I’ve mentioned this before but a personal favorite “blow off steam” pastime is reading gossip articles and sharticles about various celebs. They’ve made the Vrabel/Russini story for me, specifically. This is my slop.

insane to have this photograph float across the timeline only to learn that it’s MIKE VRABEL and DIANNA RUSSINI sharing a SECRET FORBIDDEN EMBRACE

Year one of Basket Under Review done and dusted. Thank you all for everything. I'll ride for our readers, our staff, and Our Guys for life. Postseason essay tomorrow eventually.

No one on this or any other planet knows more about Michigan basketball than Dylan and it is 10/10 awesome that he and his site got to cover a national championship. Read every word.

Michigan passed 'Bama, so: 37-3 against the #1 schedule in the country

A serious shoutout must be given to the legend, @umhoops.com. College sports is better with coverage like his, and at a time when it sounded insane he began a Michigan basketball site that still stands as the pinnacle of what a team-specific site should be.

Pure joy

Michigan is just the 4th champion since 1997 to have a better defensive rating than offensive rating

Dude

On pace for 58 possessions as we stand...which would be Dusty May's slowest game since the 2023 Sweet Sixteen against Tennessee.

Michigan is switching every off-ball screen and action (as they usually do) and it's muting a lot of what UConn wants to do on offense. The fix is to drive off of those in advantage situations, but easier said than done with Mara/Johnson/whoever awaiting you at the rim.

I'm not seeing where or how UConn is supposed to magically match up with Morez Johnson.

From me and the whole Basket Under Review crew, thank you all so much for an incredible first season. One more time, let’s basketball.

Title game preview, with some insights from additional staffers, is now up. I am of two minds: the objective that knows Michigan is superior by some distance, and the subjective that knows UConn has the Mandate of Heaven. www.basketunderreview.com/2026-nationa...

The Mike Malone hire is fine

Title game preview, with some insights from additional staffers, is now up. I am of two minds: the objective that knows Michigan is superior by some distance, and the subjective that knows UConn has the Mandate of Heaven. www.basketunderreview.com/2026-nationa...

No other media member went on a 12-mile run to IMS and back today. The statsbywill difference.

@hooverstreetrag.org Saying it to myself like Rally House

On Aday Mara, Trey McKenney, and one of the most astonishing 40-minute performances I've ever seen by Michigan. www.basketunderreview.com/the-michigan...

On Aday Mara, Trey McKenney, and one of the most astonishing 40-minute performances I've ever seen by Michigan. www.basketunderreview.com/the-michigan...

How about this for a closer to the Michigan masterclass?

Michigan's NCAA Tournament scoring margin now up to +108, passing 2017-18 Villanova. In some seriously storied territory now, just 40 minutes from an all-time dominant run.

Michigan is the only team to ever score 90 or more points AND win by double digits in five consecutive games in the same NCAA Tournament, per CBS Sports research. Goliath.

This is the first time Tommy Lloyd, as head coach or assistant, has trailed in a game by 25+ points since the 2014 Round of 32 with Gonzaga...against Arizona.

This is offensive to belt to ass. Belt to ass is kinder than this.

Regular season college basketball has all sorts of weird off nights even for the elites but I genuinely cannot believe this Michigan team almost lost to Penn State and Wake Forest

@mgoblog.bsky.social @mgoseth.bsky.social most shocking Indy jersey pull yet. What in the world

So far Michigan's 7'3" giant is a bit better than Arizona's 7'3" giant

Bill Simmons with a "I kinda like Mirkovic as a late first rounder" take when

That's a foul, ref

Some photos of Friday in Indy:

Nice place

Indianapolis people: what are your favorite 2-3 coffee spots within ~5 miles of downtown proper? I have a car so I’ll do whatever but I like not being in it all the time.

For Basket Under Review, a deep dive on the Michigan Wolverines, who had the most dominant run to the Final Four of this year's contenders. A titan playing a titan on Saturday night. www.basketunderreview.com/2026-final-f...

For Basket Under Review, a deep dive on the Michigan Wolverines, who had the most dominant run to the Final Four of this year's contenders. A titan playing a titan on Saturday night. www.basketunderreview.com/2026-final-f...

I hope one thing that’s becoming apparent with the folks who go after any actually successful progressive politician like AOC or Mamdani “from the left” is that they’re just wreckers; nobody will ever be “good” enough for them.

0-for-16. Let this be a lesson: don't play with your food.

More teams lost in regulation when fouling up three this Tournament (one) than those who played it out (zero).

Insta loss

That is the single worst March Madness loss I have ever seen.

The odds of Tennessee potentially NOT having the largest halftime deficit today were astronomical. Three huge minutes ahead.

Is there anyone willing to volunteer to have Jaylen Carey infect their roster next year. Please.

The goal here's been adjusted to "just lose by less than Gonzaga did"

Incredible run for a team that I was genuinely hoping would simply get to the sweet 16. Doesn’t change that, but woof, what an ending

This is about as expected to be honest, minus the part where Michigan has become Kyle Korver from deep

”Tough angle for the officials there” Gene Steratore barfs out on a deeply obvious missed goaltending

Christ almighty, if every single potential whistle is on the table we’ll be here until midnight.

How about Steve Crappass and he…well, you get it.

Our Elite Eight Watchlist for Sunday is up. I covered Tennessee/Michigan, which is an 80/20 game to Michigan...but Tennessee does have a path www.basketunderreview.com/the-2026-nca...