Bag of Bell (Vol. 25): Takeaways from the first true college football Saturday of the fall. Plus: How can Michigan use its (potential) fall hiatus to its long-term advantage?

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No podcast link this week. I did not labor on Labor Day on WTKA this Monday, but I’ll be back next week (and beyond) at the usual 9:05 a.m. eastern timeslot on Mondays.

There are some freebies, though, in case you missed Wednesday and Thursday’s newsletters.

On Wednesday, I posted my 1-on-1 interview with U-M grad Mike O’Brien on Wednesday. This was the …