Inside the Huddle: Recent Episodes
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Michael Spath and Rosa Lee talk to Erin Cantrell, who owns and operates Erin Cantrell Fitness. Forced to go "virtual" by COVID-19, Erin and her team have created a successful business despite being ordered out of their physical space for almost seven months and having no idea when gyms might reopen in the future.
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In this "just for fun" podcast, Michael Spath revisits the nostalgia of sports with his friend and pastor, Jeff Nelson, a Wisconsin born-and-bred sports fan who quickly adopted the Tigers as his team after moving to Detroit in 1997. The two share stories about their childhood, their teams, their love of ballparks and baseball cards.
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Thrive Juicery owner Anna Mignery joins hosts Michael Spath and Rosa Lee to discuss what inspired her and husband Andy (a former Michigan football player) to create Thrive Juicery, how they pivoted their business since COVID-19 began, why a juice cleanse could be just what you need, and what advice she would give to other small business leaders.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: August 14, 2020
On Friday's edition of Inside The Huddle: Michael Spath, Shelly Kovacs, Anthony Sylvester, Matt Missler, Zach Shaw and Brandon Brown reflect on their time with Inside The Huddle to celebrate the conclusion of the show.
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Thank you for listening to Inside the Huddle with Michael Spath. We share our lasting memories and the best food we've had on the show, with 'The Miz', Zach Shaw, Brandon Brown, and Skip.
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Michael Spath welcomes Zach Shaw and Brandon Brown to the show to razz on Michael some more.
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Welcome back to Inside the Huddle! Michael welcomes Shelly Kovacs to the show and they discuss some of the most memorable moments of the show and how the Game of My Life came to be.
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We close out the show with Reuben Riley, his ideal thoughts and possible scenarios for fall/spring sports.
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Michael takes some calls with listeners and their final thoughts on the show and what it did for them, some more reminiscing.
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One of the voices for Michigan Football, Carl Grapentine joins the show for his final thoughts with Michael Spath.
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Michael chats with former producer, the first of the show, Geoff Chiles. They catch up and discuss the recent news in falls sports.
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Welcome back to Inside the Huddle! Michael shares some of his lasting memories with this show in the last 4 years, even meeting Charles Woodson.
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Breaking News: The Big 12 releases their schedule and are you still going to watch?
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Jaime Miettinen, a sports law legal attorney, continues her discussion with Michael in legal action with players, the University, and the conference.
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We hear your reactions from yesterdays news in the B1G and we also to to Jaime Miettinen and the legal action that could be taken.
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Michael Spath is moving forward from Inside the Huddle, thanking all of our sponsors and all of the people involved.
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We open the show with the news yesterday in CFB and how we are feeling today, still with a lack of transparency and generic statement from Kevin Warren.
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Unsure of how things are going to play out, we discuss the scenarios between conferences and how it play out in the future.
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Perspective on potential transfers if some NCAA Conferences play and some don't. We also catch up with Nate Fritz from Wolverine State Brewing Co.
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We talk to Zach Shaw from 247 Sports on the disconnect in the B1G conference. Parents, coaches, and the AD in the dark here. Parents want players to voice concerns, and a possible hybrid approach.
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Welcome back to Inside the Huddle! Michael Spath opens the show about the Tigers, but more importantly, recaps the Harbaugh statement and expresses his thoughts on the news yesterday in CFB.
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Michael, Skip and The Miz weigh in on the Tigers on the first quarter of the season, and their grades.
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Thoughts on the College Football season potentially canceling and some of the sources revolving around it, and final decisions.
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We try to break down and understand what has transpired in the last 96 hours to the current situation in College Football. Will we see sports this Fall.
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Michael Spath is back and we open the show up with Devin Gardner; in this Edition of Monday Morning Quarterback. The latest news in College Football.
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Dennis updates us on MLB, Rondale Moore from Purdue opting out, more final thoughts on todays show.
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What questions do you have for Harbaugh next week, and what do you want to see by next Friday.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: August 7, 2020
Dennis Fithian is joined by former Detroit Lions defensive lineman Marc Spindler to kick off the show. He then breaks down the feud between Jim Harbaugh and Ryan Day.
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More phone calls on Harbaugh/Day feud, but how sure is Coach on these allegations? And what is the depth chart situation
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Your thoughts on the comments made on the Zoom call, between B1G coaches, focusing on Harbaugh/Day slander.
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Dennis Fithian opens the show with Former Detroit Lions defensive lineman Marc Spindler.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: August 6, 2020
Dennis Fithian is joined by Al Randall, Seth Fisher and Brian Boesch on a Thursday edition on Inside The Huddle.
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Dennis wraps the show up, Ohio State causing drama in the B1G.
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Dennis Fithian welcomes to the show, the voice of Michigan Basketball, Brian Boesch. A season recap, mindset of the program, and future basketball is discussed.
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Dennis Welcomes on Seth Fisher from MGoBlog, as we gear up for Michigan Football.
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Dennis gets some history from Al Randall, the voice of Michigan Hockey.
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We open the show with excitement on the release of the B1G football schedule and some QB discussion.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: August 5, 2020
Dennis Fithian opens the show with a discussion on the newly-released football schedule for Michigan. He then welcomes Brandon Brown and Brian Chapman to the show.
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Brian Chapman joins the show to discuss Penn State
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Brandon Brown joins the show to discuss the updated 2020 season
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How long does it take you to get over a loss
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Dennis and Miz open the show discussing the updated 2020 B1G schedule
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Inside The Huddle podcast: August 4, 2020
Dennis Fithian discusses players who could be difference-makers for Michigan football this season, then inviting Josh Helmholdt of Rivals to talk Michigan football recruiting. Later in the show, Dennis breaks down Michigan's place in the Big Ten East standings from cleveland.com's annual poll.
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A look at the financial side of football
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Taking a second look at the Cleveland.com poll
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Recruiting news from Josh Helmholdt of Rivals
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Who will be the difference maker for the 2020 Michigan Football season
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Inside The Huddle podcast: August 3, 2020
Dennis Fithian hits the airwaves for his first show filling in for Michael Spath, who is on vacation for the week. Dennis recaps a busy weekend in the sports world, with topics including: Tigers pitcher Tyler Alexander's memorable outing on Sunday afternoon A number of Big Ten basketball stars opting out of the NBA Draft The demands regarding health and safety, racial injustice and economic equity from PAC-12 football players
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We wrap up the show with Dennis on what we are looking for this week in college sports.
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Dennis wants to know your thoughts on viewing sports right now (NBA/NBA/MLB). Also we talk about the most memorable strikeout moments.
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We've seen sports back in action for a few weeks now, how have they looked to you and what do you like/dislike?
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Dennis Fithian steps in for Michael and open the show with news from the PAC-12, and who is the most underrated player in any era in Mich Sports.
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Local political candidate Eli Savit joins Michael to discuss why he's running for county prosecutor in Washtenaw County. This is not an endorsement of Savit.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 31, 2020
Michael Spath is joined by Michigan hockey head coach Mel Pearson, ESPN's Dan Murphy and My Urban Toddler's Rosa Lee for the small business podcast on a busy Friday show!
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The good and the bad this week in sports
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Show Open with Michigan Hockey Coach Mel Pearson
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 30, 2020
Michael Spath is joined by Wolverine Digest's Brandon Brown, former Michigan offensive lineman Rueben Riley and Kyle DeWitt from Tecumseh Brewing Company.
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Kyle Dewitt from Tecumseh Brewing Co joins the show to talk about the latest in Beer and food selections. We have to get a little baseball talk in there too!!
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Michael welcomes Reuben Riley to the show with some insight on this Michigan FB team and his thoughts on a players mindset.
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Brandon Brown joins the show and discusses with Michael on news in the ACC, updates with college sports scheduling, and some players in NCAAF are opting out to go pro.
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Can you smell the BBQ? Skip can. We open the show with an update in Michigan 4 major sports scheduling and what it could look like next year (basketball/hockey)
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Michigan hockey coach Mel Pearson joins Michael to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting his team. He also explains why the Wolverines named Strauss Mann and Jack Becker co-captains, looks in-depth at his nine-man recruiting class and shares his excitement over the start of the NHL playoffs.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 29, 2020
Michael Spath and Anthony open the show talking Tigers before Eric Rutter joins to discuss the latest in Michigan football recruiting. Former Michigan punter Zoltan Mesko then joins the show. Closing the show, Michael and Anthony debate about a hypothetical Big Ten conference expansion.
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We close out the show with a discussion on expanding the group of 5 in the B1G, who would you select? Houston? UCF? SMU?
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Michael chats with Zoltan Mesko on college students being inside the bubble and the science of being a big leg kicker/ technique.
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We welcome to the show Eric Rutter from Wolverine Digest to talk some recruiting. Exciting new Wolverines and a strong class.
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We open the show with some news in Michigan sports, pausing voluntary workouts in 4 sports. We also discuss the Tigers with their win strategy.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 28, 2020
Michael Spath opens the show talking Tigers, particularly how the team hasn't had success with recent trades. Jack Scheel of the BlueByNinety podcast then joins the show to talk Michigan football. Michael and Anthony finish the show with a discussion on Big Ten football schedules for the fall.
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We close the show on how the B1G Football Schedule could look like, our ideal scenarios, and what game we're most excited for.
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Eli Savit is a County Prosecuter running in the primary election is next Tuesday, issues in the community, and we get to know him in this segment.
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Michael welcomes from the BlueByNinety podcast, Jack Scheel. They talk about Mich FB player rankings, who would be drafted, and individual teams in a fun segment.
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Welcome back to Inside the Huddle! We open the show with some past trade talk, and how they haven't been successful.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 27, 2020
Michael Spath opens the show with his reaction to the reported COVID-19 outbreak in the Miami Marlins clubhouse. Zach Shaw of 247Sports then joins the show to discuss selections for his preseason top 25 Michigan football players list. To kick off the final hour of the show, Devin Gardner joins the airwaves for Monday Morning Quarterback.
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Michael looked at 'older' baseball cards over the weekend and chomped down on 30 year old gum.
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Monday Morning QB with Devin Gardner: talks about his new show on FSD & podcast. The guys also talk about the speed and confidence on the defense and Nico Collins Legacy.
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Michael welcomes Zach Shaw from 247 Sports to discuss some top players on this Mich FB team. recent news in MLB and how it can affect football, and ACC News.
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Welcome back to Inside the Huddle! Michael opens the show with news from MLB on the Marlins, canceling their game: positive tests for the virus.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 23, 2020
Michael Spath opens the show with Brandon Day from blessyouboys.com to talk Detroit Tigers as Opening Day approaches. Anthony and intern Luke then join the show to offer up some MLB predictions and discuss the return of baseball. To finish the show, Michael is joined by Jaime Miettinen to discuss the latest in name, image and likeness with the NCAA.
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Michael chats with Jamie Miettinen on an update with NIL, protecting athletes in having a "piece of the pie". Overall health and safety.
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Inside the Huddle MLB predicts this 60-game season, weighing in with intern Lucas on what we're most excited for, and who will be in the WS.
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Michael opens the show with Brandon Day from blessyouboys.com. They discuss the lack of fans and how interesting the season will be, young talent the Tigers have and projections on this MLB season.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 22, 2020
Michael Spath opens the show with a discussion on a potential expanded Big Ten football schedule with Matt Missler. Justin Roh of Blue By Ninety then joins the show, followed by Amy Reiser, a candidate for 22nd Circuit Court Judge.
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Pop Tarts, conference expansion, and conference only schedule
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Show Open and expanding the 2020 B1G season
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 21, 2020
Michael Spath opens a Tuesday show with some optimism about the return of sports. He is then joined by Brandon Brown to discuss Sports Illustrated's All-Big Ten Preseason Team, and of course, video games. Former Michigan basketball player Chris Young then joins the show to break down the return of Isaiah Livers and the team's 2020-21 outlook. Closing the show, Nate Fritz of Wolverine State Brewing Company and Michael check in on the state of the restaurant and brewery.
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Michael has Nate Fritz from Wolverine State Brewing Company on to discuss the patio, new menu items and features.
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Michael chats with former player Chris Young on the Mich basketball season and they discuss the talent of these players and the start of the season.
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Brandon Brown joins the show to discuss his All B1G Preseason Team. Michael and Brandon also touch on NIL and video games.
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Michael talks about how analytical he is during a Michigan FB game and how excited he is to finally see some sports again, like baseball.
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Inside The Huddle podcast: July 20, 2020
Matt Missler is back! Michael Spath welcomes back "The Miz" to open a Monday show. Michael is then joined by Zach Shaw of 247Sports, and Bill Bender of Sporting News.
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Zach Shaw to discuss Michigan football and basketball news
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