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Ep. 1160: Hot Takes: MSU football, trading Skubal, Warde Manuel's hush money, and pent-up July takes

Podcast: Couch and The Rube
Published: Jul 27, 2026
Duration seconds: 5820
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Summary

We dug into our takes and yours — on MSU football expectations, Warde Manuel's cushy go-away-quietly package, the frustrating Tigers and trading Tarik Skubal, the Lions' window, and a number of July takes that listeners just needed to get off their chests.