Michael Baker - The Touchdown Maker
3 Guys Before The Game
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2.4 • 687 Ratings
🗓️ 24 June 2020
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Mike Baker says the answer is an emphatic “Yes”!
The former WVU wide receiver details how a chance conversation in a garden as a teenager sent him down a path of success both educationally and athletically.
As a member of West Virginia’s 1993 Sugar Bowl team that finished the regular season 11-0, Baker provides insight into the team’s success and explains how he went from freshman academic ineligibility to an honor student.
It’s an entertaining and revealing look into how Baker defied the odds to become an unforgettable member of Mountaineer football.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody. |
| 0:17.5 | Hello there. |
| 0:18.8 | Thank you so much for being with us. |
| 0:20.8 | We welcome you in to the 213th, Hey, everybody. Hello there. Thank you so much for being with us. |
| 0:31.6 | We welcome you in to the 213th episode of three guys before the game with a special guest joining us today. |
| 0:39.8 | Mr. Michael, the touchdown maker, Baker, a member of West Virginia University's undefeated regular season team from 1993. |
| 0:42.9 | He's always been a guy that, I don't know why, but personally, I've always, I always |
| 0:49.1 | liked them from the time he got here and then his playing career, post-playing career, |
| 0:57.3 | you know, you always have those guys they're all good kids but for some reason certain guys just stand out and you go i liked him |
| 1:03.6 | you know what i mean i know what you mean you know what i mean so we were talking about gas and |
| 1:09.4 | and he popped in my head and i said yes because here's another reason why we like doing these shows during the summer months. |
| 1:18.3 | Sometimes guys are out there a ton. |
| 1:19.9 | You hear a ton about them all the time. |
| 1:21.3 | You know exactly what they do. |
| 1:22.4 | And because of social media, sometimes you know too much. |
| 1:24.9 | What they do, right? |
| 1:26.5 | Correct. |
| 1:26.9 | We like getting those guys |
| 1:28.0 | that it kind of a bit quiet people want to know what's up with |
| 1:31.4 | haven't heard from them in a long time but when you say that name how many people listening go |
| 1:36.2 | oh yeah i got it yeah yeah and also it also oftentimes brings a smile to your face you know |
| 1:42.9 | you had a good career when someone says |
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