Season 5 - Episode 13 - Mike talks 2023 Michigan football v Ohio State with Brock Steere and Tim Horvath

In Episode 13 of Season 5 Mike brings back two foremost experts on Michigan Football in former guests (and current dear friends) Brock Steere and Tim Horvath to talk THE GAME (Michigan football v Ohio State from 2023) and discuss what the rivalry means, where it’s been and how Michigan came out on top in the greatest rivalry in sports.

Follow the podcast on Twitter/X: @friendsofmiked

Email the podcast at talkingfriendship@gmail.com

Key moments from the pod: 

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S5E13 featuring Brock Steere (S1E12) and Tim Horvath (S1E11)

2:00: Mike corrects…..nothing!

2:20: Mike then summarizes what’s been going on with him, including a road trip to Cin City aka Cincinnati to see the Tigers take on the Reds and take in all Cincinnati has to offer (which is a lot).

6:45: Mike plugs a recent film he saw on long time best bud Todd Pretty’s recommendation: Snack Shack, a true coming of age story set in the 90s (when Mike came of age in real life!) and a (new) classic song from the closing credits of the movie.

13:40: Mike kicks off a rousing conversation with Brock Steere and Tim Horvath to talk Michigan/Ohio State as the guys give some updates on their lives.

20:00: The guys set the table for the rest of this epic episode featuring an epic rivalry and their thoughts about this game coming into it as well as the evolution of the rivalry overall.

29:00: How Michigan has been the tougher team in this rivalry and it eats the Buckeyes up inside.

34:30: Brock then speaks to what OSU fans feel about Ryan Day from an Ohio resident’s perspective and why this particular Michigan/OSU game was even more important than normal.

38:40: The guys then talk about the Friday night before the game and running into Bill Steere along with the epic tailgate beforehand and how there’s no other feeling like the morning of a Michigan/OSU game.

45:00: Next up is a breakdown of THE GAME in a level of detail that may give you chills (in a good way, not like in a flu-like way), clarifying that the Ohio State Buckeyes are not, in fact, world famous and are also great at getting beat by Michigan, how this game showed how much Michigan will miss QB JJ McCarthy, the really unfortunate Zak Zinter injury and how Michigan bounced back (1:03:00), and Rod Moore calling game (1:14:00).

1:20:00: The guys wind down the episode talking about what the game ultimately came down to as well as celebrating the win and the feeling coming out of this game with respect to the rest of the season.

1:24:00: Brock and Tim share what Michigan football means to them.