The Final Four Is Not On The Schedule - A Podcast Discussing Michigan State Basketball.
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Carson Cooper & the 5-5 Rule & Big Ten Teams #14-10 Season Recaps
May 1, 2026
1h 37m 51s
MSU Gets a Center and Loses a Guard in the Portal
Apr 23, 2026
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Update on MSU's Search for a Portal 5 & Big Ten Season Recaps of Teams 18-15 (PSU, MD, OR, NW)
Apr 17, 2026
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MSU Season Recap & Speculation on the Portal 5
Apr 10, 2026
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How have the incoming Freshmen looked at what will MSU do in the portal?
Apr 2, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/1/26 | Carson Cooper & the 5-5 Rule & Big Ten Teams #14-10 Season Recaps✨ | college athleticsNCAA eligibility+3 | — | NCAAMichigan State+1 | — | NCAAeligibility+5 | — | 1h 37m 51s | |
| 4/23/26 | MSU Gets a Center and Loses a Guard in the Portal | A lot happened in just a day as Michigan State lost a guard in the portal - Divine Ugochukwu, and then they added a center - Anton Bonke. It is entirely possible that MSU’s roster is mostly set now as they head into May. Divine exits a very crowded guard position group both at the point and shooting guard. | — | ||||||
| 4/17/26 | Update on MSU's Search for a Portal 5 & Big Ten Season Recaps of Teams 18-15 (PSU, MD, OR, NW) | Today’s show is on the portal with MSU and its search for a 5. Anton Bonke arrives on campus today but there are other names floating around as possible solutions for the Spartans’ hole in the middle. We dive into what happened with Sherrell, Bidunga, and the other bigs. As well as discuss the chance for maybe some more Cooper? | — | ||||||
| 4/10/26 | MSU Season Recap & Speculation on the Portal 5 | It’s portal season but before that gets into full swing we wanted to have our annual MSU season review where we went deep into what we expected and what we got with the roster this year. We also closed the show with speculation about where MSU might go with additions at the portal for center. | — | ||||||
| 4/2/26 | How have the incoming Freshmen looked at what will MSU do in the portal? | Tom Izzo isn’t done yet so that means the beat goes on at the Breslin Center as the coaching staff is already preparing for next season. Izzo and the staff headed to the Chipotle Nationals - the de facto high school national championship - this week to watch 3 MSU incoming freshmen. | — | ||||||
| 3/28/26 | MSU Falls to UConn 67-63 in Sweet 16 | Michigan State’s season came to an end in the Sweet 16 falling to the UConn Huskies, 67-63. It began as the roughest of games for the Spartans as they failed to hit any shots and Connecticut couldn’t miss from 3 (6/7 to start). MSU found itself in a 19 point hole late in the first half. Fortunately, they buckled down and managed to cut the lead to only 8 at the half, 36-28. | — | ||||||
| 3/24/26 | Michigan State Prepares for Sweet 16 Matchup with UConn | Michigan State is still dancing as they prepare to play Friday night in Tom Izzo’s 17th Sweet 16 as he has the 3 seed Spartans match up against the 2 seed UConn Huskies. For those with a good memory, the two teams already faced each other this year in Storrs, CT in an exhibition match that UConn won. Of course, UConn is only two years removed from back to back national titles. | — | ||||||
| 3/21/26 | MSU Advances to Sweet 16 with 77-69 Win Over Louisville | Once again, Tom Izzo and Michigan State advance to the Sweet 16 and win the second game of the weekend. This time, a solid - but far from perfect - game over Louisville 77-69 send the Spartans to Washington, DC and two games away from another Final Four. It was a game where MSU committed a lot of turnovers and gave Louisville extra possessions to score which kept this a much closer game than it might have been. | — | ||||||
| 3/20/26 | Louisville Up Next for Spartans in the Round of 32 | Once again, Tom Izzo has put Michigan State into the second game of the weekend and has advanced to the round of 32. They will take on the 6 seed Louisville Cardinals who defeated South Florida 83-79 in a game they controlled until the last few minutes. | — | ||||||
| 3/20/26 | Michigan State Throttles North Dakota St. 92-67 in First Round of NCAAT | Michigan State advanced easily to the second round of the NCAA tournament with a win over Summit League champion, North Dakota State 92-67. MSU got out to a quick double digit lead in the first half and extended it to 20 at the half, 47-27. | — | ||||||
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| 3/17/26 | Michigan State Readies for First Round NCAA Matchup with North Dakota State | Michigan State opens their matchup against the North Dakota State Bison looking to impose their physical style early. Michigan State will want to control the pace with strong half-court defense, disciplined rebounding, and efficient offense in transition. When the Spartans are at their best, they force tough shots, dominate the glass, and turn defensive stops into quick scoring opportunities. Against a mid-major opponent like North Dakota State, establishing that physical edge in the first ten minutes will be key to preventing the Bison from settling into the game. | — | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | NCAA Tournament Bracket Reveal Analysis | We’ve finally reached the first climax of the season and a time when a lot of fans start paying attention to college basketball - the bracket reveal. By all reasonable measures, Michigan State has had a very good season. They finished the year 25-7 on the year and secured a 3 seed. By any objective measure, a very solid year - maybe not great - but very, very good. Of course, a lot of the saltiness expressed by the MSU fanbase is probably due to the historically great season that Michigan has had. | — | ||||||
| 3/14/26 | Michigan State Falls to UCLA 88-84 in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals | Michigan State opened its Big Ten Tournament run with a quarterfinal game against 6 seed UCLA and lost 88-84 behind some pretty poor defense and blistering hot shooting from the Bruins. Donovan Dent followed up his triple double performance the other night with another fantastic game scoring 23 points and adding 12 assists and 4 steals. | — | ||||||
| 3/13/26 | Michigan State Begins Big Ten Tournament Against UCLA | Michigan State opens up its Big Ten Tournament play starting in the quarterfinals against the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins advanced as the 6 seed by defeating Rutgers on Thursday night. The Spartans will play in the final game on Friday and if they win will play the winner of the Nebraska-Purdue game. | — | ||||||
| 3/12/26 | Final Bracket Special Before Selection Sunday | Selection Sunday is only a few days away so we wanted to stop in one last time with America’s Number One Bracketologist - Bracket Dom. We got the scoop on the entire Big Ten, bid thieves, the bubble and more. Also, Dom gave us his thoughts on what he thinks of a 72 team expansion and the quality of this year’s bubble. | — | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | MSU Falls to UM 90-80 in Season Finale | Michigan State played decently in the season finale to Michigan in Ann Arbor but it wasn’t enough as the Wolverines just had too much timely shooting to beat the Spartans, 90-80. The game was largely played within one to two possessions with the half time score giving Michigan a 42-41 edge. | — | ||||||
| 3/6/26 | MSU Heads to Ann Arbor for Season Finale | Michigan State will close out its regular season at Michigan on Sunday afternoon. The rivalry game doesn’t have as much riding on it as it did earlier in East Lansing as UM has easily locked up the Big Ten Championship and a probable 1 seed for the NCAA tournament. But as with any rivalry game, this one will probably not disappoint with intensity and meaning for these two teams. | — | ||||||
| 3/6/26 | MSU Slips Past Rutgers 91-87 | This was MSU’s final home game, senior day, and this game looked eerily similar to the game played in New Jersey last month. Some differences obviously as MSU led at the half, 31-30 and blitzed out to a 19 point lead with 6 minutes left. But they had a lot of trouble with turnovers - some forced, others not so much. | — | ||||||
| 3/5/26 | Bracketology Update: MSU Up to a 2 Seed | It’s only 11 days until Selection Sunday and bubble teams are really starting to sweat. There's also a ton of movement at the top of the seed lists as most of the ones are locked up but a lot of flux on the 2-4 seed lines. | — | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | MSU Prepares for Rutgers on Senior Day | Michigan State finishes up its home regular season on Thursday night against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. This will be MSU’s second double play of the season and their first one in New Jersey was a doozy as the Knights took MSU to OT. Or probably more accurately put, Michigan State forced the game into overtime with a crazy second half comeback requiring a Divine Ugochukwu 3 on MSU’s last possession in regulation time. | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | MSU Cruises to 77-64 Win Over Indiana on the Road | Michigan State traveled to Bloomington and beat a reeling Indiana Hoosier team, 77-64. It was a game in which Indiana never led. Jaxon Kohler led the way getting off to a blistering start along with Kur Teng from behind the arc as the Spartans led 45-37 at the break. | — | ||||||
| 2/28/26 | MSU Looks for the Indiana Sweep in Bloomington | Michigan State heads south to Bloomington to go for a sweep over the state of Indiana after a huge upset win at Mackey over the Boilermakers. Although the Big Ten race is officially over, the Spartans are still playing to secure a triple bye in the Big Ten Tournament and a 3 or maybe 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. | — | ||||||
| 2/28/26 | Bracketology: MSU up to a 3 Seed. Duke Overall #1 with UM Close Behind | 18 days until Selection Sunday and things are just as murky as always around the bubble. But even at the tippy top we’ve had some movement and there is likely even more coming over the next two weeks. Miami (OH) continues to roll and is now only 2 games away from a perfect regular season. Can they go 31-0 before the conference tourney? | — | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | Michigan State with the Huge Road Win at Purdue, 76-74 | Michigan State with the huge upset win at Mackey - their first since 2014 - 76-74. It was a few missed shots - finally by Purdue, and some defensive rebounding which sealed the game despite a missed front end to a one and one by Ward gave Purdue some life with only 3.5 seconds left. | — | ||||||
| 2/24/26 | MSU Heads to Mackey for a Tough Matchup Against Purdue | MSU begins a tough road trip into the state of Indiana with its first stop on Thursday at Purdue. Mackey has been a house of horrors for the Spartans where they haven’t won for over 10 years. Admittedly, Purdue usually has had good teams when Michigan State has visited, however, the arena hasn’t been kind to MSU. | — | ||||||
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