Good morning and Arbor, Michigan.

Happy Thursday, everybody.

It is Thursday, October 23rd, 2025.

This is the Michigan Insider.

This is the Big 1050 WTKA online at the big 1050.com.

A lot to get to on this Thursday edition of the shows.

We are two days away from the

battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy, Michigan versus Michigan State, Saturday night up in East

Lansing. And the weather forecast still looks the same. It looks a little chilly, but it looks

like it's going to be clear on Saturday for the game up in East Lansing. So we, of course,

as we get a little closer tomorrow in particular, and then of course on Saturday for the game up in East Lansing. So we, of course, are as we get a little closer tomorrow in particular, and then, of course, on Saturday itself, we'll really know. But Saturday looks like highs in the mid-50s, lows in the mid-to-upper-30s, so probably lows in the low-40s during the game. But again, pretty clear on Saturday. We're expecting a little bit of rain maybe today.

And then hopefully the rain moves on for the next few days.

But the game day, weather on Saturday, looks like a pretty perfect late October,

Saturday in the state of Michigan for the battle for the Paul Bunyan trophy.

Michigan versus Michigan State on Saturday night.

And again, your cover starts here on Saturday at 3.30 p.m.

with the chap on site fuel and counting on a kickoff on the big 1050 WTCA. And to help get you ready for the game, we're going to hear from the final check-in with Michigan football yesterday. We heard from a couple of assistant coaches, wide receivers coach, Ron Bellamy, linebackers coach Brian Jean-Marie. and so we're going to hear from those guys coming up in a little bit here on the show.

In the 7 o'clock hour, the Michigan football defensive breakdown with Vance Bedford. In the 8 o'clock hour, the top dog of the week brought to you by our friends at the dog wizard. And then in the 9 o'clock hour, of course, the Mgo blog roundtable here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050 WTKA online at the big 1050.com.

So not a great night in results last night for our local pro teams. The wings and the sabers were playing in Buffalo last night. And the wings actually in the first period, they were outshot. It was not a great first period. They were out chance. But in the second period, the wings got on the board first. Former Michigan hockey star J.T. Confer put the wings on the board with a 1-0 with his first goal of the game. So with the first goal of the game, it was the three-minute mark of the second period. Then Buffalo scored a couple of goals. But the wings had a late second period goal It was two, two, after two, but not a very good third period last night. A couple of goals within four minutes of each other at the 415 mark and the 810 mark for Buffalo. And the Sabres win last night, 4 to 2, snapping Detroit's winning streak at five games. Disappointing loss, but I mean, it happens. They had a five-game winning street. Hopefully they can get it back tonight. They're in New York to face the islanders out on the island. The wings and islanders are at 7 o'clock tonight. And then they'll come home for a game on Saturday night. Man, you've got to go head-to-head against Michigan, Michigan State on Saturday night. Good luck with that.

Although Saturday's game will be heard on 1290 WLWY. So it, of course, most of our focus is on beat Sparty week, but we also had our attention last time on the opening night for the Pistons. Tuesday night was the opening net for the NBA. Last night was the opening night for the Pistons. They got off to a terrible start. but they were able to rally back.

They were down 20, was it down 25 points in the first half. And they were able to rally back throughout the course of the particular in the fourth quarter. And they were able to tie the game late. I'm sorry, they were down 23. And they were at a rally to tie it late, but then they ended up losing, they tied it in the fourth quarter,

they ended up losing late.

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