The Michigan Insider

The Michigan Insider is combining all three of its podcasts, The Wolverine247 podcast, The Michigan Recruiting Insider, and the Michigan Basketball Insider into one mega-podcast. All your Michigan podcast needs in one place.

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Podcast 10-11-18 (Wisconsin game preview, injur...
This week’s podcast was almost entirely centered around the No. 12 Michigan football team’s matchup with Wisconsin. We talk about how the Wolverines have improved over the last five weeks in a number of key areas, as well as how Wisconsin and Michigan ...
71 min
802
Podcast 09-27-18 (Michigan dominating, five-sta...
With fewer questions from readers this week, Lorenz and Shaw recap what is going well for the No. 14 Michigan football team on offense, defense, special teams and more after the Wolverines dismantled Nebraska, 56-10 for their third consecutive blowout ...
64 min
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Podcast 09-20-2018 (Daxton Hill, non-conference...
For the first time in a while, the show begins with a recruiting discussion, as Lorenz and Shaw break down Michigan’s pickup of five-star 2019 safety Daxton Hill and where it ranks among the Wolverines’ recent recruiting wins.  The two also discuss Hi...
64 min
804
Podcast 09-13-18 (Western Michigan, SMU, offens...
This week’s show opens, per Lorenz’s request, with discussion over the Detroit Lions’ meltdown against the New York Jets, and if there has ever been a situation in college football or Michigan history where a coach was so obviously in over their head i...
71 min
805
Podcast 09-06-18 (Notre Dame, offensive line an...
This week, Lorenz and Shaw break down the Michigan football team’s loss at Notre Dame and what went wrong for the Wolverines. Topping the list, unsurprisingly, were Michigan’s issues on the offensive line, what it means moving forward and how the Wolve...
64 min
806
Podcast 08-30-18 (Notre Dame preview, football ...
This week, Lorenz and Shaw don’t field questions from listeners, and instead open the show discussing the Michigan football’s team’s slew of apparent injuries, the impact of Tarik Black’s absence from games and the state of Michigan’s receiving corps. ...
68 min
807
Podcast 08-24-18 (Urban Meyer, Michigan footbal...
This week’s podcast, nearly doubling the length of a normal podcast for our annual prediction special, opens with Lorenz and Shaw discussing Ohio State coach Urban Meyer’s three-game suspension and the findings the Buckeyes published following their in...
111 min
808
Podcast 08-13-18 (Shoes, submarines, recruiting...
This week, Lorenz and Shaw open by discussing the potential Jordan shoe resale scandal that has already caused North Carolina to suspend 13 players and is being investigated internally by Michigan. The duo discuss what they know and have heard about Mi...
63 min
809
Podcast 08-02-18 (Urban Meyer, preseason polls,...
This week, Lorenz and Shaw open with a lengthy discussion of recent allegations that Urban Meyer knew about former assistant coach Zach Smith’s repeated domestic abuses and still kept him employed on the team, an incident that has prompted Ohio State t...
76 min
810
Podcast 07-27-18 (Big Ten Media Days, CFP chanc...
Putting recruiting on hold until after Michigan's annual Barbecue at the Big House event, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz instead tackle some key team questions. They begin discussing their thoughts on Big Ten Media Days in Chicago, from dumb contrived narr...
69 min
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Podcast 07-19-18 (BBQ at the Big House, more re...
This week, in a particularly slow week in Michigan sports, the crew opens with a discussion on the Wolverines’ annual Barbecue at the Big House recruiting event and how the event may differ from past renditions, the latest with five-star targets Daxton...
75 min
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Podcast 07-12-18 (In-depth breakdown of Michiga...
Combining a couple of questions we got about Michigan’s defense and utilizing Shaw’s in-depth offseason question series at each position group, we break down Michigan’s starters, reserve players and overall outlook at each defensive position.  In doin...
66 min
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Podcast 07-06-18 (Football and recruiting quest...
This week’s episode was driven entirely by questions from our listeners, with a healthy mix of football and recruiting topics discussed. We opened by talking about Eric Gray’s pledge to the Wolverines and a discussion on Michigan’s running-back success...
68 min
814
Podcast 06-28-18 (huge recruiting weekend and m...
This week's episode is almost entirely recruiting though, as Shaw and Lorenz break down the recent commitments of Mazi Smith, Zach Charbonnet, Erick All, DJ Turner II, George Johnson III and Joey Velazquez. The two also discuss how the productive week...
79 min
815
Podcast 06-21-18 (Tons of recruiting buzz and M...
In what could be the Michigan football team’s biggest week of recruiting for the summer, we break down the Wolverines’ two recent commitments, the bevy of offers  extended this weekend. We also discuss five-star running back Quavaris Crouch’s second un...
72 min
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Podcast 06-14-18 (Jeff George, John Beilein, ho...
This week’s show opened with Lorenz and Shaw opining on a couple odds and ends regarding Jeff George Jr., the World Cup and more. Then the duo reflect on John Beilein’s intrigue with the NBA last week, why he turned the opportunity down and what that m...
63 min
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Podcast 05-31-18 (Matthews, Michigan hoops, som...
In a loaded offseason news week, we discuss Charles Matthews, Michigan basketball's status in the Big Ten and the Wolverines' recruiting status. Then, we field football questions on Shea Patterson, MSU, Ed Warriner, assistant coaches' recruiting prowes...
70 min
818
Podcast 05-24-18 (Shea Patterson's impact, All-...
In a relatively slow news week in Michigan football, basketball and recruiting, Steve Lorenz and Zach Shaw break down the potential and a reasonable bar for Shea Patterson and what his impact on the Wolverines’ offense could entail. Additionally, we di...
36 min
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Podcast 05-17-18 (Basketball, basketball recrui...
We break down Michigan basketball news, hoops recruiting, football recruiting and Big Ten football power rankings.
82 min
820
Podcast 04-19-2018 (spring/fall hype, football ...
In this episode, we discuss how we value spring and fall camp hype, two new football commitments, a new rule about official visits, more recruiting and break down five key offseason questions for Michigan basketball.
85 min
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Podcast 04-12-18 (2019 basketball, spring pract...
In this episode, we discuss the Michigan basketball team's 2019 prospects, Moe Wagner's decision, Brandon Peters' haters, Michigan's offense, spring standouts at every position group and close with some 2019 and 2020 football recruiting.
76 min
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Podcast 04-05-18 (Basketball wrapup, hockey and...
This week, we wrap up the basketball team's season, discussing key offseason questions and the team's future, preview the hockey team's trip to the Frozen Four, catch everyone up on football and discuss fans' dissatisfaction with coach-speak.
86 min
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Podcast 03-28-18 (Final Four episode)
In a shortened episode, we go all-basketball, breaking down Michigan's postseason run and how it came together, the Wolverines' biggest strengths right now, their matchup against Loyola-Chicago, keys for the Final Four weekend and take on reader questi...
36 min
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Podcast 03-08-18 (Michigan basketball, offensiv...
In this podcast, we discuss Michigan basketball's Big Ten Tournament run, what the team is doing well heading into the NCAA Tournament, where the Wolverines should end up and which players are stepping up. We also field a number of listener-submitted q...
75 min
825
Podcast 02-15-18 (McElwain, Michigan's FB sched...
This week, we break down the logic and impact of Michigan's hiring of former Florida coach Jim McElwain, the Wolverines' assistant coaching changes as a whole, the football team's gauntlet schedule, what's next for Michigan basketball and hockey and more.
77 min