Motown Family Sports Rant

Motown Family Sports Rant

Two brothers and a dad talking Detroit and Michigan sports. It might be good, it will probably be bad, but dad will absolutely mispronounce a name.

Episodes

June 17, 2025 53 mins

Ragnow has decided to call it quits, how dose this affect the Lions this year and going forward? Will the Lions be worse this year without him?


The Tigers continue their winning ways, what should they/will they do at the trade deadline?


We pick which athlete's uniform we'd want from each Detroit sports team, and then we rank Detroit's athletes right now 1-5


I host athlete 20 questions.


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The Lions schedule for 2024-26 is out, we go game by game and give our thoughts on the Lions overall record for last year as well as our thoughts on the schedule overall.


The Tigers continue to win, is this success sustainable? Are they due for some regression or is it World Series or bust now?


Three of our 4 teams are in the offseason, what does each team need to do to be successful next year.


Would you rather lose a g...

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We start out by re-capping the Lions NFL draft choices and give our takes and grades. Did Brad reach on a few players? Are there still areas of need for the Lions?


The Pistons amazing season has come to an end, how did we feel about the 1st round playoff exit? What does the future look like for the team?


The Tigers continue to win, with pitching AND hitting, how surprised are we? Is it sustainable and did anyone see this co...

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We start out by discussing yet another Red Wings season ending outside of the playoff standings. Is it finally Yzerman's time to go? And why are the Wings stuck in mediocrity while the other 3 Detroit teams seem to be moving in the right direction?

The Tigers are off to a hot start. Is it sustainable? Was this expected and who's most responsible?

The Piston's are playoff bound after tripling their win total from last ye...

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First off, there was some poor recording done on my voice track, so thanks for bearing with us.


It's our draft episode!


We start out with some brief talk on our thoughts of the Tigers Spring training before the season officially starts, Brett also covers some Michigan football


Then we make our picks for (eventually) all 7 rounds of the draft.


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We start off this long overdue episode with a recap of the Red Wings at the NHL trade deadline, did Yzerman do enough to continue our faith in him?


We discuss the Tigers off-season and give it a grade.


Myles Garret is off the trade market, should/will the Lions pursue another edge rusher in free agency?


Brett tries to argues that this is the best time in Detroit (Southeast Michigan) sports history.


Brett has the ath...

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February 12, 2025 81 mins

We start out by giving our thoughts on the Chiefs Super Bowl win, and what if anything, it means for the Lions

We grade each rookie from last year's Lions draft

We talk about what the Lions need going forward, and how all the new coaching changes will affect them.

Myles Garret has requested a trade, is this something the Lions should pull the trigger on?

Brett and Dad give us updates on the Pistons and Red Wings

Brett has a brief up...

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January 20, 2025 87 mins

The Lions play their worst game of the year at the worst moment, we give our thoughts on the game and then discuss what this means for the team going forward.


Can Goff actually take this team to the Super Bowl?


With the Lions poised to lose both coordinators, I ask which team has a brighter future? The Lions or the Commanders?


Brett has us grade the season as a whole


We rank which each Detroit team at this mom...

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January 1, 2025 45 mins

Brett and I begin the show by discussing Michigan's improbable win over CFP hopeful Alabama. Does the lack of any change in the offense worry us going forward?

What do we think about the defense and what is the outlook for next year?

The Lions are back in a 2 game win streak after beating San Fran on Monday night. How do they stack up against the Vikings next week?

The Tigers signed a free agent. Does this change anything?

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We start out talking about the Lions loss to the Bills, and whether or not Dan Campbell's aggressive calls will cost them again in the playoffs.

I ask the guys to rate their level of panic with all the Lions injuries going forward.

Brett asks us to give a time of an inspiring speech in our lives.

We talk about Michigan's hire of Chip Lindsey as OC, and how the basketball team has been doing.

Mom hosts athelete 20 questions.


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All of our teams won the last 2 weeks.

We start out going over Michigan's improbable win over Ohio State, what it means for both programs going forward, why was Michigan able to win and is Ryan Day the softest coach in America?

The Lions snuck by the Bears on Thanksgiving, do the injury concerns worry us going forward? Are the Lions getting tired?


Brett and Dad gives us updates on the Pistons and Red Wings and I go on several ra...

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November 19, 2024 68 mins

The Lions are once again back to destroying people, so much so that Hendon Hooker gets more meaningful game action after a tight game against Houston. Are the Lions the best team in the NFL? And can they sustain this over the rest of the season into the playoffs?


Michigan football managed not to lose this week due to the bye after losing against Indiana for only the second time in the last 10 years. Bryce Underwood also appears t...

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November 5, 2024 54 mins

We start out by covering the last 2 weeks of Michigan football, both the win against Michigan State and what, if anything, it means for the program going forward.


Then we discuss the Michagan loss against Oregon. Should Moore fire both coordinators?

We talk about Michigan's recent recruiting news, what does the courtship of Bryce Underwood mean for Jayden Davis the program overall?


The Lions continue to win. We touch on the stom...

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October 23, 2024 72 mins

We start out by talking about Michigan's most recent loss to Illinois and we have a heated... discussion... if Sherrone Moore is the man to lead Michigan going forward.


To lift our spirits Brett asks us to name the all time greats at each position for Michigan.


We then talk about more fun things and go over the Lions 2 wins against Dallas and Minnesota, and what losing Hutch means for the Lions this year and what they should do ...

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October 9, 2024 56 mins

We start by discussing Michigan's recent loss to Washington. Is Jack Tuttle the answer? What do we think about Sherrone Moore through the 1st 6 games.


The Tigers take game 2 of the ALDS, can they win the series now that it comes back to Detroit?


The Lions play the Cowboys this week, how big of a game is it for Detroit?


Mom hosts athletes 20 questions.


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The Tigers swept the Texans (Astros)!

We start by giving out thoughts on the series, and what this means for the Tigers moving forward. Will Chris Ilitch finally open his checkbook now?

The Lions had an exciting win against the Seahawks on MNF. Are we concerned about the lack of consistency on offense and defense?

Michigan snuck past Minnesota and QB continues to be an issue. How do we think they will fare for the rest of the se...

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September 24, 2024 54 mins

Michigan's back on top! We discuss the Wolverine's close game against USC and if it changes our outlook on the season and what we think of Sherrone Moore so far.


Mom tells us about the hooligans at the University of Michigan


The Lions also won a tight (questionable) game against the Cardinals. Did they right the ship on offense or is Goff's play a problem?

Dad gives us an update on Jack Campbell watch 2024.

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September 20, 2024 61 mins

Michigan won (technically) and the Lions lost, we give our thoughts on both games and how despite both outcomes, we saw some positives.

Moore decided Orji will be the starter next week, is it the right choice or too late?

Can Michigan beat USC?

The Tigers actually might make the playoffs! We give our thoughts and Brett lifts our spirits with dreadful Chicago White Sox stats.


Dad (Mostly mom) hosts athlete 20 questions.

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We start out the podcast by discussing Michigan's recent beat down at the hands of Texas and what we think it means for the program long term.

I argue Michigan will never be compared to the likes of Georgia and Alabama

Brett asks us to list our most optimistic and pessimistic outlook for the rest of Michigan's season.

We recap the Lions OT victory over the Rams in primetime, and give out best and worst case scenarios for ...

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September 3, 2024 73 mins

We start out by giving our negative and then positive takes on Michigan's season opener against Fresno State.

Did Michigan and Moore make the right choice by starting Warren and using Orji in a limited role?

We go over the rest of the games over the past weekend.

The Lions season opener is next Monday, we discuss how we feel about the upcoming game.

The Tigers are playing well, should they have started the young players from...

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