Motown Family Sports Rant

The football seasons are over for both Michigan and the Lions, we give our final thoughts on the overall season and where both teams go from here.

We discuss:

The firing of Moore and Hiring of Kenny Whittingham, the Lions search for a new OC, Brad Holmes post-season comments, and how we feel about the future of both teams.

We also discuss the CFP and the NFL playoff picture before dad hosts athlete 20 questions.

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We start with the Lions play over the last few weeks. They lost on Thanksgiving then win a "gotta have it" game against the Cowboys. Will they make the playoffs? How do we feel about the season overall. Who is to blame for the step back this year?

Michigan ends a mediocre season by being out played by the Buckeyes at home. What does this mean for the program moving forward? Is Sherrone the guy to lead this team?

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The Lions continue their up and down season by losing to the Vikings after the bye week. Is it cause for panic or a natural part of a long season? The NFL trade deadline also came and went with the Lions making zero moves. Is Brad Holmes making the right decisions? Or is it time to get more aggressive?

Michigan has won it's last two games, but in underwhelming fashion. Is Bryce regressing? Who's fault is it if he is? Is ...

The Tigers made it to the ALDS and lost... Again... how did we feel about the series and this year as a whole? Will the Tigers do anything this offseason to improve? Do they need to?

The Lions are 1-1 the last two weeks, what does the Chiefs loss and the Bucs win for the season mean? Is Morton or Shepard the better coordinator so far into the season? Are the Lions the best team in the NFC?

Michigan is also 1-1, does the USC loss dera...

We're back and we start by discussing the last two weeks of football.

Michigan beat Wisconsin, but should they have played better? Brett asks if Bryce is progressing fast enough. Will Michigan beat USC this week and does the conservative nature of Michigan's offense have anything to do with Sherrone Moore's return?

The Lions expectedly beat up on the Browns and Bengals, are they the best team in the NFL? Do we have any ...

Just kidding, Michigan and the Lions are back!

We discuss the last wins of both teams, starting with Michigan's impressive win over Nebraska. What did we think of the Bryce's performance and what does it mean going forward? Is it coincidence or an alarming trend Michigan has played it's best without Sherrone Moore?

The Lions are back on track after the win over the Ravens on MNF. What did we think of the performance?...

Both Michigan and the Lions lost this week, we start out by discussing the Lions being... soundly... beaten by the Packers. What is most concerning and who's to blame?

We grade each position group from the game. Spoiler, there aren't any "A's".

Jamo recently received a new contract, we give our thoughts.

Next we discuss Michigan's loss at Oklahoma. The offense was stagnant, is that a Sherrone Moore problem...

We start by discussing Michigan's season opener win against New Mexico and what we thought of Bryce's first game.

Micah Parson's was recently traded to the Packers, we give our thoughts on what it means for the NFC north and how we feel watching a division rival take a swing at a big name player.

The Tigers are... slumping... into the playoffs, how far do we expect them to make it?

We give a brief update on how the star...

Mom joins us for our first Michigan athlete sports draft!

But first we give our thoughts and grades on the Tigers recent trade deadline acquisitions. Did they do enough? Did they do anything?

Brett is really the only one who watched the Lions first pre-season game. He gives his thoughts on our lack of QBs behind Jared Goff.

Then we draft our players from Michigan sports teams for the year.

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It's trade deadline season, will Scott Harris and company make a move? We give our thoughts on the likelihood of anything actually happening and what we'd like to see.

Anzalone is asking for a new contract from the Lions, does he deserve it? Are the Lions playing hardball with him?

We talk about updates from Ben Johnson and Bears training camp, and then we brainstorm ideas for our inaugural Detroit athlete fantasy d...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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