We dug into our takes and yours – on Michigan State's win over Illinois and what we're learning about this MSU basketball team, on the Izzone, on the Lions' heartache and trolling, snarky, tweeting columnists postgame, and on Jared Goff.

We answered your questions – on Michigan State basketball and whether we've overhyped MSU's return to glory, on best lineups, Frankie Fidler, Jeremy Fears Jr., and facing Illinois, on Michigan basketball and Big Ten hoops, MSU football, the Lions' preferred opponent, cottage cheese tubs and more. Plus, we picked the divisional round NFL playoff games and the College Football Playoff championship game with Harry (1:10.00), and then when back to more listener questions, some really good stuff at the end (1:28:00).

We dug into our takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball, on Jeremy Fears Jr. and what he could be for MSU's program, on the reasons the Spartans are winning as they are and our revamped expectations for them, on the NFL playoffs and the Lions' matchup with the Commanders, on MSU football recruiting, the College Football Playoff and more, including, of course, David Muir.

We answered your questions – on Michigan State basketball, how this team compares to other enjoyable MSU teams, the Spartans' outside shooting and ceiling and place in the Big Ten, on MSU football's recruiting class and near-term future, on the Lions and what statues would be built if they won a Super Bowl, on the College Football Playoff and more.

A conversation on Michigan State basketball and what to make of this MSU team with Eric Larson from the podcast "The Final Four is not on the schedule" (17:00). Plus, our College Football Playoff semifinal and NFL Playoff wildcard picks with Harry (40:00).

We dug into our takes and yours – on the Lions' win over the Vikings for the No. 1 seed, on Aaron Glenn and Alex Anzalone, on Michigan State basketball, the win over Ohio State, MSU's big men and realistic chances of making a run this year, and whether this is actually a "two-year group" (not my words this time, and on MSU hockey at Wrigley Field, Cade Cunningham, the College Football Playoff and more.

We answered your questions – on Michigan State basketball heading into Big Ten play, what this MSU team might still be missing, which players are the keys to contending, etc. (starting that conversation at 40:00). Before and after that, we answered questions about the Lions' game against the Vikings, what a loss would mean and how Jason would handle it, on the College Football Playoff, whether Arizona State got hosed, and whether these non-competitive games mean the format should be changed. Plus, a couple stories definitely worth telling. Happy New Year.

In our final show before the holidays, we answered your questions on Michigan State basketball, including lineup and playing time decisions and which players are primed for a big winter, on MSU football and the Spartans' transfer portal activity, on how to fix college sports, how to improve Spartan Stadium and more, including best and worst gifts. Plus, the classic story of Santa Rube.

We opened discussing Michigan State basketball's win over Oakland and what we learned from it. Then a conversation with The Athletic's Colton Pouncy on the Detroit Lions – what realistic hope remains for the No. 1 seed and a Super Bowl run and what it's like covering Dan Campbell and the Lions (13:00). Plus we picked the College Football Playoff first-round games and this week's NFL games with Harry Gagnon (35:00).

We dug into our takes and yours – on the optimism surrounding Michigan State basketball, the misery surrounding the Lions, the problems with the timing of the transfer portal window in college football, why one of us repeats bad takes over and over, and more.