Michigan historian Dr. Sap and I have started a new podcast on the lore of Michigan football. The plan is to bounce around doing one season per episode, talking about the players, the games, that year's place in the pantheon of Michigan teams, and usually having one segment with a guest.

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1. The Setup: Brady or Henson

starts at the beginning

Now two years removed from a championship team and in Year 2 of the most touted freshman class in school history, do they go with the stud sophomore with all the talent in the world or the backup from '97 with the intangibles? A review of the college football landscape. Also the K-Mart incident from inside.

2. The Season

starts at 0:23:09

We go through the games and the great moments, like Troy Nunes running around without an escape, David Terrell at cornerback, stuffing Ron Dayne, the comeback at Penn State, and of course beating Ohio State and Alabama to end the season.

3. Interview with WLB Ian Gold

starts at 1:04:24

How he found out he's playing defense. The speed of the linebacking corps. The Orange Bowl. Toughest opponent they faced? Who knew Tom Brady was going to be the GOAT? Jim Herrmann deployed a 3-3-5 to beat Drew Brees and Purdue. Penn State and the "best linebackers in the history of college football" and how the chopped liver felt about being the underdogs. Similarities between Don Brown's defense and the one Ian played in. Gold talks about celebrity culture around modern players and how that distracts players from how good they could be.

4. Wrap

starts at 1:35:08

Offensive and defensive MVPs: Seth talks about the design of the defense and how they used Dhani Jones to solve their option problem. Greatest moment: The Brady comeback, Alabama missing the extra point, or time running out on Ohio State?

MUSIC

“Across 110th Street”

Clips from Dr. Sap's Archives

THE USUAL LINKS

Helpful iTunes subscribe link

General podcast feed link

What's with the theme music?