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We answered your questions – on Michigan State basketball heading into Big Ten play, what this MSU team might still be missing, which players are the keys to contending, etc. (starting that conversation at 40:00). Before and after that, we answered questions about the Lions' game against the Vikings, what a loss would mean and how Jason would handle it, on the College Football Playoff, whether Arizona State got hosed, and whether these non-competitive games mean the format should be changed. Plus, a couple stories definitely worth telling. Happy New Year.

In our final show before the holidays, we answered your questions on Michigan State basketball, including lineup and playing time decisions and which players are primed for a big winter, on MSU football and the Spartans' transfer portal activity, on how to fix college sports, how to improve Spartan Stadium and more, including best and worst gifts. Plus, the classic story of Santa Rube.

We opened discussing Michigan State basketball's win over Oakland and what we learned from it. Then a conversation with The Athletic's Colton Pouncy on the Detroit Lions – what realistic hope remains for the No. 1 seed and a Super Bowl run and what it's like covering Dan Campbell and the Lions (13:00). Plus we picked the College Football Playoff first-round games and this week's NFL games with Harry Gagnon (35:00).

We dug into our takes and yours – on the optimism surrounding Michigan State basketball, the misery surrounding the Lions, the problems with the timing of the transfer portal window in college football, why one of us repeats bad takes over and over, and more.

We answered your questions on Michigan State basketball's chances to win a Big Ten title, on Jase Richardson, the center position, on MSU football, the Spartans' schedule, Thanksgiving weekend home games, and the transfer portal, on the Lions, Tigers, spending Christmas in prison, and more. Plus a visit from Andrew and Monica at Groovy Donuts.

We opened talking about Michigan State's 2025 football schedule, which was released Wednesday. Then a good conversation with former MSU beat writer Joe Rexrode (of The Athletic) on the College Football Playoff, the Big Ten and SEC, and MSU football and basketball (15:00). Plus, our football (and soccer) picks for this week with Harry Gagnon (39:00).

We dug into our takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball and why the Spartans look the program they were five years ago and whether it's real, on MSU football's ability to compete in the NIL space moving forward and the takeaways from an interview with Alan Haller, on the College Football Playoff selections and angst and what needs to be done to improve it, and on the big, bad, beautiful Detroit Lions.

We answered your questions on Michigan State football recruiting, the state of MSU's NIL collectives, MSU basketball after a win at Minnesota, the Lions, stadium troughs, Santa Rube and more.

We dug into our takes and yours – on the state of Michigan State's football team and program, on fans sitting through frigid conditions to watch bad teams, moronic columnist takes, on MSU basketball, Xavier Booker and the win over North Carolina, and on fears the Lions won't get the No. 1 seed and more.

In our final show until after Thanksgiving, we opened talking Michigan State basketball after the Spartans' survived Samford on Tuesday night. Then a good conversation with The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner on MSU football, Jonathan Smith, Indiana and Michigan football and the Lions (19:00). Followed by our college football and NFL picks with Harry (40:00). Plus, leftover listener hot takes from Monday on MSU football, hoops, life and more (1:06:00).

We dove into our takes and yours – on Michigan State's football team and program and the direction of things under Jonathan Smith, on MSU basketball coming out of the Bowling Green game, on the Lions trucking the Jaguars and what concerns still exists, on the Rube's life and storytelling and more.

We answered your questions on Michigan State basketball's starting and best lineups, on MSU football recruiting and the transfer portal after this season, on The Rube's grandma and vacation destinations and more.

We dug into our takes and yours – on what we learned from Michigan State basketball's loss to Kansas and impressions of MSU's team, on MSU football and a critical game at Illinois, on MSU football recruiting, on the Lions, the Pistons, the Tigers, Big Noon and bad columns. Then we picked this week's college football and NFL games with the great Harry Gagnon (1:46:00).

After tackling the mood of the day, we opened talking about what we learned from Michigan State basketball's season-opening win over Monmouth (beginning at 12:00). Then we picked this week's college football and NFL games with Harry Gagnon (21:00). Then answered your YouTube and Twitter questions on MSU football and basketball and more (48:00).

We dug into our takes and yours – on Michigan State football, concerns about the state of things after the 47-10 loss to Indiana, on Jonathan Smith, Alan Haller, on the Lions' rolling in the rain and more.

We answered your questions on Michigan State football, the game against Indiana, and MSU's response Michigan melee saga, on MSU basketball and concerns over what we saw against Ferris State, on the Lions trade needs, and life, including a couple stories worth telling, including the incredible tale of The Rube's "Aunt Karen".

We opened discussing the latest in the MSU-Michigan football melee saga, including the Big Ten's feckless response, before digging into a revealing performance by MSU's basketball team in an exhibition game against Ferris State (15:00). Then Detroit Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor joined us for a conversation on the MSU-Michigan football rivalry and the culture around it (25:00), followed by a great discussion with Indy Star Indiana football writer Zach Osterman on the unbeaten Hoosiers, how this all happened and their matchup this Saturday with the Spartans (41:00). Plus, our football picks for this week's games with Harry Gagnon (1:08:00).

We dug into our takes and yours – on Michigan State's loss to Michigan, the coaching performances, the melee at the end, how the media covered it, MSU's game against Indiana, the Lions, life advice and more.

We answered your Twitter and YouTube questions – on Michigan State's and Michigan's football teams and programs and Saturday's MSU/U-M matchup, on MSU basketball, dating advice and more.