Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes?

What does it take to put on a Michigan football game, the experience in the big house,

or a championship celebration?

Well, Jake Stocker is going to join me today.

He is the director of game presentation and fan experience with Michigan Athletics to let us know all the details

and give us a peek

behind the curtain of what it takes to put on all these events at the University of Michigan.

So stay tuned on conquering heroes.

Welcome to your one-stop podcast for all things Michigan Athletics.

Updates on every team on campus and interviews with players and coaches are all on the way.

This is Conquering Heroes.

Here's your host, John Chanson.

Well, I'm now joined by the director of game presentation and a fan experience with Michigan

Athletics, and that is Jake Stocker. Jake,

thanks for joining me. And I got to imagine that what you do in terms of directing the game

presentation, especially in the big house, it's got to be exciting, but it's also got to be

a little bit stressful. Thanks for joining me. No, happy to be here, John, and happy to

shout with you today. It's a lot of fun in my job, so happy to talk about it with you.

What does a game presentation look like for you? Because, I mean, for some people, it starts

early. Let's just take a noon game in the fall at the big house. For some, I mean, I show up at about 6 o'clock.

That's when everybody else starts piling into the parking lot.

But what does getting ready for a football Saturday look like for you?

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