2024

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12 Nov 2024

#82

MGoPodcast 16.11 : Comprehensible Noises

1 hour and 39 minutes The Sponsors Thank you to<a href='http://shop.undergroundshirts.com/collections/michigan'> Underground Printing</a> for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at <a href='http://undergroundshirts.com'>undergroundshirts.com</a>. Our associate sponsors are: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com/'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>,<a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'> Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='http://www.supersklars.com/'>The Sklars Brothers</a>, the <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a> app, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://www.pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, and <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a> where we recorded this. 1. Offense vs Indiana Starts at 1:00 When the head coach makes a completely obvious bad decision about something, that's when your patience gets especially broken. Let's talk bout Sherrone's game management. Sorry to Drake Johnson for catching strays in this segment. If he has the best players, would he even realize it? Why is Ben Hall coming in over Kalel Mullings? Davis Warren is just not good enough, he missed too many passes that should've been routine. All problems at some point go back to the offensive line. Kirk Campbell seemed to have a good gameplan for Michigan State but this was bad. How would you compare this to the Threet/Sheridan offense? Kalel Mullings' flea flickers are beautiful. 2. Defense vs Indiana Starts at 26:05 Defense completely dominated the 2nd half at least. They didn't give up 8 yards on the first play of a two-minute drill! Indiana turtled at the end of the first half and it almost cost them the game. Shout out to Zeke Berry for having a great game. Michigan ran blitzes but they weren't six man blitzes. Cam Brandt looked like Taco Charlton for a moment there! Michigan is in a reasonably good spot for next year's defensive line. Hillman came back from the dead on a MISSION. It gets Italian for a second. Indiana's punt return was a Jabrillian return. Special Teams have done worse than regress, they've become disorganized. 3. Hot Takes, Men's Basketball vs Wake Forest Starts at 49:39 Takes hotter than the flu fever that struck CJ Stroud in the 2nd half of the Lions game. Statwise, it was a very even game between Michigan and Wake Forest. Michigan is a team of passers without a total dude and they're still getting used to each other. Goldin was underused in this game and is getting shots that are outside of his game. It's a competitive loss against a good team at the start of the season so no need to panic. 4. Around the Big Ten with Jamie Mac Starts at 1:14:03 UCLA 20, Iowa 17 UCLA ran the ball, Iowa did not! Iowa is down to their 3rd QB since Cade has a concussion. There are six total turnovers in this game. Suddenly UCLA is eyeing down a bowl game! Rutgers 26, Minnesota 19 Rutgers gets a safety. Greg Schiano has one of the most egregious uses of the word "literally". The Rutgers train horn grinds Seth's gears. Oregon 39, Maryland 18 Oregon with only 363 total yards of offense. The ducks killed the clock with a 3(!) minute drive. Penn State 35, Washington 6 This might mean something for Penn State because they completely dominated an offense that has been at least decent all year. Where was this Penn State offensive gameplan against Ohio State?? Washington kicked back-to-back sad field goals in the redzone. Ohio State 45, Purdue 0 Nothing to see here. The Michigan Indiana game did raise some red flags for the Indiana Ohio State game. MUSIC: ---"Cruel To Be Kind"-- Nick Lowe ---"Favourite" -- Fountains DC ---"We Gonna Make It" -- Jadakiss ---“Across 110th Street”—JJ Johnson and his Orchestra ... Read more

11 Nov 2024

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:18

11 Nov 2024

#81

MGoRadio 10.9: A Brighter Future

The Sponsors We want to thank <a href='http://shop.undergroundshirts.com/collections/michigan'>Underground Printing</a> for starting this and making it possible—stop by and pick up some gear, check them out at <a href='http://ugpmichiganapparel.com/'>ugpmichiganapparel.com</a>, or check out our selection of shirts on the <a href='https://mgoblogstore.com/collections/mgoblog'>MGoBlogStore.com</a>. And let’s not forget our associate sponsors: <a href='http://peakwm.com/mgoblog'>Peak Wealth Management</a>, <a href='http://www.realtorandlender.com'>Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender</a>, <a href='https://givebutter.com/thosewhostay?utm_source=mgo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=cfp-championship-mgo&utm_content=keep-team-together'>Champions Circle</a>, <a href='https://www.human-element.com/'>Human Element</a>, <a href='http://www.annarborelderlaw.com/'>Ann Arbor Elder Law</a>, <a href='http://www.michiganlawgrad.com/'>Michigan Law Grad</a>, <a href='https://www.experience4m.com/venue/'>Venue by 4M</a>, <a href='http://winewoodorganics.com/'>Winewood Organics</a>, <a href='http://sharonsheating.com/'>Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning</a>, <a href='https://royaloathinsurance.com/'>Royal Oath Insurance Group</a>, <a href='http://pestfreemi.com/'>Community Pest Solutions</a>, <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>Autograph: Fandom Rewarded</a>, who just <a href='http://link.ag.fan/mgoblog'>launched an app</a> where you earn rewards for things like reading MGoBlog and listening to our podcast, and <a href='http://signalwire.com/'>SignalWire</a> where we are recording this. Featured Musician: Oren Levin THE VIDEO: [After THE JUMP: Things said.] --------------------- 1. Indiana Preview: Offense starts at the top High-flyin' kind of like Oregon in that they have a great backfield, great tackles, great receivers, and are just-okay in the middle of the line. Been sticking it to bad defenses. There's a cascade aspect to them though. 2. Indiana Preview: Defense starts at 16:40 It starts with the run defense. Cignetti imported an Anchor and two great LBs to be the core of an excellent run defense. They're good at getting off of blocks, dodging OL in space, and tackling. Held the MSU backs to nothing. CJ West at nose is a very good run defender. Pass defense is mostly zone, mostly effective because they can stop the run on early downs. 3. Basketball starts at 28:54 What negatives can we take away from a 101-53 trouncing of a Cleveland State team that was pretty good last year? Hard to know because Cleveland State was starting three transfers and a freshman, but Wolf vs their switchable center was eye-opening, and the freshmen, especially Cason, look like they can give you minutes. Especially cool they did it without Rubin Jones. Negatives: rebounding and turnovers, the latter which is part of playing fast. We also preview Wake Forest a bit because they play fast and Michigan might do well to adopt a Beilein approach. 4. Gimmicky Top Five Things We're Excited to Talk About starts at 45:06 Star Trek, film adaptations and fan recuts of The Hobbit, Legos, and of course, The Lions. About the Featured Artist: <a href='https://www.orangelemonsw.com/'>Oren Levin</a> Ann Arbor native, Michigan alum, and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer Oren Levin's music combines alternative pop with a folk lyricist’s sensibility. Through soft and delicate acoustic guitars, heartbeat-like drums, and dreamy synths, Levin’s music is like drinking hot chocolate on a cold night, something comforting in an otherwise uncomfortable situation—you know, if you're in need of something like that right now. Levin has made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, winning the "Battle of the Instant Songwriters" segment. “Nothing happens as planned.” is Levin’s most recent EP, drawing upon Levin’s experiences with lost love, heartbreak, anxiety, and social pressures. Socials: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/orengelemin/'>Instagram</a>, <a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@orengelevin'>TikTok</a>, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/OrenLevinMusic/'>Facebook</a>. Website: <a href='http://www.orangelemonsw.com/'>www.orangelemonsw.com</a> Song choices: ---I Just Want to Love You Now ---Can I Ride It Out Alone? ---Until I Hit the Ground Also because Across 110th Street will get our Youtubes taken now now, the opener and outro: ---“The Employee is Not Afraid”—Bear vs. Shark ---“Ruska Vodka”—Motorboat ... Read more

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