But enough about Russian geopolitics.

The Sponsors

This show is presented by UGP & The Bo Store, and if it wasn’t for Rishi and Ryan nobody would get our jokes. Our other sponsors are also key to all of this: HomeSure Lending, Peak Wealth Management, Ann Arbor Elder Law, the Residence Inn Ann Arbor Downtown, the University of Michigan Alumni Association, Michigan Law Grad,Human Element, and Lantana Hummus

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1. The Peach

starts at 1:00

Don Brown got got again, occasionally by stuff right out of the Ohio State tape. Michigan’s offensive play-calling system drives us nuts. They ruined another season of offense by not knowing what they were doing in the preseason. Long discussion on the offensive issues, since there doesn’t seem to be much we can do about

2. Hoops: Air Force and Binghamton

starts at 28:59

Michigan got baited into wide open free throw line jumpers. Is that a good shot? Craig/Beilein thinks they are, Brian doesn’t. Matthews was something like 0/10 on them. Michigan is an odd team. Need to mandate you have to play man to man if you want to play Michigan in the nonconference season. Zavier Simpson has the most pristine sky hook since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

3. Big Ten Hoops Preview Pt 1, wsg Craig Ross

starts at 55:20

There’s no bad/awful team in the league: the bottom tier is just two teams and Rutgers has a decent defense.  Does Underwood regret leaving? Minnesota is a big bangin team. Northwestern picked the wrong year to be flawed but peaking for a year. Speaking of no point guards: Purdue, who’s been unlucky, and Iowa, who’s improved to a bad Beilein defense.

4. Big Ten Hoops Preview Pt 2

Starts at 1:26:27

Ohio State is good a year early, still needs to figure out who's at point. Nebraska is legit but peak Nebrasketball might just be an also-ran here. Wisconsin has some pieces around their incredible set piece. Indiana has the megalodon. Michigan State and Michigan have switched identities: MSU best shooting team in the league.

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"Nobody Really Cares if You Don't Go to the Party"—Courtney Barnett

"Sea of Dreams"—Oberhafer

"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"—cover by Dubchek

“Across 110th Street”

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