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1. Basketball BitsStarts at 1:00
We welcome Alex Drain to talk about Indiana football. But before that, filling up the basketball roster (coaches and players). Dusty May’s hires are recruiting focused, do they get an Australian?? Guys in the portal are guys the NBA doesn’t want, hence why they’re in the portal. Mark Pope to Kentucky is interesting but it’s probably a good hire overall. Would you rather play in the G league or get paid by Duke or Kentucky? Most of Michigan’s coaches look like A- hires. Getting a guy like George Washington III is a good get because they’re probably not going to fill all 13 spots, plus he could develop in his second year. They don’t have a recruiting class right now. Vlad Goldin feels like he’s in the bag, he’s on campus this week. Tre Donaldson has multiple crystal ball predictions for Michigan. Connor Essegian would hate Wisconsin which is a good culture fit!
2. Hockey Wrap-UpStarts at 45:31
Michigan loses to Boston College 4-0, who would then go on to lose to Denver 2-0 after the Denver goalie played the game of a lifetime. Don’t think Michigan played poorly like the Quinnipiac game last year, Boston College was just at another level. Michigan got into trouble in 4-on-4s, especially after Dylan Duke’s bad penalty. Seamus Casey probably wasn’t 100%, this was one of his worst games. Who’s back next year? The bigger question marks are on defense. Still no rumors on goalie and anyone left in the portal doesn’t have a great save percentage. Put up an NIL bat signal.
Starts at 1:20:32
Takes hotter than Ohio State fans after losing to Oregon this year. Indiana football time! They essentially imported the whole JMU program plus a coach from Ohio. They landed four running backs from the portal, all of whom played significant snaps last year. Rutgers got a funny quarterback out of the portal. Minnesota and Rutgers like to trade their players a lot, apparently. Taulia Tagovailoa tried to get another year for no reason and didn’t get it. Maryland lost a lot and will have quite the drop off. We try to have Michigan State takes. Their defense has been hideous for years but they do return some of those guys. There are pieces on offense but the offensive line isn’t great., they’re a year zero. Penn State’s spring game had some concerning moments! Their top receiver is transferring and the shaky offensive line loses guys. Ohio State said “we’re never losing a football game again” so we’ll see if it works. Their QBs didn’t look good in the spring game. The defensive line dominated. Wisconsin hit the portal hard. Illinois' good defense is all gone.
Starts at 2:02:19
Northwestern has gotten one (1) guy out of the portal. They're playing on a practice field by the lake this season and that might just sum up their season. Iowa has Not Brian Ferentz as their offensive coordinator, how's that going to look? Spencer Petras is in the portal! "[Team] is playing in the Rose Bowl!" is already an old joke. Nobody got picked apart by the portal as much as Purdue. Dylan Raiola to Nebraska is exciting but it probably won't start well. There's a path to 8 wins there. Minnesota will be okay. USC is finally making an effort to play defense. Their schedule is brutal, though. It will be interesting to see UCLA without Chip Kelly, also their travel schedule is wild. Oregon is a serious football program. Washington's roster and staff has been gutted.
MUSIC:
MGoPodcast 13.24: A Bigger Fan Than Terrance’s Mom
WTKA Roundtable 3/17/2022: Unleash the Spreadsheets
The Michigan Hockeycast 4.20: Exorcising their Demons
MGoPodcast 13.23: Don’t Listen to Jerry Palm
WTKA Roundtable 3/10/2022: You Can’t Get That in the G League
The Michigan Hockeycast 4.19: Out Of Their Misery
MGoPodcast 13.22: Nobody Gets Gold Pants
WTKA Roundtable 3/3/2022: Give ’Em Credit, I Guess
The Michigan Hockeycast 4.18: Always a Bridesmaid
MGoPodcast 13.21: From the Garden of Nil
WTKA Roundtable 2/24/2022: Uncle Crabby Hoff
The Michigan Hockeycast 4.17: Good Evening, and Thank You
MGoPodcast 13.20: You Can Do That In Hockey
WTKA Roundtable 2/17/2022: I Was Waiting for This
The Michigan Hockeycast 4.16: 300? More Like 3!
MGoPodcast 13.19: Good RNG, Bad RNG
WTKA Roundtable 2/10/2022: In Love With Your Stuff
MGoPodcast 13.18: This Dance Ain’t for Everybody
WTKA Roundtable 2/3/2022: Thanks Message Board Guy
MGoPodcast 13.17: Baby Metal
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