# Ep. 1176: Hot Take Monday: The MSU football loss that didn't feel like a defeat

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Podcast: [Couch and The Rube](https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836)
Published: 2026-09-21T19:55:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 7661

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We dug into our hot takes and yours — on MSU football's performance at Notre Dame and how it sets up the rest of the season, on MSU basketball and Tom Izzo's recruiting after landing guard Antonio Pemberton, on the awful Wyoming bet, on the Lions and Brad Holmes, and more.

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