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Michigan-Maryland preview: How the Wolverines can avoid a road trap ahead of OSU Nov 18, 2021

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz preview the No. 6 Michigan football team's road trip to Maryland, and what it will take for the Wolverines to avoid any issues with a matchup against Ohio State looming next week.

We spend the first half of the episode talking about Michigan's offense, and how the Wolverines can navigate passing vs. rushing, starters vs. backups and building confidence in some position groups that could use it.

The second half of the episode looks at Michigan's defense, and how Saturday might be a lighter preview of the Wolverines' upcoming matchup against Ohio State. We then offer our final thoughts and prediction for the matchup.

Michigan-Penn State recap: A breakthrough win for the Wolverines Nov 16, 2021

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz break down the Michigan football team's 21-17 win at Penn State, and what it showed about the Wolverines' current and future capabilities.

We open with a discussion of how impressive Michigan's win was. We look at the grit the Wolverines showed, the fight-back on display in the fourth quarter and the significance of the win. We then dig deeper into some of the top performances of the game, including the secondary's strong coverage on Jahan Dotson and Penn State's receivers, Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo's dominant pass-rushing performances (and runs at history in the process)), Hassan Haskins' elite offensive performance and Cade McNamara's ability to take what the defense gave him.

We also spend a portion of the show discussing what Saturday's win taught us about Michigan's final two games. We look at areas the Wolverines can feel good about, and areas they may try to improve in the next two weeks.

Michigan's frontcourt makes big first impression - Michigan Basketball Insider Nov 12, 2021

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Tim McCormick and Sam Webb share week one observations of the new look Hunter Dickinson, freshman Moussa Diabate, and Michigan's effort to play them together. The duo then discusses Terrance Williams mental and physical transformation into a key rotation player. The week one evals conclude with first impressions of Devante Jones and Caleb Houstan in their Michigan debuts. The podcast closes with a 2022 recruiting class overview, and first looks at Ohio State, Michigan State, and Purdue.

Michigan-Penn State preview: A pivotal road test awaits the Wolverines Nov 11, 2021

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In this episode, we discuss the Michigan football team's latest playoff ranking, assess the importance of the Wolverines' road trip to Penn State and preview how we think Michigan will fare in State College.

Before we preview the matchup, we begin our episode by discussing the College Football Playoff rankings, which surprisingly put Michigan ahead of Michigan State, whom the Wolverines lost to Oct. 30. We discuss why national media overreacted, and showed some hypocrisy in the process. We also look at why Michigan is put on the chopping block more than the Spartans, and what the significance of the early rankings are.

We then discuss the importance of Saturday's game, assessing why it's arguably a more important game to win than even the Ohio State game in terms of the perception and progress of the program.

In the second half of the episode, we look at our weekly over-unders, keys to the game and make our final prediction for the game.

Not over with Domani Jackson; Just beginning with elite ATH Nyckoles Harbour - Michigan Recruiting Insider Nov 11, 2021

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Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich break down Michigan's standing with 5-star USC commit Domani Jackson on the heels of his Alabama visit, then share the latest on Michigan's attempt to flip East Carolina commit Kaleb Webb. Attention then turns to U-M's strong push for Jimmy Rolder and Zeke Berry. The podcast closes with a lengthy interview with the track coach for top 2023 target and world class athlete, Nyckoles Harbour.

Michigan-Indiana recap: Wolverines make dominance look routine, but endure injuries ahead of home stretch Nov 07, 2021

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz dig into the Michigan football team's 29-7 win over Indiana, and discuss what the victory means for the Wolverines moving forward.

We begin the episode with a look at some of our key takeaways from Michigan's win. We discuss Hassan Haskins, Taylor Upshaw, Michael Barrett and David Ojabo, the Wolverines' continued red-zone struggles, a passing game that showed a couple promising trends and other things that stood out to us.

We then broaden the discussion to the remainder of Michigan's season. We discuss where the Wolverines might rank in the latest College Football Playoff rankings after several top-10 teams struggled, and what that might say about Michigan's season. We also look at what areas, if any, the Wolverines need to clean up before their final three games (at Penn State, at Maryland, vs. Ohio State), and discuss Michigan's injury situation.

Michigan on flip alert? - Michigan Recruiting Insider Nov 04, 2021

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Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich break down Michigan's attempts to flip Amorion Walker, Domani Jackson, and Kaleb Webb, plus intel from recent scouting trips to see Deone Walker, Zeke Berry, and Mason Graham. Plus word on possible Michigan visit plans for Top247 WRs Darius Clemons and Jalen Brown and both prospects get closer to making decisions.

Michigan-Indiana preview: How will the Wolverines bounce back? Nov 04, 2021

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In this episode, we discuss what the Michigan football team must show in its home game against Indiana, as it looks to bounce back from its first loss of the season.

We begin the episode by looking at how Michigan's culture has shown in the wake of the Wolverines' loss. We discuss the team's players-only meeting, what was said in press conferences and what we think it all means.

We then look at Michigan's offense and defense, and what each group can do in order for the weekend to be a "success" beyond simply beating the Hoosiers. We look at things Michigan must improve upon, along with other areas where the Wolverines can continue to build confidence.

In the second half of the episode, we run through prop bets for this week's matchup on both offense and defense, and make our predictions for how we think Saturday night's game will go.

Michigan-MSU recap: What went wrong for the Wolverines, and what's next? Nov 01, 2021

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In this episode, we look at the ups and downs of the Michigan football team's 37-33 loss at then-No. 8 Michigan State, and what's next for the Wolverines.

In the first half of the episode, we look at Michigan's offensive performance. We discuss the Wolverines' breakout passing game, the significance of the ascensions of Andrel Anthony and Erick All, how worrisome Michigan's run blocking and lack of run game was and what changes the Wolverines can make in the red zone.

In the back half of the episode, we turn our attention to Michigan's defense. We discuss the Wolverines' inability to stop Kenneth Walker III, Michigan's largely preventable issues with defensive substitutions, the Wolverines' failures on some key defining plays and an overall decent day from Michigan's secondary.

We close with a discussion of the Wolverines' culture, and how we expect Michigan to respond after enduring its first loss of the season.

Michigan-MSU preview: Keys, storylines and predictions as the in-state rivalry hits a peak point Oct 27, 2021

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In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz preview the much-anticipated matchup between the No. 6 Michigan football team and No. 8 Michigan State. We look at keys the the game, storylines we're watching and make our predictions for the game.

We open with a look at the keys for Michigan's offense. We discuss the underrated art of piecing together drives, the need for the Wolverines' passing game to develop and the value of Michigan's two-back system. We also look at the importance of improving red-zone success rates and other tasks. We then look at Michigan's defense. We discuss the Wolverines' potential in shutting down Kenneth Walker, their improved play in limiting big passing plays and more.

In the second half of the episode, we discuss some of the key storylines from this week's press conference, make our weekly prop bet predictions and our final assessment and score predictions for the game.

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