Another week, another too-close-for-comfort win for Michigan football. And even still, the Wolverines are right on track for an epic clash against Ohio State to determine the College Football Playoff. Michigan turned the ball over five times and needed a last second field goal to beat Northwestern, but it still goes in the win column, much like the ugly Purdue game the week before or the MSU one the week before that. Tony and Andrew open the show by discussing why this Michigan football team is hard to understand, before talking about some real positives from the win over Northwestern (looking at you, Andrew Marsh). Then the guys quickly discuss the Maryland matchup and what's at stake. 

After the break (22:51) the guys dive into Michigan football's threat of conference independence from Michigan Board of Regents member Jordan Acker. If the private equity-Big Ten deal goes through, is Michigan football really a candidate to become the next Notre Dame?

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The first order of business for Michigan football during its bye week was to get healthy, but not far behind that was to hit a hard reset for star freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood. The two games before the bye week against Michigan State and Purdue were not pretty for Michigan's passing attack and the week off presented an opportunity for a reboot. Will it be enough to carry the Wolverines to a victory over Northwestern? 

Tony and Andrew discuss what should be a fun game at Wrigley Field and make their predictions for the game and for the big games across the country. 

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The most glorious (and tiring) part of the college sports season is upon us, as Michigan football is in the meat of its season and the basketball team's regular season slate has started. Michigan basketball's season opener against Oakland was so impressive, Tony and Andrew had to start the show by breaking it down. Michigan smashed Oakland, 121-78, and had its highest scoring first half in school history as just about everyone was clicking on all cylinders in the blowout victory. So just how good can this Michigan hoops team be? The guys break that down and get into the X's and O's of how Michigan was able to look so dominant. 

In the second half of the show, Tony and Andrew take a big-picture look at Michigan football's first nine games the season by looking backwards and looking forwards. What's the biggest question answered by the team in the first nine games? And what is the biggest question this team still has to answer?

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Michigan football just keeps taking care of business as its path to the College Football Playoff continues to solidify. Tony and Andrew open the show by discussing Michigan's win over Michigan State and how the Wolverines were able to beat the Spartans while not playing their best. Freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood didn't even crack 100 yards against MSU but the Wolverines still comfortably won. Is that cause for concern long-term?

Then the guys discuss how more and more, it's looking like Michigan's entire season is going to come down to the final week of the season when they host Ohio State at the Big House. Tony and Andrew also preview the Purdue game and make predictions for the game before a quick look at the Michigan basketball program who is 1-1 in the exhibition slate. Are the expectations around this Michigan team the highest they've been in a decade?

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The boys from the Spartan Speak podcast, Graham Couch and Chris Solari, joined Andrew Birkle and Tony Garcia for a special crossover episode of 'Hail Yes!' and 'Spartan Speak' to preview this weekend's Michigan State-Michigan football game.

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Oh how quickly things can change. Just a week ago, Tony and Andrew were discussing a Michigan team that looked flat and overmatched on the road against USC. One game later, and the discussion is entirely different. Michigan played one of its most complete games under Sherrone Moore against Washington in Week 8, beating the Huskies 24-7 at the Big House. The guys open the show by discussing Michigan's impressive showing over Washington and how the Wolverines are playing entering the rivalry game vs. MSU. Plus, what years can you compare this year's matchup to? And do the Wolverines have anything to worry about with MSU? Then in the second half of the show, the guys make predictions for the big game and discuss why the narrative around this year's rivalry game is so weird, before making picks for some huge games around the country this week. 

Last but not least, Tony shares a boots-on-the-ground report from Michigan's exhibition loss to Cincinnati and talks about what went wrong.

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Michigan football's game against USC was the "pendulum swing" game of the year, but unfortunately for U-M fans, the season swung in the wrong way. Michigan was clobbered by USC in the second half, losing the game 31-13 and putting the Wolverines back into must-win mode. If Michigan wants to get back into the College Football Playoff conversation, it'll probably have to be perfect from here. That starts this week with a big matchup against a Washington team that'll provide a lot of matchup problems for the Wolverines. Tony and Andrew open the show by discussing what went wrong for Michigan on the road at USC and what Sherrone Moore's team must fix before Washington. 

Then after the break, the guys make predictions for the Washington game and share their picks for a fun slate of college football games this weekend.

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Michigan football overcame a too-close-for-comfort first half against Wisconsin with a dominant effort after the break to beat the Badgers 24-10 in Week 6 and now turns its sights to one of the biggest games of the season. The Wolverines will travel this week to Los Angeles for the pendulum swing game of the season against USC at the LA Memorial Coliseum.

Tony and Andrew open the show by discussing what we learned from Michigan's win over Wisconsin and why freshman Andrew Marsh's breakout is so important for this team. Then the guys discuss the USC game and why it might just be the biggest game of the season for the Wolverines and determining their track to the College Football Playoff. And last but not least, the Tony and Andrew make their predictions for the Michigan-USC matchup and share their picks for some of the other big games around the country. 

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The "Hail Yes" crew is back to preview Michigan's matchup against a struggling Wisconsin team who is over a two touchdown underdog against the Wolverines. Tony and Andrew open the show by talking about where Michigan stands at the 1/3rd mark of the season and what the Wolverines did during  a bye week. Plus, what has gone wrong for the Badgers and how did they get here? And in what ways might the Badgers challenge Michigan? 

Then after a quick break, the guys make predictions for the Michigan-Wisconsin game and share their picks for the biggest games around the country this week.

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After falling flat in their first road test of the season in Week 2 against Oklahoma, it was a much different story for Bryce Underwood and the Michigan Wolverines in Week 4. The Wolverines pretty much controlled the game against Nebraska on the road from start to finish, and Andrew and Tony open the show by discussing what we learned about this year's team in a ground-and-pound domination. Then, with 33% of the season done, the guys discuss the positives at the negatives that they've seen so far, and talk about why they think the schedule continues to set up better and better for the Wolverines. 

To close the show, the guys make their picks for a loaded college football slate and talk about the biggest games this weekend and how they might impact the Wolverines. 

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