The Bucket Problem

We began recording this podcast shortly after 6 pm ET on Wednesday evening. A certain bit of coaching news broke at 7:24 PM. We kept it all in.

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This week’s podcast features our latest big moods, a look back at our preseason football roster draft and what we learned from it, and a preview of Wednesday’s MBB game against Northwestern with special guest Ben Goren. 

Topics include: rumors of Caleb Williams transferring to Wisconsin, the eye test vs analytics in basketball, which player will go first in next year’s football roster draft, Northwestern’s odd roster construction, Tom Izzo’s outspoken love of bad coaches, actual turnovers vs functional turnovers, Chase Audige’s will to win, NW’s aversion to guarding the three-point line, can Ryan Young draw enough fouls on Hunter Dickinson to swing the game, and more.

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CONTENT WARNING: DURING OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP, WE MENTION SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND ASSAULT SCANDALS, INCLUDING THE ROBERT ANDERSON CASE.

This week’s podcast touches on a number of topics: the status of Jim Harbaugh, the hire of Mike Elston, reviewing the latest games for both MBB and WBB, the firing of Mark Schlissel, the Robert Anderson settlement, life on the MBB bubble, where WBB stands among Big Ten and national contenders, and more.

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We review Michigan’s 2021 season and take a look at the future of the program, although we derail our own conversation several times throughout. Topics include: OSU superfans, feeling tranquil about the Jim Harbaugh situation, favorite Michigan football seasons, favorite plays from this season, Connor’s foreboding pregame hype music, Aidan Hutchinson, can Michigan take the Clemson or Georgia paths to a national title, reasonable expectations for the rest of the 2020s, a very quick hoops and hockey discussion, a look back at our season and bowl picks (pretty good!), and more.

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This week, we focus on Michigan-Georgia, taking an extensive look at the matchups on both sides of the ball and using game props to help us settle on our final predictions. First, though, we do our big moods of the week and spend some time examining how Ohio State and their fans have handled losing The Game for the first time in a decade (hint: not great!). Topics include: the people on the TV are saying nice things about Michigan, the saddest Heisman Moment, Urban Meyer: not a Mormon, COVID uncertainty surrounding the Orange Bowl, how can Michigan move the ball on Georgia, will Aidan Hutchinson and David Ojabo force Stetson Bennett IV into mistakes, has UGA played anybody other than Alabama?, can the Dawgs handle having all the pressure on them, and much more.

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This week’s show catches up on some bad (the men’s basketball season thus far) and some good (football recruiting). Topics include: Iowa man commits to farming, a one-night trip turns into a bad metaphor, basketball’s early-season struggles and our recalibrated expectations, running down the current 2022 commits and some potential additions, our favorite highlight videos and other recruiting class superlatives, Big Ten bowl picks, and more.

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This week’s guests need little introduction: Ryan Nanni (Secret Base) and Spencer Hall (Channel 6, Thinking Out Loud on the SEC Network) of the Shutdown Fullcast join the pod. We talk everything from Spencer’s experience attending The Game in person to Iowa drinking all the vodka on the desert island to the REAL reason Ohio State lost to Michigan to an examination of Michigan-UGA before concluding with these two distinguished Florida Men giving us a guide to hating on Georgia.

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Michigan thrashes Iowa, 42-3, to win the Big Ten title and earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. We talk the title game, take a moment to appreciate what Michigan has accomplished this season, and look ahead to Big Ten bowl games and the playoff.

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Michigan dominated Ohio State. In football. We spend two hours talking about/reveling in The Game, looking ahead to the Big Ten title game against Iowa, and making our championship weekend picks. Gonna be honest, it’s mostly about The Game.

Topics include: The Game, Dan rediscovers posting, The Game, stinky Iowa split stats, The Game, the future of the program, The Game, being happy for everyone, The Game, marveling at the coaching turnaround and player leadership, The Game, and much more.

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The podcast, which is now a proud member of the Blue Wire Network, gets ready for The Game. (And, yes, we also touch on hoops and the Maryland win. Briefly.)

Topics include: enjoying a 10-1 season, is Tarleton State an insurance scam, the early-season struggles of the men’s hoops squad, the keys to an upset over the Buckeyes, and our weekly picks.

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