Rivalry Week Part 1 is nearly here! A lot has changed since last year’s matchup, but the Paul Bunyan Trophy remains on the line for the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans this weekend.

Will the Wolverines win for a third straight year over Sparty? And if they do, will they cover the spread in the process? Von and Kellen pick against the spread of that game and more of the best in Week 9 of the college football season on this week’s Pick’em Podcast!

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Can Michigan beat Michigan State or will they fall to 4-4 and be in danger of not making a bowl game this season? What does Michigan State QB Aidan Chiles bring to the table? Was head coach Jonathan Smith a good hire for MSU? Who should start at QB for Michigan? To answer these questions we spoke with Tom Crawford, a panelist on Fox 47's Press Pass All-Stars and owner of the Crawford Podcasting Network.

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Andy and Jared take stock of the situation at Michigan after a 21-7 loss to Illinois to fall to 4-3. In the opening, they begin with some optimism and look at what this Michigan basketball team They look at what is going wrong on offense and look at where they at historically.

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The Michigan Wolverines lost, 21-7, to Illinois on Saturday, their first loss to Illinois since the Rich Rod days in Ann Arbor. Von Lozon is here to break down the game, offering key takeaways and analysis from a brutal football game for the Maize and Blue.

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Michigan heads into a road matchup with Illinois ranked lower in the AP Top 25. We spoke with Bob Asmussen of the Champaign News-Gazette to get insight about the 5-1 Fighting Illini.

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The Out of the Blue boys welcome the host of the Big Ten Talk Podcast to the show to talk through the state of the Big Ten after the Ohio State/Oregon instant classic and pick some of their favorite players in the conference.

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Should Michigan's defense blitz less? Can Jack Tuttle make Michigan's offense functional? What is Michigan's floor and ceiling the rest of the season with matchups looming such as Illinois, Oregon, Indiana, and Ohio State? We spoke with Dalton Wasserman from PFF for a data-driven conversation about Michigan.

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Despite the Michigan Wolverines on a bye this week, there are several really, really good college football games on the schedule for Saturday. Between Ohio State-Oregon, USC-Penn State, and the Red River Shootout between Oklahoma-Texas, fans of college football can expect an action-packed Saturday from noon until bedtime.

Will the Buckeyes take control of the Big Ten this weekend with a huge road victory? Will Oklahoma defeat Texas as the underdog for a second year in a row? And will Penn State set up a monster game against Ohio State in a couple weeks from now?

Von and Kellen are back to pick against the spreads of those three games and more of the best in Week 7 on this week’s Pick’em Podcast!

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Andy and Jared from Maize N' Brew talk quarterbacks, transfer portal, movies, and more in this weeks mailbag edition.

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