Champions of the West Josh Stern
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Three 20-something Michigan graduates chat weekly about Men's Basketball and Football happenings, our experiences traveling and following the team, and anything else that comes up along the way.
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Michigan Moves On and Second Weekend Thoughts
In this episode we discuss the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and who we like to make it to the Final Four:
South (2:00)
Midwest (7:30)
West (15:30)
East (22:30)
Final Thoughts (42:00) -
The Tourney is Back! And So Are Our Thoughts...
In this episode, we break down the entire NCAA Tournament and pick our Sweet 16 field:
South (3:00)
Midwest (17:15)
West (33:00)
East (44:00)
Also, Michigan's Outlook (57:15)
Final Four Picks (64:30) -
We're Back! Plus Regular Season Recap and Big Ten Thoughts
In this episode we sing the praises of Michigan's incredible rotation (1:30) going through every position group. We switch gears and talk about the Big Ten tournament (16:30) and make predictions on tournament winner. We spend the last 15 minutes jumping around the country and talking about teams we like and who we're watching this week (27:00).
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Football is Over and Dickinson is Rolling
In this episode, we wrap up the end of the football season in an anti-climactic way (0:30). On the basketball side, we break down a few key players for Michigan through six games, starting with Hunter Dickinson (11:30). We also discuss Franz Wagner's woes to start the season (17:15), what dimension Mike Smith and Eli Brooks bring to this team (24:30), the backup center conundrum (27:00), praise Chaundee Brown (31:00), and a quick look around the rest of the Big Ten and the country (33:30).
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A Very Dickinson Thanksgiving
In this episode, we start by discussing Jim Harbaugh overstaying his welcome (2:45), is Michigan an elite national program (13:00), jump to Michigan basketball takeaways to start the season (15:30), issues with Franz Wagner (22:15), who Michigan should factor into the rotation (28:00), what we're looking for on Sunday against UCF (32:30) and look around the national college basketball landscape (36:00).
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Harbaugh Escapes Rutgers & Wagner's Reign Begins
In this episode, we break down the state of Michigan football, including thoughts on the Rutgers game (1:00), unrealistic quarterback expectations (4:30), Don Brown's failing defense (8:00) and Jim Harbaugh's future (11:15) and make predictions for Penn State (15:45). Next we jump to basketball, highlighting Michigan's schedule (19:00), what we're looking for against Bowling Green and Oakland (27:30), and end with Sean's annual over/unders (37:45).
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