{"podcast":{"title":"Couch and The Rube","slug":"couch-and-the-rube-814836","podcast_index_feed_id":814836,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3125944/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://www.couchandtherube.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a74224ce5cfbd5b6509cd54ddbfd8931.jpg","author":"SPOTLIGHT Radio Network","episode_count":1000,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T06:25:06.403538+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 1167: The Athletic's Scott Dochterman on MSU and Big Ten football and the case to expand the CFP","slug":"ep-1167-the-athletic-s-scott-dochterman-on-msu-and-big-ten-football-and-the-case-to-expand-the-cfp","published_at":"2026-08-26T18:57:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1167-the-athletic-s-scott-dochterman-on-msu-and-big-ten-football-and-the-case-to-expand-the-cfp","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1167-the-athletic-s-scott-dochterman-on-msu-and-big-ten-football-and-the-case-to-expand-the-cfp--74702266","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74702266/ep_1167_scott_dochterman_on_big_ten_and_msu_football.mp3","summary":"A conversation with The Athletic's Scott Dochterman on the Big Ten football season, where MSU fits, and the case for expanding the College Football Playoff (15:00). Plus, a discussion off the top on Tarik Skubal's return to face the Tigers, the Lions' new rivalry jerseys (57:00), and Norm's golf picks for this week (1:03:00).","meta_description":"A conversation with The Athletic's Scott Dochterman on the Big Ten football season, where MSU fits, and the case for expanding the College Football Playof…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3978,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couch-and-the-rube-814836/episodes/ep-1167-the-athletic-s-scott-dochterman-on-msu-and-big-ten-football-and-the-case-to-expand-the-cfp/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1167-the-athletic-s-scott-dochterman-on-msu-and-big-ten-football-and-the-case-to-expand-the-cfp.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}