We are back, folks, here on the Michigan Insider on the Big 1050 WTCA, online at the big 1050.com.

Maybe this morning on Michigan basketball, obviously, as the Wolverines went and the,

probably going to be the highest rated game of the season, thus far.

I'd be surprised if that weren't the case,

Michigan falling to Duke in Washington, D.C. 68 to 63.

Reflecting upon that and looking ahead

is one of our newest regular guests coming on in the 9 o'clock hour,

writing for M Live right now, but a guy who's back home

and giving us some perspective on Michigan Athletics, Sam Jane from M Live.

Sam, good morning. How are you?

Good, Sam. How are you doing? Good to talk to you.

Yeah, man. It was great to see.

Well, it was obviously a good game, but I was as taken by the action on the court as I was how present Michigan fans were.

Not just DMV fans, Sam.

Michigan fans came from fire and wide. It was an unbelievable environment for a game on Saturday night.

Yeah. I mean, they almost quadrupled probably the entire sales that Wizard tickets have made this year.

So I'm sure Capital, they were happy over there in D.C. and the environment, I didn't get to go to the game, but the environment sounded awesome on TV.

It sounded like you said, to be a pretty even split in terms of fan makeup.

And obviously, Michigan's well represented in the D.C. area.

But I'm happy to hear that people made the trip out and got to

kind of see the nation's capital and experience, obviously, a disappointing ending, but a fun game

in general. Yeah, it was great. It was great. And so let's just start Broadbrush, your big

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