Podcast: 2011 Michigan Schedule Breakdown

The WCBN crew breaks down the 2011 Michigan football schedule. Special guest Tim Rohan, Sports Editor at the Michigan Daily, joins us in studio. Follow him at @TimRohan on Twitter.

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Unfortunately we lost the part of the preview in which we broke down the roster, but it may have been for the best. Stay tuned for more podcasts throughout the year.

NCAA Tournament Podcast

Listen to the WCBN crew preview the 2009 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.  A consensus WCBN bracket is developed along with individual Final 4 and National Champion picks.

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Gotta Love that Michigan Weather

On the way to Rich Rodriguez's press conference, Stu and I walked into the Fish to check out the field conditions... and there's snow. It's on the outfield grass. It's on the parts of the dirt that the tarp missed. It's everywhere. On a baseball field. It hasn't snowed in Michigan since last weekend... they were supposed to play baseball games on that field Monday and Tuesday. Honestly, I'll go out there and shovel, but were they really so sure that it was going to snow today that they had to cancel today's game (it still hasn't rained today) against Bowling Green? Were they so darn confident that it would snow today that they neglected to shovel the field on MONDAY so that they could even have a prayer at playing tomorrow against IPFW? Way to go Michigan baseball -- this is the most hyped season in years (rightfully so, this team has a ton of talent), and they can't get the field together for the first two weeks of home games. I understand Michigan weather makes baseball in March a tough task, but either stop scheduling home games in mid-March or get the field ready. I've had enough of the "inclement weather" excuse when I live in Michigan and I'm able to have a catch outside.

On a brighter note, check out the Daily Sports Report Archives and Extra Points Archives if you missed any of our recent shows. And pray that we'll be able to bring you a game tomorrow (3:05 vs. IPFW) live from Ray Fisher Stadium on MGoBlue.com.

WCBN Sports Podcast

The WCBN Sports Podcast has been updated furiously in the past couple of days, with all of the goal highlights, highlight compilations, and pictures from this weekend's CCHA Tournament. The podcast is also headlined by Tony and Stu's phenomenal interview with Jim Carty. Check it all out, and bookmark the podcast because it will continue to be updated constantly with original WCBN Sports material, made exclusively for the podcast. Next up: MLB Season Preview, NCAA Hockey Tournament Preview, Michigan Baseball Update (if they ever play again).

Michigan Wolverines Win the CCHA Championship!

So there was absolutely no internet at the Joe tonight, thus no broadcast and no blog. To make up for it, I stayed up late cutting up the highlights for you so please check them out by clicking on the links below! Full recap to come tomorrow when I am well-rested.

Goal #1: Michigan takes a 1-0 lead as Aaron Palushaj scores his ninth goal of the season off a BEAUTIFUL feed from Matt Rust at the 7:38 mark of the 2nd Period. Tony and Andrew have the call

Goal #2: Michigan takes a 2-0 lead behind another beautiful play. This time it was Brandon Naurato who pokes it off of a Tim Miller assist. Miller did a spectacular job winning the faceoff, but instead of hitting it back, Miller directed the puck in front of the net where a charging Naurato was able to drive it past Zatkoff. Tony and Christian call this one and Christian displays his excellent journalistic skills in the post-game press conference as you'll hear.

Michigan Wins the CCHA Championship!

CCHA Semifinals: Michigan vs. Northern Michigan Game Highlight

To listen to the highlight compilation from last night's 6-4 CCHA Semifinal win for Michigan, click here

March Madness

Well, the bracket is out...


...and WCBN Sports is hard at work. We'll have a Selection Sunday Reaction Show on the WCBN Sports Podcast tomorrow night (including our thoughts on who the committee snubbed, how the game locations impact each region, which region is the toughest to pick, who has the easiest road to the Final Four, which #1 seed runs into trouble first, etc.) and then we'll be making our picks on the WCBN Sports Podcast Wednesday night (sleepers, major upset picks, Final Fours, Championship game, and Champion picks), so you can get some last-minute bracket help from WCBN Sports.

For now, we'll leave you with a couple of notes...

1. Ohio St. is out -- they were 2-10 against the RPI Top 50 (Ohio St. had an RPI of 50), and although their strength of schedule was decent (16), their 9-4 record against a weak non-conference schedule simply wasn't good enough. They had a big win against Michigan St. at the end of the Big Ten regular season, but their loss to the Spartans in the Big Ten Quarterfinals, combined with a remarkable amount of upsets in other conference tournament, did in the Buckeyes.

2. Michigan St. is a #5 seed, and they have a tough draw -- they play in the South Region (Memphis is the #1 seed, and the road to San Antonio goes through Houston), and they'll start off in Denver against a dangerous Temple team. The Owls are led by Dionte Christmas, who, along with athletic guard Mark Tyndale, form a strong tandem in the backcourt. Despite getting off to a 6-8 start, Temple has rebounded with an 11-5 record in the A-10, including a 19-point win over #3 seed Xavier (West Region). Look for Temple to give the Spartans fits, especially with their scary speed and shooting ability from beyond the arc. If MSU can get past Temple, they'll play the winner of Big East Tournament champ Pittsburgh and Oral Roberts, who can also hit the triple, with guards Robert Jarvis and Moses Ehambe leading the way. By the way, this all precedes a likely meeting with Memphis in the Elite Eight, so Tom Izzo has his work cut out for him if he hopes to bring State to San Antonio.

Call me bitter, but without the Wolverines in the tournament, I've gotten used to rooting against the Spartans and Buckeyes... this year, the committee has helped us out.

Final Reminder: Listen to Extra Points on WCBN tomorrow at 6 PM to hear the WCBN Sports crew breakdown Michigan hockey's 2-0 series sweep over the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Michigan basketball's shooting display against Wisconsin, and Rich Rodriguez's first practice teaching the Wolverines the spread offense, which was open to the media, including our very own Tony Bolton and Stu Zaas.