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This was recorded (and broadcast) LIVE at Moe Sport Shops on North University. Come by every Friday before a game to partake. For Homecoming we’re going to do it at the new Bo Store! A big thanks to our sponsors. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's and if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t have a kingdom let alone an empire; Rishi and company have been on board here from almost the beginning. Shopping with them helps us and supports good dudes. Check out their new Bo Store on Main Street if you haven’t already. Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Homesure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Liz Crowe, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, and Michigan Law Grad. 1. Getting Over UCF starts at 1:00 We are finally disagreeing with PFF, whose quarterback rankings make no sense. For example, Speight has looked consistently good, especially on the short stuff. Left guard is a sore spot, but contain issues might go away when Taco returns. 2. Colorado is Better at Football, Not So Good at Under the Radar starts at 26:00 Brian taketh then returneth the title of chief enunciator. We really like Awuzie, Colorado’s Peppers-like object. Prepare thineself for screens and breakneck tempo. 3. Gimmicky Top Five: Things We Are Over starts at 53:00 Last week was Scott Frost grudges. This week is a Hail Mary 22 years ago that was avenged 20 years ago, and again 19 years ago. Some of these things we are actually over. 4. The Big Ten’s Interesting Non Conference Week starts at 1:15:15 Michigan State vs. Notre Dame is saved for last. Ohio State at Oklahoma shouldn’t be at the same time, should be a good time. Looking for a 5th string QB for a call-out. MUSIC "Who's Got It Better Than Us"—Joe Escobar "Booger Bear"—The Floozies "Don't Poke the Bear"—The Swear “Across 110th Street” THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

Things discussed: The most depressing 37-point win ever Offensive line play: left guard is a problem, new center causing issues in blitz assignments? That’s probably on TEs and OTs. Speight is hitting chests, Chessons. Winovich and Gary: overpursuit puppies. The 87-yarder was mostly Dymonte Thomas misjudging literally a track athlete. Colorado: much better than we though pre-season. Like maybe a 6-7 team. Jim Harbaugh did not eat boogers. But he may have bit his thumb at Scott Frost. 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?

UCF hitting harder. [Eric Upchurch] Sponsors Our sponsors make all of this possible. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's, and their newest outlet, an entire store on Main Street dedicated to Bo. We'll be doing our Homecoming Edition of the weekly Friday Moe's Show from there in case you need an excuse to look inside. It's downtown, at 333 South Main, if "The storefront where Sarah Harbaugh is trying to yank her struggling husband from the door jamb" isn't clue enough. Also thanks to the rest of our sponsors: The University of Michigan Alumni Association, Homesure Lending, Michigan Law Grad, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, Liz Crowe and Ann Arbor Elder Law. Offense starts at 1:00 Maybe Scott Frost is quite a tool after all. Nevertheless the game was decided by scoring points, which Michigan accomplished through the air because that’s what UCF left them. Defense starts at 26:00 Winovich and Gary over-pursued, Glasgow has some range, Dymonte had a bad angle, McCray should kill more receivers, Peppers should have been in there instead. The corners are good. Special Teams starts at 40:22 When was the last time Michigan blocked four kicks? What is the fourth-last blocked kick for Michigan? Talking Big Ten w/ Jamie Mac starts at 49:54 Iowa crushed Iowa State—AIRBHG has his work cut out for him. Northwestern doinked. Purdue congratulated for above-average loss to Cincy. Ohio State plays competitive 48-3 game vs. Tulsa. Pitt is not worthy of Penn State’s rivalry. Brian is doing better than Howard. Rote Wisconsin, Maryland, Nebraska, Minnesota blowouts ignored. Music "Drunk Dreaming" — Open Mike Eagle & Paul White "In Bloom" — Strugill Simpson "Germany to Germany" — Ratatat "Across 110th Street" THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

Notably missing: a sound guy. If you are one, hit us up. A big thanks to our sponsors. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's and frankly would not be happening without them; Rishi and company have been on board here from almost the beginning. Shopping with them helps us and supports good dudes. Check out 100years.moe for the rich history of Michigan's oldest apparel store. Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Homesure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Liz Crowe, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, Michigan Law Grad, and TheRide, Ann Arbor’s City Bus. ----------------- This time we actually broadcasted live from inside Moe Sport Shops on North University. Don't try to listen to that because we were still learning to use our equipment. That Went [Hawaii Caveat] Rather Well (0:22) The football happened. It was good. What can we learn from this? Stribling did better than we thought. This eventually devolves into awful things you can do to UCF. Inside the Crooked Blue Line, with Steve Lorenz of 247 (26:50) Takes on decommits are … because nobody really expected some of those guys to stick. Also sometimes people take visits just to visit. Nebraska fans are mad at Steve because of this. Gimmicky Top Five: 20 Year Old Grudges (55:00) Things that make us angry even now and which have even more relevance to Saturday than what a Nebraska quarterback and his family members wrote to the Wolverine. Brian tells a Challenger joke. KNIGHTRO and the Knights of the Golden Atrociousness (1:08) A mid-major version of last year's Maryland team, complete with ominous weather report and perhaps worse passing? Music: Across 110th Street "Peel Me a Grape"—Diana Krall "Mmmbop"—Hanson.* "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"—Steve Harley ------------------------ * [I asked Brian if he lost a bet to a time-traveling 12-year old and he didn't respond so…] THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

[Bryan Fuller] Things discussed this week: Ed and Craig backpedaling on whether Hawaii is any kind of good. Is UCF any good? They have a DT and some cornerbacks. No. Gary was disappointingly held a lot. Linebackers, especially McCray are a pleasant surprise. OL shakeout: Kalis X factor, Kugler bigger threat to Braden than Bredeson, Bredeson is a threat to Newsome. Newsome is alright. Chris Evans: pleasing running back. 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?

[Bryan Fuller] Sponsors A big thanks to our sponsors. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's. Shopping with them helps us and supports good dudes. And if you come shop at Moe's on Friday evening you can catch us live for MGoRadio. Also thanks to the rest of our sponsors: The University of Michigan Alumni Association, Homesure Lending, Michigan Law Grad, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, Liz Crowe and Ann Arbor Elder Law. Offense starts at 1:00 Highly anticipated season begins with highly anticipated Harbaugh fireup beating, highly anticipated Wilton Speight bad moment, highly anticipated awful ESPN announcers, highly anticipated Hawaii is awful, highly unanticipated Shane Morris rocket, highly anticipated McDOOOOOOOM cheer, highly worthy credit given to performance by Carl Grapentine, highly unanticipated Kugler start at left guard. Defense starts at 23:35 Already half the way to 2015's backfield chaos stats: Don Brown is a dude. Jabrill Peppers's teleportation block avoidance system seems operable. Delano Hill as HSP is a good fit. Clark was ignored; picking on Stribling worked until it didn't. Please please baby football jeebus return our defensive linemen safety by Big Ten season. Also special teams: Boooooooooo 55-yard-kicking kicker/punter. Redshirt Lightning Round starts at 44:18 Really, Sean McKeon is the one you choose to start with? The rest are either obvious or necessitated by the injury situation. Talking Big Ten w/ Jamie Mac starts at 52:38 Wisconsin over LSU was the most impressive early season Big Ten victory since…Michigan over Notre Dame in Bo's days? We remembered Northwestern/Stanford last year and IU/Mizzou 2014 right after we finished recording so don't @ us. Good weekend in general for Big Ten teams against good competition, except that one team that looked pretty bad against Furman. Music "I'm a Werewolf, Baby" — The Tragically Hip "The Next Movement" — The Roots "Walking on a Dream" — Empire of the Sun "Across 110th Street"   THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

You can’t tell but that text was very important to the production of this show. A big thanks to our sponsors. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's and frankly would not be happening without them; Rishi and company have been on board here from almost the beginning. Shopping with them helps us and supports good dudes. Check out 100years.moe for the rich history of Michigan's oldest apparel store. Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Homesure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Liz Crowe, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, Michigan Law Grad, and TheRide, Ann Arbor’s City Bus. ----------------- We are back, this time broadcasting live from inside Moe Sport Shops on North University. Well, kinda live. Going live wasn’t so much live-live as banging on equipment until it agreed to do things. Also Brian forgot the names of both of our guests. For Brian’s benefit we will call these guests Steve Lorenz (@TremendousUM) from 247Sports, and author John U. Bacon, who will have the afterword to Endzone soon. Inside the Crooked Blue Line, With What’s His Name Various top overall recruits in the country are discussed. After Endzone, with “Dave” U. Bacon Michigan Hockey has a mushroom cloud in Halifax to thank for its existence. No that is not a South Park reference. Rather it’s John U. Bacon sharing a few exclusive bits about his upcoming projects, and Jim Harbaugh’s plans for Michigan. Ace Pronounces the Warriors Carl Grapentine is probably going to walk into Warde Manuel’s office and demand he never schedule Hawaii again. Good Times With DeBord A second running play is good to have against ASU. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

[Eric Upchurch] Things discussed this week: Rolovich tells a joke media doesn't get. Cal-Hawaii: War of the meatball defenses. Taco Charlton has been Michigan's best DL via Sam. Nobody mentions this might have something to do with who's blocking. Speightmas: Playing within the offense is more important. Safety report: Khaleke Hudson is more memorable than your roommate Linebackers will be iffy to start; how much do they come along? 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?

[aaron_bills20021, who should have way more than 17 followers on Flickr.] The starters are back. Things discussed this week: Chris Evans as offensive Peppers Ben Bredenson at left tackle: Sam's camp circuit scouting suggests it could go okay. Will intangible Peppers intangibles be felt on defense? Brian Cook wages his battle to destroy the evil forces of the Decepticons Herbie's wrong: 2016 is the year, 2017 is... Brian loves Mason Cole at center, Sam pumps the brakes Breakout players: Jabrill TFLs, De'Veon Smith, Darboh, Dymonte. You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom. Segment 2 is here. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

1 hour 49 minutes LET THE CHILDREN BOOGIE! [Eric Upchurch] SPONSORS A big thanks to our sponsors. The show is presented by UGP & Moe's. Shopping with them helps us and supports good dudes. Come by Moe's on North University on Friday nights this season as we debut a new tradition game nights tradition, a LIVE broadcast of MGoRadio! Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Michigan Law Grad, Homesure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, and the University of Michigan Alumni Association. SEASON PREVIEWIN' OFFENSE (2:00) QB: Still Speight by a nose, which means it's a tie. Good either way. RB: A rougher, tougher unit. Peppers & Smith in a "Spread H" would be nifty FB: Hit your targets! WR: Chesson and Darboh then a big gap. TE: BUTT!!! and a pile of good things OL: Seniors at their ceilings. Cole to C is good but LT? DEFENSE (54:57) DE: Ridiculous athleticism, extraordinary strength, and yes, some Wormley. DT: Step into the maw. LB: Highly recruited, somewhat experienced seniors is a special kind of biggest concern Peppers and Lewis: Pretty good. Other DBs: Seniors. Also pretty good. SPECIAL TEAMS (1:32:11) Gonna miss you Baxter MUSIC "Bombs Over Baghdad" – Outkast (a preview tradition) "Jumpman" – Future and Drake "Starman" – David Bowie "Across 110th Street" THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

[Bryan Fuller] Sam, Brian, and Craig are gone, but the MGoBlog Roundtable's second string of Bruce Madej, Ace Anbender, and Ira Weintraub would start for just about any other Big Ten radio roundtable. Things they discuss: Another second unit that would start for just about any Big Ten program Fullbacks! Don't forget about Hirsch Chris Evans hype that only makes sense if it's real Bo Schembechler believed you shouldn't be allowed to write about football if you don't understand all the subtle and sublime intricacies of offensive line play A different take on Happy Gilmore Iowa fans still hate Ed You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom, which includes John U. Bacon's show, the new Spath show, and more. Segment 2 is here. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

[Bryan Fuller] On the roundtable this week: Discussion of various teams in the Big Ten Ohio State is replacing everybody but is still Ohio State I am pro-PSU based on my opinion of Christian Hackenberg Ira gets me to admit error Craig is in Hawaii like a boss Iowa fans hate Ed You can catch the entirety of the Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Audioboom, which includes Sam's recruiting roundup and guests like John Beilein, Jim Harbaugh, and other coaches. Segment two and segment three are linked in this sentence. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

[Eric Upchurch] On the roundtable this week: Craig's back! Ugh Spring football revelations and omens What to do with pending basketball coaching openings Red returns: y/n? THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

Jedd Fisch sometimes gives off a Peter Lorre vibe[Bryan Fuller] On the roundtable this week: A lot of now-irrelevant Spike stuff. Hockey postmortem. Hire Mel. A spring game look-ahead. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

[Patrick Barron] On the roundtable this week: Wha happen this year What's gotta happen next year for things to get better. Mostly Mo-related, the latter. Hooray for receiving apologies instead of sending them. Hockey tournament preview. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?