Season 6 - Episode 1 - Mike talks a road game tradition with Mark Sgriccia and Zach Drennen

In Episode 1 of Season 6 Mike welcomes two good buddies onto the podcast to kick off the season for a free flowing conversation about the friendship ties that bind and a yearly tradition that has become legendary from coast to coast.  

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Key moments from the pod: 

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S6E1 featuring Mark Sgriccia and Zach Drennen!

1:45: Mike sets the table for Season 6 of the podcast

2:28: MIke then talks about what’s been going on with him since Season 5 of the pod ended and it involves A LOT of amazing traveling including trips to:

3:20: Cancun!

4:00: Glasgow! (where Mike tried to play the bagpipes and failed miserably)

6:00: London! (where Mike scaled monuments, watched football (soccer), and learned some rock and roll history).

8:00: Canada (specifically Alberta) to see the Red Wings take down the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames along with soaking in some Canadian culture and fresh brews.

11:00: Italy (specifically Rome, Florence and Milan) for history, food, art, architecture, sport and friendship building!

14:15: Mike plays a smidge of an Italian song that he was listening to while traversing Italia on the trip.

18:00: Mike brings on two true blue Wolverines who have skyrocketed up his personal FQR (friendship quality rankings).

21:00: Mike lays out the plan for the rest of the episode, including introducing a long-standing friendship tradition

22:45: The guys get into the last time they saw each other, including an epic March Madness gathering at Zach’s as well as at the beginning of the Dusty May era.

28:00: Zach and Mark give their respective histories about becoming Michigan fans.

33:15: Zach then talks about how he’s become the wizard of recaps.

34:15: The guys talk about how they first crossed paths at the Michigan/Penn State game in State College in 2023.

42:30: Zach and Mark reflect on what the 2023 Michigan football season means to them.

47:15: The guys then talk about the 2024 season and how it compared to 2023 as well as noting how Ohio State’s 2024 “championship” season will forever be less than.

55:00: Mark and Zach then give the history of their road game weekend tradition.

1:02:00: The guys then go over the most recent iteration of this epic tradition: the Michigan/Washington game in Seattle in 2024.

1:09:00: Mark then talks through how the specific road game for the RGWT (road game weekend tradition) gets chosen which involves a west coast BBQ, a powerpoint/Google slides presentation and data-informed decision making.

1:15:00: The guys then discuss the plans for the 2025 Michigan/USC road game in LA (which is NOT necessarily the official RGWT choice for the 2025 season.

1:19:00: The guys then talk about the vibes for the 2025 Michigan football team as of the spring of 2025.

1:24:45: The episode comes to an end with the guys sharing what makes the RGWT special and where it might go.