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The basketball team is back to full strength, and it's just in time for Nebraska and Michigan to come to Breslin. We talk about the games, discuss happenings in the wider world of sport, and Plum shares an unsolved Wilson Hall mystery from his RA days. CRCW derivative podcast, Only Poopers in the Building, will be hitting your feed in the coming months. Join us for Twitter Questions next week @Spa...

It's a pseudo scotch episode!  The 2023 football class is signed. Grech eats a little crow from last week's take, as we break down some interesting themes. Then we spend sometime off Grand River, talking about goings ons in the wider world of sports, discuss the games against Oakland and Buffalo, and then take your Twitter questions. Join in next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram.&nb...

For a week where nothing happened, we sure have a lot to talk about! There's been developments in football recruiting, big changes in coaching, Hunter Dickinson further reinforced everything we've been saying about the University of Michigan, and we preview the basketball game against Oakland. Then, as always we take those Twitter questions. Join in next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram....

The men's basketball team wins one on the road in Happy Valley, then handles the Brown Bears in Breslin. We discuss the team as it heads into finals and winter break, and then do our football post mortem. And as always, we take your Twitter questions. Join in next time @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram.

If you've been keeping up with MSU sports over the last week, you know we have a lot to talk about. Hockey comes back to earth, basketball is showing its injury issues, and some members of the football team we'd like to have back are taking their "talents" elsewhere. Meanwhile, the staff "talents" are still nestled in East Lansing. We talk discuss it all, and then take your twitter questions. Join...

And just like that, the 2022 MSU football campaign is in the books. We talk about the Penn State game, and then transition to the much better performing basketball team. We also talk about happenings off the field (and ice), impacting our student athletes. Then, as always, we take some great Twitter questions. Join in next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram

An incredible episode after a week of games that were far too stressful. We’re joined by Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal (@graham_couch) as we needlessly fret about the state of MSU athletics. There’s so much to chat about we don’t even pretend to preview games. We do, of course, take your Twitter questions. Join next week @spartan_pod

Indiana is coming to town, and the stakes couldn't be higher! As two arch rivals prepare to battle for bowl eligibility, we reflect on the Gonzaga boat game, and look at the successes other sports are having on campus. Then, we channel your seething hatred for IU in the Twitter questions. Join in next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and (occasionally) Instagram. 

A W over Illinois makes Bert very salty indeed. We finally preview hoops and have three (3) games to prep for, oh my! Thankfully we’re joined by @1CoolNate who is on location at THE aircraft carrier (boat) where he’s able to help breakdown the upcoming game against the Zags and what goes into boat-based games. We also thank him for his service gratuitously. Finally, your excellent twitter question...

Sports are not fun right now. We talk about the aftermath of the Michigan game, the game itself, and what it means for the program and rivalry moving forward. Women's soccer is continuing to kill it, though! Then, as always, we take your twitter questions. Join in next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram Also: [fart noise]

Featuring: The Man Who Loves to focus his hate on one person from each team, Plum Baby! A concerningly slender man, Kevin Grech! And your host with the most (things to say, at length) Miiiiiiiiike Jones! On this week's episode we talk about a Big Ten Champ Women's Soccer team, a big time chump school in Ann Arbor, and the giant public dump President Sam Stanley took on the Board of Trustees! ...

Michigan State takes down Wisconsin for Homecoming which leaves us both scratching our heads and flirting with hope again after playmakers made plays. Matt Sheehan of LockedOn Spartans (@sheehan_sports) joins us to break down the game and answer your twitter questions. Participate next week by following @spartan_pod.

OSU visited, which means we take a whiskey drink, we take a vodka drink, we take a lager drink, we keep taking drinks until our hearts stop. We talk about the few encouraging things in the game, as well as the concerns. Then we pivot to soccer because it's a full on futball podcast now, y'all.  Then, as always, we crack a cider drink and take your twitter questions. Join in next week @spartan...

The completely expected has happened, with MSU falling to Maryland on the road. We talk about the game, the program, and then entirely ignore the Buckeyes coming to town this week. Hard pivot. This is a soccer podcast now. Also, Twitter questions. Join in next week @Spartan_Pod

Minnesota dismantles the Spartans in East Lansing. We break down the game, take the temperature of the fan base, and look forward to the game against Maryland. Oh, and y'all brought it with the Twitter questions. Join in the conversation @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram.

So, the Spartans were pulled into the deep water of Puget Sound. Mike and Plum give their very measured, not at all unhinged takes, and look forward to the next game against Minnesota. Where you can join us for the tailgate! Also, follow on Twitter & Instagram @Spartan_Pod.

Football week two is in the books, with a shutout win against Akron. We talk about the encouraging and discouraging elements of the game, talk about other happenings on campus (sports related and otherwise), and look forward to Saturday's matchup against The Washington Huskies. Then, as always, we take your Twitter questions. Join in next week @Spartan_Pod

The Spartans are 1-0 after defeating the Broncos of Western Michigan. We talk about the positives as well as our concerns going into the Akron game. We also react to Tom Izzo's new contract, and riff on Iowa throughout. Then, as always, we take your Twitter questions. Join in the conversation next time @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram.  Content warning: Our references to Plum's burping pay of...

In this episode: 1) we dive into MSU recruiting news - the good and the bad, the gridiron and the hardwood; 2) we wrap up our positional previews with the question marks at special teams before circling back to some positional changes; 3) cover some NCAA idiocy and Scott Frost incompetency Off Grand River; and 4) wrap up with a Western Michigan preview and your Twitter questions. Join in next week...

The football season is only a couple weeks away. The guys preview the MSU football defense, Plum unveils his new AV setup (breathtaking!), talk about the B10 media rights windfall, and then take those Twitter questions. Join in next time @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram. 

We preview the MSU Football Offense - there’s a lot to be excited about but some valid reasons to be nervous. Then we talk about dropping two bags - one for Izzo and one for the B1G media rights deal. Finally we take your Twitter questions - join us next week @spartan_pod

The summer is heating up! Football and Basketball keep the stars rolling, Coach Tucker is on the blockchain, and UofM athletics are facing another crisis. We talk about it all, and then take those Twitter Questions. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Spartan_Pod 

Izzo washes away the haters with one of the biggest recruits of his career, and Tuck kicks off 2024.  Join in the conversation on Twitter and  Instagram @Spartan_Pod

Things are happening on the recruiting front (but not in the way we'd like). Also, East Lansing NIL Club is up and running! We cover it all, and then take your Twitter questions. Follow us @Spartan_Pod. 

We're joined by noted Lansing State Journalist columnist and host of the podcast “Couch and The Rube”, Graham Couch (@graham_couch) to discuss the state of MSU athletics, as well as a career's worth (to date!) of fan grievances. Then, as always, we take your Twitter questions. Join next week @Spartan_Pod on Twitter and Instagram.