I spoke to the U-M Club of Lansing last week, and one of the questions was about the impact of legalized gambling on college sports and the potential dangers. This is a complicated topic, but as ever I mentioned there is a historical precedent at Michigan. It involves our guests this Saturday--the Oregon football team. This is from 1960, and it involved the Ducks, gamblers from New York, the FBI, and eventually a U.S. Senate subcommittee. Here's what happened:
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Live! From Oscar’s Sports and Grill | Professor and the Pundit – S3 Ep8
A special episode, recorded live at Oscar's Sports and Grill in Saline, MI! We discuss the latest news on cheeseburger-gate, breakdown Bama, chat with the Oscar himself - the owner of Oscar's Grill in Saline. We close with "The Magnificent Seven" Michigan plays of the year, our favorite beers and more.
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The Files are IN the Computer?! | Professor and the Pundit – S2 Ep11
A boys rejoice after the historic smackdown of the Spartans, and then punch the Elephant in the room: the sign-stealing imbroglio.
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Cold Beer Here? | Professor and the Pundit – S1 Ep10
Steve and Greg waste no time, we get into the proposed state law to allow alcohol at games, where states like Texas are conflicting with NCAA NIL guidelines, a list of notable B1G alums and finally, a peek at preseason rankings from prominent magazines.
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Help Us Santa Ono, You’re Our Only Hope | P&P S1 Ep3
Greg Dooley (Professor) and Steve Clarke (Pundit) get right into it, discussing the ACC revenue revolt, the Admissions situation, broader issues of conference shuffling, and CFP playoff consideration. Finally, deeper dive into this Michigan of ours--our culture, our obstacles, and where President Ono fits in.
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Getting Pantsed
One nugget in the Ohio State/Tressel tattoogate Notice of Allegations [full version] released today concerns the Ohio State gold pants - the little charm OSU players get if they beat Michigan.
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Blue Blooded (Michigan 75, Tennessee 45)
If you peeked into the M Twitterverse in the waning moments of the dismantling of the Volunteers early Friday afternoon, you got a tiny taste of how it will feel if once we tip over the Buckeyes on a future Saturday in November. Tiger Blood. ESPN captured this sign in the crowd: And apparently Zack Novak spotted it, loved it, and found Kevin Pollack after the game a retrieved the sign. Rothstein: The fan who made the sign happily obliged, and it sat in his locker after the game. “I just wanted the sign,” Novak said. “I think Charlie Sheen’s hilarious. “That’s an awesome sign, that’s my favorite sign.” The sign will go back with Novak to Ann Arbor, where he said it will hang in his room — likely right over his bed. It’s unknown whether Novak ask for the number of the gal doing the hair flip, or where the dude behind Pollack got his Jalen-Chris-Juwan-Jimmy-Ray shirt. I’d check here. Drawing Blood. You’ve probably heard several dozen times that Michigan didn’t make a free throw in the game, but to reverse paraphrase Patrick Ewing, we didn’t make a lot of free throws because we didn’t shoot a lot of free throws. No one’s complaining, but maybe Smotrycz should have headed to the stripe after this?: Cold-Blooded. What was…
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Hardcore Michigan Hoops (Spartan Nation Radio)
I was back on Spartan Nation radio with host Hondo Carpenter this week talking Hardcore Pawn, Michigan Hoops, NCAA tourney expectations for the Wolverines and the Big Ten, and whether I’d be rooting for the Buckeyes in the tournament*. Dig it: [display_podcast] * No.
