Michigan defensive breakdown with Vance Bedford (week 1) - New Mexico recap; Oklahoma preview

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🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this week's episode Vance and Sam discussed Michigan's defensive performance in its 34-17 victory over New Mexico, and preview the Wolverines' road matchup with no. 18 Oklahoma. Bedford praised Michigan's speed and aggression at linebacker but noted the need to build more depth at cornerback. Bedford emphasized the importance of simulated pressures to protect the secondary against Oklahoma's quarterback, John Mateer. He also mentioned the potential impact of young players like Nate Marshall and Cole Sullivan versus the Sooners, and the challenges of playing in a hostile environment in Norman. Bedford predicted a close game, ultimately favoring Michigan.

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0:00.0	And we are back, folks.
0:04.3	Another edition of the Michigan football breakdown focused on the defense with that man,
0:09.6	Nate Carl Vance Bedford.
0:12.4	He is back another year breaking down to Michigan defense,
0:16.6	a defense that ended the season,
0:19.4	an impressive fashion, smacking the Bucke season, an impressive fashion.
0:22.5	Smacking the Buckeyes, smacking the Crimson Tide,
0:26.9	and they back this year looking to do some more smack in vans.
0:31.3	How you doing, my brother?
0:32.7	I'm doing well.
0:33.7	I got a little cold I'm fighting right now,
0:35.4	so if I got a cough, I'm going to apologize to them now, so don't worry about it. I'm all good. Happy to be back for another year, looking at the missing Wolverines, and what I saw the other night, I think we're going to be okay this year. Yeah, you know, you had them getting on the train vans, and, you know, there's a bunch people who tried to get off last year oh i don't
0:56.8	you know sometimes fans are like the leaves and the trees as this blow they flowed right with
1:02.0	them brother you know you can't they can help themselves that's why i'll be looking for branches not
1:06.6	leaves because they're not going nowhere at all. Hey, hey, man.
1:11.5	Hey, hey, Sharon.
1:13.3	Sharon was able to keep them dudes believing, though.
1:16.7	And by the end of the year, he said, and I didn't even know this part, he said he made
1:21.7	them dudes watch Scarface before the last game against Ohio State.
1:27.3	He said they went out there, went out there the last game for the last game against Ohio State. Uh-huh.
1:27.9	He said they went out there, went out there the last game for the last game,
1:32.2	thinking the world was theirs.
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