The Block M Podcast Network: A University of Michigan Podcast

The less than heralded return of the Out of the Blue boys gets into the Notre Dame matchup at Michigan, as well as the following weeks trip to College Station to take on Maryland.  Stick around after that as these movie savants with too much time on their hands give unto us what will surely become the definitive ranking of Kurt Russell movies up to this point. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Luke Ghiardi, Anthony Broome and Chris Castellani return to discuss the fallout from Big Ten Media Days and some of Jim Harbaugh's comments, including his thoughts on Urban Meyer, the quarterbacks, playing on foreign soil and the controversy surrounding the transfer rule discussion. Also, why Pat Fitzgerald is out of his mind for suggesting phones are ruining football attendance. Learn more about...

WE GOT FRANZ!!!!! And we're very excited about it. We talk about how this impacts the upcoming basketball season and why it makes our hearts so happy. The Summer League is vibing and people in the NBA are talking about Iggy and they actually mean Iggy and not like Iggy. Shea Patterson's tweet was fake but we wish it was real. We are kind of excited about football. Kind of. And, in honor of the ESP...

The boys are back talking the Franz Wagner commitment, Mike Danna and Phil Steele providing the offseason juice, and previewing the matchup at Illinois. The fellas also talk about what 2006 team member would most benefit this team, and end with their discussion of favorite chase scenes in movie history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy and Jared come back with a vengeance covering several topics.  The disowned stepchildren of Maize N Brew are here to talk the Michigan basketball draftees, their players of the last 2 recruiting class, and the suddenly impressive 2020 class. They take their time with an always feisty Iowa team on their season breakdown, and give their score predictions and players of the game.  Finally, Stran...

Luke, Anthony, and Chris return to discuss and recap Michigan baseball's run and if they let a title opportunity slip away. Also, a discussion on who wins a national title first among their programs and how football has been scorching on the recruiting trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Han was in the woods so we had to relive the last two weeks not in the woods but in Tisch hall. On all our minds and hearts is Michigan baseball. WOW! then of course the two of us had to discuss our favorite night of the year: the NBA draft, mostly the outfits and who could claim the best dressed superlative. oh yeah Michigan football had so many recruits. WOW! dj's insta strikes back. Learn more...

Part 2: What makes a quintessential 90's movie and why are they so timeless?  Musician Wes Anderson joins the show to talk through the 90's movies by decade that really stick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy and Jared bring their signature wit to this weeks two=part episode.  From Brandon Peters transferring to Illinois, the Michigan men in the NBA draft, to the pushovers at Rutgers, the boys have your weekly dose of Michigan coverage.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke, Anthony, and Chris are back this week to discuss Michigan Baseball continuing its run through the College World Series and the ripple effect it has on the rest of the athletics department. Also, Brandon Peters is headed to Illinois and boy, does Lovie Smith ever need him to be good. Finally, why James Franklin is still considered the best coach in the Big Ten is beyond us. Learn more about y...

We finally have ANSWERS as to why the Michigan baseball team travels in Hawaiian shirts!! Also Michigan baseball is in the College World Series and Harley watched a full baseball game. Charles Matthews tore his ACL and we love Charles Matthews. The NBA draft is next week!!! Also, Justin Bieber wants to fight Tom Cruise, D.J. Wilson has been like reeeally vibing his Instagram edits, Hannah may or m...

Welcome Michigan Wolverines fans! This week: -Oliver Martin is transferring to Iowa. What does it mean for the depth chart? How does it affect the team in the long term? -Michigan travels to Wisconsin in Week 3. Can the Wolverines slow down Jonathan Taylor? Now, that Alex Hornibrook (we miss you Alex!) is in Tallahassee, who is the new signal caller in town? -What else is there to do in Wisconsin...

Luke Ghiardi, Anthony Broome and Chris Castellani discuss Michigan Baseball in the College World Series with special guest Brian Sakowski, National Scouting Director for Perfect Game USA. Sakowski gets Michigan fans new to the baseball team up to speed on what has transpired so far and what has made the run so impressive while also giving takes on the state of the sport and MLB Draft takeaways. Lu...

Welcome Michigan Wolverines fans! This week: -Chris Evans is gone for 2019, now what? How does the running back room look and how do they mitigate this loss? -In the second game of the season, Army comes to Ann Arbor. This is not a trap game or a heavy underdog, this will be an early season test. How does it play out? -Since the game is against Army and will be a battle, what are your favorite war...

We're back from a hiatus to discuss how the Juwan Howard era at Michigan has started and our initial reactions and how they have changed since the hire was made. Then we discuss the suspension of Chris Evans and why it is far from our biggest concern about Michigan Football, along with some other football talk towards the end. We are almost there, folks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Our thoughts on the Juwan Howard press conference and the (lack of a) possibility of the banners going back up!! Michigan basketball coaching changes and recruiting news. The baseball team wore Hawaiian shirts. Will we have to tailgate all day for the Middle Tennessee State game?? We need to discuss D.J. Wilson's Instagram edits. The Hauser brothers broke up and we're heartbroken. And also the wor...

Welcome Michigan Wolverines fans! We’re excited to announce we have begun our 12-week breakdown of Michigan’s 2019 future opponents. Who to know, what to watch, we’ve got you covered. This week, we turn our attention to Middle Tennessee State. Additionally, Jared and Andrew discuss the impact of the Braiden McGregor commitment on the 2020 class. And on this week’s Strange Brews, the discussion shi...

Welcome Michigan Wolverines fans! Apologies for the podcast absence last week, technical difficulties prevented a historic, albeit offensively humorous episode from airing. -Juwan Howard is here and what does that mean for Michigan. Jared and Andrew dive in to the new coaching hire and discuss all of the absurd possibilities for the future. -It may be the month of May, but there is always football...

Our reactions to Juwan Howard as Michigan men basketball's head coach!!! Also other Michigan sports updates, D.J. Wilson updates, bring back two-stick popsicles, NBA updates, and of course another installment of our Michigan football story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first week in forever we actually have a lot of news to cover and we're just NOT happy about it! Luckily for you guys we're still committed to having fun, so Harley wrote a poem about John Beilein and it literally rhymes. We give our takes on John Beilein and our predictions for the next head coach, plus updates with next year's basketball recruiting class. For the first time ever in the h...

We're back early from our hiatus for a John Beilein reaction special. The guys discuss his jump to the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA and the initial reactions from a stunned Michigan fanbase. U-M AD Warde Manuel speaks and we have audio with takeaways from that, along with candidates that would be the best fit to replace Beilein and what this program could realistically be moving forward. Learn m...

Brandon Peters has entered the transfer portal!! Speaking of Brandon Peters, we introduce the Brandon Power Rankings so make sure to listen to hear the consensus #1 Brandon (can you guess it??). Football is still in South Africa, so we focus on basketball because Iggy, JP, and Charles were all invited to the NBA combine!! The Kentucky Derby happened and Tom Brady didn't just kind of wear a hat, he...

It may be May, but Jared and Andrew have a lot to discuss. -Brandon Peters has entered the transfer portal, as his Benjamin St-Juste, what does it all mean? What went wrong with St-Juste and where could Peters land? -If the NCAA allowed trades, who should the Wolverines acquire? Who should they give up? Jared and Andrew make their trades. -This week’s Strange Brews focuses on side characters that...

After a quick bye week, Han and Harley are back on HARLEY'S BIRTHDAY to talk about the NFL draft (including Devin Bush's outfit), Jordan Poole leaving the NBA, and more!! We discuss our thoughts on the Michigan players in the NFL, why Rashan Gary got emotional in a bowling alley, and the cutest moments of the NFL draft. Jordan Poole wore a turtleneck. Again. Michigan football vibed to South Africa...

Anthony, Luke and Chris are back to discuss the fallout from the NFL Draft and where the Michigan players wound up going and how it fits them. Also, a lengthy spoiler discussion on Avengers: Endgame from the guys (spoilers begin at 33:15. THE MOVIE WILL BE SPOILED IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT, SO PLEASE GO SEE IT). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices