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1. Ohio State
starts at 1:00
Punch the ticket! DeVante' Jones put the team on his back. Michigan comes into this game as one of the worst defenses in the country in terms of generating turnovers - they had 11, almost one in five of Ohio State's possessions. Despite no Juwan Howard, Hunter Dickinson, adverse whistles, and Caleb Houston in "road mode", they pull a win out. Brian knows a surprising amount about Joey Brunk. Encouraging play from the freshmen off the bench, especially Bufkin's dagger three.
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2. Iowa
starts at 21:55
Iowa shot 58% from three ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Keegan Murray and Kris Murray account for 42 of Iowa's points, Michigan can cover one of them but not both. Diabete had 28 points in the first Iowa game, only four in this one.
3. Reflecting on the Regular Season
starts at 32:45
Michigan was a pre-season top five team and ended up on the bubble all season until now. What happened? Michigan had the #3 toughest schedule in America. Michigan finishes #31 in Kenpom, Big Ten Champion Wisconsin finishes #30. DeVante' Jones needed time to adjust to the Big Ten. Frankie Collins didn't shoot as well as expected most of the season. Caleb Houston was supposed to be a wing but ended up being a forward. Moussa Diabete exceeded expectations on offense but wasn't there on defense. Brandon Johns seemed to disappear this season. There are no real wings on this roster.
4. Hockey vs Michigan State
starts at 54:02
What does Michigan have to do to get hockey muppets?? Brian showed up to the second game five minutes late and it was already 2-0. Is there anything else to say other than "Michigan State is bad"? Some guys got their first goals which was a nice thing to have. Children of Yost didn't even do the chant after the 8th goal in the second game. Michigan gets Notre Dame next - the team that has been Michigan kryptonite all season. Michigan could possibly pass Minnesota State for the #1 overall seed. Ohio State might not make the tournament at all now. Your podcast editor con confirm: Colorado is gorgeous in March.
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MGlobules
March 8th, 2022 at 10:04 AM ^
We need to break in to the strategic reserve for the WOMEN'S teams, my dudes. There is a war on.
Joined: 11/17/2008
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Wolverine In Exile
March 8th, 2022 at 10:47 AM ^
Muppets are an American resource. We need to stop relying on foreign Muppet sources and generate domestic Muppets.
Joined: 11/08/2008
MGoPoints: 7358
Gondolin
March 8th, 2022 at 10:52 AM ^
Colorado in March is either gorgeous or snowing, there is no in between. It’s the snowiest month of the year along the front range!
Joined: 10/19/2018
MGoPoints: 417
Wolverine In Exile
March 8th, 2022 at 11:05 AM ^
Sometimes both in the same 4 hours!
I went to a late March conference once at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. We woke up at 7am, there was 4 inches of snow on the ground and it's below freezing. Drove to the conference, parked on a non-paved auxiliary parking lot, by the time we left in the afternoon, it was 60 deg, the snow had melted, and the parking lot had turned into the equivalent of the Eastern Front with multiple cars getting stuck in the mud.
COLORADO IN MARCH! IT'S A HELL OF A DRUG!
Joined: 11/08/2008
MGoPoints: 7358
MMB 82
March 8th, 2022 at 11:38 AM ^
You will please forgive us here in AZ, we love it when it snows up in Colorado!
Joined: 07/06/2008
MGoPoints: 16634
echoWhiskey
March 8th, 2022 at 11:18 AM ^
So, is there a decent chance Michigan ends up in the Loveland regional? If so, as a Denver resident, I'll definitely make the trip up to support the team.
Joined: 06/30/2008
MGoPoints: 729
FoCoManiax
March 8th, 2022 at 12:52 PM ^
Given the small-ish size of the Budweiser Center, there's definitely enough of us in the front range to turn this into a virtual home game!
Joined: 05/09/2019
MGoPoints: 1037
echoWhiskey
March 8th, 2022 at 1:52 PM ^
From the hockey column it sounds like this can only happen if DU bombs out of a 1 seed. So... go Colorado College?
Joined: 06/30/2008
MGoPoints: 729
Couzen Rick's
March 8th, 2022 at 12:08 PM ^
😢😢😢😢
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TrueBlue2003
March 8th, 2022 at 1:33 PM ^
Brian mentioned 11 TOs forced on 17% of possessions against OSU but everything I'm seeing says 13 TOs on 20% of possessions.
They had 11 steals which is a crazy high number. Steals are the best kind of turnover because unlike a deadball turnover, they send you into transition. So they not only end an opponent possession, they make for a high expected value offensive possession on the other end.
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