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Weekly discussion from the Lansing State Journal … Lansing, Michigan.
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 show is a fun, engaging, and thought-provoking all-in-one radio and podcast experience for the Michigan State, Michigan and Detroit sports fan whose assorted interests also might include the outrageous national story, sports gambling and life’s relatable predicaments. Hosts Graham Couch, a sports ...
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Greater Lansing Food Championship: A Lansing State Journal Podcast
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Greater Lansing Food Championship: A Lansing State Journal Podcast
Greater Lansing Food Championship: A Lansing State Journal Podcast
The Greater Lansing Food Championship, hosted by Lansing State Journal sportswriter Phil Friend, will be an annual food tournament determining the best of what Greater Lansing has to offer when it comes to food. In 2020, we did the best restaurant, won by Soup Spoon. In 2021, we’ll pick the best menu item to be found in Lansing’s restaurants via a 32-item knockout tournament. Phil will be joined by different State Journal staffers in each podcast to pick which food advances to the next round ...
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Indiana exposes some of Michigan State's flaws in 13-point win
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In the midst of a condensed schedule, the podcast returns following Michigan State's loss at Indiana on Sunday. Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press beat writer Chris Solari discuss the Spartans' 82-69 loss to the Hoosiers, including: MSU's inability to contain Trayce Jackson-Davis Mady Sissoko and Pierre Brooks' stru…
We dug into your Twitter questions – on Michigan State basketball, the future at center with Mady Sissoko, Jaxon Kohler and Carson Cooper, on Pierre Brooks, MSU's chances at an NCAA tournament run, on the Lions draft and Jared Goff, the Spartans' QB situation, how U-M is covered and more. Plus, we pick this week's NFL playoff games with Harry.…
We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball's changed ceiling and ability to reach the NCAA tournament if Malik Hall is out for a considerable length of time, on MSU's loss to Purdue, including how the game was called by the refs and how the Spartans' defended Zach Edey on the final possession, on Kirk Cousins and Jared Goff,…
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Ep. 781: How good is this MSU basketball team; Twitter questions; and our NFL playoff picks
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Off the top: What to make of MSU's basketball team after its win at Wisconsin, why the Spartans might be Big Ten contenders and what gives this team a chance. Then, our NFL playoff picks with Harry. Plus, answers to your Twitter questions – on MSU basketball, the future of the roster, how it compares to other recent MSU teams, the Spartan football …
We dug into our hot takes and yours – on the Lions' plowing over the Packers and Aaron Rodgers, on the bittersweet feelings from Sunday night, the hopes for the Lions future, on Michigan State's win over Michigan, the state of the team, A.J. Hoggard's development and more. Plus, a couple stories worth telling and another litteral mic drop.…
We dug into your Twitter questions – on Michigan State's matchup with Michigan, on guarding Hunter Dickinson and Dickinson's antics, on the freshman in MSU's program that'll have the best career, on Keon Coleman and Elijah Collins, on the Lions and hopes this weekend, marriage advice and more.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
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Ep. 778: MSU basketball preps for U-M; Elijah Collins hits the portal; Colton Pouncy on the Lions; and picking the games with Harry
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Off the top: We dug into Elijah Collins hitting the transfer portal and MSU basketball's win over Nebraska and looming matchup with Michigan. Then, a good conversation with The Athletic's Colton Pouncy on what he misses about the MSU beat, life covering the Lions and this Sunday's showdown with the Packers. Plus, we pick the NFL games and college f…
In our first show of 2023, we dug into our hot takes and yours – on the Lions' heading to Green Bay take down the Packers and Aaron Rodgers and the significance of the game for the organization and for Jared Goff, on MSU basketball heading into the teeth of Big Ten play (including a game Saturday against Michigan), on the Wolverines' blown opportun…
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Keon Coleman, Malik Hall and evaluating MSU football signing day
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After a month off, Spartan Speak returns! Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari have plenty to discuss with the MSU men's basketball season in full swing. They discuss Keon Coleman's decision to play basketball this year, Malik Hall's return after missing games due to a foot inju…
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Ep. 776: Twitter Question Holiday Edition
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In our final show of 2022, we dug into your Twitter questions — on MSU football's recruiting class, Mel Tucker's staff, Juwan Howard's future, Hunter Dickinson the antagonist, what Malik Hall's return will mean for MSU's lineup, whether Santa finally believes in the Lions, best and worst gifts we've received and given and more. Including, the story…
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Ep. 775: Ishbia buys the Suns; Nick Baumgardner on Lions, U-M and MSU football; and football picks with Harry
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We opened with the news on Mat Ishbia buying the NBA's Phoenix Suns and what it means for MSU's NIL treasure trove. Then, a great conversation with The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner on the Lions, Michigan and Michigan State football. Plus, our bowl game and NFL picks with Harry Gagnon.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
We dug into our hot takes and yours – on the latest happenings with MSU football recruiting and what it means, on all the emotions being stirred by the surging Detroit Lions, on MSU hoops, the fantastic World Cup final and more.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
We dug into your Twitter questions – on MSU football's recent recruiting surge and what to make of the latest commitments, on reasons to be both bullish and realistic on Spartan athletics, on the Lions' playoff chances and what we think of Jared Goff long-term, favorite Christmas movies, World Cup projections and more. Plus, we pick the NFL games, …
We dug into our hot takes and yours – on the sudden joy of being a Lions fan, their playoff chances and what to do with Jared Goff, on the state of Michigan State basketball, on Mel Tucker's relatively small MSU football recruiting class as signing day nears, and more.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
We dug into your Twitter questions – what to really make of MSU's basketball team, MSU football recruiting, on Spartan fans dealing with U-M's football success, Mazi Smith, hypocrisy, the Blue Curtain, updated World Cup picks and more. Plus, another actual mic drop.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
We dug into our hot takes and yours – on the state of Michigan State's basketball team, whether Izzo made mistakes in building this roster, what this MSU team can still become, why Michigan football's shot at a national title is adding to the Spartans' misery, the state of Mel Tucker's program, why the surging Lions and Jared Goff, man bras, flawed…
A 2-plus hour show (not 5 hours): We dug into your Twitter questions - on the Mazi Smith situation and the response from U-M and the county prosecutor, on Mel Tucker's future, on this MSU basketball team, its issues, potential and potential pitfalls, and more.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
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Ep. 768: Izzo's tunnel-gate response; what's next for MSU football and hoops; and our football picks
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We dug into Tom Izzo's response to the Big Ten's fine of MSU and reprimand of Michigan. Then talked MSU football — why a bowl game, at this point, isn't important, and what is important for the program moving forward. Later, we talk MSU hoops — what we learned at the PK85. Plus, we pick this week's football games with Harry Gagnon.…
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MSU football season (likely) ends, hoops at PK85, latest in U-M tunnel fight
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After traveling to State College and Portland, respectively, Chris and Graham are back for the latest episode of Spartan Speak. They discuss the Michigan State football team's loss to Penn State, likely a season-ender with a 5-7 record, the basketball team's performance at the PK85 tournament in Portland against Alabama, Oregon and Portland, and th…
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Ep. 767: Thanksgiving Special - Brendan Quinn on MSU and Big Ten hoops and picking the games with Harry
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A good conversation on Michigan State hoops and Big Ten basketball with The Athletic's Brendan Quinn, after we pick this week's college football and NFL games with Harry (and talk about our World Cup bets).By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
We dug into our hot takes and yours – on Michigan State football's loss to Indiana, what it says about Mel Tucker and his staff, Spartan basketball's win over Villanova, the Lions playing meaningful football on Thanksgiving, and moreBy Graham Couch & Jason Knick
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Mady Sissoko's rise continues as MSU basketball beats Kentucky
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Things are looking up for the Michigan State basketball team after the Spartans beat Kentucky in double overtime, thanks in large part to Malik Hall's dunks at the end of regulation and the first overtime. But the biggest revelation has been the emergence of third-year player Mady Sissoko, who's becoming a force in the paint. Graham and Chris also …
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Ep. 765: Reaction to MSU's win over Kentucky; MSU-Indiana preview, football picks and Twitter questions
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Off the top: We dug into MSU's win over Kentucky in the Champions Classic and what to make of the Spartans. Then we pick this week's NFL and college football games with Harry Gagnon, before we preview MSU's football game against Indiana with the Indy Star's Zach Osterman. Plus, your Twitter questions (before and after the Osterman conversation)…
We dug into our hot takes and yours – on MSU's showing against Gonzaga, Mady Sissoko's emergence, the backup center issue, the value of an MSU football bowl game, Payton Thorne, John U. Bacon's blog, real hope for the Lions and more.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
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MSU basketball secures No. 3 recruiting class, plus the latest in the MSU-Michigan tunnel skirmish
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Wednesday was National Signing Day for college basketball, and all four of Michigan State's commits - Xavier Booker, Jeremy Fears, Coen Carr and Gehrig Normand - sent in their letters of intent, meaning coach Tom Izzo has secured the nation's No. 3 recruiting class for 2023, according to 247Sports. Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couc…
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Ep. 763: MSU football and basketball developments; Twitter questions; and our football picks
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We dug into the latest on the MSU-Michigan tunnel skirmish as lawyers get involved, and talked Michigan State hoops and what we saw from the Spartans in their open. Then Harry Gagnon joined us to pick the college football and NFL games. Plus, Twitter questions.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
We dug into our hot takes and yours – on MSU's win over Illinois, what it said about the program, on the late-game clock management decisions, on Xavier Henderson, the Lions beating Aaron Rodgers, MSU basketball, U-M football and more.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
e dug into your Twitter questions – on the MSU football tunnel fallout, Michigan's culpability, what's left for the Spartans this season, on MSU hoops, the roster and rotation, expectations at the center spot and more.By Graham Couch & Jason Knick
