• Taking the Barstool Bait | S1 Ep5

    Thanks for supporting Season 1! If you like Professor and The Pundit please subscribe, share, and review - Episode 5 is brought to you by Nick Hopwood and Peak Wealth Management! In this episode we get into the origins of Steve Clarke's weekly appearance on WTKA, then over to rival fans getting on Dooley's nerves when they knock Michigan's historic wins. Last but not least, the boys discuss the athletic department getting rid of physical (paper) football tickets to the chagrin of collectors.

  • Booze Raid Snags Michigan Football Captain (1931)

    Not that alcohol is celebrated by local authorities on campus today, but in 1931 we were still a couple years from the end of Prohibition.  This was a little more serious. Word of the raid made the front page of the February 12, 1931 Chicago Tribune which provided some of the spicy details of the “Rum Raid” including a pretty lengthy listing of the more prominent students arrested.   Among them (and the first listed) was James "Ducky" Simrall--the captain of the 1930 football team and a Phil Delt.  

  • Introducing: Professor and The Pundit Podcast!

    I’m proud to share a new venture between me and longtime Ann Arbor sports talk radio host Steve Clarke: Professor and The Pundit podcast. It’s now available on Apple, Spotify, and your favorite podcast network. We’ll cover a range of topics related to Michigan athletics including fandom, rivalries, culture, and current issues (e.g., NIL, transfer portal). As the season approaches, we’ll get into our perspective on the goings on the gridiron. You’ll also get insight into my current classes at Michigan on NIL, The History of College Athletics, and Leading by Coaching. We hope you like it.