Welcome back to another edition of the Wolverine TV podcast.

My name's Chris Ballas.

Doug Skeen's on vacation.

Sorry, Doug Karsh.

I fooled Doug Karsh into coming here thinking that Doug Skeen was going to be hosting this thing too.

But he's down there drinking some beers and watching some softball.

But Doug Karsh, the voice of Michigan football, man.

How's that sound to you?

I'm thinking Bob Ufer, Frank Beckman, Jim Branstetter, Doug Karsh, man. How's that, how's that sound to you? I'm thinking Bob Ufer, Frank Beckman, Jim Brandstead,

or Doug Karsh, man, does it sunk in yet? Nope. I'm completely, completely numb to the concept.

It's really surreal. Hopefully I'll make it past one game. I might do the spring game and that might be the end of it.

No, I mean, I don't you? I do. Yeah. It's overwhelming. It's something I'm very much looking forward to.

You know John Jansen and John absolutely is the best.

John left the Big Ten network to come back.

He was told that he would be either a candidate for the job as color analyst or he would get the job.

This was back when Frank Beckman left. And I believe he was

actually told he got the job. And then Dave Brandon convinced Dan Deirdorf to come out of retirement

and just do Michigan football. And John Jansen said, and this tells you what kind of guy John is,

he was like, yep, yep, that's the way it should be. It should be Dan Deirdorf. And John said, and this tells you what kind of guy John is, he was like, yep, yep, that's the way it should

be. It should be Dan Deirdorf. And John said that he developed as a broadcaster and was able to

be more prepared for this opportunity. And meanwhile, John and I did the pregame show for the last,

I think it was seven years, It was eight years. Eight years.

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