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This week on the podcast: complaining, complaining, and more complaining. It's kind of jovial-like, though, so it's not as annoying as that might sound. But in the interests of full disclosure:

We complain about the fourth and one call.

We complain about the offense in general.

Ten minutes in, we consider whether we will stop complaining. Answer: no.

We complain about throwing the ball in a trash tornado.

We start talking about the defense, get in a few complaints about holding the edge, find the defense too not-depressing to talk about for an extended period of time and so move on.

We complain about Rich Rodriguez's offensive and defensive line recruiting.

We complain about the uniforms.

We complain about our wow experience.

Then Jamie of Just Cover comes on and we talk about the Big Ten. I don't think we complained much in that segment.

Musical interludes from Bonnie Prince Billy, one of Will Oldham's alter egoes, and Rilo Kiley. The former's tune is "Death to Everyone" of off I See a Darkness. The latter is "The Execution of All Things" off the album of the same name. I see what I did there.

The usual links:

• Helpful iTunes subscribe link [which I might be able to fix now that I think I know the issue]
• General podcast feed link
• Direct download link
• What's with the theme music?

So… the first half of this week's podcast was corrupted to the point where you could listen to it but by the end of it you'd probably be homicidal. I decided I didn't want rivers of baby blood on my hands as well as pouring from my eyes on bubble screens, so there is no me this time around.

But Ace did talk to Jamie of Just Cover about the state of the Big Ten—still Big-Ten-alicious—and that came through just fine.  So here's that section of the podcast surrounded by the usual music and an intro by Ace that is all lies.

I'll be local next week so hopefully we don't have whatever that problem was again.

The usual links:

• Helpful iTunes subscribe link
• General podcast feed link
• Direct download link
• What's with the theme music?

Apologies. Here is a song by Jason Isbell I heard on the Black Shoe Diaries/Black Heart Gold Pants Unholy Alliance podcast that I think is good.

This week on the podcast:

I fixed the iTunes feed.

I eeee like a little girl about fourth and two. Naturally.

Offensive bitching is considerably more restricted. We get a little bit in but focus more on things we liked.

Jake Ryan is polarizing. At least in the short term.

Turnovers are debated. Luck or skill? Actually it was more like lots of luck and some skill or equal parts luck and skill.

Ace kills segments like a rock star. They dead, yo.

Jamiemac appears. We discuss the Big Ten slate, which is mercifully devoid of MAC snackycakes. Just Cover is his blog, which you should go to.

Musical interludes this week include a double shot of Stars's "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead," which is lovingly dedicated to Kyle Turley, and R.E.M.'s "Fall On Me" for no reason other than R.E.M. ceasing to exist.

The usual links:

• Helpful iTunes subscribe link
• General podcast feed link
• Direct download link
• What's with the theme music?

Next week: more!

A third week. Only kind of late. Is this late? Have I established this happens on Mondays now? God, I hope not.

Topics!

What's wrong with Denard? We have theories.

Jet sweeps and other matters. The defense: it existed after the first quarter. We try to maintain Will Campbell skepticism, talk about the status of the freshmen, and have this ... cautious optimism thing going on. Yeah. Weird.

We are going to miss Pahokee. Smith, Hawthorne, Odoms, Ash... that's a good hit rate.

Total crazy TresselSU comparison. I say something Hoke did is "very Ohio State to me" and I mean that as such a compliment. Srs.

The Big Ten has gone from suck to blow. There are no games in the league this week. Seriously, the most interesting matchups are M-SDSU and OSU-Colorado. So we take the opportunity to hit up Jamie for a State of the Big Ten. That state is "not good at football."

LOLSU. We save our longest, giddiest conversation for the stuff going down at OSU. We can totally beat them! (No we can't.)

Musical guests this week are Michigan themed:

• "Intimidation," by Mason Proper. Off There is a Moth in Your Chest.
• "They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!" by Sufjan Stevens. Yes, that's the actual name. It's off Come On Feel The Illinoise.

Sufjan is Sufjan. He's the guy who did Seven Swans; he's from the west side of the state and is now indie darling. Mason Proper is from Alpena and would be based in Ann Arbor if they were currently being spastically awesome, but they're on a hiatus.

Q: can someone help us with the iTunes thing?

The usual links:

• Helpful iTunes subscribe link
• General podcast feed link
• Direct download link
• What's with the theme music?

Next week: more!

We have successfully done this two straight weeks. This one comes in at just under an hour. Feed may not be working quite yet, unfortunately.

Topics!

That. We mumble for a bit about whatever that was and how much sleep we have not acquired.

Offense bitchin'! We complain about the general unsustainability of what worked on offense, praise Junior Hemingway, wonder why Denard can't throw straight no more.

Defense analyzin'! We had no expectations for the defense; we talk about it anyway.

Ace is flagged for inappropriate touching. We also talk about what it was like on the field at the end there and if I actually have to pay him to do this job. Survey says: probably not.

Big Ten Previewin'. There are a half-dozen interesting games in the league this weekend, if you count the vague upset possibility lurking in Temple-PSU, which we do. Jamiemac returns to preview the slate. Toledo-OSU is also batted about for fun, and some sighing about the Rocket QB not keeping the ball on that one zone read.

There is not one word about Eastern Michigan.

World's most bizarre Notre Dame alumn Ted Leo is the featured musical guest.

The usual links:

• Helpful iTunes subscribe link
• General podcast feed link
• Direct download link
• What's with the theme music?

Next week: more!

It's a podcast! Please bear with us as we get our bearings, sans Tim and, this week, Jamiemac, in a strange new environment.

TOPICS!

The Western Michigan game. What we liked, what we didn't like, how wet we were (me: very, Ace: not at all), that one run Fitzgerald Tossaint made, and more.

The press box situation. (~19:50) Ace was there, and with the help of several sherpas managed to make his way to John Bacon's seat. Also up there: Drew Sharp. Intriguing.

Notre Dame. Brian Kelly's exploding head, Michael Floyd, not being the favorite, and Notre Dame's inherent Notre-Dame-ness.

The usual links:

• Helpful iTunes subscribe link
• General podcast feed link
• Direct download link
• What's with the theme music?

Next week: more!

UPDATE: if you were a very eager beaver you got only half of it. It's now full.