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.
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Coach Hoke Joins Spartan Nation (Mar-14 audio)
Brady Hoke on enemy airwaves? Indeed, he joined Hondo Carpenter on Spartan Nation Radio tonight. Here’s the full segment and heck, Hondo even bumped it in and out with The Victors: [display_podcast]
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Jalen Joins Shep to discuss the Fab Five (03-03 WDFN audio)
Jalen Rose joined Michigan hoops radio voice and WDFN morning show host Matt Shepard on Shep, Shave, and Shower on 1130AM this morning: [display_podcast] They talked quite a bit about the legacy and potential reinstatement of the Fab 5. Jalen clearly thinks the F4 banners need to be restored and feels a jersey or two should be retired. ESPN has an extensive documentary on the controversial quintet coming up on March 13 at 9am. You can preview some of the clips here HT to Jeff Papworth. One historical nitpick: Jalen says a key piece in restoring the Fab Five back to Michigan will be restoring their Final 4 banners. He adds that the Fab 5 had were the team “that helped Michigan get to two of its three final appearances ever.” Of course Michigan was also in the 1965 and 1976 NCAA finals, losing to UCLA and undefeated Indiana respectively. You can catch all of the WDFN podcasts here.
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Happy Days Are Here Again (Radio, Print, Mag)
A dash of MVictors-elsewhere: 1. Radio: Last night I spent a few minutes discussing the wonderful victory over the Spartans at Breslin with Hondo Carpenter of Spartan Nation on SN Radio. If you missed it, here’s the audio: [display_podcast] 2. Observer: Check me out ‘Up Front’ in the current Ann Arbor Observer. I wrote the short piece on the frat booze raids of 1931. You might recall this eBay Watch feature from December that has much more on the police action that nabbed football captain James Simrall. 3. GoBlueWolverine Mag: In the current issue I talk a little on the early days of Michigan hockey–much of it extracted from John U. Bacon’s wonderful Blue Ice. In the next issue check out a little more depth on those Michigan clans! Unite the Clans!
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Tom Izzo joins Jim Rome (6-17 audio)
The interview starts off a bit slow but Rome gets into the LeBron questions and Izzo’s future near the end. Izzo normally has a raspy voice but he definitely sounded worn down – no wonder. Of note: It might be a Dumb-and-Dumberesque chance, but when asked, Izzo did leave the door cracked for another look at the NBA. Izzo dropped a U.P. reference in there, which has got to leave JR scratching his head, no? Izzo revealed a big driver to his looks at the NBA is to challenge the notion that college coaches can’t make it in the NBA. His pulse picked up a bit during that discussion. Rome didn’t go into the media/coverage subplot here and I was a little surprised he missed that. In 11 minutes he had room to hit that and usually JR is very in tune with what’s being discussed locally. I was hopeful Izzo would make mention of, “Those nerds on The Red Cedar.” No go. Audio: [display_podcast] Related:
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Dave Brandon joins The Huge Show (audio)
And talks about you-know-what. Worth a listen, about 13 minutes of audio: [display_podcast] HT: mgoblog user UMICH1606