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Special Guest: Rutgers Expert Bryan MacKenzie
Featured Musician: Darrin James

The Video:

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1. Rutgers Preview: Offense

starts at the top

They've awoken the legs of junior-who-should-be-a-redshirt-freshman quarterback Gavin Wimsatt, but he's still lost as a quarterback. Kyle Monangai is a short-stout guy who can burrow. Johnny Langan is still around somehow.

2. Rutgers Preview: Defense

starts at 18:50

But the defense is the reason they're a bowl team this year. A lot of returners, old friend Aaron Lewis is one of PFF's top defensive ends, though still way more pass rush than rush-stoppage—too bad we lost him. Wesley Bailey is good too, and Mo Toure is doing SAM things. Alex likes MLB Tyreem Powell. Going to be a real test vs this secondary.

3. Bowling Green After Review

starts at 32:05

So Seth was right, Brian? At least they needed more spacing on the first interception. The second needed a better route and it still should have gone to Roman Wilson. Brian thinks Henderson's earned a start. Power works, you guys! Defensively the line is so good that nobody will keep the ball there. Run games are getting eaten alive. Hard to know if anyone else is good with that happening. We'll see….uh…eventually?

Gimmicky Top Five with Rutgers Expert Bryan MacKenzie

starts at 44:37

Things that might be better than we give them credit for.

About the Featured Musician: Darrin James

This year we are partnering with The Blind Pig for bumper music, since that's where I've seen most of the bands I've been pushing anyways.

Local singer-songwriter and guitarist Darrin James is the leader of the gritty instrumental funk group Disaster Relief. . He's a University of Michigan alum who returned to Ann Arbor in 2010 and has been actively involved with helping to develop musicians in the Detroit-AA scene. James is going to be in Ann Arbor on Friday, October 20th to celebrate the releases of new singles, "When You're With Me," and "Born for One Love," from his forthcoming solo record, "See Right Through" due out in November.

Song choices:

• "When You're With Me"
• "Born for One Love"
• "Bombs Away"

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

THE USUAL LINKS:

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

What other service could possibly hook you up with the tire guy?