And we are back, folks, here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050 WTCA online at the

big 1050.com and joining us as he does every Wednesday, top of the 8 o'clock hour to go

inside the huddle is our good friend.

Mike Spath.

Mike, you join us as we talk about a big game tonight, Chrysler, which basically Michigan's Big Ten title hopes hanging in a balance.

How are you this morning?

Wow, man, you really set that up for a positive mood for me, so I appreciate it.

No, I'm good.

I'm good.

I'm really curious to see how this team responds, right? I mean, I think a couple of times along the way, Dusty has been critical of his team, but nothing like after that Illinois game. Nothing, you know, the message was pretty crystal clear. You know, Will Cheddar, obviously, calling out his team. They said their effort was pathetic.

And so how does this team respond?

Because if they respond positively, they go out there and play their best game,

then you can go into Sunday against Michigan State and get excited for the possibility.

But, yeah, I mean, it's just, you know, you always want to be trending up,

right, at this time of the year. And instead, the needle is at the moment pointed in the

downward position. And that's not a place you want to be. And so a lot of attention being paid

tonight and see how this Michigan team responds to the adversity?

You know, it's odd because I get exactly what you're saying,

and you're right from the standpoint of how they've been playing.

You're not off base.

They haven't been playing great basketball. And Dusty said as much, But the result, the results haven't been such that you would think they haven't been playing well.

I mean, look, they lost the Illinois.

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