The Block M Podcast Network: A University of Michigan Podcast

Luke Ghiardi, Anthony Broome, and Chris Castellani discuss Michigan's blowout win over Notre Dame and how the seeds of this type of effort had been planted weeks ago before flipping the switch. Also, where this win ranks in the Jim Harbaugh era and what has to come next to solidify the turnaround efforts in Ann Arbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Broome discusses the takeaways from Michigan's 45-14 destruction of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and why this is what "hitting their stride" looks like for the Michigan Wolverines. Also, standout players, kudos to the efforts of Josh Gattis and Don Brown, aggressive Jim Harbaugh is back and this team might have a chance to win out with these types of efforts. Learn more about your ad choi...

Anthony Broome discusses the state of the Michigan/Notre Dame rivalry and why the Wolverines might not need to push for this series to continue. Also, a preview of the matchup and the final thoughts on what it would take for a Michigan victory and why the narratives still in play should be enough to get excited for what might happen this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

After what could only be described as a hard fought loss, Michigan looks to rebound at home against a balanced and talented Notre Dame team. The eternal optimists discuss what could still be a glorious season, with rivalry season finally upon us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There will be a ton of prospects in Ann Arbor this weekend for the big game between Michigan and Notre Dame, including four-star tight end Theo Johnson and four-star offensive tackle Andrew Gentry. This could be the final chance to convince these guys to come to Michigan, so it’s imperative Jim Harbaugh and company roll out the red carpet. On this week’s Future Brew, Von and Jon break down this we...

Luke Ghiardi, Anthony Broome and Chris Castellani discuss the fallout from Michigan's tough loss at Penn State and why, despite the team showing fight we had not seen until that point, the game was by and large what the Jim Harbaugh-led Wolverines simply are right now. Also, a discussion on what they can do to salvage what's left of the season now that the Big Ten title is all but off the table. L...

Anthony Broome reacts to Michigan's 28-21 loss at Penn State on Saturday night and goes through the frustrating officiating, some of the bad playcalls, the drops and Don Brown's defense again coming up short when they needed to. Also, praise for Shea Patterson and an end to his slander and a look ahead at what the road from here is and what could salvage some goodwill down the stretch. Learn more...

Anthony Broome and Von Lozon react to the news that Isaiah Todd, a five-star power forward for the class of 2020, has chosen Michigan Basketball. We take a look at Todd's skill-set and what he brings to the table as a player, as well as the elite talent who could now choose to follow him to Ann Arbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy and Jared discuss the 'three games that was actually just one game' against Illinois, and try to keep optimism afloat as Michigan heads to Happy Valley this weekend to take on Penn State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan basketball fans everywhere are hoping for good news tomorrow out of 2020 five-star forward Isaiah Todd, as he decides whether or not to take his talents to Michigan or Kansas. All the crystal balls are pointing toward Michigan, but will Juwan Howard and company land their first big-time recruit? Also, Michigan football’s 2020 top in-state recruit suffered a season-ending injury this past...

Luke Ghiardi, Anthony Broome and Chris Castellani put the finishing touches on the takeaways from the Illinois game and why Shea Patterson deserves much more respect for his performance than he's getting from fans. Also, pulling apart the "defining game" narrative with Jim Harbaugh and how performances on this stage will always be magnified at Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Anthony Broome takes an early look at the matchup with Penn State and why, despite their woes, there's a realistic blueprint to nabbing an upset win that changes the narratives. Discussing that, your questions and more in our Monday podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Broome reacts to Michigan's 42-25 win over Illinois on Saturday and how the effort saw some bad habits reappear and more questions created heading into the stretch run of games that will define this football team.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy and Jared look on the bright side after a dominant defensive quarterback, while keeping an eye on the road ahead, which goes through Champaign, Illinois this Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Future Brew, Maize n Brew’s podcast devoted to Michigan football and basketball recruiting! On today’s show, Von and Jon talk about 2020 five-star power forward Isaiah Todd’s top two list of schools, which include Michigan and Kansas. He is committing Oct. 17, so Juwan Howard and company may land their first big-time prospect. (Starts around the 40-second mark) The boys also talk a...

Luke Ghiardi, Anthony Broome and Chris Castellani discuss the state of the offense coming out of the Iowa game and try to put a finger on where exactly Michigan is hitting its stride offensively, as Jim Harbaugh says he sees it. And he actually may be right. Also, a look at Michigan's quarterback situation and while a change might be necessary, reinforcements may not be on the way for a few weeks...

Anthony Broome takes to Twitter to answer some of the fans' biggest questions after the win over Iowa, including the defense's ability to stop crossing routes, who is to blame for offensive struggles, when it might be time to pull the plug on Shea Patterson and why Harbaugh has never trusted his own quarterback recruits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Broome and Trevor Woods discuss the takeaways from Michigan's 10-3 win over Iowa, where there was a ton of positives on both sides of the ball in a defensive masterpiece by Don Brown. However, Shea Patterson is a major concern and right now, there might not be an easy solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Broome recaps Maize n Brew's visit to Big Ten Basketball Media Day in Rosemont, Illinois and shares takeaways and bread crumbs on how the Juwan Howard era is shaping up so far in Ann Arbor (0:00 to 12:28). From there, we have audio of Howard's roundtable session with the media (13:28 to 34:38) and his thoughts on Franz Wagner, the system in place for his team and much more. We end with one...

Welcome to another Future Brew! Our Michigan football and basketball recruiting podcast. Today, Von and Jon recap the visitors from this past weekend, take a look at the basketball visitors on tap for this weekend, go in-depth on Brenden Rice’s upcoming commitment, and discuss what it means for a 2020 commit to be visiting other campuses.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

The fellas are elated after a win that reminded us that football can be fun, breaking down some of the promising aspects of the Rutgers win.  Looking ahead to Iowa, the fellas break it down position group by position group and give their predictions for Iowa.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke Ghiardi, Anthony Broome and Chris Castellani discuss Michigan's rebooted 2019 season after the blowout win against Rutgers and what can actually be taken away from a win against a hapless ballclub. From there, re-evaluating when it might be time to buy back in, as well as continued fear for the showdown with Ohio State to end the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Anthony Broome answers your Twitter questions ahead of the Iowa game, including Josh Gattis' sideline move and how his offense can build off of the Rutgers game, some of the young players that might be working their way into more playing time, wide receiver target distribution, play in the trenches and much, much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Broome and Trevor Woods discuss the immediate reactions and takeaways from Michigan's 52-0 win over Rutgers on Saturday in a solid bounce back effort. It may have been Rutgers, but the Wolverines have a nice foundation to build from here. Josh Gattis' move to the sidelines and Shea Patterson's rebound game headline some of the positives from this one, but there's still at least a little co...

The fellas somberly discuss what they saw against Wisconsin that worries them the most, and the state of the program after a humiliating loss.  After a quick preview of Rutgers, the Out of the Blue crew welcomes high school football coach and avid Michigan fan Paul Woityna to look at some potential replacements for Harbaugh should things go off the rails.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...