The Sleepers Podcast

The Sleepers discuss: 
- winners and losers from the first weekend
- Michigan State's frustrating early exit
- Michigan's victory against LSU
- An apology for #FadeThePac12
- Previewing the Sweet 16 games
- Final Four predictions

The Sleepers go game by game, previewing the matchups of the NCAA Tournament and pick who will win it all.  Carter wins many coin flip face-offs.

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The Sleepers discuss: 
- the newly open Sleepers Shop (1:30)
- the 3 things on their wish list for March (6:30)

Drew Valentine joins the show (19:30) to discuss:
- early signs that this Loyola team could be great (20:50)
- comparisons to 2018's Final Four team (24:00)
- Cameron Krutwig and Lucas Williamson's development (27:25)
- how Loyola built the #1 ranked defense in the country (33:50)
- Loyola no longer surprising people (40:00)
- Clayton Custer's new role and impact with the Loyola program (44:45)
- who would win between 2018 and 2021 Loyola (48:00)
- What it's like to interact with Sister Jean (50:45)
- Drew's most special moments of his career (55:15)
- Drew's favorite Drake song and album (59:15)

The Sleepers discuss: 
- Michigan State is headed to the Big Dance (1:00​)
- Eli Brooks' injury and what it means for Michigan going forward (5:05)
- G vents about Michigan fans saying "they had nothing to play for" (8:00)
- G apologizes to Illinois fans (9:40)

Matt Costello joins the show (20:57​) to discuss:
- takeaways from MSU's win against Michigan (21:55)
- MSU's physicality and the mentality of a rivalry game (23:00)
- MSU's four center rotation and the development of their centers (26:15)
- dealing with expectations from MSU fans (27:45)
- Izzo's coaching style and relationships with players (30:00)
- is "Mr. March" a real thing? (33:55)
- a potential tournament matchup for MSU  with Baylor or Gonzaga for MSU (36:25)
- Matt's best "starting five" from his MSU playing days (40:53)
- The Michigan player that Matt hated playing against the most (43:12)
- Is Michigan as a program soft?  (46:00)
- where Matt is playing now (47:30)

The Sleepers discuss: 
- why they can't seem to get an MSU player to join the podcast (1:50)
- twitter drama with Illinois, Gonzaga and Michigan fans (3:45)
- the Gonzaga vs. Michigan for #1 overall conversation (5:30)
- words for the Fake Tough Guy Illinois fans (10:00)
- a HUGE week for the Michigan State Spartans (10:50)
- giving Tom Izzo "credit" (13:35)
- pouring one out for Dan Dakich's twitter account (17:45)

Ant Wright joins the show (24:50) to discuss:
- the many ways Michigan basketball can beat you (28:00)
- live reactions to Nebraska beating Rutgers (29:40)
- the best centers in the Big Ten (31:30)
- MSU's path to making the NCAA Tournament (33:45)
- Izzo's "fatigue" comments (38:45)
- Delusional Illinois fans on twitter (45:00)
- The Michigan vs. Michigan State matchup (55:00)
- Predictions for Michigan this week (1:01:30)
- Learning what the MSU rivalry meant (1:02:45)
- The MSU player who most annoyed Ant (1:05:00)
- Ant's Michigan starting five from his playing career (1:09:25)

The Sleepers re-unite with David Klein aka "DK" from Spartan Hoops to discuss Enoch Boakye's surprise decommitment from Michigan State, what it means for next year's team, where the panic meter should be at for Spartan fans, priorities for Tom Izzo and staff this offseason, Michigan's return to play, the direction of Juwan Howard's program, and Luka Garza vs. Ayo Dosunmu for Player of the Year awards.

The Sleepers debate their picks Super Bowl prop bets, introduce their FREE contest to win a $200 gift card to 19nine.com, and make a bet with each other on who can turn $1000 fake dollars into more money off prop bets after Super Bowl Sunday.

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The Sleepers are joined by Packy from The Spectators Collective to discuss: - Michigan State's abysmal return to play (2:43)
- is MSU's record reflective of their talent? (10:20)
- lineup issues (15:58)
- Rocket Watts' continued struggles (18:54)
- a creative way for MSU to keep their tournament streak alive (24:01)
- Packy's state championship at Lansing Catholic (27:41)
- the early stages of Packy's music career (31:28)
- Packy's best music memories (42:14)
- starting The Specktators Collective (49:00)
- new content beyond music from Packy (53:45)
- answer questions from listeners (57:39)
- what is the best Drake song/album?  (1:03:25)

The Sleepers discuss Michigan's incoming 2-week shut down (0:15), introduce Duncan Smith (10:45), Jerami Grant vs. Christian Wood (16:45), grades for Troy Weaver thus far (20:30), the status of Sekou Doumbouya (31:05), why is Blake Griffin playing so many minutes (36:04), belief in the rookie class going forward (40:00) and play a game of NBA Buy or Sell (46:30).