In Episode 9.5 of Season 2 Mike leads another Point Fiver, this time on the topic of college football, his beloved University of Michigan Wolverines, and, of course, friendship. Joining Mike for this spirited conversation are two top notch Wolverines (and friends): Season 1 Episode 11 Guest Tim Horvath (@timhorvath on Twitter) as well as first time guest Chad Massey (@cmassey99 on Twitter).
Follow the podcast on Twitter: @friendsofmiked
Email the podcast at talkingfriendship@gmail.com
Key moments from the pod:
0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S2E9.5 featuring Mike’s good friends Tim Horvath (S1E11 Guest) and Chad Massey.
1:45: Mike lays out the plan for the rest of Season 2 and gives a brief background on the concept of the Point Fiver episode format.
5:30: Mike welcomes Tim Horvath and Chad Massey into the Virtual Podcast Studio, welcoming back Tim and welcoming Chad for the first time. Tim gives an update on some challenging health news for his family but his spirits remain high while Chad tells his life story and it is quite gripping.
13:00: The guys each tell the story of how they came to love college football and the Michigan Wolverines (spoiler alert: it’s been a very different journey for all three), including how Mike D was originally a HUGE MSU Spartan fan.
21:50: The guys then talk about their love of the college football-adjacent tradition of tailgating and how it’s a true art.
23:10: The guys tell the oral histories behind their favorite home and road games they ever attended. If you didn’t attend these particular games (or even remember then) listening to these stories will make you feel like you were there.
46:20: Next up for the guys is an autopsy of the terrible 2020 season. Warning: this is a real low point in the episode.
51:00: The guys then turn to the 2022 Season and their reasons for optimism this year. And there are many!
56:40: The guys then choose their three key players to make or break the 2022 season.
1:01:30: The fellas then turn to their key position group for the 2022 season.
1:02:30: The guys give their game-by-game predictions for the Wolverines this season. Of these three sets of predictions Mike D’s are probably the most accurate.
1:29:45: The guys then give their Big Ten East and West Champions as well as overall Big Ten Champs.
1:31:00: Next up are the guys’ predictions for the College Football Playoff and overall champion.
1:33:30: The guys finish up by naming their favorite food and beverage item at a college football tailgate.
In Episode 9.5 of Season 2 Mike leads another Point Fiver, this time on the topic of college football, his beloved University of Michigan Wolverines, and, of course, friendship. Joining Mike for this spirited conversation are two top notch Wolverines (and friends): Season 1 Episode 11 Guest Tim Horvath (@timhorvath on Twitter) as well as first time guest Chad Massey (@cmassey99 on Twitter).
Follow the podcast on Twitter: @friendsofmiked
Email the podcast at talkingfriendship@gmail.com
Key moments from the pod:
0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S2E9.5 featuring Mike’s good friends Tim Horvath (S1E11 Guest) and Chad Massey.
1:45: Mike lays out the plan for the rest of Season 2 and gives a brief background on the concept of the Point Fiver episode format.
5:30: Mike welcomes Tim Horvath and Chad Massey into the Virtual Podcast Studio, welcoming back Tim and welcoming Chad for the first time. Tim gives an update on some challenging health news for his family but his spirits remain high while Chad tells his life story and it is quite gripping.
13:00: The guys each tell the story of how they came to love college football and the Michigan Wolverines (spoiler alert: it’s been a very different journey for all three), including how Mike D was originally a HUGE MSU Spartan fan.
21:50: The guys then talk about their love of the college football-adjacent tradition of tailgating and how it’s a true art.
23:10: The guys tell the oral histories behind their favorite home and road games they ever attended. If you didn’t attend these particular games (or even remember then) listening to these stories will make you feel like you were there.
46:20: Next up for the guys is an autopsy of the terrible 2020 season. Warning: this is a real low point in the episode.
51:00: The guys then turn to the 2022 Season and their reasons for optimism this year. And there are many!
56:40: The guys then choose their three key players to make or break the 2022 season.
1:01:30: The fellas then turn to their key position group for the 2022 season.
1:02:30: The guys give their game-by-game predictions for the Wolverines this season. Of these three sets of predictions Mike D’s are probably the most accurate.
1:29:45: The guys then give their Big Ten East and West Champions as well as overall Big Ten Champs.
1:31:00: Next up are the guys’ predictions for the College Football Playoff and overall champion.
1:33:30: The guys finish up by naming their favorite food and beverage item at a college football tailgate.