{"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. 1174: Pete Sampson on the Notre Dame-MSU football matchup; and how much CFB teams have in NIL","slug":"ep-1174-pete-sampson-on-the-notre-dame-msu-football-matchup-and-how-much-cfb-teams-have-in-nil","published_at":"2026-09-16T18:01:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836/ep-1174-pete-sampson-on-the-notre-dame-msu-football-matchup-and-how-much-cfb-teams-have-in-nil","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couch-and-the-rube-814836","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-1174-pete-sampson-on-the-notre-dame-msu-football-matchup-and-how-much-cfb-teams-have-in-nil--75172717","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75172717/ep_1174_hump_day.mp3","summary":"The Athletic's Notre Dame football beat writer Pete Sampson joined us for a conversation on the Irish — just how good this Notre Dame team is, the rivalry with Michigan State, and how this matchup between Notre Dame and MSU might go on Saturday night (16:00). Then a discussion on The Athletic's story on how much each school is spending on its roster, including MSU and Michigan (33:00), and a new poll that shows a declining interest in football among young people (43:00). Plus, are the Tigers worth following here at the end of the season? (52:00) And our college football and NFL picks for this week (57:00).","meta_description":"The Athletic's Notre Dame football beat writer Pete Sampson joined us for a conversation on the Irish — just how good this Notre Dame team is, the rivalry…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4361,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couch-and-the-rube-814836/episodes/ep-1174-pete-sampson-on-the-notre-dame-msu-football-matchup-and-how-much-cfb-teams-have-in-nil/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-1174-pete-sampson-on-the-notre-dame-msu-football-matchup-and-how-much-cfb-teams-have-in-nil.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}