MGoBlog: The MGoPodcast

[Patrick Barron] Apologies for the audio quality this week, as we were at Suburban Chevrolet and there was significant ambient noise. On the roundtable this week: Maryland aftermath Jake Rudock discussion The tailbacks and their health Just how dominant this D is Haggling over point spreads Craig wears a hat! THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

1 hour 57 minutes [Patrick Barron] Also 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. Our other sponsors are also key in the expanding empire: thanks to Homesure Lending, Draft Kings, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Liz Crowe, and TiqIQ. Maryland Recap That went rather well. Gimmicky Top Five List: Pet Peeves From Fellow Fans That one guy I know who left Braylonfest early is never going to live it down with himself. Basketball open practice chatter Chatman's improve shooting form; Spike still a little gimpy; I defend Doyle's lateral mobility from accusations I can be surprisingly impressive. Catch us Mondays 5-7 on 1050 WTKA. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

67 minutes SUMMER OF HARBAUGH PLUS FIVE MINUTE KLINSMANN RANT Top five best Harbaugh things of the summer. Partial consensus. I give myself exactly five minutes to thunk my head about the Gold Cup, and I tell you when they start so you can fast forward if you're so mad VINCENT SMITH! Vincent talks Team Gardens and fall camp and tells Fred Jackson stories. LIZ CROWE! We have our first-ever sponsor so what do we do? We have her on for a segment that starts out ridiculous and goes down/uphill from there. If you're around Ann Arbor you have a 50/50 chance of knowing Liz (E.T.) Crowe (t: @beerwencha2) personally, but for the other half and people not from around these parts, Liz is a best-selling, (usually sports-themed, not exactly censored) fiction author, Ann Arbor real estate agent, craft brew consultant and blogger, and mom times three. She will be backing the Podcast this year so we can keep making it, and we had her on for a special entire segment in this one as an introduction. During the season we'll have briefer bits with her. FOOTBALL RECRUITING Where Michigan stands and where they may go. MUSIC "Across 110th Street" "Sad Penance Raps," Open Mike Eagle "Playing Your Game, Baby", Barry White "I'm Not Part Of Me," Cloud Nothings THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

[Bryan Fuller] This is our final roundtable before our summer hiatus; we pick things back up in early August. Craig is out because he's in Hawaii; Sam is out because he's going to like almost all of the Summer Swarm camps. Topics: Softball was just about there They should be really good again though Michael Onwenu says he'll take visits—how will Harbaugh react? The slow recruiting start (this is a meme that is probably going to die in the next month) John Baxterrrrrrr! Chili from TLC kind of calls in THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

LOOK AT THESE BOND VILLAIN-LOOKING DUDES Ed was traipsing about the poppies and algorithms this week, but the rest of us were there. Topics! FIFA is old Craig hates soccer Xzibit be talkin' about the dang thing Unfortunately his script is bad I have an excellent career in voiceover work coming Nobody else thinks this is the case Big Sean is very average sized THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

Just another picture of Denard for no reason at all. No reason at all. [Bryan Fuller] Ed was traipsing about the poppies and algorithms this week, but the rest of us were there. Topics! Craig is old Jim Minick's unpleasant next few months The Dennis Norfleet situation Craig might have been disbarred I don't even want to talk about the Real Housewives Of The Fab Five Blake Countess's transfer Tyus Battle's commitment (hooray good news) THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

PRIORITIES As mandated by sports radio law, we talk about Ballghazi. I don't want to; Ed does because he comes in with a scorching hot take. I have a theory that Jim Harbaugh is responsible for all of this. We talk some 2016 basketball recruiting, with a focus on Beilein's approach and if they should be altering this at all. Disregard thing about MSU getting Caleb Swanigan. (Heh.) Amaker recruiting #TBT. We finish up talking about AFC Ann Arbor's first game, which was a good time. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

PRIORITIES As mandated by sports radio law, we talk about Ballghazi. I don't want to; Ed does because he comes in with a scorching hot take. I have a theory that Jim Harbaugh is responsible for all of this. We talk some 2016 basketball recruiting, with a focus on Beilein's approach and if they should be altering this at all. Disregard thing about MSU getting Caleb Swanigan. (Heh.) Amaker recruiting #TBT. We finish up talking about AFC Ann Arbor's first game, which was a good time. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

We talk Caris LeVert, Real Sports segment, Harbaugh satellite camps, Jaylen Brown's top two, and Craig falsely accuses me of not wearing pants. I wear pants at all times, usually multiple pairs. Here's the Orange Bowl video I talk about midway through BTW: THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

On today's roundtable we talk sneakers for a bit before segueing into a discussion about how terrific soccer is that is in no way disputed by Sam or Ira or Craig. Also on the docket: Craig's autograph signing session at a Lima, Ohio yarn and hardware store. How did it go? Find out! Ed essentially challenges Jim Harbaugh to a kickboxing match Actual sports content! THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

Maurice Hurst got after it [Bryan Fuller] Ira gave me the go-ahead to post our weekly roundtable on the site, so here it is. If you're unfamiliar: on Thursday at 9 we have an hour on The Michigan Insider with Sam Webb and Ira Weintraub. It's myself, Craig Ross, and usually Ed Feng. Ed was out of town this week, but Craig, Sam and I talk spring game: Maurice Hurst, quarterbacks, wide receivers, defensive backs, etc. THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

[Patrick Barron] OFFENSE QB questions, running back non-answers. OL shuffling and WR issues. But Harbaugh? DEFENSE Peppers deployment, Mo Hurst busting out, linebacker depth, secondary gents, excellent prospects. Plus a virtual punter shoutout. GIMMICKY TOP FIVE Stock up and stock down gents from the spring game. MUSIC "Across 110th Street" "Fantastic Voyage," Coolio "Personal Jesus," Johnny Cash THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

the nice bit of the tourney [Patrick Barron] BASKETBALL A three phase season, with the beginning promising, the middle terribly disappointing, and the end promising again, but for next year. The Irvin surge. Freshman bigs: bad. Doyle: thus promising. NEXT YEAR Minutes distribution. Hello: Moritz Wagner? X factor overuse. Deep, deep team next year. LeVert? Yes please sir. HOCKEY Merph. MUSIC "Across 110th Street" "Intermission," Monty Python "Dark Days," PUP "Anti-Summersong," The Decemberists THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

play this man in all kinds of weather [Bryan Fuller] BASKETBALL Autobench bitchin'. 1-3-1 after halftime not a great move. Would still give Beilein all my food. In praise of Spike. Center position down the road. Dawkins offer lack confusion part sixteen. Chatman! Life! HOCKEY Back in it. Margin of error very slim now. Werenski a terror on both ends, no matter who's defending. Goalie business. GIMMICKY SPRING PRACTICE SECTION TOP FIVES! Our top five most secure and least secure projected starters. You'll never guess what our least secure spot is. (You have never seen football and are naming positions in cricket.) MUSIC "Across 110th Street" "King of the Road," (spectacularly drunk) REM "Wabash Cannonball," Townes Van Zandt "Hercules," Aaron Neville THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?

65 minutes. [Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News] OFFENSE Gentry a huge get, Malzone a little bit overlooked as a result, the perpetually open Grant Perry, a few OL, and a big TE get. DEFENSE/OVERALL DEs are clutch, Washington a favorite, overall class take. 2016 LOOKAHEAD A big year in state and a potential wave of California stars should put Michigan in a good spot. Shout out to Dele Harding, who hated Dave Brandon as much as the rest of us. BASKETBALL Praise is delivered unto MAAR. MUSIC "Across 110th Street" "Sorry For Stealing Your Man," Jessica Hernandez And The Deltas "Open Up Them Pearly Gates," Billy Strings and Don Julin (who are at the Ark on April 24th) "Lie, Cheat, Steal," Run The Jewels THE USUAL LINKS Helpful iTunes subscribe link General podcast feed link Direct download link What's with the theme music?