Radio recap (9/24): Breaking down U-M's big upset over USC; What comes next?
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Yesterday, I was on the air for my weekly radio appearance over at The Michigan Insider with Sam Webb and Ira Weintraub on the newly rebranded The Big 1050 WTKA in Ann Arbor. I’m sending this newsletter to share audio of the appearance, plus a timestamped topic guide of what was discussed and when.
In case you missed it, my Michigan-USC column went live yesterday morning. Premium subscribers can read that HERE. It’s a 6,000+ word look at Michigan’s big upset win over USC, plus a look ahead for what may come next.
Looking ahead, here’s the content plan for the remainder of the week:
Today: Radio recap
Wednesday: Stock Watch + Power Rankings
Thursday: Subscriber Q&A
Friday: Week 5 viewing guide (picks/predictions)
Saturday/Sunday: Michigan-Minnesota coverage
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(Side note: Now is a GREAT time to become a premium subscriber, because it’s the final week of a giveaway period where all new premium subscribers will be entered into a drawing for a number of different prize options, including a commemorative Michigan National Championship Football, commemorative J.J. McCarthy career retrospective football, a signed Zak Zinter 8x10 photo and a signed Mike Sainristil trading card. Read more about that HERE.)
And with that out of the way, here’s this week’s audio:
Listen (Sept. 23)
(FYI — the format of these embeds have changed a bit with the recent revamp of the show. This embed from their website should work similarly to how I used to post the audio native to this site, but if you have issues accessing it, don’t hesitate to shoot me an e-mail and I can help troubleshoot it for you.)
Topic guide
0-0:30: Ad
0:30-1:00: Introductions/small talk
1:00-3:30: On the three-act nature of Saturday’s game, and my biggest takeaways coming out of Michigan’s big win.
3:30-5:15: On Kalel Mullings’ big game
5:15-8:00: On Alex Orji’s performance in his first career start
8:00-9:30: Ads
9:30-12:00: On Michigan’s dominant showing on defense, particularly in the trenches
12:00-15:20: On the plan for the next few weeks when Michigan takes on Minnesota and Washington
15:20-end: Wrapping things up