After four of the most painful quarters of Michigan football in recent memory, Tommy Carr, with his grandpa Lloyd looking on, gave the Wolverines a lift, a victory, and some hope for the rest of the season. The Prof and Pundit break it all down, discuss what it means moving forward, and take a spin around the conference after a wild week in the Big Ten. As always, we hit a few national headlines, including the push for an expanded 24-team College Football Playoff. Go Blue!
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Redemption Came Sooner! | Ep. #95 Professor and The Pundit
The Prof and Pun review the unlikely and massive win over the Oklahoma Sooners during a tough week for Big Ten foes. We discuss Bryce Underwood's performance, the rise of special teams and the defense, cover a few sights and sounds from the weekend and roll through a few of the surprising results from around the B1G. Go Blue!
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Just Give Us a Second! | Ep. #94 Professor and The Pundit
In this ep, the boys tackled the math, and the aftermath, and the continuing aftermath of the clock/replay drama at the end of the Western Michigan game. We roll through the moments, the reactions, the consequences. Yes, we find a few minutes to talk about the otherwise miserable season opener, the outlook for Bryce Underwood and the team, and we preview - oh yeah, remember? -- the HUGE one this Saturday as the Sooners roll into town.
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Small House (Lowest Attendance at Michigan Stadium)
Due to the obvious restrictions tied to COVID, it looks like Saturday's tilt against the Spartans will yield the lowest attendance in the history of Michigan Stadium (1927). People will cite the 1931 Wisconsin game as the lowest on record - but that game might deserve an asterisk.
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Broncs Cheer
photo: mgoblue.com I went to Yost to see a rout last night, instead I witnessed a Western Michigan squad gut out a tough 2-1 win. For the biggest run down of notes and analysis you’ll get anywhere, go to The Blog That Yost Built. My takes: * Western celebrated like they just beat the Russians after the game, piling on their goalie Gill and one guy scrambling to grab the puck for a keepsake. I think I saw one guy try to cut the net off the goal (can they do that?) and another dude trying to jam the Score-O board into the team bus. Guys, great win but act like you’ve been there before. * We saw the 2008 debut of the women’s synchronized skating team at Yost, giving a solid performance with only a couple slips. One gal went down pretty hard at the end, tried to get up only to be denied her footing. She finally made it back to the group to the relief of the crowd but her frown revealed she was hurt or pissed or maybe both. I think they should spice up the show by skating in a costume-wearing villain character, perhaps a guy in a wolf getup or a sweatervest and have the girls somehow subdue the rapscallion. * The Michigan players…
