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The football season is ending, so change is in the air! There's a new recruiting class to break down, and we discuss its implications for the program moving forward. Friend of the pod Graham Couch also has a Q&A with Athletic Director Alan Haller that was enlightening. Speaking of enlightening, the hoops team has discovered that it's more fun to hustle and make threes! Additionally, Women's Ba...

It's a special episode of Can't Read, Can't Write with Matt Sheehan of Locked On Spartans joining us to breakdown MSU's loss to Rutgers, bringing another football season to a close without a bowl game. We look back on a relatively successful hoops trip to Maui, celebrate women's hoops zooming up the NET rankings, and note that hockey isn't disappointing us. Like a Thanksgiving dinner slowly reachi...

Both MSU Football and Basketball had wins this week, but not in the most convincing of fashion. We talk about the games, take a look at what's happening around the wider MSU sports landscape, and preview Rutgers and the Maui Invitation. Then, as always, we take your Twitter/Bluesky/email questions. Watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

It's a demoralizing loss for MSU football and a demoralizing win for MSU hoops. But who better to discuss it with than the Lansing State Journal's own Graham Couch? Who makes the case for the hottest ticket in town, and it's not what you would think . So join us in our misery! And join us in Twitter questions next week. Via email or Bluesky, of course. And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube...

The football team is on a bye, but the basketball squad took to the hardwood two times . Also, women's basketball and ice hockey are making moves. We break it all down, and take your Twitter questions. Oh, and content warning: Grooch has a bit of a cough and is not 100% successful in his muting. Please forgive us. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch a...

The Hoosiers come to town and properly dispense of the Spartans. We break down the game and look at the program moving forward. Then we prep for the basketball season to start. Finally, we take your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

The better team loses in Ann Arbor, as the Spartans drop a winnable game on the road for the second time this season. We break it all down, talk about what went wrong, and touch on the fight at the end of the game (and the expected total lack of accountability). Then we turn our attention to the real hate week. The true hate week. Forks the hell down. And of course we take your Twitter questions!...

The Spartans properly clipped the Hawkeyes, securing a Homecoming win. We break down the game, and look forward to the rest of the season. Including this week, hate week lite, with a preview of wolverines. Then we have a look at the other major sports on campus, take a walk off Grand River, and answer your Twitter Questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram...

We chat about how MSU didn’t lose the bye week and look to improve heading into a matchup with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Also, another night game?!?! Then we break down the Spartans 70-53 victory over the NMU Wildcats. Will the season break the cycle of mediocrity? Finally, we take your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch again on YouTube...

A demoralizing week in football, but things may be looking up. We break down the game, and looks forward to the rest of the schedule. Then we cover some winning programs in Women's soccer and Ice Hockey. Then, as always, we take your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

MSU falls to OSU, but the score doesn't reflect the first half of the game. The guys break down the match, and what it means for the program moving forward. Women's soccer is defending its top ranking, and ice hockey is begins its season in the Yoop. Then we talk about ducks, and take your Twitter questions Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch again on...

The Spartans drop a very winnable game on the road at Boston College (the Red Bandana Game, don't you know?). We break down what happened, examine The Buckeyes, celebrate the women's soccer team, and take your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

Our Michigan State Spartans beat Prairie View A&M 40-0. Impressive on paper, but was it enough to change our perspective on the season? Will the injuries never stop? Should we stop worshipping false idols? We discuss it all. We then preview the match against Boston College next week, which should tell us a lot more. We then head off Grand River to discuss the AG clearing MSU, complications in...

The Spartans sit atop the B10 standings, going on the road and defeating Maryland. It was a game of big performances and self-sabotage. We break down the game, re-evaluate the program, and look at the schedule moving forward. Then we go off Grand River, assess the rest of the college football landscape, and consider Howell, MI. Finally, we talk about Panthers and take your Twitter questions. Join...

We're joined by noted newspaper columnist Graham Couch to break down the FAU game, the state of the football & basketball programs, and the upcoming changes to the NCAA. Then, we talk about terrapins and take your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

It's game week! We break down the defense and special teams, share some facts about the Owls, and discuss some other sports across campus. Oh, and the NCAA notified some other places of their allegations. Then we open it up to Twitter questions! Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

We're but a couple weeks away from the dawn of the Jonathan Smith era. But what can we expect of this offensive unit? The boys break it down, talk about basketball exhibition play, and then take your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

The boys are back, and they brought a friend! That's right, two listener guests this week, with the man from Locked On Spartans (@Sheehan_Sports on X) here to talk football, basketball, and lawsuits. Oh, and Matt does his performance piece, "Ode 2 Long 2 U" It is a work that provokes the deepest currents of one's being, the ephemeral dance of fury and apoplecty engendered by the...

Football representatives are making the rounds in Chicago and Moneyball is winding down. Oh, and we finally got around to announcing the winner of the Summer Twitter Competition. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram Also, watch again on YouTube (for real this week) at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

The gang discusses presidential transfer portal options that are very regionally specific before talking about underclassmen at Moneyball, an update on hockey talk, and will Tyson Walker make an NBA team before taking your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram Also, watch again on YouTube (for real this week) at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

The football class of 2025 is starting to fill up! We chat about the new additions, evaluate the staff's performance to date, and speculate on strategy. Then we touch on Moneyball, take a walk off Grand River, and take your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram Also, watch again on YouTube (for real this week) at https://youtube.com/@sparta...

CVBagel has the guys all misty and nostalgic, thinking of East Lansing institutions of yore. Plum writes the introduction live (a little peek behind the curtain for listeners), and we chat about basketball, the olympics, and your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram Also, watch again on YouTube (for real this week) at https://youtube.com/@spar...

The boys got together at Plum's house, toasted several numerically labeled spirits, and talked about the week that was in MSU athletics. Recruiting, Moneyball, the Supreme Court of the United States, everything was on the table (or under it, like Grooch). Oh, also, we took your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram @Spartan_Pod And watch again on YouTube at https...

Footall recruiting continues (and gets spicy!), Moneyball rosters are out, and the conference presidents are in meetings with the NCAA. Oh, and it's the final week of the Twitter question competition. Who should win? Join in the conversation on Twitter and Instagram @Spartan_Pod And watch again on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@spartan_pod

The football team has added a couple new recruits, there's a particularly ridiculous new lawsuit and college football, and Terence Shannon is acquitted. We discuss it all, and then take your (week 3!) Twitter questions. Join in for the last week @Spartan_Pod on X (lol) and Instagram.