Couch and The Rube

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.