Alek and Doug address the Georgia Bulldog in the room: Former Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is Super Bowl bound, and they’re here for it. After fawning over Stafford and what he meant to Detroit, Doug and Alek discuss rooting for a player after they leave your favorite team, silver linings from the trade that sent Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams and the Lions’ ensuing rebuild, and the man standing between Stafford and his first championship, Cincinnati Bengals’ sophomore phenom Joe Burrow.
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Layne discusses the upcoming NFL season and makes several bold predictions.
This week Layne and a special guest create their own mock draft ahead of Thursday’s NFL Draft.
Doug and Alek are joined by Layne Deuel (Spartans, Wolverines, and Beards Podcast) to discuss Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and Fox News, their favorite Matthew Stafford memories, the triumphant return of the NCAA Football video game franchise, and MLB The Show’s upcoming debut on Xbox.
This week Layne and Jordan discuss some breaking news regarding the Detroit Lions and their General Manager search. Jordan gives his take on if the University of Michigan can be considered a basketball school, and the fellas recap the past week for two local high school football teams. Lastly, Jordan shares his thoughts on Jim Harbaugh’s latest contract with the University of Michigan.
Tune in to listen to Layne and Jordan’s thoughts on “The Game” being canceled and the surprise victory by the Lions in Chicago! Plus, Michigan and Michigan State basketball is recapped.
Jordan and Layne discuss their ideal choices for the newly vacant Detroit Lions General Manager and Head Coaching jobs in this week’s episode of Spartans, Wolverines and Beards.
It finally happened! The Lions fired Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia. Listen to Layne’s quick thoughts on the move.
The Paul Bunyan Trophy is coming home! On the heels of an unexpected 27-24 Michigan State victory in Ann Arbor, Layne and Jordan break down the results of Hate Week! They also dive into Week 1 of the MHSAA Football Playoffs and preview Week 2 of High School Football Playoff action. The fellas dig into some High School Volleyball District matchups as well. Lastly, they discuss the Detroit Lions and what actions they could have taken at the NFL trade deadline. Swearing in Episode.
“So what is the real problem? I think the real problem is that, in your eyes, us as Black people do not have the right to demand equality. How dare us? Who do we think we are to want an equal playing field?”
In Episode 8 of Keep Your Voice Down, Doug and Alek are joined by fellow Watershed Voice Podcaster Michael “Hogey” Hogoboom to discuss last week’s primary election results, what November’s ballot will look like, and of course, Taylor Swift’s new album, which Hogey has plenty of opinions about. The trio also discusses the NBA and NHL bubbles, the Three Rivers DDA, Three Rivers Community Schools’ Board of Education and Charles Thomas’ latest piece on what he misses most about Three Rivers.
“Brittany went back to the Triple Ripple Café to check on Trevor, but when she saw how slow it was and that he had everything under control, she decided to take the rest of the day off to adjust to being a millionaire. Who cared if Trevor snagged a few bucks from the register anyway?”
Even for the greats it all comes to an end at some point. To be a college or high school athlete, you have to deal with this realization a lot sooner than you would like. Hanging up the cleats for the last time is a feeling that will last with you forever.