Couch and The Rube

By Graham Couch & Jason KnickSports Basketball Football

Couch and The Rube episodes

March 30 Ep. 1130: Hot Take Monday blues: MSU bows out of every NCAA tournament, while Michigan rolls on
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball and hockey bowing out of the NCAA tournament, one frustratingly but expectedly, the other in epic and crushing fashion, on where MSU hoops goes from here roster-wise, whether Tom Izzo will do what needs to be done, on Michigan's run in basketball and hockey and women's basketball, and that tough dynamic for MSU fans, and more.
2 hr 17 min
March 27 Ep. 1129: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball braces for UConn and Kevin McGonigle to the HOF
We answered your questions — on Michigan State basketball's matchup with UConn in the Sweet 16, the Big Ten's NCAA tournament, MSU hockey surviving its first NCAA tournament game, Kevin McGonigle's Tigers debut, travel mishaps, memorable spring break stories and more.
2 hr 15 min
March 25 Ep. 1128: A conversation with Steven Izzo, as MSU basketball gets set for the Sweet 16
We opened with a conversation with Steven Izzo, former MSU player and son of Tom, on this MSU basketball team, his relationship with the current players, playing for his dad, and a trip to Niagara Falls with Mark Dantonio. Then, what the North Carolina coaching opening could mean for Michigan and other fan bases, the infuriating NCAA hockey tournament, and best bets this weekend.
1 hr 1 min
March 23 Ep. 1127: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball rolls into the Sweet 16, which is a Big Ten party
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball, the Spartans' Sweet 16 matchup against Louisville, Trey Fort's emergence, Coen Carr's performance, the Big Ten in the NCAA tournament, MSU hockey's NCAA tournament draw, MSU women's hoops falling to Oklahoma, some inappropriate takes from The Rube, and more.
1 hr 51 min
March 20 Ep. 1126: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball advances without stress in the NCAA Tournament
We answered your questions about Michigan State's basketball team after the Spartans' NCAA tournament win over North Dakota State — on the game plan against Louisville, X-factors and keys, Denham Wojcik, Trey Fort, Jeremy Fears Jr., Carson Cooper and more, on lessons from Day 1 of NCAA tournament, the Pistons without Cade Cunningham, along with a couple stories worth telling, but no broken chairs.
2 hr 8 min
March 16 Ep. 1125: Hot Take Monday: Mixed thoughts on MSU basketball's NCAA tournament draw
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State's NCAA tournament draw, the selection committee, the Big Ten tournament, Purdue, Michigan, MSU hockey, hopes, fears, Jeremy Fears, Trey Fort, and more.
1 hr 42 min
March 12 Ep. 1124: Twitter Question Thursday: MSU basketball begins postseason play
We answered your questions — on Michigan State basketball, lineup decisions at point guard and elsewhere, the rematch the Spartans want most at the Big Ten tournament, the definition of "die trying" as Tom Izzo said he would do two years, on Michigan basketball, tampering, the Red Wings, life, staircases and more.
1 hr 44 min
March 09 Ep. 1123: Hot Take Monday: Varying opinions on MSU basketball's performance at Michigan
We dug into our takes and yours — on the Michigan State basketball team's performance and loss at Michigan, on the Spartans' two point guards (earmuffs, Denham Wojcik), on Izzo and roster construction, and MSU's NCAA tournament chances, on MSU hockey, the Red Wings, Lions and Pistons, and more.
1 hr 55 min
March 06 Ep. 1122: Twitter Question Friday: MSU hangs on against Rutgers, as rematch vs. Michigan looms
We answered your questions — on Michigan State basketball's win and escape against Rutgers and Tom Izzo's role in it, the looming matchup against Michigan, Jeremy Fears Jr. vs. Yaxel Lendeborg for Big Ten player of the Year, MSU's NCAA tournament seed and the Spartans' roster next season, on MSU hockey and women's basketball, the Pistons, Lions and Red Wings, what The Rube would say at Couch's funeral and more.
2 hr 1 min
March 04 Ep. 1121: Joe Rexrode on MSU basketball's NCAA tournament seeding and chances at a run
We opened with discussion Michigan State basketball's seniors heading into the Spartans home finale. Then a conversation with The Athletic's bracketologist and former MSU beat writer Joe Rexrode on the Spartans' most likely NCAA tournament seed, their chances of making a run, and whether Jeremy Fears Jr. or Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg deserves to be the Big Ten player of the year (21:00). Finally, we talk Tigers, Pistons and Lions at the end (56:00).
1 hr 12 min

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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…