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Betts frankly talks about a young black man's options out of high school in the mid 1960's The University of Michigan's unique draw that appealed to Betts, and ultimately  got him to Ann Arbor Trying to keep the dream alive of playing quarterback as a young black athlete in the mid 60's Relating to  his head coach Bo Schembechler who challenged Betts, and who Betts challenged right back Finding co...

We talk about the amateur boxing ranks The life of a young boxer without any amateur experience. The tough road of a young pro..how to schedule fights Hanging out with world champions like Hilmer Kenty, Milton McCrory, Thomas Hearns and others Being managed by James Toney and Jackie Kallen A statue for Thomas Hearns The renewal of the Kronk Gym and it's legacy           Be sure to visit all past e...

We discuss Title IX and its effects on womens athletics We talk about her favorite players and favorite teams. Her start at MSU and then becoming an icon at Michigan. We talk about transgenders competing against women. We discuss rule changes she advocated to make womens softball a better game.         Be sure to visit all past episodes of "The Brandy Show." There is a wealth of content covering a...

jimbrandstatter.com facebook: jim brandstatter 76 twitter: @jimbrandstatter Controversial calls from big game referees and officials Replay officials with  questionable rulings dwindling supply of sports officials Be sure to visit all past episodes of "The Brandy Show." There is a wealth of content covering a number of topics and formats that may interest you. Tell your friends to stop by to visit...

There has been so much written and said about the Name, Image, and Likeness legislation in collegiate athletics, it was high time we tried to understand it. Former Michigan player Jared Wangler, and the son of Wolverine legend John Wangler is right in the middle of the NIL explosion. As a matter of fact, he is implementing payments, and NIL deals for Michigan athletes. So what is it all about. It...

The 2022 NFL Draft is upon us, so the last episode of season 4 of Conversations with features a chat with former Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand. Since the Lions have always been a story on draft day because of their success, or a=lack thereof, I thought Tom would be a perfect finish to this season. Lewand took over the Lions presidency after the Matt Millen era. He and GM Martin Mayhew tried t...

Former Detroit Tiger Dave Rozema was one of my favorite Tigers of all time. He is a Grand Rapids Michigan native, who wound up playing for his home state team, and a world champion to boot. David was part of a group of players like Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Jack Morris, Dan Petry, and Lance Parrish who formed the nucleus of the 1984 wire to wire World Series champs of the Tigers and Sparky Ande...

Elaine Crosby is one of the University of Michigan's finest student athletes. During her years at Michigan she began as a tennis player but, switched to golf in mid stream, and became an All American and moved on to the LPGA tour. It's an incredible testament to her determination and talent to pull that off but she did! She became one of the most popular regulars on the fledgling LPGA tour, and th...

The Brandy Show's wide ranging discussion about our beloved Detroit Lions continues with Part 2 of our Conversation with Bill Keenist, retired long time front office staff member with the Lions. In this second part of our chat, we delve a little more deeply into one of the more difficult era's in Lions history, the Matt Millen era. Why Matt's hiring didn't work is up to debate, but it is clearly a...

As we get ready for another Super Bowl that does not include our beloved Detroit Lions, I thought we ought to have a conversation about them. During the Super Bowl era, a good friend, and exceptional executive worked for the Lions in just about every capacity. His name is Bill Keenist. He was behind the scenes and in the war room for drafts, for coach's hirings and firings. He was in the know when...

In Football, officiating is so important to every game, and in big games it seems to be magnified. For that matter, in any game, the officials and their handling of events can be massive. It is the hope of everyone that the officiating goes un-noticed and doesn't impact the outcome. To discuss officiating, and the incredibly difficult job it is, and who in the world would want to put themselves in...

In our last episode of the 2020 season, we spend some some time with Greg Kinney. Who is Greg Kinney you ask? Well, he's the keeper of the keys to the incredible vault of University of Michigan Football history at the Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor. With such a rich and legendary tradition at Michigan, Kinney has researched and archived some amazing documents from over a century ago. It b...

Enjoy my Conversations with one of Michigan's most versatile and popular media personalities. Michael Patrick Shiels is currently the host of Michigan's Big Show, a morning drive radio standard that is syndicated across the State to tremendous ratings and success. But, Shiels current vehicle doesn't scratch the surface of his incredible journey. He started his career as a fresh faced young produce...

Enjoy a chat with one of the most interesting and polarizing sports figures in Detroit in many years. Matt Millen came from the broadcast booth, after a spectacular football career that featured Super Bowl wins, to run the Detroit Lions. He was going to bring the Lions back to greatness...well, that never happened, and his tenure became a turmoil in Detroit that ended with Matt's firing. Despite a...

One of the great voices in Detroit joins us in this episode and walk down memory lane recalling his fabulous Hall of Fame broadcast career. Very simply, Dick Purtan set a standard in morning drive talk/entertainment radio that is impossible to quantify. Dick's instincts, and idea's about morning radio were innovative and way ahead of their time. He blazed a trail that hundreds of future morning dr...

One of the most celebrated running backs in Michigan Football history is Jamie Morris. In a football program that has a reputation as a rush first, pass second offense, Jamie is the classic example. He's still very prominent in the record books too. He's the Maize and Blue's fourth all time leading rusher, and in 1987, he had ten games of 100 yards or more on the ground which is still a Michigan r...

Remember Michigan Replay? Some called it the Bo Show, Michigan Football's coaches show? Well, this Conversation with....is a walk down memory lane with Bob Lipson. He was the only executive producer of the show in its more than 30 year run. It's all the inside stuff through the years about the iconic TV production. Go behind the curtain and listen to the stories you never heard about Bo, Mo, Lloyd...

His name is Tim Kiska. He’s a professor of journalism and screen studies at Wayne State. He has a PHD in history from Wayne State, but more importantly, he is a treasure trove of knowledge of Detroit’s political and media history. From Roman Gribbs, to Coleman Young, to Kwame Kilpatrick he’s got the inside scoop. Are newspapers dying, or are they entering another age of growth? Is journalism dead,...

Detroit Red Wings hockey legend Mickey Redmond is a great story teller, a great player, and a legendary Detroit broadcaster. Red Wings games without Mickey just aren't the same. Hear tales of Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, the Russian Five, Scotty Bowman, and many more from the man who has seen it all first hand in a career that spans 50 years in Conversations with...Mickey Redmond. Be sure to visit...

A chat with a Michigan Football icon. Jerry Hanlon came to Michigan with Bo Schembechler in 1969. He has never left. Considered one of the finest offensive line coaches ever, Jerry's knowledge of Michigan football is unparalleled. His opinions about how the game has changed and where the game is going are "to the point" and passionate. Want to know about college football? Listen to Jerry Hanlon! B...

She is a top talent in the newspaper business.... the beat writer for University of Michigan Football.... an Ohio native, and wanted to be in the newspaper business since she can remember. She is a friend and fun to be around. She knows her stuff as well as anyone on the inside of Wolverine nation! Angelique Chengelis is a good listen. Follow her from growing up in Cincinnati to her position as a...

Dan Petry is one of the integral members of the 1984 World Series Champion Detroit Tigers. He and Jack Morris, now in the Hall of Fame, were 1 and 2 on the Tigers pitching staff of Sparky Anderson's world champs. It was a magical season for Petry and the Tigers, and he remembers it like it was yesterday, including the incredible 35-5 start that blew the rest of the American League out of the water...

Michigan State’s NCAA basketball Title in 1979 put the MSU basketball program on the map. It has never left its stature as a national power since then. One of the real building blocks of that dynamic was Greg Kelser. A Detroit Henry Ford High School grad, he joined MSU two years before Earvin Magic Johnson became a Spartan. Greg was the guiding force as the veteran player on that championship team...

Detroit Lions Coach Don Clemons came to Detroit back in 1955 when Darryl Rogers was named head coach. For the next 27 years, “Clem” stayed on the Lions staff (until 2012), through nine head coaches, numerous frustrations, and great triumphs, in a career he wouldn’t trade for the world. And, he’s still at it…coaching American Football in Europe, and at a division 3 college in Pennsylvania. You’d th...

Lomas Brown is now the radio analyst for the Detroit Lions games, which by the way, was my job for 31 years before Lomas took over. That notwithstanding, Lomas and I are still good friends. He was a Lions offensive tackle for 18 seasons with the NFL — including 12 in Detroit, and he was on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII Champion team. Lomas and I talk about the long-suffering Detroit L...