In Episode 6 of Season 5 Mike welcomes long time listener favorite John Baker back to the pod to go DEEP on the 2023 Michigan football game against Nebraska as well as a tribute to, in my Mike’s opinion, the greatest movie ever made about downhill skiing: Better Off Dead.

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Key moments from the pod:

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S5E6 featuring Mike’s dear old friend John Baker.

1:50: Mike corrects some horrible mistakes from the Rutgers/Fletcher Walters episode (S5E5) including a hugely embarrassing verbal faux pas by Mike as well as Mike and Fletcher not being able to bend the space/time continuum with the NFL Draft.

4:40: Mike then updates the listeners on what has been going on with him, including attending a live to tape show of Wheel of Fortune from the beautiful Fisher Theater in Detroit.

8:45: Mike then transitions to a tribute to this episode’s guest’s current place of residence and a leisure activity that occurs there, along with his favorite movies about said leisure activity (I want my $2!!!).

17:30: Mike welcomes John Baker BACK into the Podcast Studio and John provides an update on what’s been going on with him in Denver, including a lot of skiing.

22:00: The guys talk about the last time they saw each other in person, which was at another Michigan football game from the 2023 season, a fairly big one at that.

24:10: Mike sets the table for the rest of the episode about the Michigan/Nebraska game from 2023, as well as where John was coming into the 2023 Michigan football season on his expectations for the team.

29:00: The guys then talk about how they’d felt the season had gone to date and then reminisce about attending the 2021 Michigan/Nebraska game in Lincoln how it impacted their thinking coming into this game.

32:00: Next up is a deep dive recap of the game before the game (aka the tailgate) and the palpable “Nebraska niceness” on display throughout the day, including from mascot Lil’ Red (warning: there’s a second Uncle Rico reference in three episodes in there at some point).

38:00: A surprise guest (and his iconic trophy) shows up to the tailgate!

48:10: The guys then break down the Michigan/Nebraska game in vivid detail, including the etiquette that should be considered when sitting in a visiting section.

1:00:00: The game ends with a complete performance for Michigan and the guys talk about their feelings about the game itself and where this team was heading.

1:05:00: John then explains what it is about this Michigan football program that keeps him coming back year after year as a life priority.