We need to extend Minter. I think him and Macdonald are/were significant reasons for the recent success vs. Ohio St. The amazing halftime adjustments that Michigan makes speaks to great coaching.

"I think you broke Ryan Day!" *weeping tears of joy*

Michigan kicked our tail-ends during that 2nd half. We just need to own it. Buckeyes do not deserve to be in the playoff. UM just flat-out whooped us. Buckeyes need to go back to the drawing board.

Refs called a fumble td dead too early and Moody missed a 56 yard fg by a couple feet. Michigan could’ve had 10 more.

Glad to hear Mike finally say something good about our coach and program 🤣. GO BLUE 🏈

Go Blue. Love how Michigan MADE you talk this way about them. You had no choice 💯💪🏾〽️

As an OSU alum living in Michigan, it took me a month to finally listen to this.

Valenti actually called it on Michigan is what makes it funny

I like Valenti. He calls it like he sees it. Good or bad. He called Michigan out when they deserved it and he is giving them the praise when they earned it.

I've watched Georgia all season because I figured it would be a rematch. Those boys have been sleep walking through the regular season. When the play a team with a pulse they look dangerous. They have a few more holes but still a very impressive team. Michigan will have to play it's best game of the season.

Mike I actually agree with you.. Everyone was crying to me at half time saying, omg were losing, blah, blah blah.....I said, we just played the first half, against what everyone says is a more talented OSU team, on the road, without our BEST offense player, and they hit us with their BEST SHOT, and its 20-17..... This game is over In the second half.... The fact that they are only up by 3 after all that..... Its ova!! Were gonna lean on them in the second half....

O-Line and D-Line for UM are built to dominate the 2nd half of games. Jim built the program...John, although not officially a part of the program did have a part to play in the development of the program...older bro helping little bro build his program.

Regarding Illinois: Bret Bielema is a pretty good coach.

Way to keep it 💯 Mike ! Rico you shouldn’t be on the show no more 😎

That win changed recruiting as well

Is Tuck still coming for Michigan?

i totally agree that Ohio State sneaking into the playoff would be absolute bullshit. I would 100% put two-loss Alabama ahead of Ohio State if TCU or USC fuck up next week

Valenti choking on it again!! .. eat crow ! Sparty no bowling! ✔️

Mike picks Michigan just so if they lose he can say they choked and underachieved. That is just what he does.

I agree....I don't want to play OSU again!! Its very hard to beat a team twice, especially so soon after the win.....I do not want that

Mike nailed it!! Every word is the bona fide TRUTH!!

Boy wouldn't it be great to hear the drops that Mike plays?

The hate in y'all voices is so distinct it's crazy. It's still Go Blue Gang Or Dont Bang Baby! Natti here we come! And I LUV It!

Michigan football in the second half: - outscored all opponents 251-65 - 5 second half shutouts - just 8 touchdowns given up all season - no team scored more than 14 points

You guys are sleeping on USC, Caleb Williams is a special talent!!!

O-Hi-o D coach even said they were shocked by UMs deep ball. Then they drop back and Edwards goes crazy. Give huge credit to the o-line for massive holes and protection. Then the D line for 2nd half shut out plus a field goal.

I have never heard Valenti talk like this about michigan

Great show Mike!!

Bad times to be a Spartan fan right now. We got Michigan legitimately looking like they're a title contender, you got Luke Fickell getting hired to Wisconsin when he should've been in East Lansing but they screwed that up. We got a potato head for a coach with a TERRIBLE staff with TERRIBLE players. Man kill me now.

I don’t take it as a slight Rico. You’re all good. Georgia is still REALLY tough. Blue still has a better shot this year, but it will definitely be tougher than Ohio State. Personally, I would want to play USC. That’s the school that we have had too much heartbreak against in bowl games. We need to prove ourselves against Trojan Horse.

If michigan lost in ohio there would be no conversation if they could make the playoffs, but since ohio state lost they still could make the playoffs, heck no!

This just showed up in my feed, never heard of anyone on this show. I immediately hit tge subscribe button as I think I found my people.

It’s good to have the call it how he truly sees it Mike back.

Couple points… - Kicking myself I was just too lazy to put $$ down on Michigan preseason +900 to win the Big10. That was delicious money - These playoffs might already be locked. Depends on what the committee wants. End of Season your top 4 are undefeated Georgia-Michigan-TCU- and 1 loss USC. Can you punish any of those teams for having to play an extra Championship game? - The 3 undefeated teams are a lock no matter what happens this weekend. USC could possibly suffer another extremely close loss vs Utah and still stay ahead of OhioState for getting smokedvat home. USC is just as attractive as OSU with just as good a resume, and they both beat Notre Dame. …..The playoffs may already be decided. Unless USC gets blown out

#MGoBlue wow !! ~ what a dominant second half .. The Don was amazing and J.J. > C.J.

I love Michigan, but to say the big ten runs through A2 might be going a little too far. We have beaten them twice this past decade. However I feel that the tides are beginning to turn. Saturday was proof of that. I don’t think any Michigan fan really expected them to completely dominate and humiliate OSU. Excited for this team and the future of this program.

How did we stop Marvin Harrison JR in the 2nd half

As a Michigan fan I like this Mike and agree. I dont agree that theres not a vintage team....there is its Michigan

The only reason those other teams put those points up against us is I believe that we were definitely saving plays for Ohio State on both sides and that looks like it came true because they could not stop us at all

The only thing Valenti and I will ever agree on, lol. I also said the loser is out (or should be). Yes, even if UM lost. Now? OSU losing by 22 AT HOME to a Corum-less Michigan? Backup halfback with one hand? Also missing their best edge setter & rusher on defense? A true freshman at TE? No. OUT. Give me 2-loss USC or Bama over them. Not even out of disliking them but principle. If you can lose like that, sit at home and sneak in because better teams had to play a CCG, it's all fugazi. It's not about getting the best 4 teams at all. Edit: also let me add that a focused UGA is still a monster. I still think they're a level above all else. Yet, it's not the UGA team from last year. Totally agree on that.

OSU was pretty physical on the DL in the first half when they played 8 in the box. Once JJ torched them they dropped their safeties and boy oh boy the went after that DL like a freight train.

As long as Brent Mushmouth has a $ 1 dollar bill OSU can get back into the playoff. He's that dangerous, and his track record is that accurate.

Michigan has a real NC from 97 🌹 the only reason that Michigan didn't get the other half of the natty was Osbourne retirement if it wasn't for that Michigan would have got the whole thing

In their house. Without their best player.

Loved the Podcast after the Natty Champ game. He went from 'You Can Beat GA', to' UGA would beat Michigan 99 times in 100 games.' Amazing what a Loss To TCU did to change the narrative ! GO DAWGS #1 Back To Back Natty's !

Looking at this game now after the sign stealing scandal really shows a different perspective

Keep the same energy as last week! Smh ALL ABOARD 〽️

If I'm a michigan fan here's what I would be worried about when it comes to the big ten championship game purdue has a real knack for knocking off top ranked teams ( seriously no one else has taken down more top 5 teams while unranked) I'd be concerned with am I getting the boilers which you should bomb or am I getting the spoilers who as previously mentioned knocks off top 5 teams routinely

And as far as UM breaking OSU…this is the difference between college and nfl. NFL is so refined no team is ever “broken” mentally. I’m college this is possible.

Ohio state won a semi final game two years ago. Michigan will to and agree and Georgia is beatable.

Have a great off season Buster Brown! Hahahahahahahaha.....

Given that if Michigan plays Georgia they’ll have several weeks to prepare for TCU and Georgia or USC (or OSU for some reason) they’ll have all the tools they need. It’s pretty clear they’ve got great coaching, I think given that long to game plan they’ll be okay against the TEs in Georgia, although you can’t really shut them down, you can limit them. That would mean looking beyond the team at hand a bit and that scares me, but I feel like Michigan wants Georgia again, I just don’t know if they’re going to overlook their Semifinal opponent by doing that… or Purdue for that matter… although I don’t think this team will have that kind of problem with OSU out of the way.

Even though Mike despises Michigan and their fanbase, I always come back like an abused dog to see him talk well of Michigan.

What a magnanimous open

Mike, thank you for supporting Michigan by wear blue and yellow.

These two are so funny. lol I cant take them serious #Goblue

It's what you do when you have one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

It's patently clear that Harbaugh is a MUCH better coach than Ryan Day. His comment about Day being born on third and thinking he hit a triple is dead-on balls accurate.

How 'bout them f*cking Dawgs!

"National champion coming out of the Big Ten" WRONG "No way OSU gets in the playoff" WROOONNGGG

I am a huge Michigan Wolverines fan, so take that bias into consideration for this question. Ryan Day said that he spent an entire year preparing for Michigan, and his team lost by a worse margin and almost in a worse way this year than last year. How would he answer this question: What 2 things did he get wrong during his prep in the last year? It seems that his defensive scheme was a 7-2-2, which allowed Michigan to have seven plays of 15 - 85 yards.

I could care if radio hosts compliment us. What does that matter? Why do some people need or starve for that validation? Never got that. Validation is winning the games and winning championships. Radios hosts have their opinion, so why do some people need them to agree with them for validation? Meanwhile I'm enjoying what's going on not even caring what people say nationally or locally. Just win baby and it don't matter.

This is different.... This is a Michigan team that has something that it hasn't had in a very, long time!! A QB THAT is capable, of winning the game on his own...not just being a game Manager... Plus the top defense in the country..... This team can beat Georgia.... If the players believe it, it could really happen

Of course Michael wants to skim over Michigan high lights lol sparty on Brotha 😂

Mike, how you are not on ESPN with your own show is beyond me. I think the country needs to have you on ESPN. Just my opinion.

As much as valenti hates them...he called it....go blue

I thought as a Michigan fan we had no chance against OSU all year in Columbus. I'm 20 years old and every time we've gone down to Columbus we either get destroyed or lose in a close and tight game. Boy was I happy that I was wrong. Even my mom said they were gonna beat OSU and she was right. She doesn't even watch sports that much as well. I honestly thought after the 1st quarter they were done for. Boy was I wrong. Mike is saying everything right. U of M is back. Like it or not. Harbaugh is finally making promises he was brought here to do way back in 2015.

I respect Mike even though he hates Michigan. He calls it fairly honestly and he criticizes his Spartans when it's called for as well.

The ESPN invitational is feeling closer

The National championship did not run through the BiG10 after all.

SPEAKINg on the comment about georgia and their two tight ends. Every team to make it to a natty takes away the ONE thing the other team does well. last year georgia stopped michigans running game and the game was over. this year with the new qb things will be different. i am not a fan of the sec, or the big ten. i am a homer who roots for Oregon and i see michigan winning it this year. the way michigans defense is built they have the hybrid players in the middle of the field to keep up with those tight ends. If georgia wins its because they come up with a plan b. not the tight ends. dont sleep on CALEB WILLIAMS AND USC. they have gotten better each and every week this year. especially on defense once they got their star player back and in full health. not the handicapped guy we have seen. you look at the games he played this year and they on average give up 13 points less. caleb williams is the best player nationally and HE CAN PUT A TEAM ON HIS BACK FOR ONE GAME. CAN HE DO IT TWO? i dont think so but believe me when i am saying that NONE OF THE TEAMS WANT TO FACE HIM IN THE FIRST GAME

OSU vs. UM ✌🏼.....this time for the natty

Urban Meyer on the pre game show and in his analysis of the game said "we" in reference to Ohio State which erased all impartiality. He wants back in as coach but unfortunately that ship has already sailed. Ohio state, which has 11 5 star recruits on their roster (twice as many as all the other big ten teams combined) is starting to lose out in recruiting to the other big named teams in the country. And that will be their end. When the giant looses his grip from around your neck, he is no longer a giant.

Mike and Rico agenda is so close to broken! Once Michigan wins this natty what the hell they do next? 😂

Credit to Mich and it's their conference FOR NOW. OSU to great of a program to let this happen for long.

It's not a down year

I'd rather have Michigan as the dominant force in the Big Ten that we need to take down than an invincible Ohio State. I like MSU's match-up better against them than against Ohio State. They'lltry to run it more and that's what MSU's defense has usually been best at stopping. And it's an easier game to wake up for. It also would show that throwing money at an elite recruiter who is a bad tactical coach can work and it seems like that's what we've done with Mel Tucker.

not to mention stroud fumbled and it wouldve been a scoop and score, they dont deserve to be in the playoffs after being dominated at home in the second half against a team without its best offensive and defensive player

The committee does not want to see two Big ten teams in the national championship or playoffs that has never happened

As a UM fan I like this show cus you guys keep it 💯.

Rico now thinks OSU should make because even though they lost; he is so blinded by his hatred it's humorous.

I can hear him now sounding like he sounds after last year game against uga I thought you would compete got his hope up again because he cried last year

I never thought once last year we could be Georgia in the playoffs but this year is different. We do have a chance at a natty.

Preach go big bad blue till Jim retires not losen again to soft Ryan day knowles teams😂😂😂curesd

That’s what I thought just after the game. I thought “ Jesus, we didn’t just beat them. We knocked em out and tied cinder blocks to their feet and threw them in the middle of Lake Erie . It was soo brutal i almost felt bad for em… ALMOST😉

Now the OSU fans are wanting to fire Day and start over.

Remember The Brady bunch Marsha Marsha Marsha also but now Michigan it's Georgia Georgia

Are you for real??? Valenti just said that Harbaugh Is the new landlord of the Big 10 conference? Man he might be onto something

GO BLUE!!

Michigan got lucky, TCU got crushed in the Naty!

Man that cheating thing changed this opinion for me

"Down year". Catch more of these slippery little Sparty digs in Mike's forced magnanimity performance all week on 97.1 It's like Charlie Zelenoff popping off after the 15 year old kid keeps slapping the shit out of his mouth.

There is no universe where Bama gets in the playoff. They are a 2 loss team, and currently have 1 ranked win under their belt which was against a Texas team without their starting qb for majority of the game. I think Georgia, Michigan, and TCU are playoff locks regardless of what happens in their championship games. If USC loses, OSU will take their place. OSU has a top 10 road win and an 11-1 record. Not sure why everyone is writing off TCU if they lose on Saturday. They have beaten several ranked opponents and are undefeated. Bama does not have a single impressive win, and has struggled against mediocre competition.

3- things- 1: Michigan still has to beat Purdue. If there’s a let down game next week, we’re going to be talking about how this team is getting smashed as at best the 4 seed in the playoff. 2: OSU can and will adjust. They are 22-0 against teams not named Michigan in their last 22 games, and 45-3 against non Michigan teams under Day including Bowl/Playoff games. 3: There’s talk on ESPN that Michigan won’t be allowed to get into the playoff because Warde Manuel is on the committee and they won’t allow a team to get into the playoff while there’s a committee member from their school on the committee because it will ruin the integrity of the committee and make them look biased for putting in Michigan while Warde is serving.

Alabama has their 2 losses, could have been more. Don't deserve to be in.

U of M still has Purdue and that's no gimme regardless of the records. They lose to Purdue and they might not even be in the playoffs.

Now that the regular season is done, how do you feel about your team knowing that USC and god knows who else is joining the B1G? The days of playing Iowa, Purdue, and Northwestern in the B1G Championship Game are coming to an end. Now you have to travel to the West Coast. Now LA gets a lot harder to recruit. The arms race is on.

As much as i don't want OSU or Bama for that matter as a Michigan fan if you look a the best wins from either team according to the ap pole at the time. OSU has the far better resume than Bama. Bama's best win is at #21 Texas. OSU's best win is at #8 Penn St. Also OSU HAS Beat every opponent by double digits, Bama has played 5 one score game's this year and is 3-2 in those game's. This is not the same Bama team this year that we have seen in year's past. If TCU or USC lose it should be OSU in the #4 spot as much as i hate that team.

Go Blue〽️〽️〽️〽️〽️

Michigan is the best in the conference. thats it.