The Michigan Man Podcast

The Little Brown Jug is part of the fabric of Minnesota and Michigan Football. The Gophers last had custody of the jug in 2014. They want the jug back. Minnesota's last home win against Michigan was in 1977, when Bo Schembechler took a No 1 ranked team to Minneapolis and lost 16-0. The Gophers think they are overdue for a home win. Michigan wants to keep the jug, and they need to bounce back from last Saturday's gut punch of a loss to Iowa. Yes...it's a big game for a lot of reasons. Beat writer Aaron McMann from MLive joins me to discuss all of that and more.

Michigan and Minnesota battle for the 100th time to gain control of The Little Brown Jug. What Bob Ufer used to call the most "coveted piece of crockery in all of sports". Joining me this week to discuss that and more is Mike Grimm - the radio play by play voice of The Golden Gophers.

Michigan hosts Iowa Saturday at 330pm on CBS in a stripe out at The Big House. Two the nations best defenses meet in The B10 opener. Beat writer Tony Garcia from The Detroit Free Press joins Mike to break down Bryce Underwood vs Iowa's front, the run game battle, Whittingham's first conference test, and what to watch in a game that looks like it should be a low scoring affair.

The voice of the Hawkeyes joins the show as No 17 Iowa visits No 18 Michigan on Saturday in The Big House. Two 3-0 teams open B10 play. Gary Dolphin previews the trip, Iowa's identity, and what Saturday looks like from the Hawkeye radio booth.

No 19 Michigan hosts UTEP in the first meeting between the programs. The Wolverines are coming off a 17-10 win over then NO 11 Oklahoma; the defense has allowed just one touchdown in two games under Kyle Whittingham. UTEP bounced back from a 51-0 loss at Oklahoma with a 51-10 win over Texas Southern. Chris Balas joins me to preview UTEP and much more.

UTEP visits The Big House Saturday as a heavy underdog after a 51-0 loss at Oklahoma and a bounce back win over Texas Southern. Michigan is 2-0 and coming off a defensive win over the Sooners. Joining us today is the legendary voice of the Miners Jon Teicher, in his 46th season calling UTEP football

Michigan beat writer Austin Meek joins me to break down the Whittingham-era start, Underwood's status, what actually went wrong (and right) against Western, and what he expects from a physical rematch with the Sooners.

Oklahoma radio voice Toby Rowland joins Mike to preview Saturday's noon game at the Big House. It will be a Maize Out as the Sooners make their first trip to Ann Arbor. The two look ahead to the Fox broadcast after Michigan's 13-12 win over Western Michigan and Oklahoma's 51-0 beatdown of UTEP.

A new era of Michigan football begins on Saturday night in The Big House. Kickoff is at 730pm on NBC TV. Western Michigan is a good football team and should be a solid test. Joining me with her thoughts on that and so much more is The Angel of The Big House, beat writer Angelique Chengelis from The Detroit News.

No. 16 Michigan opens the Whittingham era Saturday night vs. Western Michigan at The Big House. Voice of the Broncos Robin Hook joins Mike to preview WMU's title core, dual-threat QB Broc Lowry, RB Jalen Buckley, and how the Broncos see a new-look Michigan team. GO BLUE!