Graham Couch & Jason Knick

Couch and The Rube

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Graham Couch and Jason Knick are a dynamic duo that get together every afternoon to discuss Michigan State and Big Ten football and men’s basketball, Detroit pro sports and the buzz nationally. The show is a fun, engaging, and thought-provoking all-in-one radio and podcast experience for the Michigan State, Michigan and Detroit sports fan whose assorted interests also might include the outrageous national story, sports gambling and life’s relatable predicaments. Hosts Graham Couch, a sports columnist at the Lansing State Journal, and Jason Knick, “The Rube,” bring you two hours a day of the to...

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Graham Couch & Jason Knick

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Sports

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www.couchandtherube.com

Latest episode

Jun 26, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 681: Twitter Question Friday 04.03.2022

We dug into your pointed Twitter questions on Michigan State's basketball team, its problems, its roster and its future.

Ep. 680: Why MSU's basketball team is the way it is and college hoops picks with Harry 03.03.2022

We dug into why MSU's basketball team is the way it is right now – its flaws, its roster, hopes and concerns moving forward, this season and beyond. Then our college basketball picks, MSU at Ohio State included, with the great Harry Gagnon.

Ep. 679: Hot Take Sunday 28.02.2022

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on what MSU's win over Purdue really means, on lineup changes, Tyson Walker's shot, the Michigan game on Tuesday and more.

Ep. 678: Twitter Question Thursday Night 25.02.2022

We dug into your Twitter questions – on the sinking state of MSU's basketball team, on the reasons for the struggle, the coaching, the roster and more.

Ep. 677: Hot Take Monday 21.02.2022

We dug into your hot takes and ours – on Juwan Howard and the slap and fracas at Wisconsin, on Tyson Walker and MSU basketball, and more.

Ep. 676: Twitter Question Friday 18.02.2022

We dug into your Twitter questions - on MSU basketball's roster and team, on Izzo, on making the NCAA tournament, on Harbaugh's contract, our worst job interviews, celebrity crushes and more.

Ep. 675: MSU Hoops Talk with Brendan Quinn and Picks with Harry 17.02.2022

We dug into what's going on with Michigan State's basketball team, what to make of this roster now and going forward, including a conversation with The Athletic's Brendan Quinn on the state of the Spartans and the Big Ten. Plus, our picks with Harry.

Ep. 674: Hot Take Monday 14.02.2022

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on AJ Hoggard and Tyson Walker and the potential and hopes and fears for MSU basketball, on the disaster that is Super Bowl prop bets, how to feel about Matthew Stafford and more.

Ep. 673: Twitter Question Friday 11.02.2022

We dug into your Twitter questions – on whether MSU should make a lineup move and why it should be Malik Hall, what to do at the point guard spot, whether The Izzone is overrated and more – including our worst party stories, worst injuries we've witnessed and Super Bowl props .

Ep. 672: Finding a remedy for MSU's basketball team and Super Bowl picks and prop bets with Harry 10.02.2022

We dug into the sudden concern surrounding MSU's basketball team and the moves and player performances needed to keep the wheels from coming off and get things headed back in the right direction. Plus, our Super Bowl picks and a bevy of fun prop bets with Harry Gagnon.

Ep. 671: Hot Take Monday 07.02.2022

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on what to make of this MSU basketball team, what this roster still needs, Jim Harbaugh's clumsy return to U-M and OC's Josh Gattis' exit. Plus, the state of New Jersey and posing for photos with dead people.

Ep. 670: Twitter Question Friday 04.02.2022

We dug into your Twitter questions - on MSU's basketball team, who might return next season, on the Jim Harbaugh story and how it's being covered, on Mel Tucker and his recruiting, and more.

Ep. 669: Hot Take Monday 31.01.2022

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State's win over Michigan, the emergence of AJ Hoggard, Max Christie showing some teeth, Juwan Howard's coaching, Jim Harbaugh and the Vikings, Matthew Stafford in the Super Bowl and more.

Ep. 668: Twitter Question Thursday 28.01.2022

We dug into your Twitter questions – on hopes, fears and suggestions for Michigan State's basketball team, the future of MSU's point guard position, facing U-M, when MSU football will land a five-star recruit, Baseball Hall of Fame voters being ass and more – including the debut of a new accent. Plus, we picked this week's NFL playoff games and the MSU-Michigan basketball game with Harry Gagnon.

Ep. 667: Hot Take Monday 24.01.2022

We dug our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball's emphatic win at Wisconsin, on the epic NFL playoff weekend and Bills-Chiefs finish and more.

Ep. 666: Twitter Question Thursday 21.01.2022

We dug into your Twitter questions - on MSU's chances of still being an elite basketball team and Izzo's coaching, MSU football recruiting and transfers, both coming and going, Harbaugh's future, Emoni Bates' regrets, the Lions drafting a QB, bad smells and the real relationship between us, Couch and The Rube.

Ep. 665: Foster Loyer's Resurgence; Colton Pouncy on MSU football; and Our Picks with Harry 20.01.2022

We dug into former MSU guard Foster Loyer's resurgence at Davidson and why it didn't happen for him with the Spartans. Then a good conversation with The Athletic's Colton Pouncy on this important and interesting MSU football offseason. Plus, our NFL playoff picks with Harry Gagnon.

Ep. 664: Hot Take Monday 17.01.2022

We dug into our hot takes and yours (which were particularly spicy) – on what to make of what happened last week with MSU's basketball team, the matchup and rotation decisions by Tom Izzo and the staff, and more.

Ep. 663: Twitter Question Thursday 14.01.2022

We dug into your Twitter questions – on what to make of Tyson Walker and Marcus Bingham not finishing MSU's win over Minnesota, how MSU will finish in the Big Ten, the Spartans' Big Ten football schedule and win total next season and more.

Ep. 662: Brendan Quinn on MSU and U-M hoops; and picking this week's NFL playoff games with Harry 12.01.2022

The Athletic's Brendan Quinn joined us for good discussion on MSU and U-M hoops, the direction of the two teams, whether they'll make up the game and who will win the Big Ten. Plus, we reveal the winners of the Couch and The Rube pick'em contest and then pick this week's NFL playoff games with Harry Gagnon.

Ep. 661: Hot Take Sunday 10.01.2022

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on U-M calling off the game against MSU at the 11th hour (and all the feelings about it), on the Lions winning and losing the No. 1 pick, MSU football recruiting and more.

Ep. 660: Twitter Question Thursday; Jayden Reed Returns to MSU; Our Picks with Harry 07.01.2022

We opened by digging into why Jayden Reed is returning to MSU and what it means for the Spartans, before getting into our takeaways from MSU's latest basketball game. Then our picks with Harry, including the MSU-Michigan hoops game, and then spent nearly 90 minutes answering your Twitter questions.

Ep. 659: Hot Take Monday 04.01.2022

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State's Peach Bowl win, the state of the program and what should happen next, as well as U-M's CFB Playoff loss and the state of that program, hopes for Spartan hoops and more, including The Rube's rant on our reactions to the deaths of John Madden and Betty White.

Ep. 658: MSU hoops, picks with Harry and Twitter Questions to close out 2021 23.12.2021

In our final show of 2021, we dug into the state of MSU's basketball program and then made our football picks with Harry Gagnon (including revisiting MSU-Pitt in the Peach Bowl and Michigan-Georgia in the CFP semifinals), before spending the rest of the show answering your Twitter questions.

Ep. 657: Hot Take Sunday 20.12.2021

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on the opportunity for MSU QB Payton Thorne and players like Elijah Collins in the Peach Bowl, what this MSU basketball team might become, the Lions looking like world-beaters Sunday (and costing us all money), our fears that COVID might screw things up for us again in our sporting lives, and more.

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