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.

We answered your questions on Michigan State basketball's chances to win a Big Ten title, on Jase Richardson, the center position, on MSU football, the Spartans' schedule, Thanksgiving weekend home games, and the transfer portal, on the Lions, Tigers, spending Christmas in prison, and more. Plus a visit from Andrew and Monica at Groovy Donuts.

We opened talking about Michigan State's 2025 football schedule, which was released Wednesday. Then a good conversation with former MSU beat writer Joe Rexrode (of The Athletic) on the College Football Playoff, the Big Ten and SEC, and MSU football and basketball (15:00). Plus, our football (and soccer) picks for this week with Harry Gagnon (39:00).

We dug into our takes and yours – on Michigan State basketball and why the Spartans look the program they were five years ago and whether it's real, on MSU football's ability to compete in the NIL space moving forward and the takeaways from an interview with Alan Haller, on the College Football Playoff selections and angst and what needs to be done to improve it, and on the big, bad, beautiful Detroit Lions.

We answered your questions on Michigan State football recruiting, the state of MSU's NIL collectives, MSU basketball after a win at Minnesota, the Lions, stadium troughs, Santa Rube and more.

We dug into our takes and yours – on the state of Michigan State's football team and program, on fans sitting through frigid conditions to watch bad teams, moronic columnist takes, on MSU basketball, Xavier Booker and the win over North Carolina, and on fears the Lions won't get the No. 1 seed and more.

In our final show until after Thanksgiving, we opened talking Michigan State basketball after the Spartans' survived Samford on Tuesday night. Then a good conversation with The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner on MSU football, Jonathan Smith, Indiana and Michigan football and the Lions (19:00). Followed by our college football and NFL picks with Harry (40:00). Plus, leftover listener hot takes from Monday on MSU football, hoops, life and more (1:06:00).

We dove into our takes and yours – on Michigan State's football team and program and the direction of things under Jonathan Smith, on MSU basketball coming out of the Bowling Green game, on the Lions trucking the Jaguars and what concerns still exists, on the Rube's life and storytelling and more.

We answered your questions on Michigan State basketball's starting and best lineups, on MSU football recruiting and the transfer portal after this season, on The Rube's grandma and vacation destinations and more.