# Ep. 1120: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball and changing hopes; and Fears vs. Yaxel for Big Ten POY

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Podcast: [Couch and The Rube](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-780757)
Published: 2026-03-02T20:37:11+00:00
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Duration seconds: 7225

## Resource

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 NCAA tournament hopes for MSU's team, on Michigan basketball and Big Ten hoops, Jeremy Fears vs. Yaxel Lendeborg for Big Ten player of the year, on the Big Ten tournament, MSU football, the Lions trade of David Montgomery, the Tigers and Kevin McGonigle, and more.

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