The Only Podcast - A Michigan State University Sports Podcast

By John Kirby, BleavSports Basketball Football

The Only Podcast - A Michigan State University Sports Podcast episodes

January 15, 2025 We Are So Back - The Only Podcast (1-14-25)
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College football playoff things that made us laugh and chomping at the bit for the coaching carousel get going.
37-fin
How serious is MSU hoops this year? What still has to happen to take them seriously? Many more tests to pass, but currently acing each quiz since December.

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1 hr 29 min
December 18, 2024 The Sara(h) Pod Is So BACK - The Only Podcast (12-18-24)
0:00 - 2:00
We're back and other MSU sports
2:00 - 31:00
MSU Basketball Update - Our Version
31:00 - 39:20
B1G Basketball Takes
39:20 - 55:37
FRAUD RANKINGS
55:37
COMMERCIAL BREAK (we think)
55:45 - 1:08:52
RIP MSU Football 2024
1:08:52 - End
CFP/Bowl Talk

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1 hr 17 min
December 11, 2024 Hoops Program Back? A DEBATE - The Only Podcast (12-11-24)
0 - 21
Football program gut check. Where are they and what has to happen to get MSU to where they want to be for Year 2 under Jonathan Smith. BTW... what does an ideal Jonathan Smith team look like...?
21 - 1:06
CFP preview! Did the committee get it right? A game by game preview. Who can actually win it all? Which CFP coaches are on the hot seat???
1:06 - Fin
Hoops December growth spurt. Recapping the last three wins and we are proud, but we show restraint. How high can this team climb?
P.S. The Sara(h)s Holiday Episode next week!!! Happy Holidays!

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1 hr 42 min
November 27, 2024 Maui Waui - The Only Podcast (11-27-24)
0 - 37
Steven Izzo living his best life, recapping Maui's first two games, and we are NAMING NAMES. Your co-hosts have a nit to pick with MSU Hoop rotations.
37 - 50
beating purdue did not feel as good as it needed to
50 - 1:16
Recapping the College Football national and B1G slates. Have we considered EVERYONE is a fraud?
1:16 - 1:33
Previewing the chaos scenarios across the country going into this Feast/Rivalry week.
1:33 - Fin
Beat Rutgers, Jonathan Smith. Figure it out.

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1 hr 38 min
November 20, 2024 That was Illannoying... Oh look, hoops wins! - The Only Podcast (11-20-24)
Losing @ Illinois? Ok. Losing by 24? Not ok.
Reviewing the carnage of CFP chaos both within the B1G and Nationally.
Previewing a hectic week to come. Hot seats abound and new B1G members may be entering the Cignetti sweepstakes...
MSU vs. Purdue preview. If MSU loses, we need to have some very difficult conversations in Year 0. If MSU wins, postseason remains on the table (this is a mandatory).
MSU Women's hoops shout-outs, Bowling Green postmortem, and live reaction to the win over a FRISKY Samford program. Oh and a Maui Invitational preview!

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1 hr 45 min
November 13, 2024 It Is Officially TWO SPORT SZN - The Only Podcast (11-13-24)
0 - 38
Unpacking the loss to Kansas by playing the classic game, "good cop, bad cop, sad cop, reflective cop, and hopeful cop."
38 - 1:00
Whoooooole lot of shenanigans took place in college football this past weekend and we dissect it all
1:00 - 1:29
Previewing a bit of an underwhelming national and B1G slate, but these are the exact types of weeks that bring out the most chaos.
1:29 - Fin
Previewing Illinois and we're looking for some real reasons to believe in the ceiling of this coaching staff.

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1 hr 46 min
November 07, 2024 Basketball? Basketball. (but also football) - The Only Podcast (11-7-24)
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Recapping the Indiana DEBACLE and managing expectations moving forward (they should not change)
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Recapping the biggest national games and all the B1G results. We have some WARM to HOT seats in this conference.
57-1:12
Previewing the biggest national games, CFP contenders on the periphery and what we expect from a loaded B1G Saturday slate.
1:12-Fin
Hoops! Reviewing the 81-57 win over Monmouth. What we liked, what we still need to see, and what we expect in the Champions Classic vs. Kansas

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1 hr 33 min
October 31, 2024 Spartans Seek Spittoon - The Only Podcast (10-30-24)
Unnecessary College Football 25 Dynasty Updates
Paul Bunyan Trophy Game Rewind
Reviewing our favorite national/B1G games of the weekend
National / B1G Slate Preview
MSU vs Indiana football Preview
HOOPS ARE BACK!
We review the roster, new faces, non-conference schedule, and discuss the team's floor and ceiling.

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2 hr 19 min
October 22, 2024 Black Hawk(eyes) Down & WELCOME TO HATE WEEK - The Only Podcast (10-22-24)
Usually you don't win games kicking field goals, but playing Iowa isn't most games. Is this the new look Spartan offense or was this fool's gold. We weigh in.
We are ready to say a dynasty died(!), and who else has fallen in to the dreaded tier or "unserious program" (ahem, USC and Oklahoma...).
Previewing the week ahead it's time to bring "Playoff Vandy," "Playoff Pitt," and "#4 seed Iowa State" into your vernacular. We're sorry.
Jonathan Smith and ~60 players are introduced to the MSU-UofM rivalry. Are they ready to, as MSU has in the past, will themselves to victory fueled by HATE?

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2 hr 12 min
October 17, 2024 Basketball. Is. Back. Ish. - The Only Podcast (10-16-24)
Hoop In The Yoop. Running through the entire roster's performance in the first exhibition game because we are sickos.
Reviewing the past week of college football aka, here's the weirdest stuff we could find. Making the case for Utah's QB to take on an 8th year of college or hit indeed.com, Army/Navy playoff scenarios, and rule changes mid-season.
Previewing the LOADED slate this week, some spread picks off the beaten path, and a litany of "program check" games for B1G teams, including your MSU Spartans...
Speaking of! Iowa is on the clock in a homecoming tilt in East Lansing. Field position battle and first to 20 wins? Special Teams could very well decide this matchup, good news for Spartan fans.

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1 hr 44 min