Forever Saturday

Episode 13: Blue Bloods and Sweet Sixteens

Episode Summary

Coming off a weekend of NCAA tournament watching, Serena and Matt debate the college football "blue blood" landscape, including one hot-ish Big Ten-related take, and then revisit a rather sweet weekend for both Michigan basketball (which is now in pure gravy territory) and Michigan hockey (which has celebrated with one banner and might damn well get another)

Episode Notes

Coming off a weekend of NCAA tournament watching, Serena and Matt debate the college football "blue blood" landscape, including one hot-ish Big Ten-related take, and then revisit a rather sweet weekend for both Michigan basketball (which is now in pure gravy territory) and Michigan hockey (which has celebrated with one banner and might damn well get another)

• What makes a Blue Blood? 
  • Part history, part success -- you know it when you see it.
• Can you become a Blue Blood?
  • Definitely -- Serena uses Duke Basketball as a case study 
• Can you lose Blue Blood status?
  • Matt argues that you can by picking on a Big Ten foe 
• Who are the indisputable Blue Bloods? 
  • Michigan
  • ND 
  • Texas
  • Oklahoma
  • OSU 
  • USC 
  • Alabama 
• Most people include Nebraska -- not including them is a hot-ish take 
• Who is on the cusp? 
  • Serena takes up the mantle for Tennessee
  • Auburn
  • PSU 
  • LSU
  • Georgia 
• Michigan Basketball goes to the Sweet 16 
  • Win over Tennessee is gravy 
  • Impressive stuff from Eli Brooks and T. Will 
  • This team could beat Villanova or lose by 20 -- who knows? 
• Michigan Hockey hangs a banner
  • Number one overall seed is as much as you can ask for 
  • Defense coming along just in time for the tournament 
  • The draw is about as good as you could hope for  
• Michigan Women also advance to the Sweet 16 
  • Naz is a monster 
• Michigan is an "everything school."