Season 5 - Episode 8 - Mike talks 2023 Michigan football v Indiana with Andrea and Jay Bibby
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In Episode 8 of Season 5 Mike welcomes two of his closest and most spirited friends in Andrea and Jason “Jay": Bibby aka the Bibbys to the podcast to talk about how their friendship started over a Canadian TV show about real life issues and only grew due to a shared love of Michigan football. The “KLA Crew”, as they’re known, then break down the Michigan v Indiana Hoosiers football game from the 2023 Season in all of its dramatic glory.
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Key moments from the pod:
0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S5E8 featuring Mike’s all time dear friends Andrea and Jay Bibby.
1:45: Mike then corrects a massive mistake from S5E7 (The Minnesota Game episode featuring Bob Stinchombe about when Mike actually moved back to the state of Michigan from California.
2:50: Mike talks about what’s been going on with him, including volunteering with an amazing organization named Food Gatherer’s (foodgatherers.org) and checking out the action smash film Furiosa.
5:20: Mike then gives some background on this episode’s two guests (Andrea and Jay Bibby), including a shared passion for music with Andrea and a shared love of all things Windsor, Canada with Jay, including Mike’s favorite memories of Windsor as a kid.
12:20: Then comes a deep dive of one of Andrea, Jay and Mike’s all time favorite Canadian exports and that’s Degrassi. To quote the Zit Remedy: Everybody Wants Something!!!
14:45: Mike then counts down his 5 favorite Degrassi characters!
25:00: Mike then welcomes Andrea and Jay Bibby to the podcast and has them tell their life stories in grave detail.
31:00: Jay tells the story of how he and Andrea reconnected for good at a Michigan football game through Andrea’s mom having a keen eye.
33:00: The crew then talk about their initial group friendship “meet cute” in Dexter and how a Canadian teen dramedy drew them together instantly and also how each of their homes was designed by a legendary builder and now feature iconic basement pubs/bars.
36:40: Next up is a discussion of the last time the crew saw each other, which was less than 24 hours prior to recording this episode and involved ribs and “sauce toss”
38:30: Jay and Andrea then talk about their respective longest running friends and what’s kept their friendships going all of these years as well as a discussion of a marital agreement around Don Cherry and the magic of “Windsor Pizza”.
47:50: Mike then asks about Jay and Andrea’s thoughts on Michigan football coming into the 2023 season.
51:20: Andrea then shares her family’s rich history about tailgating for Michigan football.
57:30: The crew then talks about the Indiana game tailgate and what tailgating in Ann Arbor is really like.
1:02:00: Next up is a detailed breakdown of the dramatic Michigan/Indiana 2023 football showdown.
1:08:00: The crew shares their thoughts coming out of the big Michigan 52-7 win and what Michigan football means to the Bibbys.
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