Ryan and Tom ring in 2020 with an episode bursting at the seams - full recaps of Michigan State’s 27-21 New Era Pinstripe Bowl win over Wake Forest and Michigan’s 35-16 loss to Alabama in the VRBO Citrus Bowl, along with a breakdown of MSU Basketball’s impressive 76-56 victory over Illinois at Breslin Student Events Center on Thursday night. It all leads to the Spartans’ showdown at home this Sunday against Juwan Howard’s Wolverines, who will be playing without Isaiah Livers - due to a serious groin injury. What went right for Michigan State in their bowl triumph over the Demon Deacons, and what still needs to change going forward for Spartan football to be better than break-even in the win-loss column? Why can’t Jim Harbaugh recruit and develop his own ‘four-year program guy’ at quarterback, and where did Shea Patterson fall short against the Crimson Tide? Xavier Tillman breaks through with a monster performance against the Illini, is there more in store against Michigan this weekend? Can Marcus Bingham be the Dennis Rodman/John Salley type player who does all the little things like Kenny Goins did for MSU?