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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 Michiga...
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Ep. 1078: Hot Take Monday: Pitchforks after an MSU football mess at Nebraska
We dug into our takes and yours — largely on Michigan State football after a mess of a loss at Nebraska, and concerns about Jonathan Smith's tenure as...

Ep. 1077: Twitter Question Friday
We answered your questions — on Michigan State football's chances against Nebraska and the program's outlook long-term, on MSU basketball and what nat...

Ep. 1076: Previewing MSU football at Nebraska; Izzo lands a recruit; our football picks with Harry
We opened talking about Tom Izzo and MSU basketball's latest recruit, Julius Avent. Then a conversation with longtime Nebraska columnist Steven Sipple...

Ep. 1075: Hot Take Monday: An MSU and Big Ten football, Tigers, Lions and Ryder Cup bonanza
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football and what the weekend in the Big Ten said about the Spartans, on short- and long-term conc...

Ep. 1074: Twitter Question Thursday: Tough questions for MSU football and the Tigers
We answered your questions — on Michigan State football and whether the program is capable of returning to prominence, on Jonathan Smith and Joe Rossi...

Ep. 1073: Hot Take Monday: MSU football frustrations and Tigers historic hell
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football, MSU's defense, Jonathan Smith and Joe Rossi and more coming off a loss at USC, on Michig...

Ep. 1072: Previewing MSU football at USC with the LA Times' Ryan Kartje; and Twitter questions
We opened with a conversation with LA Times USC beat writer Ryan Kartje on USC football and Michigan State's matchup with the Trojans on Saturday nigh...

Ep. 1071: Hot Take Monday: MSU football's vibes pointing down, Lions' vibes back up
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football and concerns about MSU's team and coaching (and injuries) heading into Big Ten play, abou...

Ep. 1070: Twitter Question Friday: MSU football, the Tigers, Lions and worst fan interactions
We answered your questions – on Michigan State football and what's important for the Spartans to get out of this week's game, on Michigan football, on...

Ep. 1069: Previewing MSU football vs. Youngstown State, talkin' MSU hoops and AP poll hysteria
We opened with a conversation with Youngstown State football writer Neel Madhavan ahead of the Penguins' game at Michigan State (6:00). Then what's be...

Ep. 1068: Hot Take Monday: MSU football joy, U-M football and Lions misery
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football's 42-40 overtime win over Boston College, what the win meant and what we learned about MS...

Ep. 1067: Twitter Questions; previewing MSU football vs. BC; and this week's football picks
We opened with our college football and NFL picks against the spread for this week with Harry, including the MSU and Michigan games and our best bets...

Ep. 1066: Hot Take Labor Day: How we feel about MSU football after the Spartans' opener
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football after its season-opening win over Western Michigan, on the play of Aidan Chiles, the offe...

Ep. 1065: Twitter Questions: How to evaluate MSU football in its opener vs. WMU
We answered your questions — on Michigan State football heading into Friday night's opener, on MSU basketball, on the early moves by AD J Batt, on the...

Ep. 1064: MSU AD J Batt's media roundtable; previewing MSU-WMU football; and Week 1 picks with Harry
We opened discussing MSU athletic director J Batt's roundtable with reporters Wednesday on a number of issues — NIL, MSU's resources, what to do with...

Ep. 1063: Hot Take Monday: MSU football hopes and concerns as the seasons begins
We dug into our takes and yours on Michigan State football hopes, predictions and concerns heading into the season opener, on perceptions of Michigan...

Ep. 1062: Twitter Questions: MSU football predictions; and who's weirder, Couch or Harbaugh?
We answered your questions on Michigan State's football team, expectations and predictions for MSU players and season wins, on MSU basketball, the fut...

Ep. 1061: Shawn Windsor on Michigan football's punishment, MSU basketball and the Tigers
Detroit Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor joined us for a conversation on Michigan football's NCAA punishment and his column on it, whether the Tiger...

Ep. 1060: Hot Take Monday: MSU football, Michigan and the NCAA, CMU and the devil
We dug into our takes and yours on Michigan State's football team as the opener nears, on Michigan football's NCAA punishment and shame (or lack there...

Ep. 1059: Twitter Question Friday: What to make of the NCAA's punishment of Michigan football
We reacted to the NCAA's punishment of Michigan's football program, Jim Harbaugh, Connor Stalions and Co., and answered your questions on the NCAA and...

Ep. 1058: A conversation with GFed on 100 stadiums in 100 days, and best bets with Harry
A conversation with Garrett Fedewa, better known as GFed, for his videos trying to find his way into stadiums and stay as long as he can after games....

Ep. 1057: Hot Take Monday: MSU football as the season nears, the Tigers, Lions, and people watching
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football and the state of the defense and other areas, on MSU basketball's need for go-to players...

Ep. 1056: Twitter Questions: MSU football and basketball, Lions' injuries and Tigers' playoff hopes
We answered your questions on Michigan State football and basketball, the Lions' injuries, the Tigers make the players, media stories being ignore and...

Ep. 1055: Hot Take Tuesday: MSU football, the Tigers, and why Couch is a Rube
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football and Joe Rossi's comments about MSU's receivers, on the Spartans' schedule and how much of...

Ep. 1054: Twitter Question Friday: MSU football, CMU's punishment and the Tigers' trade deadline
We answered your questions on Michigan State football, position groups of intriguing, what-ifs in program and MSU history, on CMU and proper punishmen...

Ep. 1053: MSU football camp takes and Scott Dochterman on the Big Ten and college football
We opened with our takes on Michigan State football after the first day of fall camp — including on Aidan Chiles, the backup QB situation and the good...

Ep. 1052: Hot Take Monday: MSU and Michigan football season win totals and MSU basketball recruiting
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball and the addition of Carlos Medlock Jr., on MSU and Michigan football season win totals,...

Ep. 1051: Twitter Question Friday: MSU football, basketball, the Tigers' despair and the Blue Wall
We answered your questions on Michigan State football and what to make of what came out of Big Ten media days, on season-win totals, on MSU basketball...

Ep. 1050: Hot Take Monday: MSU football, hoops, hockey, Tigers, Tiger vs. Scheffler and U-M football
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football, basketball and hockey, including the addition of a massive new recruit, and on the Tiger...

Ep. 1049: Twitter Questions: MSU football expectations, Aidan Chiles vs. Bryce Underwood and more
We answered your questions about minimum expectations for Michigan State football in Year 2 under Jonathan Smith, on MSU basketball, coverage of Michi...

MSU basketball developments, Chris Castellani on the Tigers, and British Open bets
We open talking Michigan State basketball, including on Carson Cooper's 3-point shooting and the player and person Trey Fort could be for the Spartans...

Ep. 1047: Hot Take Monday: MSU football and hoops, the Tigers' slide and U-M football
We returned from vacation, digging into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football and likely wins and pivotal games, and MSU basketball and the...

Ep. 1046: Twitter Questions: MSU basketball, Jase Richardson in the NBA and MSU football recruiting
In our final show until mid-July, we answered your questions — on Jase Richardson's fit with the NBA's Orlando Magic, on Michigan State's basketball t...

Ep. 1045: MSU basketball at the Moneyball Pro-Am and talkin' Tigers with Cody Stavenhagen
We opened with a conversation and takeaways on Michigan State's basketball team — Coen Carr, Cam Ward and more — after opening night at the Moneyball...

Ep. 1044: Hot Take Monday: MSU football recruiting momentum, an MSU basketball injury and the Tigers
We dug into our takes and yours – on MSU basketball after the Kaleb Glenn injury, MSU football's surge in recruiting, what the Tigers should do to sol...

Ep. 1043, Part 2: Twitter Questions: MSU basketball hopes, MSU football and the Tigers
In the second of a two-part podcast, we answered your questions on MSU basketball, including an injury to a big man and hopes for Kur Teng, on MSU foo...

Ep. 1043, Part 1: Twitter Questions: MSU football vibes and recruiting, and the Blue Wall
In the first of a two-part podcast, we answered your questions on Michigan State football and changing vibes and recruiting, on Jonathan Smith expecta...

Ep. 1042: Talkin' MSU athletics and the Tigers with Shawn Windsor; U.S. Open bets with Harry
A conversation with Detroit Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor on MSU athletics and football after the hire of athletic director J Batt, on Michigan v...

Ep. 1041: Hot Take Monday: How the House Settlement impacts MSU football and athletics
We dug into our takes and yours – on how the House vs. the NCAA settlement impacts MSU athletics, on MSU's football roster, on the proper NCAA punishm...

Ep. 1040: Twitter Question Friday: What will J Batt's impact be on MSU football and athletics
We answered your questions on the priorities and initial impressions of new Michigan State athletic director J Batt, on his influence on Jonathan Smit...