Go back, folks, here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050WTKA.

Online at the Big 1050.com, Sam Webb, Mr. Irointraub on the other side and joining us like he does. Wednesday's top of the 8 o'clock hour to break down all things, Michigan and more. Talk about pro sports here in the area. Going inside the huddle with Mike Spath. Mike, good morning. How are you? I'm doing great, guys. This is one of those days on the eve of March madness that, man, I mean, the excitement, the energy.

I don't know. I mean, you know, probably the morning of the Masters, that first college football Saturday.

But this is one of those great, great moments in sports.

And I'm just reveling every moment of it.

Yeah, man.

So it's a holiday for sports fans, man.

Some people take off of work.

Certainly, even if they're at work, they're, they got some kind of way where they're paying

attention to the games.

Some workplaces turn it into an affair like our friends at Utec tomorrow.

So you're right.

This tournament time is one of the best sports periods of the year, especially when your team is one of the

teams that is favored to win it all, at least one of the major contenders to win it all.

I'm curious how you're feeling about Michigan now, Mike, in the aftermath of the Big Ten

tournament.

Your big takeaways from their three games there, and if your opinion of their

outlook has been altered any by how they play?

Well, I mean, I would say my opinion of their outlook has changed slightly, right?

Like, I think there was certainly a period of time, a good period of time this year,

where I wasn't saying national title or bust, but I expected Michigan to be in the

Final Four with its best chance to play for a national title than we've seen and probably win a national title since

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