Red hot Red Wings; Pistons prepping for opener; Previewing Lions-Buccaneers and Michigan-MSU footbal

Bob Wojonowski and Mike Stone join Dan Miller on the Oct. 19th Fox 2 Sportsworks to preview a key Monday Night Football matchup, talk about the Red Wings 5-game win streak, the Detroit Pistons kicking off the season and the upcoming Michigan-MSU rivalry game.

>> FOX TWO SPORTS STARTS NOW. >> AND GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. AND WELCOME TO THE WORKS COMING UP TONIGHT. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET UP TO DATE ON THE WORLD OF SPORTS. STONEY AND WOJO IN THE HOUSE. WHAT’S UP BOYS. >> WHAT ARE YOU WARNED ME. >> THAT’S COMING WHEN YOU DO THAT. HEY GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN. >> IT’S USED TO IT BY NOW. >> YEAH. >> IT SCARES ME. >> IT’S THE SAME EVERY WEEK. >> OH, WE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. YEAH. WE DO. >> COUNTDOWN IS ON TO MONDAY NIGHT. LIONS ARE GOING TO TAKE ON THE BUCKS. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KNEW THAT. THERE’S A FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW NIGHT. YEAH, IT’S A BIG GAME. PISTONS SET TO OPEN THEIR SEASON THIS WEEK. AND THE RED WINGS REMAIN RED HOT. SEE WHAT I DID RIGHT THERE. >> NEVER LOSE. >> FACING EDMONTON TODAY LOOKING TO MAKE IT FIVE STRAIGHT WINS TO LCA. WE GO. SECOND PERIOD ONE ZERO WINGS JACOB BERNARD-DOCKER SHOOTS SAVED BY STUART SKINNER. BUT THERE’S EMMETT FINNEY GETTING THE REBOUND SCORING FIRST OF HIS CAREER DETROIT UP TWO ZERO. LATER IN THE PERIOD. OILERS GOT TO GO. THEY WERE WITHIN ONE DYLAN LARKIN BRINGS THE PUCK IN CIRCLES. BACK FIRES IT GETS IT PAST SKINNER. SECOND OF THE GAME FOR HIM. FIFTH OF THE SEASON THREE ONE DETROIT EDMONTON DIDN’T GO AWAY. 12.5 LEFT IN THE GAME. BRETT KULAK FINDS LEON DRAISAITL. THEY WERE WITHIN ONE AGAIN. WINGS TRYING TO CLOSE IT OUT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT. EMPTY NETTER FINISHES SECOND OF THE NIGHT. THEY END UP GETTING THE VICTORY. HAMMER HAS MORE FROM DOWNTOWN. >> IN HINDSIGHT, TODD MCLELLAN SAYS THAT MAYBE GETTING BLOWN OUT IN THEIR SEASON OPENER WAS ACTUALLY GOOD FOR THIS TEAM, BECAUSE SINCE THAT TIME, HIS WINGS HAVE BEEN ON FIRE, WINNING FIVE STRAIGHT, INCLUDING A SOLID PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY AGAINST THE OILERS. >> YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY THE TWO BY FOUR ACROSS THE FOREHEAD AGAINST MONTREAL WAS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED. NOW, IN RETROSPECT, WE DIDN’T WANT IT THAT TIME. WE NONE OF US WERE HAPPY, BUT MAYBE IT JUST PUT US BACK TO WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE. >> YOU KNOW, EDMONTON’S A GOOD TEAM. YOU KNOW, THEY GOT TWO TOP PLAYERS WHO CAN MAKE YOU PAY ON EVERY NIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT WE DID A GOOD JOB MANAGING THEM. >> DYLAN TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FEARLESSNESS OF THE YOUTH WITH YOURSELF INCLUDED IN THAT HELPING HIS GAME. HOW DOES HE HELP YOUR GAME? >> OH, HE HELPS IT A LOT. I MEAN, HE’S A GREAT LEADER. YOU KNOW, HE’S HELPING ME ON AND OFF THE ICE THIS WHOLE YEAR. SO, YOU KNOW, I’M JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, PUT MYSELF IN GOOD SPOTS FOR HIM. >> PRESEASON IS PRESEASON. AND IT’S VALUABLE FOR YOUNG PLAYERS AND FOR VETS TO GET THEIR LEGS GOING. BUT AS THE REGULAR SEASON, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR START, THE STRENGTH OF THE SCHEDULE, HE’S GOTTEN STRONGER. AND SO OF ALL ALL THE YOUNG GUYS AND YOU KNOW, THEY SEEM TO BE FEARLESS AND THAT, YOU KNOW THAT IT’S YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I LOOK AT. AND WHY CAN’T I BE FEARLESS TOO. YOU KNOW THIS IS THEY’VE BROUGHT A GREAT, YOU KNOW, MOTIVATING BROUGHT GREAT ENERGY TO OUR LOCKER ROOM. >> AND ACCORDING TO MCLELLAN, THE NEXT BIG TEST FOR HIS TEAM COMES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY PLAY BACK TO BACKS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON IN BUFFALO BEFORE HEADING TO LONG ISLAND AT LITTLE CAESARS ARENA. JENNIFER HAMMOND, FOX TWO SPORTS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. OFFICIAL INTRODUCTIONS 97 ON THE TICKET JOE STONE. YOU CAN ALSO READ WOJ IN THE DETROIT NEWS. WHERE DO WE START? BEST HOCKEY PLAYERS NAME EMMITT FOR 500. >> OH, YEAH. NOW LET ME CHECK ON THIS BECAUSE. BECAUSE HE’S ONE OF THE NEW ONES. RIGHT. >> THE 20 YEAR OLD. YES. >> HIS NAME IS EMMITT FINNEY. IT’S NOT EMMITT FIN. AND THEY CALL HIM FINNEY. LIKE THE RED WING LIKE HOCKEY. >> IT MIGHT BE FINNER FINNER. >> IT MIGHT BE THINNER, BUT NO, BUT I DID NOT REALIZE THAT’S ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS HIT HIM ON THE HEAD WITH A TWO BY FOUR THE RED WINGS, AND THEY TURNED HIM RIGHT AROUND. >> IF THEY’D HAVE KNOWN THAT FOR THE LAST. HOW MANY YEARS? JUST BRING THE BREAK OUT THE TWO BY FOURS. ALL RIGHT. SO, STONEY, HOW ABOUT WINS OVER LAST YEAR’S CHAMP, LAST YEAR’S RUNNER UP IN TAMPA IN THIS WEEK. >> YEAH. AND THEN TORONTO. THEY TWICE. >> TWICE I. >> MEAN THEY’RE PLAYING REALLY GOOD. THE THING ABOUT IT IS THEY’RE FUN TO WATCH. THEY ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PLAYERS THEY’RE FEARLESS NOW. THEY’RE NOT AS PHYSICAL AS THEY PROBABLY NEED TO BE IF THEY GET TO THE PLAYOFFS. BUT RIGHT NOW THEY’RE PLAYING LIKE WITH CAREFREE AND IT’S GOOD. AND TO SEE THE YOUTH AND THEY’RE NOT AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES. AND HAVING FINNEY OUT THERE IN KEY SITUATIONS JUST SHOWS. I MEAN, HE WAS A SEVENTH ROUND DRAFT CHOICE, AND IT’S NOT LIKE THE OLD DAYS WHERE THEY WOULD GET THE, YOU KNOW, THE RUSSIAN GUYS BECAUSE NOBODY WOULD PICK THEM. THIS IS A REMARKABLE STORY. >> THE FRUITS OF EISENMAN’S DRAFTING STARTING TO SHOW FINALLY. AND AND IT REALLY IS. AND THE OTHER THING THAT’S INTERESTING IS I SAW THEY’VE REALLY IMPROVED THEIR PICK. THAT’S PENALTY KILL. AND THEY’VE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD POWER PLAY. BUT LAST YEAR THEY WERE DESTROYED BY THEIR. >> PICK WASN’T GOOD. >> AND YOU KNOW. >> YOU JUST LIKE SAYING. >> PICK YEAH I. >> DO YEAH. >> AND YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY HELPS A PICK A GOALIE. YES A GOALIE I THINK THEY’VE. >> GOT THE RECLAMATION PROJECT THAT IS JOHN GIBSON WHO EVERYBODY THOUGHT WAS DONE AFTER ONE GAME. RIGHT. >> YES. >> HE WAS VERY GOOD TODAY. HE WASN’T TESTED THAT MUCH. >> AND TALBOT AS WELL. YES. AND THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE ENERGY OF YOUTH. YES. AND IT’S NOT LIKE IT’S NOT LIKE IJZERMAN WHERE THEY WERE WRONG TO GET, YOU KNOW, SORT OF SOME SEASONED VETERANS WHEN THEY SIGNED HIM, BUT THEY HAD TO MIX IN MORE YOUTH. AND THERE WILL BE MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY, BUT THEY LOOK REALLY ENERGETIC. >> AND EASY TO FEEL GOOD FOR. DYLAN LARKIN, WHO’S OFF TO A TERRIFIC START AND HEARD ALL THE CRITICISM LAST YEAR WHEN HE WAS NOT AT HIS BEST PHYSICALLY OR IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION LAST YEAR TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON. >> RIGHT. AND HE TOOK SOME HEAT FOR SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE DEADLINE. AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT DIDN’T SIT WELL WITH ISEMAN OR NOT, BUT WHATEVER. HE’S STILL HERE AND HE’S LEADING AND HE’S PLAYING WELL. BOTH ENDS OF THE ICE AS WELL. AND HIM GOING AGAINST MCDAVID TODAY, I MEAN HE WAS THE BETTER PLAYER TODAY. >> YES. HE’S GOT FIVE GOALS 11 POINTS IN SIX GAMES. IS IT TOO EARLY TO START TALKING ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS TROPHY? [LAUGHTER] I MEAN, THE BEST RECORD IN THE. >> LEAGUE MIGHT BE JUST. >> A TOUCH EARLY. OKAY. LET ME KNOW WHEN. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT I THINK WE GOT TO GET TO THE OTHER P FIRST WHICH IS PLAYOFFS. YEAH. OH PLAYOFFS. YEAH. >> BUT BUT BUT THEY. >> DO YOUR P’S AND Q’S. >> YEAH. AND I DO THINK YOU’RE SEEING A FULL SEASON OF OF MCLELLAN. BECAUSE HE CAN BE FIRM WITHOUT BEATING THEM TO DEATH. LIKE I FEEL LIKE. >> JUST BEATS HIM WITH A TWO BY FOUR. >> WELL THAT’S ALL IT IS. YEAH. BEFORE IT WAS A HAMMER APPARENTLY. BUT NO, THEY’VE LOOKED VERY GOOD. >> ALL RIGHT. LET’S GET TO THE LIONS MARQUEE MATCHUP TOMORROW NIGHT WHEN THEY’LL TAKE ON THE BUCKS FOURTH MEETING IN THREE YEARS. BETWEEN THESE TWO. BOTH ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MIX WHEN THE POSTSEASON ROLLS AROUND. SO THIS COULD BE A BIG GAME WHEN IT COMES TO SEEDING. THAT WAS ONE OF THE TOPICS WE HIT ON WITH THE HEAD COACH IN THIS WEEK’S SCOUTING REPORT. >> THERE’S NO QUESTION THAT’S WHAT THIS IS GOING TO COME DOWN TO. SO THAT’S LOOK, IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET A WIN. IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET BACK TO A WIN FROM WHAT WE CAME TO. BUT IT’S ALSO IT WILL IT’S GOING TO HAVE IMPLICATIONS DOWN THE ROAD. >> ALSO YOU WANT SOME MOMENTUM GOING INTO THE BYE AND NO PLACE YOU’D RATHER BE ON A MONDAY NIGHT I ASSUME, THAN DOWNTOWN. >> NO THANK GOODNESS. IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME, MAN. YOU KNOW, YOU GO OUT ON THE ROAD, YOU GO TO KANSAS CITY, YOU’RE SITTING IN THE HOTEL ALL DAY LONG. AT LEAST WE GET TO BE BACK HOME, ALL RIGHT WITH OUR GUYS, OUR OUR CROWD AND GET A WIN. >> AND I GOT TO IMAGINE IT’S GOING TO BE LIT TOMORROW NIGHT INSIDE OF FORD FIELD. BUT LOOK, I MEAN, THIS IS WHERE YOUR EYE GOES IN THIS GAME. THE LIONS MISSING THEIR TOP THREE SAFETIES MISSING TWO OF THEIR TOP THREE CORNERS. WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TAMPA BAY’S RECEIVING CORPS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT INDICATIONS ARE IT IS LOOKING BETTER FOR EVANS AND LOOKING BETTER FOR EBUKA. >> I KNOW THAT’S UNFORTUNATE. NO, I’M NOT GOING TO SAY IT’S UNFORTUNATE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE FOR THE LIONS, BUT I THOUGHT THAT THE BUCS WERE GOING TO BE NICE AND KEEP ALL THEIR RECEIVERS INJURED. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU BALANCE IT WITH AGGRESSION AT THE DEFENSE ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE. >> GOT NO CHOICE. >> YOU GOT TO LEAVE MCNEIL BACK. DJ REEDER, AIDAN HUTCHINSON HE’S BEEN ON THE VERGE OF A HUGE BREAKOUT GAME, LEADING THE LEAGUE IN WHAT STRIP SACKS AND FORCED FUMBLES AND PRESSURE. >> STREAKS GOING LEFT AND RIGHT. >> AND EVERYTHING ELSE. EXACTLY. IT’S GOING TO BE SO FASCINATING TO SEE IF HE CAN CATCH OR WHO CAN CATCH AND THROW TO THE TURF BAKER MAYFIELD. >> AND THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT. OH MY GOD. I MEAN IT’S YOU KNOW WHAT DAN CAMPBELL TALKS ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. COMPLEMENTARY FOOTBALL. HE TALKS ABOUT OFFENSE DEFENSE AND SPECIAL TEAMS. WE’LL GET TO THE OFFENSE IN A SECOND. BUT EVEN WITHIN THE DEFENSE, IF YOU KNOW YOU’RE LIGHT IN THE BACK END, THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN UP FRONT. >> YES. AND THOSE GUYS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE REASON IS, THEY ARE REALLY FIRED UP. THEY’RE ANGRY. SO I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO GO AFTER MAYFIELD A LITTLE BIT AND JUST PLAY WITH A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSION. THAT’S GOING TO DECIDE THIS FOOTBALL GAME. >> WELL, THAT’S WHAT I SAID. WE DID THIS LITTLE THE MORNING THE SUNDAY MORNING SHOW HERE THIS MORNING WERE THERE RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] I WAS HERE YOU WERE THERE. YOU WERE THERE. HOW DID YOU GET UP? YEAH, I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT BUT THAT WAS MY MAIN POINT IN THAT IS GET BACK TO WHAT THEY ARE AND GET MAD. AND AND IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE OFFICIATING THING, WHATEVER. IT’S THE BRIAN BRANCH THING. IT’S EVERYTHING. AND THEY SHOULD GET MAD. AND THEY ARE SO MUCH BETTER WHEN THEY’RE ENGAGED WITH, YOU KNOW, CAMPBELL INSTILLING THE FEROCITY IN THEM IN THE IN THE TEAM TOGETHERNESS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I REALLY THINK EVEN THOUGH THEY’RE SHORTHANDED, I REALLY THINK I AGREE WITH TONY. THE DEFENSE IS GOING TO GET AFTER MAYFIELD. >> AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, DAN CAMPBELL IS GOOD ABOUT TELLING HIS GUYS, OKAY, WE NEED X TO LEAD IN THIS GAME. YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS MIGHT BE A GAME WHERE THEY NEED THE OFFENSE TO LEAD, AND THEY MAY NEED THEM TO SCORE A LOT OF POINTS AND NOT HAVE EMPTY POSSESSIONS. AND WE’VE SEEN THIS TEAM OFFENSIVELY WHERE THEY WILL GO FOUR STRAIGHT POSSESSIONS SCORING TOUCHDOWNS. AND THIS MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE GAMES WHERE THEY HAVE TO DO. >> THAT WELL, HE SAID LAST WEEK. THEY HAVE TO SCORE 30 POINTS. THEY DIDN’T. THEY ONLY SCORED WHAT, 17 LAST WEEK? THEY NEED TO SCORE OVER 30 WITH THEIR. >> AND I LIKE THE MATCHUP TOO. RIGHT. AND IT WILL BE BUILD UP BIG. YOU KNOW TAMPA BAY WITH TODD BOWLES THE COACH. AND HE LOVES TO BLITZ WHEN THEY CALL IT A BLITZ FEST. THAT’S WHAT JOHN MORTON IS EXPECTING GOING UP AGAINST THE QUARTERBACK WHO’S THE BEST IN THE LEAGUE JARED GOFF AGAINST THE BLITZ. HE HAS GREAT CHECKDOWN GUYS. NOT NECESSARILY TOTAL, BUT IN LAPORTA AND AMON-RA SAINT BROWN I THINK I THINK THEY CAN TEAR APART THAT BLITZ. I THINK A LITTLE BIT. AS LONG AS THEY KEEP GOFF UPRIGHT AND THE OFFENSIVE LINE MIGHT BE PRETTY HEALTHY. WITH TAYLOR DECKER COMING. >> BACK, AND THIS HAS BECOME A NICE LITTLE STORY BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS. IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT A RIVALRY GO AHEAD. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THEY’VE MET IN THREE YEARS INCLUDING A PLAYOFF GAME. LIONS LOST TO THEM LAST YEAR IN ONE OF THE STRANGEST GAMES. THEY WERE ONE FOR SEVEN IN THE RED ZONE AND LOST BY FOUR POINTS. IT WAS A GAME THEY’D NEVER BEEN IN THE RED ZONE SEVEN TIMES WITH BEN JOHNSON. THEY WERE IN THAT GAME, BUT THEY DIDN’T MAKE ENOUGH OUT. >> OF IT. AND IN THE PLAYOFF GAME, THEY WERE. IT WAS A CLOSE GAME THAT THE LIONS FORTUNATELY WON THAT PLAYOFF GAME. SO THEY PLAYED. YOU’RE RIGHT, A LOT OF GOOD GAMES WITH THIS TEAM. >> AND PEOPLE DON’T LIKE MAYFIELD AND GOFF ARE PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS, I THINK, AND THEY HAVE THE SAME STORY TO TELL. YOU KNOW NUMBER ONE OVERALL. >> DOUBTING THEM, THINKING THEY WERE DONE. >> YEAH I REALLY LIKE THIS MATCHUP. >> YEAH I CAN’T SEE THEM HANGING OUT TOGETHER THOUGH. AND JUST LIKE YOU KNOW. WHY NOT? >> MAYFIELD’S CRUSHING BEERS AGAINST HIS FOREHEAD AND. >> GOLF, PICKING UP GOLF SLAPPING THEM UP. [LAUGHTER] YEAH. >> HEY, LET ME GET TO THE PISTONS GUYS BEFORE WE GO TO BREAK. THEY WILL OPEN THE SEASON ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. I THINK WE’RE FOLLOWING THIS STORYLINE WITH THESE GUYS JUST TO SEE IF THEY CAN TAKE THE NEXT STEP. I THINK WE ALL FELT SOMETHING WE HADN’T FELT IN A LONG TIME LAST YEAR, IN THAT PLAYOFF SERIES AGAINST THE KNICKS, THAT INTENSITY, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE THAT THEY LET GET AWAY. AND MAYBE IF I SAY STEWART IS HEALTHY, THEY DON’T LET THAT GET AWAY. BUT IT WAS FUN. >> IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. AND OBVIOUSLY THE IV NOT BEING BACK ALL THE WAY YET. IT IS DEFINITELY A LETDOWN, BUT NOT THAT BIG. IT JUST MEANS MORE AND MORE IS BEING PUT ON CADE CUNNINGHAM’S PLATE. WOULD HE AVERAGE LAST YEAR 26.1 POINTS PER GAME? THAT’S PROBABLY EVEN GOING TO GO UP EVEN MORE WITH IVEY OUT FOR A WHILE. HE WILL LEAD THE WAY AND THEY ARE JUST LIKE I PROMISED YOU WITH THE RED WINGS. THE PISTONS ARE A PLAYOFF TEAM. >> YEAH. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU LOOK AT A SA THOMPSON. HOW FAR CAN HE COME THIS YEAR. THIS IS A GUY THAT WE SAW LAST YEAR WHEN HE WAS IN. THERE COULD REALLY BE A DIFFERENCE MAKER. AND I THINK DARREN’S ANOTHER GUY THAT CAN TAKE A HUGE STEP. >> THEY AROUND THE LEAGUE. IF YOU ASK PEOPLE HOW THEY EVALUATE THE PISTONS THEY’LL SAY OBVIOUSLY CADE. AND MOST PEOPLE THINK OF SARS, THEIR SECOND BEST PLAYER AND HE’S GOING THROUGH A WHOLE OFFSEASON HEALTHY, WHICH HE NEVER HAD BEFORE. AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY HE’LL BE QUITE AS ALMOST AS GOOD AS HIS BROTHER. >> HIS BROTHER HIS BROTHER IS TERRIFIC. AND IF A SA CAN JUST IMPROVE THE OFFENSE A LITTLE BIT, HE IS A DEFENSIVE WEAPON OUT THERE AND CAN FLY UP AND DOWN THE COURT. >> LET’S SEE HOW THE OFFSEASON OF PRACTICE SHOOTING WORKED FOR AZAH AND RON HOLLAND. IF RON HOLLAND CAN DEVELOP THAT OUTSIDE SHOT OR A THREE POINT SHOT OR A SHOT, THEY HAVE A SHOT TO BE. REALLY? >> YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS? IT JUST FEELS GOOD TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN A POSITIVE WAY, BECAUSE FOR SO LONG, THAT FRANCHISE WAS JUST STUCK IN. >> THE MUD. AND I KNOW IT’S CLICHE. THEY SAY IT’S EASIER TO GO FROM BAD TO GOOD THAN IT IS TO GO FROM GOOD TO GREAT. THEY PROBABLY WON’T BE GREAT THIS YEAR, BUT THEY CAN STILL IMPROVE AND GET A BETTER CITY THAN THEY HAVE. >> AND I LIKE THE LEADERSHIP FROM THE TOP. JUST LIKE WE TALKED WITH THE RED WINGS AND MCCLELLAN. JB BICKERSTAFF. IT SEEMS TO BE THE PERFECT LEADER FOR THIS TEAM, WHICH IS STILL PRETTY MUCH RELATIVELY YOUNG. THEY KEPT SOME OF THE VETERANS LIKE TOBIAS HARRIS, BUT I LIKE WHAT THEY HAVE PUT TOGETHER. >> AND TRAJAN LANGDON HAS GOT THE POWDER DRY FOR A MOVE AT SOME POINT, AND WE WILL SEE WHEN THAT COMES. IF THAT’S PERHAPS DURING THIS SEASON, AFTER THE SEASON, WHATEVER. BUT YOU GET THE SENSE THAT FOR THIS FRANCHISE TO ULTIMATELY TAKE THAT NEXT HUGE STEP IS PROBABLY GOING TO ADD ONE MORE PIECE. YES, FOR SURE. ADD ONE MORE PIECE AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON’T THINK ANYBODY’S ANGRY AT THEM FOR BEING PATIENT, BECAUSE BEING IMPATIENT CAN TIE YOU UP FOR A LONG TIME. >> IT’S AMAZING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN FANS DEVELOP TRUST IN AN ORGANIZATION. PEOPLE DIDN’T SCREAM THEIR HEADS OFF. WHY DIDN’T THEY GO GET KEVIN DURANT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? PLEASE, PLEASE, THEY DIDN’T. TAKE A BREAK. >> COME RIGHT BACK. COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON THE OTHER SIDE. WE GOT MICHIGAN MICHIGAN STATE COMING UP. >> THIS WEEK. >> IT IS A ALL RIGHT BOYS. COLLEGE FOOTBALL ANOTHER WEEK IS BEHIND US MICHIGAN STATE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE. MICHIGAN’S LATEST EFFORT HAS THEM BACK IN THE AP TOP 25. WE’LL FIND OUT WHAT THESE GUYS ARE THINKING ABOUT THAT AND AND ABOUT THIS MATCHUP COMING UP THIS WEEK. BUT FIRST THE WRAP ON YESTERDAY’S ACTION. >> UNDERWOOD PUMPS. >> SETS UP UNDERNEATH. [LAUGHTER] HERE’S MARSH IN SPACE. MARSH TOUCHDOWN MICHIGAN AND DREW MARSH. AND INTERCEPTED COLE SULLIVAN. CAN MICHIGAN PAY IT OFF MARSHA. [MUSIC] TOUCHDOWN MICHIGAN. HERE’S A PLAY THE ROLE. UNDERWOOD WIDE OPEN TOUCHDOWN ZACH MARSHALL. >> WHAT A WIN. IT’S FUN. THAT WAS A FUN WIN. FUN WIN TO BE A PART OF. YOU KNOW OUR PLAYERS PLAYED WITH THEIR HAIR ON FIRE. PLAYED WITH DETAIL PLAYED WITH GREAT FUNDAMENTALS. AND YOU KNOW JUST REALLY PROUD OF OUR KIDS MAN. REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF OUR KIDS AND HOW THEY PLAYED. >> I JUST PRIDE MYSELF IN RUNNING HARD. I THAT’S HOW I PRACTICE. THAT’S HOW I’M GOING TO PLAY. I’M GOING TO PUSH PILES. I’M GOING TO HIT PEOPLE. I’M JUST GOING TO PLAY HARD. >> CHARLES QUICK DROP PASS COMPLETE FIRST DOWN AND MORE. HOW ABOUT A TOUCHDOWN BY NICK MARSH. YEAH HE’S BEEN BASICALLY NON-EXISTENT AS FAR AS A RUSH. GAINER DOWN THE MIDDLE. MENDOZA’S WENT ON THE MARK FOR A TOUCHDOWN 271 YARDS THROUGH THE AIR. THAT’S A SEASON HIGH FOR FERNANDO. AND HE WANTS MORE. WHAT A THROW TO SARAC. 27 YARDS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. >> THAT’S A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM. >> MARGIN FOR. >> ERROR AGAINST A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM IS PRETTY SMALL. YOU LOOK AT THE TACKLING. >> WE GOT TO TACKLE BETTER A COUPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO TO HAVE BETTER PLAYS THERE AND WE JUST DID NOT HAVE IT. LISTEN TO THAT LOCKER ROOM OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF US. YEAH WE’VE TAKEN SOME BODY BLOWS THE LAST FEW FEW WEEKS OUT AND ALL OF THAT 100% CONFIDENT IN THIS, THIS GROUP BEING GALVANIZED READY TO GO NEXT WEEK. >> OKAY. LET’S START RIGHT THERE. THEY’RE NOT GOOD. AND THERE’S NOTHING ABOUT JONATHAN SMITH RIGHT NOW THAT GIVES YOU THE FEELING THAT THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO TURN AROUND. >> NO THERE REALLY ISN’T. AND THE ONE THING YOU COULD COUNT ON WITH PREVIOUS COACHES LIKE DANTONIO AND TUCKER WAS THAT THEY KNEW THE MICHIGAN-MICHIGAN STATE RIVALRY. EVEN IN THEIR WORST YEARS, THEY WOULD HAVE A PUNCHER’S SHOT IN THAT GAME. AND THEY DO HAVE A PUNCHER SHOT IN THAT GAME. IT’S IN EAST LANSING, IT’S UNDER THE LIGHTS. BUT I WOULD SUGGEST, IS JONATHAN JONATHAN SMITH DEFINITELY IN TROUBLE JOB WISE? I DON’T THINK THEY’RE GOING TO FIRE HIM DURING THE SEASON, BUT DARE I SAY, YOU KNOW, WHO ALMOST NEEDS THIS GAME MORE THAN JONATHAN SMITH IS SHARON MOORE. NOT THAT HIS JOB IS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE IT’S NOT. BUT TO LOSE THAT GAME AND TO GO FOUR AND THREE AFTER LOSING FIVE GAMES LAST YEAR, A LOT OF THAT GREAT CAPITAL HE DEVELOPED BY BEATING OHIO STATE TWICE WOULD START TO WITHER AWAY. >> AND YOU DON’T WANT TO LET YOUR RIVAL KNOW GAIN LIFE AT YOUR EXPENSE, CORRECT. >> EVEN THOUGH HIS RIVAL’S COACH PROBABLY WON’T BE HERE. BUT IF THEY DO LOSE, THERE’S GOING TO START TO BE. LOOK, I DON’T THINK WARDE MANUEL OR OR THE BIG MONEY BOOSTERS ARE GOING TO FIRE SHARON MOORE. BUT IF THEY DO LOSE THAT GAME AND LOSE TO OHIO STATE AND HAVE THAT FOUR LOSS SEASON, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START TALKING FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE A MAKE OR BREAK YEAR FOR SHARON MOORE. >> YEAH, BUT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A HYPOTHETICAL THAT I KNOW THAT I’M NOT SEEING, LIKE. >> PEOPLE NOT SEEING MICHIGAN LOSE THAT GAME. >> WELL, NO, NOT I MEAN, IT’S NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY. BUT PEOPLE WERE GRUMBLING EVEN BEFORE THE WASHINGTON GAME. LIKE IF HE DOESN’T WIN, THEY. >> NEEDED THAT WASHINGTON GAME BECAUSE THE USC GAME WAS NOT GOOD. >> OKAY. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT DOES HAPPEN WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING REALLY GOOD TEAMS IN THE BIG TEN. THEY HANDLED WASHINGTON VERY WELL. FIVE AND TWO IS STILL NOT WHAT THEY HAD HOPED. >> FIVE TWO IS THE SIZE OF THEIR QUARTERBACK. WASHINGTON’S QUARTERBACK. >> WELL HE WAS STILL HAD UNBELIEVABLE NUMBERS BUT BUT MAYBE MAYBE THEY THEY HAD SOME ISSUES ON DEFENSE AND PLAYERS NOT LIKING SOME OF THE WINK WINK MARTINDALE THING AND MUCH BETTER. AND I THINK PLAYERS MORE ENGAGED. AND MAYBE THEY HAD THEIR LITTLE REFLECTIVE POINT. >> USC GAVE THEM THE TODD MCCLELLAN TWO BY FOUR. >> MAYBE THEY DID. >> AND YOU KNOW WHAT? NO. JUSTICE HAYNES BUT JORDAN MARSHALL CONTINUED TO GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO GRIND IT OUT ON THE GROUND. THAT’S A MICHIGAN GAME. 25 CARRIES FOR 133 YARDS. >> RIGHT. BUT I AM MOST IMPRESSED BY HOW THE THERE WAS SOME GRUMBLING AMONG ON THE DEFENSE ABOUT HOW WINK MARTINDALE WAS CALLING. THE PLAYS AND PLAYS WERE COMING IN LATE AGAINST USC AND THEY THREE INTERCEPTIONS. THEY RECOVERED NICELY. >> BUT IF CHILES PLAYS LIKE HE PLAYED YESTERDAY I MEAN IT’S GOING TO BE IT MIGHT BE A SHOOTOUT. >> IT COULD BE I MEAN CHILES SHOWED WHAT 20 STRAIGHT COMPLETIONS AT ONE POINT. YEAH HE LED 10 TO 7. >> HE WAS GREAT YESTERDAY. >> IN THE SECOND QUARTER I JUST DON’T. >> WHO DOES I MEAN THAT’S AND IN FAIRNESS TO MICHIGAN STATE THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BEAT INDIANA. THAT’S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW. BUT IF YOU’RE MICHIGAN STATE I DON’T CARE IF YOU’RE A PLAYER OR YOU’RE YOU’RE JONATHAN SMITH AT THIS POINT. YOU GOT TO LOOK AT THIS AS THIS IS THEIR SUPER BOWL. EVERYBODY IS JUST CAVING IN ON US RIGHT NOW. THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO MAKE SOMETHING SHOULD BE INSPIRED. NO DOUBT. THIS IS DESPERATION TIME. >> NO DOUBT. THE COUNTER TO THAT IS I JUST DON’T SEE DEFENSIVE PLAYERS THAT CAN MAKE PLAYS FOR THEM. AND NOT THAT THEY’RE TERRIBLE. THEY JUST DON’T HAVE POP OUT GUYS MAKE THE BIG HIT. INTERCEPTION. >> THIS IS UNDERWOOD’S FIRST GAME IN THIS RIVALRY. IT’S GOING TO BE INTERESTING. HE PLAYED VERY WELL YESTERDAY. ACTUALLY GOT A LITTLE TOUCH ON THE BALL OCCASIONALLY. >> SO A LITTLE BIT YEAH. >> HOPEFULLY HE’LL PLAY BETTER. >> I’D SAY 78% OF HIS PASSES COMPLETED. THAT’S PRETTY DARN GOOD. >> YEAH YEAH. WELL FINALLY BECAUSE HE WAS AT LIKE 59% COMING INTO THE GAME AND NOW IT’S UP A BIT. AND HE THAT WAS HIS SMOOTHEST GAME OF THE YEAR BY FAR. >> RIVALRY GAME. WE’LL SEE. >> WHAT HAPPENS. LINEAR IS PROGRESSION LINEAR. NOT REALLY. >> IT IS NOT. YEAH IT IS NOT. IT CERTAINLY DOES. ALL RIGHT. CHECK OUT WOJ IN THE DETROIT NEWS. CHECK OUT BOTH THESE GUYS ON 97 ONE THE TICKET. CHECK US OUT WHEN WE COME BACK WITH THE REST OF THE DAY [MUSIC] MYEYE NASCAR YELLAWOOD 500 TALLADEGA FINAL LAP OF OVERTIME. KYLE LARSON RAN OUT OF GAS. CHASE BRISCOE SAID THANK YOU. PULLED AHEAD, TOOK THE LEAD. WENT ON TO GET THE WIN. CLINCHES A SPOT IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL FOUR NFL WEEK SEVEN WRAP. LET’S GET TO IT RAMS, JAGS LONDON MATTHEW STAFFORD HAD A DAY ONLY 182 YARDS, BUT HE MADE HIM COUNT FIVE TOUCHDOWNS THREE OF THEM TO DAVANTE ADAMS. THIS ONE CAUGHT BY TERRANCE FERGUSON L.A. NOW FIVE AND 235 SEVEN. THEY WIN EAGLES IN MINNESOTA PLAYING THE VIKINGS. PHILLY 2119 IN THE FOURTH. JALEN HURTS TO A.J. BROWN FOR HIS THIRD TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME. EAGLES WENT ON TO WIN, HELPING THE LIONS BEAT THE VIKINGS 2822. THEY GET A BOUNCE BACK VICTORY AFTER LOSING TWO IN A ROW. GIANTS. BRONCOS CRAZY FOURTH QUARTER 19 NOTHING NEW YORK GOING IN. DENVER WENT OFF UNDER TWO TO GO. BRONCOS DOWN BY THREE. BO NIX KEEPS IT HIMSELF 18 YARDS DENVER HAD THE LEAD. GIANTS GET A TOUCHDOWN THEMSELVES BUT THEY MISSED THE EXTRA POINT WITH 37 SECONDS LEFT. SO A FIELD GOAL WAS GOING TO WIN IT FOR THE BRONCOS. 18 SECONDS TO GO. NIX TO COURTLAND SUTTON 22 YARDS. HAD TO KILL THE CLOCK. RACE WAS ON. THEY DID SPIKE IT WITH TWO SECONDS TO GO. WIL LUTZ ULTIMATELY CAME OUT FOR A 39 YARD FIELD GOAL. THIS WOULD BE FOR THE WIN IT’S GOING TO GO TO. HOW ABOUT DENVER COME FROM BEHIND. THEY WIN IT 3332. GAME SIX ALCS. MARINERS NEEDED ONE WIN TO GO TO THEIR FIRST WORLD SERIES IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. IN THE FOURTH, IT WAS TWO NOTHING BLUE JAYS AND THEY’RE GETTING MORE RUNNER ON THIRD. ADDISON BARGER HITS IT DEEP TO RIGHT AND GONE FOUR ZERO. FIFTH INNING MAN THIS GUY. WHAT A POSTSEASON FOR VLAD GUERRERO JR. TAKES THE CURVEBALL DEEP TO LEFT. IT IS OUT SIXTH POSTSEASON HOME RUN FOR HIM. AND AFTER A62 TORONTO VICTORY WE HAVE A GAME SEVEN TOMORROW NIGHT RIGHT HERE ON FOX TWO I’M DAN MILLER. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. BE SURE TO JOIN US ON FOX TWO NEWS MORNING AT 4 A.M. WEATHER AND TRAFFIC ON THE TWO’S CRITICALLY IS NEXT.