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We dug into our hot takes and yours – on the state of Michigan State's football team, MSU's collapse at Rutgers, the matchup with Michigan, how bad this Saturday and season might get, on MSU basketball saving the vibe, on the Lions, the wonderful Detroit Lions, on how much Jared Goff deserves in a new contract, and more.

We answered your Twitter questions — on Michigan State football, Mel Tucker to Urban Meyer, Katin Houser's ability to elevate the offense this season and on the future of the MSU's program, on what we would do as MSU's president, on MSU basketball, the Lions, journalism ethics, our flaws as human beings and more.

Former Michigan State beat writer Joe Rexrode, now a columnist with The Athletic, joined us for a conversation on MSU football and his column on the MSU coaching search — on Urban Meyer, Pat Narduzzi, etc. — and the direction the Spartans should go (18:00). Then Harry Gagnon joined us to pick this week's college football and NFL games, including MSU-Rutgers and the Lions-Bucs (44:00).

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State's football coaching search, aka strong feelings about Urban Meyer as a candidate and the responses to that possibility, on reasons to believe MSU's athletic director is the right person to make this decision, on the Lions' ceiling and Jared Goff's future, on MSU's surging hockey program, MSU's basketball team, Cider Mill hell, us as models for MuskOx flannels and more.

We answered your Twitter questions – on the preferred profile for the next Michigan State football coach, why not Urban Meyer, the MSU basketball lineup, Coen Carr as a power forward, the buzz surrounding MSU hockey, whether the Lions are better than the 49ers, things our spouses hate about us and more.

To open, Jason regaled us with tales from his trip to see the Lions pound the Packers in Green Bay. Then we dove into a conversation on Michigan State football (10:30) — the QB situation, an NIL collective ending contracts and the coaching search (Holy, Urban Meyer). Then a conversation on the Tigers (29:30) — Bally's Sports cutting ties with Matt Shepard and concerning words from GM Scott Harris — before a discussion on the latest with MSU basketball (34:00), which held its media day Tuesday. Plus, we pick this week's college football and NFL games with Harry (42:00) and share our best Premier League soccer bets.

We opened digging into the latest with MSU's football program, including a week of decisions for a number of players on MSU's roster. Then, on a more fun note, we dove into the beginning of MSU basketball practice and the early storylines for this anticipated group. Then Harry Gagnon joined us for our college football and NFL football picks and can't-miss parlays (22:00). Followed by a good conversation with Des Moines Register Iowa Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow on Iowa's own misery on offense and what the Spartans can expect Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium (44:00).

We dug into our hot takes and yours — on Michigan State's football team, its quarterback situation, its coaches, the important attributes for MSU's next coach and what the rest of the season might look like, and on the Lions and their win over the Falcons, and more.

We answered your Twitter questions, largely on Michigan State football – on the state of things with this team, with the program, who the next head coach might be, why Urban Meyer isn't the right choice and why no one who's talking about MSU's next coach like they know anything knows anything. Plus, the feelings on the Lions, best bets this week, ways we've lost money and more.

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State's lopsided loss to Washington as it begins the post-Mel Tucker era, what's in store for the rest of MSU's season, the program's future and more, along with reactions to the Lions' frustrating loss to the Seahawks and a few fun, off-topic takes.

We opened with a conversation about the Mel Tucker saga, how fans are feeling about Tucker's removal as head coach and this week's MSU game against Washington. Then Matt Charboneau joined us to discuss his exit from the Detroit News and memories from his time on the MSU beat (17:00). Followed by our college football and NFL picks with Harry Gagnon (36:00). Plus, more than an hour of your Twitter questions on MSU football, the future of the program and more (59:00).

We dug into the situation surrounding Mel Tucker – the investigation, his behavior, MSU's decision to suspend him, what it means for MSU's program, the players and our initial thoughts on Harlon Barnett as the Spartans' acting head coach and more. Plus, your "thoughtful takes" on the Mel Tucker saga at MSU.

We answered your Twitter questions – on the Lions' massive win at Kansas City, what it means and how we should feel, on Michigan State's football game against Richmond and what we can learn about the Spartans from it and what might show MSU is ready to compete with Washington, best bets this weekend, and more.

We opened with our hopes and concerns for the Detroit Lions and why Keon Coleman's performance at Florida State isn't an indictment on MSU. Then, the Richmond Times-Dispatch's John O'Connor joined us for a blunt assessment of the Spiders' chances against the Spartans on Saturday (11:00). Then the great Harry Gagnon joined us to pick the Week 2 college football slate and Week 1 NFL games (32:30).

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State football's opening performance, the fourth-and-1 calls, on Noah Kim and Katin Houser, Maliq Carr and Dillon Tatum, Alante Brown's return to the field after what appeared to be a concussion, on MSU's likely number of wins considering what we learned about future opponents, on how TV breaks are ruining college football watching at home and in the stadium, and more.

We opened digging into criticism of Mel Tucker, including in a recent column. Then we previewed Michigan State football's opener against Central Michigan with a good conversation with the voice of the Chippewas, Adam Jaksa, on this CMU team and what problems CMU could cause MSU (13:45). Then Harry Gagnon joined us to picked this week's college football games against the spread (29:45). Plus, we answered your Twitter questions (64:00) on MSU football and more.

We dug into our hot takes and yours – on MSU football and what'll it take to compete at the highest level, what the program should aspire to, the importance of this MSU season, on new college football rules that stink, on the Tigers, meteorologists, how to make this show better and more.

We answered your Twitter questions – on MSU football projections, what would make Mel Tucker's tenure successful, the "Blue Wall" of course, smart bets, tattoo bets, wedding tips and more.

We dug into our hot takes and yours — on Michigan State football's season-determining games, on MSU's quarterback battle and whether Payton Thorne winning the starting job at Auburn says anything about how Mel Tucker handled the QB situation, on a Detroit Free Press column that tackled that dynamic and stirred up deep-seated feelings about the "Blue Wall," on another reason Dantonio might have left when he did, and on the the Lions' Jameson Williams, the Tigers' future and more.

We answered your Twitter questions – on fears about Michigan State football recruiting, Mel Tucker's two coordinators, MSU's place in the new Big Ten, the Spartans' strengths this season, who we'd like to kick out of the Big Ten, what would be a successful season for the Lions, celebrity crushes and, to begin, what we're betting this weekend.