Radio recap (7/29): A better Michigan defense than last year? Plus U-M/MSU thoughts and more
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Happy Monday. It’s the start of what should be a jam-packed week of content over at the newsletter. Today I’ll be sharing my audio from my weekly radio appearance over at The Michigan Insider with Sam Webb and Ira Weintraub on Sports Talk 1050 WTKA The Ticket in Ann Arbor.
Tomorrow will be my write-up on Big Ten defensive backs for the final individual installment of my Big Ten positional previews. Wednesday will tie all of the individual positional previews into my Big Ten preview wrap-up post, which will include my preseason poll. Thursday will be our weekly chat for premium subscribers. And Friday will be when I roll out my annual offseason subscriber survey, which will take your temperature on a number of Michigan and college football-related topics.
If you’re not already a premium subscriber, now’s a great time to jump on board with the season fast approaching. And if you’ve missed any installments of my Big Ten preview, here’s a great opportunity to play catch-up:
Tuesday, July 2: QBs (read here)
Friday, July 5: RBs (read here)
Tuesday, July 9: WR/TEs (read here)
Friday, July 12: OL (read here)
Friday, July 19: DL (read here)
Wednesday, July 24: LBs (read here)
And with that out of the way, here are the highlights from this morning’s radio appearance, including a timestamped guide of what was discussed when.
Listen (July 29)
Topic guide
0-1:00: Introduction
1:00-3:45: On Michigan having a chip on its shoulder and how the team is reacting to being picked to finish No. 4 in the Big Ten on the heels of a National Championship run.
3:45-6:00: On my biggest takeaways from Big Ten Media Day
6:00-9:45: On the difference between Michigan and Michigan State this offseason and how each program is dealing with a member of their side joining the other side
9:45-12:15: On Makari Paige's lofty comments about Zeke Berry and how I feel about Berry's ceiling heading into this season
12:15-16:30: On Michigan's QB situation at this stage of the offseason and how I see things playing out.
16:30-20:30: On how I feel about Michigan players feeling like this year's defense could be BETTER than last year's championship squad
20:30-end: Wrapping things up