John Beilein Show - Great Success

Welcome back Points fans. How’s February treating you? Spring training has begun and the Major League Baseball season is right around the corner. BUT FIRST! The college basketball season is getting interesting. Bubble teams are preparing for a dash to the finish and the elite teams are trying to polish off their seasons for a top seed in the tourney. Basketball fever is sweeping the University of Michigan campus. Will they make it? Can they hold up? Do they have enough quality victories? With all these unanswered questions (and a required attendance from our teacher) I headed to the John Beilein radio show this past Monday to see what the man in charge had to say.

The John Beilein show is hosted by Pizza House in Ann Arbor, MI. Pizza House is in the heart of campus and was packed for this specific show. The vibe was fantastic from the very beginning of the program. Anticipation mounted as the show’s start time began and Coach had no shown up yet. Did he forget? Not quite. At 6:50pm (the show started at 7:00) a calm, cool, and collected Coach Beilein waddled into the restaurant greeted by a standing ovation from the throngs of Wolverine fans. All in attendance could tell, this was the man Michigan basketball could believe in. And as soon as the questions from host Jeff Roach started, we were even more sure. Every headscratching inquiry Jeff threw at Coach was answered in a matter-of-fact, thoughtful manner. Jeff seemed very prepared for the back and forth dialogue with Beilein, asking him opinions on specific details from games and referencing conversations and interviews from earlier in the season. Jeff and John seemed to have a very good rapport and their conversation flowed seamlessly from topic to topic. Beilein had a well informed, well intentioned response to every question...amazing because he showed up minutes before the show began = little time to prepare with the host. Everything was very professional.

The atmosphere of the restaurant was what I would call "Very conscious" of the fact that there was something significant happening in front of them. I had to keep reminding myself that thousands of people were listening to this discourse because it seemed as if everyone was just talking to each other...and that's a good thing.

I think this show can be a beacon of fanaticism for Michigan Basketball fans. It something to do on cold winter nights in Ann Arbor...its fun...the food is good...Beilein is awesome. They just need to advertise it more to students. I had never heard of this radio show before my Media class. If the Michigan sports network targets a students, possibly advertising AT the games, more fans are sure to show up at Pizza House...and you should go too!!!!