The Bucket Problem

Dec 29 2022 75 ep. 43

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Covering Michigan football, men's basketball, and women's basketball. Low-Key Nice With It Since 2021. Hosted by Ace Anbender and featuring rotating co-hosts Alex Cook, Dan "Thicc Stauskas", and Connor Southard, plus regular guest appearances.

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Episode 70: TCU Preview w/ Parker Fleming

Dec 29 2022 58 mins

We're joined by Parker Fleming, aka @StatsOWar, to preview the college football semifinal between Michigan and TCU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 69: Feeling Ourselves

Nov 28 2022 103 mins

FORTY-FIVE TO TWENTY-THREE. WE WILL NEVER DIE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UNLOCKED PREMIUM EPISODE: The Dan vs. Ryan Showdown Spectacular

Nov 22 2022 103 mins

Use promo code THEGAME this week to get 25% off your subscription forever at Meet At Midfield. You won't find a better home for incisive analysis from both sides of the best rivalry in sports. Now, here's two fans yelling at each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 68: The Game, Previewed

Nov 21 2022 83 mins

Michigan. Ohio State. Both 11-0 for The Game. Nothing else matters. Ace, Connor, Dan and Taylor go position-by-position through Saturday's matchup and give their predictions. PointsBet is my go-to sportsbook. You too can use (or fade) our bowl picks and take advantage of features like booster odds, same-game parlays, and name a bet. Use promo code BUCKETPROB when signing up for the

Episode 67: Paul Chryst Fumbled the Bag

Nov 14 2022 53 mins

Ace and Connor co-host this week’s episode, which covers a very straightforward Nebraska win and a much less straightforward Big Ten West title race, for the most part. Topics: Let’s bring this MSU tunnel incident reporting energy to U-M’s issues, maybe? Dominant teams win boring games. Maybe Ronnie Bell was just trying to spice things up? Michigan has some special true f

Episode 66: They Had to Go to Evanston

Nov 07 2022 79 mins

Ace, Connor and Taylor fire off some big moods, discuss the Rutgers win, and pick their Big Ten teams of the week (or two, in Connor’s case). Topics: You might want to mute “Harbaugh Colts” right now to get ahead of things. Michigan had a very “we’re playing Rutgers” offensive game plan. The lack of an elite WR is a bigger issue than J.J. McCarthy. Blake Corum ran w

Episode 65: We Refuse to Distinguish Between Couch and The Rube

Nov 01 2022 80 mins

Ace, Connor and Taylor go over an eventful Saturday night Michigan State game and its violent aftermath, live-react to the college football playoff rankings release and more. Topics: Michigan State is up to eight suspended players. Any MSU media member is allowed to call Michigan soft only after taking one (1) clean shot to the face from a helmet swung by a U-M football player of

Episode 64: It’s On a F***ing Tee

Oct 26 2022 64 mins

Connor, Dan and Taylor get you ready for Saturday night’s rivalry tilt with Michigan State. Topics: Dan is mostly made of cheese. Maggie Haberman has interviewed most of this podcast. Michigan State week means it’s Dan’s time to shine. Averaging negative yards before contact is bad, in our opinion. The receivers are the clear strength of MSU’s offense. Unfortunately f

Episode 63: Indian Data Collectors Don't Know Ball

Oct 20 2022 66 mins

Connor and Taylor take you through Michigan’s glorious 41-17 beatdown of Penn State. Topics: Connor’s loose familiarity with the Taco Bell menu. A promising job opportunity in sports media for our Bangalore-based listeners. Even good modern defenses aren’t really built to defend Michigan’s style of play. Red zone playcalling: could use improvement! Michigan kept J.J. M

Episode 62: The Ross to Pinkerton Pipeline

Oct 10 2022 65 mins

Ace and Taylor break down an eventful 21-point win over Indiana and run the full gamut of big moods in this week’s episode. Also, our Big Ten Teams of the Week. Topics: Mike Hart is recovering in Ann Arbor, thank goodness. Taylor declares co-host supremacy, makes convincing case. The damn Pinkertons! For understandable reasons, the offense had a tale-of-two-halves performance