The Only Podcast - A Michigan State University Sports Podcast

0 - 17 The mandatory February slump is over, let us rejoice and be glad. Austin and John reflect on the dominate road win @ Illinois and stark the difference between the two programs. 17 - 38 Purdue feels like they are simply a 7'4 dude away from being a real contender. Ah well, that's a shame. Backcourt depth wins big games. Michigan found this out the hard way in Ann Arbor. 38 - 55 Previewing Ma...

0-8 A moment of silence for the football season officially coming to a close and SUPER BOWL talk (read: excuse to temporarily talk about the Detroit Lions) 8-Fin Dissecting the traditional February MSU hoops slump. What we believe can be fixed... and what cannot... before March. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...

0-12 College Football Potpourri 12-43 Big Apple, Big Dub. What we learned from the win over Rutgers in NYC. 43-1:02 West Coast Trip preview of USC and UCLA with Minnesota thoughts peppered in. 1:02-Fin We begin to compile THE LIST... Teams we don't want to see in the NCAAT (note: MSU is on everyone else's list) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...

0-28 Wrapping up the College Football Season, sadly. But the offseason begins and that means football never really ends. 28-fin An uninspiring win over Penn State win, a resume building win over Illinois and a conversation about how far the Spartans have to go to become contenders for banners. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...

0-37 College football playoff things that made us laugh and chomping at the bit for the coaching carousel get going. 37-fin How serious is MSU hoops this year? What still has to happen to take them seriously? Many more tests to pass, but currently acing each quiz since December. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...

0:00 - 2:00 We're back and other MSU sports 2:00 - 31:00 MSU Basketball Update - Our Version 31:00 - 39:20 B1G Basketball Takes 39:20 - 55:37 FRAUD RANKINGS 55:37 COMMERCIAL BREAK (we think) 55:45 - 1:08:52 RIP MSU Football 2024 1:08:52 - End CFP/Bowl Talk Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

0 - 21 Football program gut check. Where are they and what has to happen to get MSU to where they want to be for Year 2 under Jonathan Smith. BTW... what does an ideal Jonathan Smith team look like...? 21 - 1:06 CFP preview! Did the committee get it right? A game by game preview. Who can actually win it all? Which CFP coaches are on the hot seat??? 1:06 - Fin Hoops December growth spurt. Recapping...

0 - 37 Steven Izzo living his best life, recapping Maui's first two games, and we are NAMING NAMES. Your co-hosts have a nit to pick with MSU Hoop rotations. 37 - 50 beating purdue did not feel as good as it needed to 50 - 1:16 Recapping the College Football national and B1G slates. Have we considered EVERYONE is a fraud? 1:16 - 1:33 Previewing the chaos scenarios across the country going into thi...

Losing @ Illinois? Ok. Losing by 24? Not ok. Reviewing the carnage of CFP chaos both within the B1G and Nationally. Previewing a hectic week to come. Hot seats abound and new B1G members may be entering the Cignetti sweepstakes... MSU vs. Purdue preview. If MSU loses, we need to have some very difficult conversations in Year 0. If MSU wins, postseason remains on the table (this is a mandatory). MS...

0 - 38 Unpacking the loss to Kansas by playing the classic game, "good cop, bad cop, sad cop, reflective cop, and hopeful cop." 38 - 1:00 Whoooooole lot of shenanigans took place in college football this past weekend and we dissect it all 1:00 - 1:29 Previewing a bit of an underwhelming national and B1G slate, but these are the exact types of weeks that bring out the most chaos. 1:29 - F...

0-16 Recapping the Indiana DEBACLE and managing expectations moving forward (they should not change) 16-57 Recapping the biggest national games and all the B1G results. We have some WARM to HOT seats in this conference. 57-1:12 Previewing the biggest national games, CFP contenders on the periphery and what we expect from a loaded B1G Saturday slate. 1:12-Fin Hoops! Reviewing the 81-57 win over Mon...

Unnecessary College Football 25 Dynasty Updates Paul Bunyan Trophy Game Rewind Reviewing our favorite national/B1G games of the weekend National / B1G Slate Preview MSU vs Indiana football Preview HOOPS ARE BACK! We review the roster, new faces, non-conference schedule, and discuss the team's floor and ceiling. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...

Usually you don't win games kicking field goals, but playing Iowa isn't most games. Is this the new look Spartan offense or was this fool's gold. We weigh in. We are ready to say a dynasty died(!), and who else has fallen in to the dreaded tier or "unserious program" (ahem, USC and Oklahoma...). Previewing the week ahead it's time to bring "Playoff Vandy," "Playoff Pitt,&q...

Hoop In The Yoop. Running through the entire roster's performance in the first exhibition game because we are sickos. Reviewing the past week of college football aka, here's the weirdest stuff we could find. Making the case for Utah's QB to take on an 8th year of college or hit indeed.com, Army/Navy playoff scenarios, and rule changes mid-season. Previewing the LOADED slate this week, some spread...

0 - 12 Breaking down the Buckeye beatdown and highlighting the silver linings. 12 - 36 Reviewing some goofy national games and every B1G result. 36 - 47 Reviewing and projecting Austin's sicko game picks. 47 - 1:04 Previewing MSU @ Oregon under the Friday night lights. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for ad...

0 - 6:30 250th Episode! Dogs barking to celebrate, as per tradition, as well as some bonus hoops talk. 6:30 - 20 Reviewing the tape with Boston College, what did we learn and what can we expect entering the rest of in-conference play. 20 - 45 Reviewing the week's biggest games and every B1G matchup. 45 - 52 Checking in on last week's spread picks and this week's gambling plays. 52 - 1:09 Previewin...

0 - 11 Recapping MSU's 40-0 triumph over Prairie View A&M 11 - 28 Reviewing the big games across the nation (there are like three outside of the B1G now). Panic in Athens (now because of ON the field issues as well)??? Should the B12 own Friday night for their goofy games? Yes. 28 - 59 Recapping every B1G game! Wisconsin is cooked, but not as cooked as Purdue! Did we take the wrong school from...

0 - 21 Terps go Derp and turtle when times get tough. MSU shows resolve, flash and the building blocks for what could become a bright future. 21 - 1:08 Relishing in the rest of the weekend full of rivalry losses and standard college football goofiness. 1:08 - 1:31 Previewing the biggest national games and each B1G matchup. 1:31 - Fin Prairie View A&M preview and discussing if season expectatio...

0:00-00:38 Glass half full vs glass half empty recapping MSU's 16-10 victory over Florida Atlantic 0:38-1:00 Taking a long walk through week one national results. 1:00-1:27 Taking a longer walk through week one national and B1G results. Taking the time to enjoy college football's return. 1:27-1:40 Previewing the biggest national games and every B1G game of week 2. 1:40-fin MSU @ Maryland... the tr...

0 - 14 Offensive Line Preview; a new coach with some nice pieces to work with. 14 - 25 Defensive Line Preview; lots of new faces and we take you through our Portal Pals 25 - 47 Week 0 review and a Week 1 big time game previews 47 - 1:10 B1G Previews, From Thursday-Monday with some OPE! games sandwiched in there 1:10 - 1:21 Florida Atlantic Preview - our old friend Tom Herman brings the Owls to tow...

0-7 General BS 7-17 WEEK ZERO IS HERE + Thoughts on MSU Football captains aaaaand those were NOT chosen 17-30 Linebacker Room Overview 30-44 Secondary Overview 44-54 It is never too early for NATIONAL HOT SEAT TALK 54-1:21 BONUS: B1G HOT SEAT TIERS 1:21-Fin Hoops Trip to Spain Recap Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

0 - 20 Olympic Hoops talk (we tie in MSU eventually) 20 - 49 Taking our time going through the Wide Receiver depth chart, also we remember some guys 49 - 1:12 Tight End Talk, the best position in the sport and WE GOT A GOOD ONE 1:12 - fin AP Top 25 rundown. Pretenders, contenders and Iowa. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

0:00 - 0:12 Very important Olympic conversations 0:12 - 0:36 Quarterback Room chat. Everyone from last year? OUT. We give you the low down on the new blood and provide expectations. Also, we MAAAAAY have a new Vibe King. 0:36 - 0:57 Running Back Room also flush with new faces. A sure thing, a wildcard and some question marks. Will CFB follow the NFL model of running back retention? 0:57 - Fin Conn...

0-9: NCAA Football video game is BACK. Our families are not prepared. 9-15: Conference realignment prognostications 15-30: Previewing the NEW Big Ten football conference 30-45: Football non-Conference scheduling strategies moving forward 45-fin: Xavier Tillman, NBA Champion! Saddi Washington, new Assistant coa- WELP, GOTTA GO! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for infor...

0-16: NFL Draft Review, talking picks that are friends of the pod and other MSU connections 16-22: 2025 NFL Draft QB prospects 22-29: Where Spartans landed across the NFL landscape 29-38: MSU program health as it relates to the latest NFL Draft... but we offer hope 38-47: The evolved version of the Spring Game kinda stinks until future portal dates change 47-fin: Did MSU just end Bama's legacy? Mo...