In Episode 5 of Season 6 Mike welcomes noted college football fans and expert prognosticators Tim Horvath and Chad Massey for the guys’ annual college football preview of the 2025 season.
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Key moments from the pod:
0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S6E5
1:40: Mike updates the listeners on the plan for the rest of Season 6 of the podcast
2:25: What’s been going on with Mike? Namely trips to Philadelphia and morning horror movies
4:30: Mike breaks down the rest of this episode and features a song that best encapsulates the attitude of the Michigan Wolverines heading into the 2025 season (spoiler alert: it’s not an old attitude)
9:45: Mike welcomes Tim Horvath and Chad Massey onto the podcast. There’s definitely some insurance humor involved as well as some life updates
15:15: Mike sets the table for the rest of the episode, starting with a quick recap of the 2024 season as well as a tailgate tradition that involves the mantra
29:20: The guys give their thoughts on the big offseason recruiting news about incoming freshman QB Bryce Underwood
37:50: The fellas then talk about which true freshmen they’re most excited about outside of Bryce Underwood
43:45: Next up is discussing their favorite pickups in the transfer portal for the Wolverines
46:40: The Big 10 has some annoying head coaches and the guys discuss them in non-annoying detail
54:15: Should the College Football Playoff be expanded from 12 to 16 teams? The guys debate this (in a respectful manner)
57:10: Reasons for optimism for the 2025 Michigan football season
1:01:00: Reasons for concern for the 2025 Michigan football season
1:04:00: Key position groups for the 2025 Michigan football season
1:07:00: Key individual players for the 2025 Michigan football season
1:11:00: The guys break down every game on Michigan’s 2025 schedule, starting with game 1 with the game against New Mexico Lobos
1:12:30: Oklahoma
1:17:00: Central Michigan
1:18:00: Nebraska
1:20:00: Bye Week (First ever Big House concert)
1:21:40: Wisconsin
1:24:50: USC
1:28:00: Washington
1:31:00: Michigan State
1:34:45: Purdue
1:36:15: Bye week
1:36:30: Northwestern (at Wrigley Field)
1:39:00: Maryland
1:41:00: Ohio State
1:46:00: The guys finish up by picking the Big 10 champions, the teams who will make the College Football Playoff and the National Champion.
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