Couch and The Rube
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Couch and The Rube
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 Michiga...
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Ep. 1124: Twitter Question Thursday
We answered your questions — on Michigan State basketball, lineup decisions at point guard and elsewhere, the rematch the Spartans want most at the Bi...
Ep. 1123: Hot Take Monday: Varying opinions on MSU basketball's performance at Michigan
We dug into our takes and yours — on the Michigan State basketball team's performance and loss at Michigan, on the Spartans' two point guards (earmuff...
Ep. 1122: Twitter Question Friday: MSU hangs on against Rutgers, as rematch vs. Michigan looms
We answered your questions — on Michigan State basketball's win and escape against Rutgers and Tom Izzo's role in it, the looming matchup against Mich...
Ep. 1121: Joe Rexrode on MSU basketball's NCAA tournament seeding and chances at a run
We opened with discussion Michigan State basketball's seniors heading into the Spartans home finale. Then a conversation with The Athletic's bracketol...
Ep. 1120: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball and changing hopes; and Fears vs. Yaxel for Big Ten POY
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball after wins at Indiana and Purdue, on Kur Teng, Jaxon Kohler, best lineups and changing...
Ep. 1119: Twitter Question Friday: Michigan State basketball shows us something at Purdue
We answer your questions — on Michigan State basketball after the Spartans' win at Purdue, on emerging players and struggling ones, lineup decisions,...
Ep. 1118: MSU basketball faces pivotal test at Purdue; and Omari Sankofa on the Pistons
We opened with a discussion on Michigan State basketball and MSU's critical matchup with Purdue. Then Detroit Free Press writer Omari Sankofa joined u...
Ep. 1117: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball, Michigan hoops and loads of angst
We dug into our takes and yours on Michigan State basketball, lineups, concerns, Jordan Scott and Coen Carr, and next season, on Michigan basketball,...
Ep. 1116: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball, Izzo's approach, and Dusty and the Wolverines
We answered your questions on Michigan State basketball, Tom Izzo's approach to roster building, Spartan Ventures and MSU's NIL approach, MSU football...
Ep. 1115: Ant Wright on MSU, Michigan and Big Ten basketball; and Mick Cronin is a baby
We opened with a discussion on Michigan State basketball's win over UCLA on Tuesday night and what can be taken from it, including Mick Cronin's asini...
Ep. 1114: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball frustrations, the rolling Wolverines, and Izzo vs. Dusty
We dug into our hot takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball, MSU's ceiling this season and frustrations with this team and Tom Izzo, on Michiga...
Ep. 1113: Cody Stavenhagen on the Tigers; and Twitter questions with a stoned Rube on MSU basketball
A good conversation with The Athletic's Cody Stavenhagen on the Detroit Tigers — the recent signings of Framber Valdez and Justin Verlander, on Tarik...
Ep. 1112: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball beats Illinois; and a Super Bowl within the Lions' reach
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball after MSU's win over Illinois, the discourse surrounding Jeremy Fears Jr., the Spartans...
Ep. 1111: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball's annual swoon and point guard problems
We answered your questions on Michigan State basketball, on Jeremy Fears Jr.'s on-court antics, on Divine Ugochukwu's injury and MSU's situation at po...
Ep. 110: Hot Take Monday
We opened with sound bytes from a a testy Tom Izzo at his press conference Monday, before digging into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketb...
Ep. 1109: Reacting to MSU basketballs loss to Michigan
We spent 30 minutes talking MSU basketball after the Spartans' loss to Michigan on Friday night — why it happened the way it did, the impact of having...
Ep. 1108: Twitter Question Friday: Izzo's mom vs. Kur Teng, MSU basketball and winning the Big Ten
We answered your questions on Michigan State basketball, on the Kur Teng/Tom Izzo's mom viral Izzo clip, on what it'll take for MSU to win the Big Ten...
Ep. 1107: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball Out West, NFL playoffs, Tigers and another broken chair
We dug into our takes and yours on Michigan State basketball's performance at Washington, on what Jeremy Fears Jr. is becoming, Coen Carr's struggles,...
Ep. 1106: Jeff Kohler on MSU basketball, NFL Playoff and CFP picks, and Twitter questions
We opened with a good conversation with noted MSU basketball parent Jeff Kohler, father of the Spartans' Jaxon Kohler — on this MSU team, Jaxon's deve...
Ep. 1105: Hot Take Monday: Big stretch for MSU basketball, U-M loses and the Lions-less NFL playoffs
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball, the rotation and the week ahead, on Michigan basketball's first loss, on the Lions-les...
Ep. 1104: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball's lineup and ceiling; MSU football in the portal
We answered your questions — on Michigan State basketball, Coen Carr and the freshmen, Jaxon Kohler's NBA prospects, and Paul Davis' apology, on MSU f...
Ep. 1103: Hot Take Tuesday: MSU and Michigan basketball insights, and MSU football and SD4L
We opened 2026 by digging into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball, from Coen Carr to Denham Wojcik, on the juggernaut that is Michigan...
Ep. 1102: Hot Take Festivus: MSU basketball and football, Lions misery, U-M football, and Santa Rube
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball's start and concerns that remain, on MSU football's offensive coordinator hire, on the...
Ep. 1101: Twitter Questions: MSU football hires, MSU basketball's shooting guard, and U-M in turmoil
We answered your questions on Michigan State basketball, the shooting guard position, rotation changes coming, Big Ten hoops, MSU football and coachin...
Ep. 1100: Hump Day
We opened with a discussion on Michigan State basketball and what's going to happen at the shooting guard position and how that impacts the backup poi...
Ep. 1099: Hot Take Monday: Michigan football's mess, MSU basketball's Divine hope, and the Lions
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State's basketball team and the shooting guard position, on Michigan football's mess and coverage post-S...
Ep. 1098: Twitter Questions: Michigan football's mess, the Blue Wall, Max Bullough & MSU basketball
We answered your questions on Michigan football's mess, Sherrone Moore, the ever-present Blue Wall, Max Bullough's return to Michigan State football,...
Ep. 1097: Talkin' MSU's Pat Fitzgerald, College Football Playoff mess, Tigers and Scott Harris angst
We opened with a conversation on how real and scary Michigan basketball might be. Then a conversation with NBC Sports' Nicole Auerbach on the College...
Ep. 1096: Hot Take Monday: An MSU basketball, football and College Football Playoff bonanza
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball after its loss to Duke and concerns and lack of concern going forward, on MSU football...
Ep. 1095: Twitter Question Friday: 401 million answers on MSU football and basketball
We answered your questions on Michigan State football, basketball and athletics — on the $401 billion donation from Greg and Dawn Williams, on why MSU...
Ep. 1094: Pat Fitzgerald arrives at MSU with vigor and MSU basketball keeps rolling
We opened with a discussion on Pat Fitgerald's introductory press conference at Michigan State and the initial impression he made, followed by our tho...
Ep. 1093: Hot Take Monday: Jonathan Smith is out, Pat Fitzgerald in as MSU's football coach
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State firing Jonathan Smith and the hiring of Pat Fitzgerald as football coach, on MSU basketball, who J...
Ep. 1092: Hot Take Sunday: MSU football pain and coaching flubs; and the Lions live on (sort of)
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football, a frustrating loss to Iowa, Jonathan Smith's future, what J Batt might be thinking, MSU...
Ep. 1091: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball's changed ceiling; MSU football's future
We answered your questions — on Michigan State basketball and what MSU's win over Kentucky means for the season, on MSU football and Jonathan Smith, t...
Ep. 1090: Hot Take Monday: MSU football fury, Lions angst, and MSU basketball recruiting happiness
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State football, the NCAA penalties, Jonathan Smith, J Batt, Alan Haller, etc., on Lions angst and Jared...
Ep. 1089: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball improves the vibes, as does Dan Campbell the play caller
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State basketball after MSU's win over Arkansas, on the notable positives and concerns (at shooting guard...
Ep. 1088: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball's prognosis and big MSU football decisions
We answered your questions — on Michgian State basketball, lineup decisions, the prognosis for this MSU season and the addition of new recruit Jasiah...
Ep. 1087: MSU basketball lands an important recruit; and Nick Baumgardner on the Lions, MSU football
We opened with a conversation on new Michigan State basketball commitment Jasiah Jervis and what landing him means to MSU's program. Then a conversati...
Ep. 1086: Hot Take Monday: Michigan State football's future and Detroit Lions concerns
We dug into our takes and yours — on Michigan State's football program and future, on Jonathan Smith, on MSU accepting CMU's apology, on the Lions and...
Ep. 1085: Twitter Question Thursday: MSU football's future and MSU basketball's present
We answered your questions on Michigan State football, the coaching situation, the game at Minnesota, the program's NIL resources, on MSU basketball a...