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1 hour 28 minutes

MGoRadio was recorded before a live retail audience at The Bo Store, 333 S. Main. If you haven’t checked out Rishi and Ryan’s latest venture, do so. Special guests: Dr. Sap, who has a Twitter finally.

Sponsors

The reason we can put out so much audio content now is it’s paid for. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's and frankly would not be happening without them; Rishi and Ryan and their people have been huge MGoBlog supporters from the start.

Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Homesure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, Deo Bookkeeping, Michigan Law Grad, Defensive Drivers Group, Tailgater Concierge, and Peak Wealth Management.

1. Maryland Defenestration After Review

The Speightening: 88% is the very best of downfield success ratings. Ben Braden at left tackle is surviving. Preview of this defense versus Curtis Samuel on the edge says ask again later. McCray has to take some better angles; Stribling still has those edge tackling issues. Taco supreme, Winovich is comin’, Hurst is a Dude.

2. Gimmicky Top Five: Things We Are Excited About for This Basketball Season. Also Crootin.

starts at 25:02

Iowa is corn. BTN stream-only has the game tonight so you probably can’t watch it. Looking forward to the Donlonation of the Defense and BIG PEOPLE!

The Aubrey’s Mom situation went as well as it can possibly go. Cramming 32 guys in this class will see some attrition from current commits. Not laughing at Willie Gay possibility anymore. Laughing at how good this class is likely to be though.

3. Dr. Sap and Hayden Fry’s Psychological Degree

starts at 51:53

Michigan historian Steve Sapardanis joins us for the story of the pink locker room and the 1985 team that had way more to be mad about than that. How to do the decals on the helmet correctly. Attention to details: snapping correctly, and the right blockiness of the Bo ‘M’.

4. Iowa is Everything That Was Offensive About the Carr Years

starts at 1:04:16

this is why that song, Brian.

Iowa fans trolled Bill Connelly for returning their 12-2 team, and they’re right back where they were last year except less lucky. Their offense is so so badly orchestrated that Ace was offended watching it. Challenging DeBord for how many drives can you start with a zone stretch? They run a lot of Akrum Wadley slip screens and high-lows.

They’ve got some really good defensive players—WDEs are going all out for pass rush and getting gashed for it. Their WLB is a big hole. Probably should have labeled both safeties as sore spots.

Also a reader’s question finally outs Brian’s bolded alter ego.

Bullshit.

Whatever dude.

MUSIC:

• “Interstate 80 Iowa”—Sean and Jake
• “The Fool”—Ramesh
• “Ten Years”—Rev Theory
• “Across 110th Street”

THE USUAL LINKS

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

45 minutes

[Bryan Fuller]

Things discussed:

• Watching Harbaugh set the world on fire is a mood-improving experience
• The Speightening! Best one-half performance by a quarterback in Michigan history? Benny Friedman inventing the forward pass and the Drew Bowl in 2000 are the comps.
• Speight was ready to transfer to N.C. State before Drake Harris talked him out of it [ED-Seth: reminder that almost every player ever has thought of transferring]
• Maryland was a terrible run defense so skepticism on the run’s success. Their pass D was probably overrated because nobody bothered to pass on them.
• Receivers bounce back!
• Defense’s holes are becoming apparent on the edge.
• Defending Ohio State: Limit pressure on Barrett by squeezing him into a tiny pocket and make him throw uncomfortably.
• Ed’s three most overrated teams this preseason: Iowa, MSU, and Houston. MSU and Iowa were highly fortunate teams who are reverting to who they are.
• Iowa’s strengths:
• The Situation Trophy!
• Louisville vs. Michigan if Michigan and Washington have a loss.
• Hoops.

You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.

Segment 2 is here. Segment 3 is here.

THE USUAL LINKS

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

1 hour 19 minutes

[Patrick Barron/MGoBlog]

The reason we can put out so much audio content now is it’s paid for. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's and frankly would not be happening without them; Rishi and Ryan and their people have been huge MGoBlog supporters from the start.

Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Homesure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, Deo Bookkeeping, Michigan Law Grad, Defensive Drivers Group, Tailgater Concierge, and Peak Wealth Management.

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Offense

starts at 1:00

Breaking NCAA’14. Rudockening update: should Speight be in the Heisman conversation? Somebody sent a lot of bear hug film to the league office: Illinois appreciates the solid. ASIASI-ASI! Butt passed Mandich. Khalid Hill needs to start taunt-tweeting.

Defense

starts at 25:29

Fix tunnel screen defense, Stribling’s tacking and McCray in space seem to be the holes in this defense. Hill had a great game not even counting two gift interceptions. Hurst on the second line is like Datsyuk on the second line. Medical redshirts.

Special Teams and Gimmicky Top Five: Favorite Irrelevant Plotlines of this Season

starts at 39:16

Michigan didn’t punt, perhaps because that would only get Man at Pro Football Focus Whose Family Was Murdered By a Punter’s wrath to turn on Michigan’s all-three-phases man. If Jim Harbaugh was in jail, would he read the entire dictionary?

Talkin Big Ten with Interrupting Ja—

Michigan State loses with dignity to Jeff George Jr. When holding calls are turned back on Smoot isn’t blockable by MSU OL. Iowa’s checks are too easy to pick up; Hawkeyes have punted on 14/21 drives in last three games. Joe Moorehead seems like a good hire for Penn State, who could be a New Years Day Six team. Indiana shot themselves in the foot repeatedly to keep Rutgers in it. 

—mie Mac

starts at 52:43

Glad Armstrong is okay. Curtis Samuel is gang good.

MUSIC:

“Getting Nasty”—Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm

“Am I Expecting Too Much?”—Allen Toussaint

“Come On! Feel the Illinoise!”—Sufjan Stevens

“Across 110th Street”

THE USUAL LINKS

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

1 hour and 36 minutes

MGoRadio was recorded before a live retail audience at The Bo Store, 333 S. Main. If you haven’t checked out Rishi and Ryan’s latest venture, do so.

Special guests: We welcomed former Michigan hockey player Scott Matzka, to talk about My Turn (scottmatzka.com), ALS, and when Germans lay down in front of his bus. Plus Steve Lorenz, recruiting guru from 247sports, came on for our weekly protozoan discussion. And Matt Demorest from Homesure Lending came by for the gimmicky top five and to give away some tickets. Plus I sat in on the Turtle Preview Extravaganza.

Sponsors

The reason we can put out so much audio content now is it’s paid for. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's and frankly would not be happening without them; Rishi and Ryan and their people have been huge MGoBlog supporters from the start.

Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Homesure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, Deo Bookkeeping, Michigan Law Grad, Defensive Drivers Group, Tailgater Concierge, and Peak Wealth Management.

1a. Michigan State After Review

Dantonio is going to over-prepare and he did so: Michigan was –7 RPS on the first drive and even for the rest. It was a great way to attack Michigan’s 4-2-5. The refs sucked as bad or worse than we thought live—weird that this has happened two years in a row against them. Offense didn’t feel as dominant live as it was. Delano Hill was better than met the eye too.

1b. Gimmicky Top Five: What Would You Do If You Were the B1G Cheese for a Day?

starts at 10:22

We give Brian, Ace, and Matt Demorest from HomeSure Lending the reigns to the Big Ten for a day and ask what they’d do, other than cut Rutgers because obviously. One thing that rang: why isn’t the B1G treating Detroit like a major city in its footprint?

Demo stuck around to give out some free tickets and invitations to his friends, family, and client party before the Indiana game at Wolverine State Brewing. Follow him at @HomeSureLending and tweet him #MattsTickets if you want to go, and he’ll pick some winners.

2. My Turn: Michigan Hockey wsg Scott Matzka

starts at 26:00

Scott Matzka played for Michigan in the glory days of ’97-’01, and now runs My Turn for those like him who are going through ALS degeneration. I didn’t realize when I set this up that I was reuniting two EECS nerds so we suffered through some engineering before getting to the Hockey. He also talked about living with ALS, what he’s facing, and how we can help.

3. Across the Crooked-ish Blue Line with Steve Lorenz

starts at 39:19

The class won’t come together until we get some announcements at the big high school games. It does help that some of the teams Michigan is recruiting against are having bad seasons. Tracking who hosts is a good way to gauge who some of these guys are. J’Marick Woods took some visits for fun but he’s solid. He’s a more important prospect than we realized, will be in town with his family this weekend. Herbert is another commit Michigan is intent on holding onto. Michigan versus the Black Hole of Mississippi isn’t just a Mississippi situation, but it’s surprising Michigan got even this far with Gay. Najee Harris…when are you going to ball him Steve?

[around 0:57 there’s a cutout]

4. Maryland Preview

starts at 1:18:36

MUSIC:

“Turtle Power”—Partners in Kryme

“I Had a Little Turtle”—HooplaKidz

“Ninja Rap”—Vanilla Ice

“Across 110th Street”

THE USUAL LINKS

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

[Patrick Barron]

Things discussed:

• State’s first drive was an evil thing of beauty.
• Peppers and the beautiful play.
• There are holds and then there’s HOLDS, and State was getting away with a ton of the latter. Second-straight year this game was officiated by monkeys.
• How do we fix officiating? Rewrite rulebook to be more clear. Make discretionary decisions reviewable.
• Challenges have bias: this call’s not wrong, it’s pining for the fields.
• CFP selection: why is Texas A&M in there?
• Not worried about defense after MSU. One Dantonio Special drive and then some holding and stuff.
• Most overrated player in college football history? Hackenberg? Archie Griffin? Ron Dayne? Ron Dayne.
• Is shine off Tom Herman? Nope. Brian Kelly?
• You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom.

Segment 2 is here. Segment 3 is here.

THE USUAL LINKS

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

1 hour 18 minutes

[Patrick Barron]

The Sponsors

The reason we can put out so much audio content now is it’s paid for. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's and frankly would not be happening without them; Rishi and Ryan and their people have been huge MGoBlog supporters from the start. They’ve got a  a new Bo Store on Main you should check out.

Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Homesure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, Deo Bookkeeping, Michigan Law Grad,Defensive Drivers Group, Tailgater Concierge, and starting from today, longtime MGoReader Nick Hopwood and his financial services group Peak Wealth Management.

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1. Offense

starts at 1:00

Michigan State: The only college football program that only people who went there would ever have reason to root for, apparently. Also MGoBlog made a really bad blogger stop blogging so yay us! Oh right, the game: Speight’s Rudockian progression. Both teams had beautifully scripted first drives. The Shane Morris QB lead package isn’t working. Peppers as redzone quarterback: regularly 4 yards, but need to throw from it to break tendency.

2. Defense

starts at 25:55

Mostly dominant except State’s first drive was beautifully scripted and late when the holding was turned off and pass interference sliders went to max. Issues mostly missed tackles. Hurst > Godin.

3. Special Teams, Game Theory

starts at 36:44

The last 9 minutes of the game took 45 minutes because red hats—somebody needs to cap advertising or college football will be going the way of the NFL. Brian agrees with Rod Gilmore on end-of-game strategy once.

This was an upset, but lol: Ohio State has a loss—kick six part of an uncharacteristic special teams meltdown. Barrett shut down as a runner.

4. Talking Big Ten With Jamie Mac

starts at 46:06

Ohio State keeps looking more vulnerable—this time their defense wasn’t able to get off the field against Northwestern. Penn State is good when not playing Michigan. MGoBlog readers are unabashed fans of Wisconsin linebackers. Perry Hills has the best QBR in the Big Ten. Best fight songs and mascots in college football according to everyone except MSU’s stadium announcer, who is sponsored by the movie 300, Muscle Milk, and lifeless concrete structures filled with shitty sports fans like you.

MUSIC:

• “You Played Yourself”—Ice-T
• “Concrete Schoolyard”—Jurassic 5
• “Mathematics”—Mos Def
• “Across 110th Street”

THE USUAL LINKS

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