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Predicting Michigan’s NCAA Punishment & more
Every Wednesday from 2pm – 3pm EST, former Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner, former Michigan point guard Daniel Horton, and I come together on Steady Droppin’ Dimes, a sports show featuring real talk, and real views, from three real dudes. College football, college basketball, NFL, and NBA topics drive much of the debate, but discussion of […]

Every Wednesday from 2pm – 3pm EST, former Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner, former Michigan point guard Daniel Horton, and I come together on Steady Droppin’ Dimes, a sports show featuring real talk, and real views, from three real dudes. College football, college basketball, NFL, and NBA topics drive much of the debate, but discussion of other sports will enter the fray some days as well. Non-sports topics aren’t off limits, and neither are celebrity guests.
On the season-ending episode of Steady Droppin’ Dimes, Sam Webb, Devin Gardner, and Daniel Horton share their predictions on what Michigan’s final punishment from the NCAA for “sign-gate” in advance of Friday’s hearing in front of the Committee on Infractions. The conversation then turned to next predictions for next basketball season where the crew debated the Michigan’s chances for winning the Big 10 championship and making the Final Four. A heated exchange over the comparison of coaches Dusty May and Brad Underwood ensued. The discussion then turned to the crew’s Michigan football predictions, with only one member predicting the Wolverines would reach double digit wins. The episode concluded with a conversation with the Ann Arbor Sports Commission and US Rowing about RowFest, one of the nation’s largest rowing community events, coming to Washtenaw County July 12th – 20th.
The contents and full episode notes appear below.
Contents and Episode Notes (Watch the full video on TMI’s YouTube channel, here.)
00:31 –Season Wrap-Up & “Hater” Banter
- Sam’s opener: Playfully crowns Daniel Horton as “the original hater.”
- Devin’s roast: “Daniel missed a show citing his disappointment over Michigan’s success landing Yaxel Lendeborg as the reason… but the real reason was, it was his wife’s birthday!”
- Draft debate reignited for Danny Wolf:
- Sam: “Daniel called me out for calling Danny Wolf a first round talent!”
- Daniel: “You started talking about the lottery. I eventually said first-round at best.” (accuses Sam of “revisionist history”)
- Sam’s point: “With Michigan’s recent wins and the #1 transfer class, where’s your optimism?”
05:00 – NIL Wars: Dusty May vs. The NBA
- Dusty May’s pitch: “We offer second-round (or better) NIL money.”
- Daniel’s skepticism: “How does college develop players better than the NBA?”
- NIL rumors: ~$1–3.5M potential offers (Devin smirks: “Sam knows exact numbers but plays dumb.”)
- Daniel’s Opinion: NBA has guaranteed development and college has NIL cash.
- Promo for Ann Arbors Sports Commission.
10:08 – Ann Arbor Sports Spotlight
- $226M impact: Michigan football’s ripple effect (jobs, hotels, local biz).
- Devin’s challenge: “Prove you bike Washtenaw’s trails, Sam—or it’s all lies!”
- Sam’s vow: “GoPro footage coming next season.”
- Shoutouts: Golden Limo + NIL ambassador Zeke Berry.
13:00 – NCAA Suspension Predictions
- Michigan’s move: Propose 2-game ban for Sherrone Moore… but skip Oklahoma/New Mexico.
- Devin’s NCAA impression: “How ’bout we suspend games 1 and 2 instead? Pretty please?”
- Daniel’s prediction: “NCAA will counter with 5–6 games.”
- Sam’s insight: “This is just the next part of the process—Michigan can decide to rescind its self-imposed punishment, and fight whatever the NCAA comes back with if it thinks it’s too harsh.”
- Consensus: Big Ten games (Nebraska) are more important than > non-conference (Oklahoma), and would actually be the costlier of the two to lose.
- Devin’s playoff math: “Early losses forgiven if we dominate Big Ten.”
22:15 –Moore’s suspension likely to be more impactful than Harbaugh’s
- Sherrone Moore’s suspension would be different from Harbaugh’s: Unlike Harbaugh, he’s fully barred from team activities.
- Group prediction: NCAA pushes for first 2 to 3 games + potential fine.
- Devin’s joke: “If I got fined in college, Sherrone better be ready!”
42:51 – Basketball season predictions – Is Michigan a top five team?
- CBS Top-5 ranking: Daniel refuses to buy in. “Too many unproven transfers!”
- Devin chant’s “Embrace the hate, Daniel!”
47:45 – Michigan vs Purdue / May vs. Underwood
- Sam’s bold claim: “Morez shuts down Purdue’s Kaufman-Renn better than last year’s bigs.”
- Daniel defends Underwood: “Illinois’ 3-point woes don’t define his coaching!”
- Fireworks: Sam cites Underwood’s NCAA flops; Daniel retorts: “You can’t win if you’re not in it!”
- Sam’s pick: Dusty May (“NCAA runs > Underwood’s 3 Big Ten titles.”)
- Daniel’s rebuttal: “One year doesn’t crown a king.”
- Devin’s peace treaty: “Check back in 2026.”
1:07:00 Michigan Football Forecast
- Devin 7-8 wins, losses: Oklahoma, OSU, Nebraska? Trap game – Washington
- Sam 10-2, losses to Oklahoma and Nebraska with strong finish
- Daniel 8-4…”Youth plus tough schedule = growing pains.”
1:17:02 – Ann Arbor Sports Commission & US Rowing on RowFest
- AASC’s Meaghan Hughes & US Rowing’s Jules Zane:
- July 11–20 @ Ford Lake: 3,000+ rowers.
- Learn-to-Row Days: July 12 & 18 (public welcome).
- Volunteer ops: “Help us make history!”
1:33:53 – End | Season Wrap
- Season 3: Returns September 2025.
- New merch: “Jerseys, hoodies—mockups look.”
- Recruiting Insider: Offseason drops every Tuesday.
- Final words: “Thank you for the support—see you in the fall!”
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