# Couch and The Rube

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Official site: http://www.couchandtherube.com
Author: SPOTLIGHT Radio Network
Episodes: 1000

## Resource

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 columnist at the Lansing State Journal, and Jason Knick, “The Rube,” bring you two hours a day of the topics and stories that grab you — often with your input and through insightful interviews with those who know the stories best.

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## Episodes
- [Ep. 1149: J Batt bolts, MSU in flux; James Edwards on covering the Knicks and the Pistons' future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1149-j-batt-bolts-msu-in-flux-james-edwards-on-covering-the-knicks-and-the-pistons-future) — 2026-06-17T18:44:25+00:00
- [Ep. 1148: Twitter Questions, and Chris Vannini on college football, Brendan Sorsby and MSU](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1148-twitter-questions-and-chris-vannini-on-college-football-brendan-sorsby-and-msu) — 2026-06-11T17:52:58+00:00
- [Ep. 1147: Hot Take Monday: MSU football, basketball and the president; and the Brendan Sorsby ruling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1147-hot-take-monday-msu-football-basketball-and-the-president-and-the-brendan-sorsby-ruling) — 2026-06-08T19:17:00+00:00
- [Ep. 1146: Chris Castellani on the Tigers; and Twitter questions on MSU basketball and football](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1146-chris-castellani-on-the-tigers-and-twitter-questions-on-msu-basketball-and-football) — 2026-06-03T19:18:02+00:00
- [Ep. 1145:  Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball, football and the BOT, and Hinch, Harris and the Tigers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1145-hot-take-monday-msu-basketball-football-and-the-bot-and-hinch-harris-and-the-tigers) — 2026-06-01T18:52:02+00:00
- [Ep. 1144: Hot Takes and Twitter Questions on Guskiewicz, Batt, Fears and MSU's wild world](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1144-hot-takes-and-twitter-questions-on-guskiewicz-batt-fears-and-msu-s-wild-world) — 2026-05-28T19:45:28+00:00
- [Ep. 1143: Twitter Question Friday: Jeremy Fears' future and MSU basketball, and Tigers' lost summer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1143-twitter-question-friday-jeremy-fears-future-and-msu-basketball-and-tigers-lost-summer) — 2026-05-22T19:11:37+00:00
- [Ep. 1142: MSU basketball with or without Jeremy Fears; and Omari Sankofa on the Pistons' future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1142-msu-basketball-with-or-without-jeremy-fears-and-omari-sankofa-on-the-pistons-future) — 2026-05-20T18:18:30+00:00
- [Ep. 1141: Hot Take Monday: Does MSU need a new point guard? A new president? And the Pistons' future](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1141-hot-take-monday-does-msu-need-a-new-point-guard-a-new-president-and-the-pistons-future) — 2026-05-18T18:10:04+00:00
- [Ep. 1140: Twitter Questions: MSU football, Jeremy Fears and the NBA, the Lions, Tigers and Pistons](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1140-twitter-questions-msu-football-jeremy-fears-and-the-nba-the-lions-tigers-and-pistons) — 2026-05-15T19:27:22+00:00
- [Ep. 1139: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball and football, the surging Pistons, and Skubal's injury](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1139-hot-take-monday-msu-basketball-and-football-the-surging-pistons-and-skubal-s-injury) — 2026-05-04T19:27:25+00:00
- [Ep. 1138: Twitter Question Friday: Angst over MSU basketball and football, the Pistons and Tigers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1138-twitter-question-friday-angst-over-msu-basketball-and-football-the-pistons-and-tigers) — 2026-05-01T19:16:07+00:00
- [Ep. 1137: MSU basketball takes shape, an expanded NCAA tournament, and Nick Baumgardner on the Lions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1137-msu-basketball-takes-shape-an-expanded-ncaa-tournament-and-nick-baumgardner-on-the-lions) — 2026-04-29T18:13:44+00:00
- [Ep. 1136: Hot Take Monday: Digging into MSU basketball, the Pistons, Lions and more](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1136-hot-take-monday-digging-into-msu-basketball-the-pistons-lions-and-more) — 2026-04-27T19:30:21+00:00
- [Ep. 1135: Twitter Questions: MSU adds a big man, Lions add an O-lineman, and parenting a newborn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1135-twitter-questions-msu-adds-a-big-man-lions-add-an-o-lineman-and-parenting-a-newborn) — 2026-04-24T19:23:59+00:00
- [Ep. 1134: Hot Take Tuesday: Talkin' MSU basketball and football, Tigers, Pistons and becoming a dad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1134-hot-take-tuesday-talkin-msu-basketball-and-football-tigers-pistons-and-becoming-a-dad) — 2026-04-21T19:38:30+00:00
- [Ep. 1133: Hot Take Tuesday: What's next for MSU basketball after Michigan wins the national title](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1133-hot-take-tuesday-what-s-next-for-msu-basketball-after-michigan-wins-the-national-title) — 2026-04-07T19:52:27+00:00
- [Ep. 1132: Twitter Question Friday: What's next for MSU basketball and Michigan hoops chases a title](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1132-twitter-question-friday-what-s-next-for-msu-basketball-and-michigan-hoops-chases-a-title) — 2026-04-03T18:18:33+00:00
- [Ep. 1131: Izzo's Suns comments and media tour, and Nick Baumgardner on the Lions, MSU and Michigan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1131-izzo-s-suns-comments-and-media-tour-and-nick-baumgardner-on-the-lions-msu-and-michigan) — 2026-04-01T18:10:57+00:00
- [Ep. 1130: Hot Take Monday blues: MSU bows out of every NCAA tournament, while Michigan rolls on](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1130-hot-take-monday-blues-msu-bows-out-of-every-ncaa-tournament-while-michigan-rolls-on) — 2026-03-30T19:56:46+00:00
- [Ep. 1129: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball braces for UConn and Kevin McGonigle to the HOF](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1129-twitter-question-friday-msu-basketball-braces-for-uconn-and-kevin-mcgonigle-to-the-hof) — 2026-03-27T17:01:04+00:00
- [Ep. 1128: A conversation with Steven Izzo, as MSU basketball gets set for the Sweet 16](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1128-a-conversation-with-steven-izzo-as-msu-basketball-gets-set-for-the-sweet-16) — 2026-03-25T18:20:09+00:00
- [Ep. 1127: Hot Take Monday: MSU basketball rolls into the Sweet 16, which is a Big Ten party](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1127-hot-take-monday-msu-basketball-rolls-into-the-sweet-16-which-is-a-big-ten-party) — 2026-03-23T19:22:55+00:00
- [Ep. 1126: Twitter Question Friday: MSU basketball advances without stress in the NCAA Tournament](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1126-twitter-question-friday-msu-basketball-advances-without-stress-in-the-ncaa-tournament) — 2026-03-20T17:44:36+00:00
- [Ep. 1125: Hot Take Monday: Mixed thoughts on MSU basketball's NCAA tournament draw](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1125-hot-take-monday-mixed-thoughts-on-msu-basketball-s-ncaa-tournament-draw) — 2026-03-16T19:13:01+00:00

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