WTKA Roundtable 8/30/2018: How to Freakin' Take a Freakin' Before and After Pic
Things discussed:
- Previewing ND: Wimbush can't throw a slant.
- RB is a situation—starter is out and if Christian Turner went there he'd probably be the starter.
- Receivers are a fleet of interchangeable 6-5 guys
- Losing Heistand (OL coach) to Bears is big (for next year)
- First team to 14 wins
- Mone game?
- How does Michigan mitigate the OTs
- Michigan feels favored to us, but on the road at night…nothing would surprise
- Defending Wimbush's legs
- Tight ends mitigate skill position depth?
- Notre Dame walks the walk with off-field things
- How much do we believe in S&C? Internet turned on Gittleson.
- Is this the Gentry game?
- Imagine Grant Perry with 80 catches
- Harbaugh's history from the gun
You can catch the entire episode on Michigan Insider's podcast stream on Podbean.
Segment two is here. Segment three is here.
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Now Craig's going to get phone calls for liking kids
August 31st, 2018 at 7:49 AM ^
I'm just so freakin' excited football is so freakin' close I'll submit my comment and read. Go Blue!
August 31st, 2018 at 7:50 AM ^
Oh God! I've revealed myself.
August 31st, 2018 at 8:28 AM ^
That OCD muppet Jake who calls up WTKA every day to describe how he's freaking out sounds like he's about 13.
August 31st, 2018 at 8:46 AM ^
I was listening to him yesterday and I legitimately have so many questions. How does he get on the air almost every episode? How old is he? Is this an elaborate troll? I think we can get answers if we take it one question, one query, one question at a time. Go blue, I'll hang up and listen, go blue.
August 31st, 2018 at 9:12 AM ^
We all know it’s WD :)
August 31st, 2018 at 10:33 AM ^
Listening to his call-in I think there's something going on beyond youth. Might be worth having a little grace here.
August 31st, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
This is my concern as well.
August 31st, 2018 at 11:04 AM ^
Yes. Correct.
August 31st, 2018 at 12:27 PM ^
Yeah I much prefer that Don guy that calls every day to rehash threads that came up recently on MGoBlog.
August 31st, 2018 at 1:14 PM ^
Yeah what's up with that clown? What a tiresome old fuck.
August 31st, 2018 at 3:38 PM ^
Just giving him/you a hard time. He/you is/are the best non-guest caller on the show.
August 31st, 2018 at 8:36 AM ^
FREAKIN JAKE IS FREAKIN EXCITED
August 31st, 2018 at 9:29 AM ^
"First to 14" is terrifying because that means a single turnover can completely change the game. At home I might feel good about expecting something like '16 Wiscy, where the team was firmly in control and first to 14 literally won the game.
On the road in big games, Michigan has a tendency (which to be fair pre-dates Harbaugh) to implode in stupidly spectacular fashion with multiple turnovers, coaching WTF moments, a few players having career-worst games, and overall crazy late-game debacles. As in, they may actually be a very good team this year, but the program is going to keep losing big away games by shooting themselves in the foot, until they stop doing that. As much as I hate it, that's my expectation until they demonstrate otherwise.
August 31st, 2018 at 9:59 AM ^
"First to 14 wins" manages to be both silly and oddly dismissive of the very history of the rivalry everybody goes nuts about over here.
The game in '78 saw Michigan down 14-7 at the half, and we scored three unanswered TDs in the second half to win 28-14. It wasn't exactly a dynamic offense we had—it was the run-oriented option attack that saw Leach go 8/20 throwing the ball. Luckily, 3 of his completions were touchdowns.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan%E2%80%93Notre_Dame_football_rivalry
August 31st, 2018 at 10:03 AM ^
"implode in stupidly spectacular fashion with multiple turnovers, coaching WTF moments, a few players having career-worst games, and overall crazy late-game debacles."
For me, there's no better example of this than the 2003 game at Oregon.
August 31st, 2018 at 10:35 AM ^
I don;t know man there's so much awfulness there that picking out just one example feels like a fools exercise in pain.
August 31st, 2018 at 11:14 AM ^
And no better antidote than Denard going for 502 yards in south bend, including a game winning TD extremely late.
August 31st, 2018 at 10:33 AM ^
Who is the recruit that Sam was leaving to interview in Tampa?
August 31st, 2018 at 10:45 AM ^
Believe it was Tulsa, not Tampa, but Daxton Hill
August 31st, 2018 at 11:19 AM ^
Came here to ask the same thing. Sounds promising!
August 31st, 2018 at 1:16 PM ^
Awesome. Thank you.
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