In Episode 2 of Season 5 Mike welcomes two listener favorites back to the podcast (S1E7 guest Kelly Worman and S2E9 guest Kyle Urek) for a rousing discussion of the 2023 Michigan football vs East Carolina game.

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Key moments from the pod:

0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S5E2 and breaks down the plan for the episode.

3.00: Mike then gives the listeners an update about what’s been going on with him, starting with an epic triple trip to the Motor City all facilitated by the D2A2 bus (D2A2.com).

4:00: First up was a trip up to Hamtramck to catch a Detroit City FC soccer match.

5:25: Next up was checking out the NFL Draft and a sea of humanity in the best possible way.

6:30: The epic week of Detroit outings ended with the Tigers/Royals baseball game.

8:00: Mike then describes a new (well, new to him) TV show called Gavin and Stacey that’s caught not only his eye but also his funny bone and his heart.

15:00: Mike welcomes his dear friends Kelly Worman and Kyle Urek onto the podcast.

20:00: Kyle and Kelly then give some updates on what’s been happening with them.

23:40: The guys then discuss when they last saw each other.

26:15: Mike lays out the plan for the rest of the episode and the guys talk about their overall feelings on Michigan football coming into the 2023 season.

33:00: Kelly talks about how special a weekend it was to come up to Ann Arbor with his two oldest daughters and Kyle goes over the bond he’s been building with his daughter over Michigan football.

34:00: The guys talk through the Michigan/East Carolina game, including the grave injustice of a suspension laid on Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh and how this was the first Michigan football game on Peacock.

44:20: Did anything about the guys’ feelings about the chances of the Michigan football team the rest of the season change from this game?

46:40: Kyle and Kelly finish the episode by breaking down why Michigan football keeps a special place in both of their hearts.