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We opened discussing MSU football losing a top-ranked football recruit, the Big Ten basketball postseason awards and ... Lamar Jackson to the Lions? Then, a conversation with The Athletic's Brendan Quinn previewing the Big Ten basketball tournament, Michigan State's chances and whether how MSU is playing offensively is sustainable. Plus, our college basketball conference tournament and Premier League picks with Harry.

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State's postseason chances, beginning as the 4 seed at the Big Ten tournament, on MSU's win over Ohio State, its hot shooting, the impact of certain seniors returning for an extra year, the Wolverines' predicament, Spartan hockey's landmark win, the effect of MSU football losing Brandon Jordan, bad weather predictions and more.

We answered your Twitter questions – largely on Michigan State basketball, whether this team's sudden offensive surge could change its postseason, which MSU seniors might return next season, Joey Hauser's redemption arc and more. Plus, your thoughts and tweets that didn't age well from halftime of MSU's game at Nebraska.

We dug into our hot takes and yours – largely on Michigan State's last-minute "collapse" at Iowa, the mistakes, the coaching, where this MSU team goes from here and whether there are actually more positives in how the Spartans are playing than it seems.

We talked with The Athletic's Brendan Quinn about MSU basketball, the center position, its chances at a postseason run and the top of the Big Ten. Then we answered your Twitter questions on MSU hoops and everything else. Plus, a couple stories worth telling – including one about how Zach Randolph once fell on The Rube courtside, creating an awkward situation.

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball, the center position, portal regrets, where this team can go, whether the Wolverines' welcoming spirit was sincere and more.

In our first show back since Monday night's shooting at MSU - we dug into the week that was and is, life, tragedy, hoops, a rivalry and more through your takes and thoughts and questions.

We answered your Twitter questions – on Michigan State's basketball team, its future, including who stays and what next year's squad might look like, Izzo's substitution and late-game decisions, best Super Bowl prop bets, the Pistons' trade, Mat Ishbia and Kevin Durant, the next MSU football first-round NFL draft pick, bad club memberships, memorable Valentine's Days and more.

We dug into what we learned from MSU basketball's win over Maryland and where this team still has a chance to grow. Then Harry Gagnon joined us as we shared our favorite Super Bowl prop bets.

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on the state of this Michigan State basketball team and program, on how to get the most out of this MSU season, on the recruits coming in next season, on the buzz surrounding MSU hockey, on bets gone (and going) wrong — man bras, tattoos, etc. — the possibility of the Lions drafting CJ Stroud and more. Plus, a couple stories worth telling, including, late in the show, The Rube recounting his Vegas hooker encounter as a 19-year-old.

We dug into your Twitter questions – on Michigan State basketball, its potential the rest of this season and next season, on Mel Tucker as a recruiter and his latest class, on the Lions, athletic primes of sports writers, man bras, blue walls and more.

We returned from a week away, digging into our hot takes and yours – on this Michigan State basketball team, what MSU should do to reach its ceiling, how good Purdue really is, Zach Edey and Joey Hauser as NBA players, MSU's quarterback situation, the NFL playoffs, refs being ass and more.

We dug into your Twitter questions – on Michigan State basketball, the future at center with Mady Sissoko, Jaxon Kohler and Carson Cooper, on Pierre Brooks, MSU's chances at an NCAA tournament run, on the Lions draft and Jared Goff, the Spartans' QB situation, how U-M is covered and more. Plus, we pick this week's NFL playoff games with Harry.

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball's changed ceiling and ability to reach the NCAA tournament if Malik Hall is out for a considerable length of time, on MSU's loss to Purdue, including how the game was called by the refs and how the Spartans' defended Zach Edey on the final possession, on Kirk Cousins and Jared Goff, NFL bets, Spartan hockey and women's basketball, local media personalities and more.

Off the top: What to make of MSU's basketball team after its win at Wisconsin, why the Spartans might be Big Ten contenders and what gives this team a chance. Then, our NFL playoff picks with Harry. Plus, answers to your Twitter questions – on MSU basketball, the future of the roster, how it compares to other recent MSU teams, the Spartan football program and coaching staff, and more.

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on the Lions' plowing over the Packers and Aaron Rodgers, on the bittersweet feelings from Sunday night, the hopes for the Lions future, on Michigan State's win over Michigan, the state of the team, A.J. Hoggard's development and more. Plus, a couple stories worth telling and another litteral mic drop.

We dug into your Twitter questions – on Michigan State's matchup with Michigan, on guarding Hunter Dickinson and Dickinson's antics, on the freshman in MSU's program that'll have the best career, on Keon Coleman and Elijah Collins, on the Lions and hopes this weekend, marriage advice and more.

Off the top: We dug into Elijah Collins hitting the transfer portal and MSU basketball's win over Nebraska and looming matchup with Michigan. Then, a good conversation with The Athletic's Colton Pouncy on what he misses about the MSU beat, life covering the Lions and this Sunday's showdown with the Packers. Plus, we pick the NFL games and college football championship game with Harry Gagnon.

In our first show of 2023, we dug into our hot takes and yours – on the Lions' heading to Green Bay take down the Packers and Aaron Rodgers and the significance of the game for the organization and for Jared Goff, on MSU basketball heading into the teeth of Big Ten play (including a game Saturday against Michigan), on the Wolverines' blown opportunity against TCU in the College Football Playoff, the Mel Tucker-Ryan Day comparison and more.

In our final show of 2022, we dug into your Twitter questions — on MSU football's recruiting class, Mel Tucker's staff, Juwan Howard's future, Hunter Dickinson the antagonist, what Malik Hall's return will mean for MSU's lineup, whether Santa finally believes in the Lions, best and worst gifts we've received and given and more. Including, the story of Santa Rube.