Champions of the West

Josh Stern

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.

  1. 03/25/2021

    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)

  2. 03/17/2021

    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)

  3. 03/10/2021

    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).

  4. 12/16/2020

    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).

  5. 12/04/2020

    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).

  6. 11/25/2020

    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).

  7. 11/18/2020

    Harbaugh's Harumph & Basketball is Back

    In this episode, we try to understand what has gone wrong with the Michigan program (0:30)  what happens if Michigan loses this week to Rutgers (6:30),  who could possibly replace Jim Harbaugh (11:45), and the two Big Ten "semi-finals" (14:30). We then jump to basketball (17:30), where we go position by position on the roster (19:45) and make a rotation prediction (47:00).

  8. 10/28/2020

    Joe Milton is Our Savior

    In this episode, we break down the Minnesota game on offense (2:30) and defense (8:15). We take a peak at the rest of the Big Ten (12:00), look at the national landscape (19:00) and preview the Michigan State game (25:45), and make predictions (32:45).

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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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  • Creator
    Josh Stern
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2021
  • Episodes
    57
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Josh Stern
  • Show Website
    Champions of the West