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    Couch and The Rube

    Graham Couch and Jason Knick are a dynamic duo that get together every afternoon to discuss Michigan State and Big Ten football and men’s basketball, Detroit pro sports and the buzz nationally. The show is a fun, engaging, and thought-provoking all-in-one radio and podcast experience for the Michigan State, Michigan and Detroit sports fan whose assorted interests also might include the outrageous national story, sports gambling and life’s relatable predicaments. Hosts Graham Couch, a sports columnist at the Lansing State Journal, and Jason Knick, “The Rube,” bring you two hours a day of the topics and stories that grab you — often with your input and through insightful interviews with those who know the stories best.
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    Episodes (880)

    Ep. 892: Hot Take Monday

    Ep. 892: Hot Take Monday
    We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State's basketball team, Tom Izzo's approach and stubbornness, the center position, MSU's NCAA tournament hopes, the future of the program and more. Plus, discussion on the Wolverines, the Tigers, the Pistons, Zach Edey in the NBA and more.Â
    Couch and The Rube
    enMarch 11, 2024

    Ep. 891: Twitter Question Friday

    Ep. 891: Twitter Question Friday
    We answered your Twitter questions – on Michigan State basketball, whether this MSU team still has a chance to make a run and how, the program's future under Izzo and with the transfer portal, on MSU football, the Tigers, Big Ten football on Friday nights, life's predicaments and more.
    Couch and The Rube
    enMarch 08, 2024

    Ep. 890: MSU basketball's NCAA tournament chase and Brendan Quinn

    Ep. 890: MSU basketball's NCAA tournament chase and Brendan Quinn
    We opened talking about Michigan State basketball – MSU's senior night win over Northwestern, where the Spartans stand on the NCAA tournament bubble and whether this team has a chance to make a run, like others have. Then a good conversation with The Athletic's Brendan Quinn – on his story on Steven Izzo, how it came together, his life as reluctant national writer and his perceptions of Tom Izzo and MSU and Michigan's programs (24:00).
    Couch and The Rube
    enMarch 07, 2024

    Ep. 887: Hot Take Monday - on MSU basketball and Tom Izzo

    Ep. 887: Hot Take Monday - on MSU basketball and Tom Izzo
    We dug into our hot takes and yours – mostly on Michigan State basketball after Sunday's loss to Ohio State, on Tom Izzo, his future, on the decision not to bring Xavier Booker back in the game for the final 15 minutes, on the second-half rotations, this MSU team's postseason fate and more.
    Couch and The Rube
    enFebruary 26, 2024

    Ep. 885: Hot Take Monday

    Ep. 885: Hot Take Monday
    We dug into our hot takes and yours – on MSU basketball, changes at center, playing time for Jaxon Kohler, Xavier Booker and Coen Carr, the Spartans' NCAA tournament seeding, Gus Johnson and the blue wall and more.
    Couch and The Rube
    enFebruary 19, 2024

    Ep. 882: Hot Take Monday - on MSU basketball, the Super Bowl and more

    Ep. 882: Hot Take Monday - on MSU basketball, the Super Bowl and more
    We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball, what MSU's win over Illinois says about their ceiling, on A.J. Hoggard and Tom Izzo, why MSU is not on the NCAA tournament bubble, regardless of what you hear, on the Chiefs' Super Bowl win, the experience for Lions fans, on MSU hockey and football and more.
    Couch and The Rube
    enFebruary 12, 2024

    Ep. 881: Twitter Question Friday - a Michigan State basketball bonanza

    Ep. 881: Twitter Question Friday - a Michigan State basketball bonanza
    We answered your many, many Twitter questions – most of them on Michigan State basketball, the future of MSU's program under Izzo, what's fair to expect, whether the program will ever rise to elite status again, the hopes for the rest of this season and more. Plus, questions on MSU football, whatever the heck the Pistons are doing, the Lions, Super Bowl dishes, life and more. And, at the 88-minute mark, an interlude to talk Super Bowl lines and prop bets with the great Harry Gagnon, before more of your Twitter questions.
    Couch and The Rube
    enFebruary 09, 2024

    Ep. 880: Hot Take Monday

    Ep. 880: Hot Take Monday
    We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball, the keys to maximizing this MSU season, the futures of Xavier Booker and Jaxon Kohler, MSU football thoughts, a trade the Pistons should make, the Lions, Super Bowl bets and more.
    Couch and The Rube
    enFebruary 05, 2024

    Ep. 879: Twitter Question Thursday

    Ep. 879: Twitter Question Thursday
    We answered your Twitter questions – on Michigan State basketball, what this MSU team needs, the coaching, the rotation decisions, how this team compares to others in recent Spartan history, on MSU football and impressions of Jonathan Smith, on the health of MSU's athletic department, on U-M football and hoops, the Lions' future and more.
    Couch and The Rube
    enFebruary 01, 2024

    Ep. 878: Hot Takes – on the Lions and MSU basketball

    Ep. 878: Hot Takes – on the Lions and MSU basketball
    We dug into our hot takes and yours – beginning with a good conversation on the Lions after a heartbreaking loss in the NFC championship game, their future, our feelings, where criticism is warranted and more. Plus, lot of discussion on Michigan State basketball, Tom Izzo, the construction of the roster and more.
    Couch and The Rube
    enJanuary 30, 2024

    Ep. 873: Why MSU basketball is playing so well and Twitter questions

    Ep. 873: Why MSU basketball is playing so well and Twitter questions
    We opened digging into Michigan State basketball's win over Penn State and why the Spartans are playing so well. Then we picked the College Football Playoff national championship game and this week's key NFL games with Harry Gagnon (13:00). Plus we answered your Twitter questions (38:00) – on MSU hoops and football, the Lions and life, which led to a couple stories worth telling.
    Couch and The Rube
    enJanuary 05, 2024
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