MGoBlog: The MGoPodcast
The very visual, very professional, and 100% kitten-free podcasts of MGoBlog, featuring the MGoPodcast with Brian Cook, Seth Fisher, David Nasternack, and Ace Anbender, as well as The Teams historical podcast (Seth & Dr. Sap), The Ace Pod, The Michigan Hockeycast (David & Anthony Ciatti), and recorded versions of MGoRadio (Brian & Seth) and the WTKA Roundtable (Brian, Sam Webb, Craig Ross, and Ed Feng)
WTKA Roundtable 1/26/2023: Coach Craig Ross
Things discussed:
What are we looking for in a new QB coach? Brian: Harbaugh can be himself, need a recruiter. Seth: Shoot your shot because a superb OC/QB candidate, see if you can steal an arguably #1 person because they get a chance to run this machine. If you can't do that, grab Partridge and move Jay to QBs. Floor is still good, ceiling worth exploring. Jay Harbaugh Appreciation Hour: Funny how he's so much more like his uncle than his dad. Michigan on the bubble: Teams there are like Pitt, which we beat! Zero Quad 1 victories, lost...Michigan HockeyCast 5.13: 55 Minute Games
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
[Writeup and Player after THE JUMP]
Segment 1: Couldn't Hang On
An Opener Surviving the First Half A burst of goals Poor Third Period and OTSegment 2: Much Better But Not Quite
A Fast Start Goals and Penalties Almost Closing the Game Old Fri...MGoPodcast 14.17: Ojabo the Program
​1 hour and 17 minutes
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WTKA Roundtable 1/19/2023: Nobody Takes You Seriously
Things discussed:
Harbaugh returns. At this point they're probably close on an agreement and have recruiting to worry about. Broncos were definitely interested, but this is just a return to status quo from last year. Contract will matter. Harbaugh clearly has NFL interest still, also has interest in being paid like a top-5 coach for respect purposes. Not about respect though: Saban's contract, Day's contract, Mel's contract: they all say the same things, which is this guy is staying. Ono: Very different experience for an athletic director. Did he cut Warde's legs out or is this just how...Michigan HockeyCast 5.12: Split Nuts
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
[Writeup and Player after THE JUMP]
Segment 1: WTF WAS THAT?!?!
An Opener 39-9 at Halftime That short-handed goal Just rust? Or something else?Segment 2: Coming Down Off the Ledge
A BAD Start Quality Goals with Adjustments Closing the Game Old Friends and Aro...WTKA Roundtable 1/12/2023: Mike Hart But Fast
Things discussed:
Moving the Comerica Park fences: fine, but why do it AFTER Cabrera?! Blake Corum's return: Thank NIL that it's possible. Gonna be a Denard/Gardner/Braylon/Hart/Marlin whose name is etched in history. Jim Harbaugh's contract negotiation. Warde Manuel: Brian goes off. Sam clarifies it's a message board post that USA Today picked up on, and not everything in that contract negotiation timeline is correct. Seth: They're probably not arguing about the money but the buyout because Michigan needs a long-term commitment and Harbaugh wants a chance to take an NFL job. Solution: MAKE A...MGoPodcast 14.16: Out of Order
1 hour and 51 minutes
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WTKA Roundtable 1/5/2023: What Constitutes a Source Close?
Things discussed:
The Fiesta Bowl: Mistakes maximally punished—Michigan's game-swinging oopsies were worth two or three oopsies each, which turns the rest of the game into background noise. The rest of the game: Why does it take 3 quarters to get to McCarthy's legs? Why are we making the mistakes that defined the last month of college football? Why don't we keep throwing flea flickers? Break: Get back Corum? Harbaugh: Don't think it's coming from Harbaugh but from the NFL. Harbaugh obviously has some NFL interest or he'd shut these rumors down. Brian: It's got to be coming from the...MGoPodcast 14.15: The TCU Vikings
1 hour and 50 minutes
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WTKA Roundtable 12/22/2022: It’s Just a Job Market
Things discussed:
Craig and Seth came on early to talk about Michigan's shifting portal strategy. Craig: new strategy is to get all high ceilings with freshmen and backfill with transfers. Seth: same portal strategy, just more guys in the portal who fit what Michigan's needs were or for whom Michigan fit their needs. The 2023 class: No top-100 guys? Staff shakeup prevented them from capitalizing on last year's playoff run. Seth: NIL was the story of the class, unfortunate that they didn't get the playoff payoff in recruiting because this was the year the NIL market was shaping itself o...MGoRadio 8.13: The Class From France, FRA
The Guest
Steve Lorenz covers Michigan athletics and recruiting for 247Sports. They've got a 50% off flash sale if you subscribe today.
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Featured Musician: Grand Gesture
The Vi...
The Michigan HockeyCast 5.11: A Family Affair
Final Scores:Â
Friday - (Michigan St. 2, Michigan 1)Â
Saturday - (Michigan 2, Michigan St. 1)Â
Episode Notes
[NOTE: This recaps the MSU series from the previous weekend. This episode was delayed a week due to travel circumstances. Content is the same since Michigan Hockey has been on break]
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the...
WTKTA Roundtable 12/15/2022: Craig’s Inner Devin Gardner
Things discussed:
TCU preview: Dykes is gonna play some backyard football, defense plays three safeties—don't know how they're going to deal with tight ends. OSU-Georgia: Ohio State is soft. What happened vs Michigan: they looked like a good success rate because they "pulled their goalie." Can we get Corum back??? No. But maaaaybe???? No. Hoops after Llewellin. Hockey: Rounding into form, losing guys to RSV sucked. Q&A: Checking in on injuries, how Michigan can survive without Corum/Edwards's hand.WTKA Roundtable 12/8/2022: Old Man Yells at Cloud
Things discussed:
Purdue: Very prepared for Michigan, Michigan adjusted well to deliver their RB to the free hitter with space for Edwards to make something happen. Think Michigan came in battered, wanted to keep JJ healthy. He was dealing! O'Connell had a great game, Chuck Sizzle had a great game, Michigan has some zone issues to clean up with Moten and their LBs. College football postseason: Seth wants the NCAA to have different options for the season: When you have 2 teams, have the 2 teams play, when you have 4 worthy have a 4-team playoff, when 6 have six, when it's 1...Michigan HockeyCast 5.10: Badgers, Mushrooms, Too Many Snakes
Final Scores:
Friday - (Wisconsin 6, Michigan 3)
Saturday - (Michigan 4, Wisconsin 2)
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Episode Notes
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
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Segment 1: Spoiled Dairy
A Good Start Fades Fast The Ref Show/Portillo to Blame? Close Game, Better Result Takeaways?Segment 2: Around the League, New S...
MGoPodcast 14.14: We Go to Bob in Seattle
1 hour and 53 minutes
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MGoRadio 8.12: Ask and Ye Shall Receive
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Featured Musician: Tres Crow
The Video:
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WTKA Roundtable 12/1/2022: Too Soft and Too Aggressive
Things discussed:
Ohio State's hyper-aggressiveness on defense led to a high success rate and five easy touchdowns. Oh, Michigan just made five plays: those weren't ungodly low-percentage plays, they were plays that Ohio State put out there to be taken. OSU offense: throwing the ball on 3rd and 2 all year, M sat back and let them get into 3rd and short, and if they throw to Marvin Harrison Jr. they'll get 12 yards and if they throw to anyone else you can boot them off the field. Tons of their yards this game were hollow when M was letting...Michigan HockeyCast 5.9: The Michigan of the East
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
[Writeup and Player after THE JUMP]
Segment 1: Michigan vs Michigan of the East
Backup goalie leads to hole Then the Turbo Jets Michigan Picks Up Where They Left Off What a Fun Night All AroundSegment 2: Around the League, Badgers or Mushrooms, NHL Dea...
MGoPodcast 14.13: The Football Guys
3 hours(!!!) and 11 minutes
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MGoRadio 8.11: Football Armageddon Again
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Featured Musician: Shadow Show
The Video:
[After THE JU...
Michigan HockeyCast 5.8: Greasy Grimy Gopher Goals
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
[Writeup and Player after THE JUMP]
Segment 1: The Games: Minnesota Overwhelms the MASH Unit Outplayed, but still in it until the Gaffes Penalty Talk Still Undermanned, but Played Better...kinda? Expectations Segment 2: Around the League, Minnesota Check-in on Old Friends Around the League Harvard Preview Wrap-Up MUS...WTKA Roundtable 11/22/2022: There’s No Need to Hate
Things discussed:
Illinois: Super aggressive defense, got into Cover 2 from weird looks, went 6-2 front and brought down safeties. Plays were there to be made: throws are open, WRs need to catch them and JJ needs to be more accurate. Michigan took it two games at a time. Were afraid to pass until they had to. Had non-Morris ends trying to own the edge and the gap inside it so they could play two-deep, which is not an Illinois prep. Where are the RPOs? Having JJ run is a similar thing, but getting him in rhythm and getting...MGoPodcast 14.12: Hangover Saturday
2 hours and 5 minutes
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Our associate sponsors are: Peak Wealth Management, HomeSure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, The Phil Klein Insurance Group, Venue by 4M where we recorded this, TicketIQ! and The Nose Bleeds, which is the Sklars Bros’ reboot of...
MGoRadio 8.10: Good, I’m Not Crazy
The Sponsors
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WTKA Roundtable 11/17/2022: Archosaur Socialism
Things discussed:
Offense vs Nebraska: Ability to execute the run game is on a ludicrous level. 7 million run plays, only 5 of them wentMichigan HockeyCast 5.7: Adam Fantilli Remains
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
Special Guest Nate Wells (@gopherstate on Twitter) joins in the second segment!Â
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
Once again, I'm begging you to visit Jonathan Paul's website link and listen to all of the podcast just DO NOT listen to the ad read. It's at 40:51 so you know when to skip it. Hone...
MGoPodcast 14.11: Hurdle Fools and Only Fools
2 hours and 2 minutes
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MGoRadio 8.9: Look at the Look on My Face
The Sponsors
Thank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. UGP makes custom apparel such as t-shirts and sweatshirts and was founded by 2 Michigan alums over 20 years ago. They have 3 retail locations in Ann Arbor and offer thousands of University of Michigan athletic products for sale, ranging from clothing to accessories and memorabilia. Check them out at ugpmichiganapparel.com or check out our selection of shirts on the MGoBlogStore.com!
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WTKA Roundtable 11/10/2022: A Taxonomy of Bad Guys
Things discussed:
The Rutgers game: Is the passing game coming along? Defense: just a handful of breakdowns and a grind down. Need more help from the WRs. Running games are more consistent than long passing games; low-variance option getting 7 ypa is going to hold up better than 2 long pass plays on 3rd and long. Rutgers had a good gameplan. Donovan Edwards had a game. He's rounding into a star now. Vision is great, receiving is A+ for a receiver. Needs to get to be 75% of Corum as a pass blocker to be a complete back. McCarthy: Great throw...Michigan HockeyCast 5.6: Sloppy Hockey Valley
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
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Segment 1: The Games: Bad and Almost Bad
Noah West starts and plays...well! No one else does Michigan plays 50 good minutes Another blown lead/collapse, but OT rescueSegment 2: Around the League, Notre Dame, NHL Catch...
MGoPodcast 14.10: Mr. Phonebooks
1 hour and 59 minutes
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MGoRadio 8.8: The One Without Seth
The Sponsors
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WTKA Roundtable 11/3/2022: Roll Down the Window
Things discussed:
The Tunnel Assault: Michigan State has a program-wide culture problem and it's not going to change. Their media ecosphere is out there right now playing down this assault, waving it away as just 4 then 8 players, both-sidesing it, even valorizing it. They're taking their cues from the program. If you're a Michigan State fan, and you think what happened in the tunnel was wrong—and yes they are out there even if they're not being heard because that's not how they interact—this is your offramp, because nobody in that locker room thinks it was, nobody in that...Michigan HockeyCast 5.5: Revenge is a Dish Not Served
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
Just a reminder... Seth doesn't want me, or you, or ANYONE listening to the ad read. The one at around the 39 minute mark. Like 39 minutes and 7 seconds. I mean... absolutely listen to the rest of the podcast. Absolutely check out Jonathan Paul's website link above. Just DO NOT listen to the ad read. Definitely don't clip it and...
MGoPodcast 14.9: Oh This Guy
1 hour and 57 minutes
The SponsorsThank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at undergroundshirts.com.
Our associate sponsors are: Peak Wealth Management, HomeSure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, The Phil Klein Insurance Group, Venue by 4M where we recorded this, TicketIQ! and The Nose Bleeds, which is the Sklars Bros’ reboot of...
MGoRadio 8.7: Rock, Paper, Scissors
The Sponsors
Thank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. UGP makes custom apparel such as t-shirts and sweatshirts and was founded by 2 Michigan alums over 20 years ago. They have 3 retail locations in Ann Arbor and offer thousands of University of Michigan athletic products for sale, ranging from clothing to accessories and memorabilia. Check them out at ugpmichiganapparel.com or check out our selection of shirts on the MGoBlogStore.com!
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WTKA Roundtable 10/27/2022: An Old Woman With a Broom
Things discussed:
Respect for MSU's academics and history. Respect for MSU's performance at the 1 yard line. Respect for MSU's performance on 4th and 6. Respect for Jacob Slade and Xavier Henderson, who came back vs Wisconsin. Respect for Jayden Reed. They're not moving the ball with him regularly though. More that they're good at lobbing it up. Disrespect for Wisconsin. Respect for the weatherman, who says it will be good throwin' weather. Disrespect for Michigan's schedule thus far, since they gave them a lot of time to red letter this game. Brian: State can (and will) get all the...Michigan HockeyCast 5.4: Sweep in the UP, Don’cha Know?
With David Nasternak and Alex Drain
This Podcast Has a Sponsor: Michigan Law Grad Jonathan Paul is the guy with the C you want skating next to the ref and pleading your case. He's also a good guy to sit next to at the hockey games.
Segment 1: The Games: 5-2; 5-1, Michigan
First Period Blitzkreig Playing Out the Rest of the Game Saturday...was the same Is the penalty thing something to worry about?Segment 2: 3-2, Boston; What next?
Around the League, featuring Wisconsin and Duluth Anything to take from the ND/WMU...MGoPodcast 14.8: The Basketball Preview
2 hours and 13 minutes
The SponsorsThank you to Underground Printing for making this all possible. Rishi and Ryan have been our biggest supporters from the beginning. Check out their wide selection of officially licensed Michigan fan gear at their 3 store locations in Ann Arbor or learn about their custom apparel business at undergroundshirts.com.
Our associate sponsors are: Peak Wealth Management, HomeSure Lending, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, The Phil Klein Insurance Group, Venue by 4M where we recorded this, TicketIQ! and The Nose Bleeds, which is the Sklars Bros’ reboot of...
