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The Huge Show - June 2nd - Full Show

The Huge Show - June 2nd - Full Show

FromTHE HUGE SHOW


The Huge Show - June 2nd - Full Show

FromTHE HUGE SHOW

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Length:
135 minutes
Released:
Jun 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today on the show, we're talking about the NBA Finals, the Great Lakes Invitational, MSU athletics, and much more as we were joined by some of our great guests. Huge started the show giving a tribute to his friend's daughter Molly Rasmussen. Molly passed away 3 years ago, so Huge sent out his love to the Rasmussen family and other families who have lost a child. We then moved on to talk about game 1 of the NBA Finals as we were joined by one of our NBA insiders, Anthony Clark Jr. He and Huge gave their thoughts on how well the Nuggets played last night, gave their updated predictions on how many games there will be in Finals, and much more. We were then joined by Ferris State University President Bill Pink for our weekly "Moving Ferris Forward" interview. He and Huge talked about the Jim Crowe traveling museum from Ferris State will be in downtown GR for the next 3 months. They also discussed orientation sessions for incoming students, what Dr. Pink and the FSU team are doing to bring people to Big Rapids, and so much more. Throughout the next two hours we were joined by the coaches of the four College Hockey teams that will be taking part in this year's Great Lakes Invitational. It was just announced that the GLI and Van Andel Arena have signed a four year extension, so Hockey will be alive and well in Downtown Grand Rapids. We were joined by Erik Largen in our first hour, who is the Head Coach for the Alaska College Hockey team. He joined Huge talk about what it's like recruiting in Alaska, talked about what this GLI means to Alaska, and much more. We were then joined by Joe Shawhan who is the Head Hockey Coach for Michigan Tech. He and Huge talked about the GLI and how exciting it is to bring it to GR over the next 4 years, and more. We wrapped up the hour with Mike Guswiler, who is the President of the West Michigan Sports Commission. He and Huge talked about the growth of athletic events in West Michigan, discussed the Meijer State Games of Michigan, the GLI/Van Andel extension, and much more. We continued talking about the GLI in our final hour as we were joined by Adam Nightingale, who is the Michigan State Head Hockey Coach. He came on with Huge to talk about taking over as Head Coach, discussed reshaping MSU's Hockey program, and also looked ahead to the GLI. We were then joined by Ferris State Hockey's Associate Head Coach Drew Famulak. He and Huge talked about Ferris State's connection with the GLI, how this extension came about, and more. We wrapped up the broadcast with MSU Head Basketball Coach Tom Izzo. Tom joined Huge to update us on his squad as they get ready for Summer work-outs. Huge also asked Tom if he was ever approached about the Head Coaching position for the Phoenix Suns, talked about NIL, the transfer portal and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jun 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Live across Michigan every weekday, The Huge Show delivers huge opinions and big name guests from the world of Michigan sports every weekday from 3pm-6pm. Hosted by Bill Simonson for nearly two decades, The Huge Show pulls no punches when it comes to opinions and commentary about Michigan's professional and college sports teams. Flagship Station:  WMAX - 96.1FM The Game - Grand Rapids Network Affiliates: Alma/Mt Pleasant: AM 1280 WFYC Ann Arbor: AM 1050 WTKA Benton Harbor/St Joe: AM 1400 and 95.7 FM WSJM Cadillac: 93.7 FM WKAD Flint: AM 1330 Holland: AM 1450 WHTC Houghton/Hancock: AM 920 WMPL Lansing: AM 730 WVFN Midland: 100.9 FM WLUN Petoskey: AM 1340 WMBN