The Only Podcast - A Michigan State University Sports Podcast

Your MSU Spartans march onto the Sweet 16 - which is the 17th for Tom Izzo. He and his squad are promptly rewarded with a daunting matchup against UConn, and if you choose to peek ahead, a matchup vs. the Big East Champion or the ACC Champion. It was never going to be easy, but that's the way we like it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about ou...

Dance card is set. NDSU is up next! Previewing the Bison and then potential Round of 32 matchups. We share how far we think every Big Ten team can go this year, MSU's ceiling, and add some tournament team bits and bobs (that will probably not help your bracket at all). Let's Dance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

The MSU Men's Hoops team continues to run their own race, and are ahead of schedule. Austin and John discuss the Spartans taking Purdue's best punch and winning, then Indiana's mental toughness not meeting the March moment. We wrap discussing national title contender and pretenders. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use o...

Hockey talk(?!) and we present the best college football rivalry you didn’t know existed. Also, a shellacking in Madison. Then the good guys bounced back with back to back dubs which were much more fun to talk about. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Goofed around with the Gophs at The Barn, but then came back to TOTALLY REDEEM THEMSELVES vs a top five Illinois team in overtime. Is the yearly February swoon behind us? Don't look up but there are only nine guaranteed games left on the schedule! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Home L to your rival. Back is against the wall. What will the hoops squad do about it? Every remaining game has the chance to be a statement, so let's see what type of statements are made this week on the road at the Barn followed by another top 10 matchup. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advert...

Maryland is in a sad place. So is Rutgers, but as we all know... YOU DON'T JUST WALTZ INTO THE RAC. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recapping the big wins at Washington and Oregon. Doubling down on propaganda and rumors for the lolz. And in a new era of college football, we explore how MSU Football is building something the old fashioned way. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New year, new us. We show GRATITUDE to our basketball son. Also, we are ready to investigate another Big Ten football program for cheating. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Austin and John talk about the football staff hires and the hoops team rolling through the Holiday season. Bonus: College football playoff chat + bets. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michigan State receives a war chest to meet the investment level necessary to compete at the highest level. The Hoops team has a few warts exposed vs Duke. Finally, Austin and John take their time making fun of Notre Dame football. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jonathan Smith OUT. Pat Fitzgerald IN. Austin and John go over the good, the bad, and the confusing as MSU football begins a new era. Also, MSU hoops is on a blue blood tear. Conference season kicks off and another blue blood visits East Lansing this weekend in what should be a WILD atmosphere at the Breslin Center. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

Michigan State beats down Kentucky in the Champions Classic which makes us wonder... how high is the ceiling for this Spartan team? We praise and nitpick and inevitably wind our way to the College Football Coaching Carousel drama. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hoops! Roster breakdown, starters, non-con, season predictions. We got it all! Don't let the overtime loss to Minnesota get you down! They are in year eight with PJ Fleck, so it could absolutely be worse. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Electric atmosphere, but the Spartans can't stop getting in their own way. We discuss the scenarios ahead and play the name game for new head coach considerations (one of our favorite games). A prediction this may be "Blood Week" aka the week where you least expect the maximum amount of chaos. MSU Hoops is back! We enjoy the BGSU exhibition takeaways and talk big picture about this year'...

Backdoor covering a 26.5 point spread in a conference game is where we are at. We try to draw a path back to prominence. More and more coach vacancies are popping open as bigger programs begin to throw their hats in the ring to find the next great head coach. Your Big Ten Hoops champions (by three games) are back in action this week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...

It was as bad as you could imagine. How many more games (days?) does Jonathan Smith have left in East Lansing? Can he salvage his mess? We provide our parameters for a head coach that can succeed at MSU. What started as an offhanded comment last week has snowballed into a leading candidate. Is James Franklin the potential solution?? Great games around the country, so there's still plenty to love a...

Basketball talk! Doesn’t matter if we are doing it to put off talking about the football program. The Spartans coaching staff snatches defeat from the jaws of victory in Lincoln. An especially challenging task considering the opponent’s year over year interest in the very same thing. We talk about the biggest surprises of the national and league schedule, and MSU’s next opponent UCLA did the unthi...

We meander around last week's favorite games. An incredible slate, all with the luxury of an anxiety-free Saturday as the Spartans were off. Previewing the Nebraska game. This one might need two bounces for MSU to walk out of Lincoln with a dub. Either way, taking the over on this one. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per...

0-34 What went right and what went wrong in L.A. One third of the way through the season, we re-evaluate the final eight games. 34-58 Cutting commentary about the rest of the B1G/national result. HOT SEAT SZN never sleeps. 58-fin Previewing the biggest games across the country. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal da...

We chat through MSU Football's current status (3-0, nbd) and future trajectory (TBD,but we choose to be optimistic) and then hone in on the big game @ USC. Bonus: a couple of our best bets headed into a wild college football weekend. Please enjoy our special "brand" of podcast - if you're a long time listener, you'll know exactly what we are talking about. Hopefully, after you are annoye...

0-36 MSU-Bryant + MSU-New Mexico recaps. What we learned and what needs to improve if MSU has eyes on bigger prizes. 36-1:25 NCAA Tournament Chatter and the remaining contenders (nearly everyone, but not actually). East, West, Midwest, East (again) 1:25-1:34 Midwest region preview. Taking a look at all that stands between MSU and another Final Four birth: Auburn/Michigan and Mississippi. 1:34-1:53...

0-20 Recapping the Wisconsin BTT loss and what can be learned before the real games. We also learn from the NCAA Tournament committee just how much the Big Ten Tournament matters... not at all! 20-40 Previewing the MSU vs Bryant 40-58 Previewing Marquette vs New Mexico 58-1:37 Previewing every other Big Ten matchup + bonus thoughts on their potential R32 opponents 4 Purdue (-7.5) vs 13 High Point...

0-17 Iowa recap 17-34 Michigan recap 34-43 Big Ten Awards + Season recap 43-1:14 Dishing out Player Grades 1:14-Fin Big Ten Tournament Preview, Championship, and Tournament MVP picks Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

0-36 Recapping the Maryland buzzer-beater and holding serve at home vs Wisconsin. Why is MSU's defense good? What's different than in years past? 36-1:02 A Banner Week ahead. Shared and sole possession of a Big Ten Title are on the line with two games to go, and we preview both. How long does the Fran McCaffery experiment last? 1:02-fin How far can this team go? We discuss the types of teams that...