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    • Dec 17, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Allen Trieu talks MSU recruiting; Peach Bowl, hoops too

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 35:25


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk to recruiting analyst Allen Trieu about MSU's 2022 class and they look ahead to the football team's Peach Bowl game against Pitt and the basketball team's game against Oakland on Tuesday.  

    Taking stock of 'Snow Bowl,' 10-win season, Heisman race and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 41:15


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul look back at Michigan State's 30-27 victory against Penn State and they look ahead to possible bowl games for the Spartans.  

    MSU-Penn State game to determine good or great season

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 44:06


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul look back at Michigan State's 56-7 loss against Ohio State and they preview Saturday's home game against Penn State.  

    Looking ahead to big week for MSU football . . . and hoops

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 39:39


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's victory against Maryland and they look ahead to Saturday's road game against Ohio State.  

    Was MSU's first loss a typical letdown, or just a matter of time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 28:40


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's 40-29 loss against Purdue and they look ahead to Saturday's home game against Maryland at 4 p.m.  

    MSU's season just got real; where does UM go from here?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 32:15


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Michigan beat reporter Angelique Chengelis to discuss Michigan State's 37-33 win against Michigan.  

    Angelique, Matt and Tony break down the battle of the unbeatens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 35:36


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Michigan beat reporter Angelique Chengelis to discuss Saturday's unbeaten battle against Michigan State at East Lansing.

    College football in state of chaos, and MSU is front and center

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 31:47


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss No. 10 Michigan State's 31-13 victory against Rutgers and they preview Saturday's road game against the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington at noon.  

    At 5-0, what's the floor and ceiling for surprising Sparty?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 39:33


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss No. 11 Michigan State's 48-31 homecoming victory against Western Kentucky and they preview Saturday's road game against Rutgers at noon in Piscataway, N.J.  

    It wasn't pretty but somehow, MSU is 4-0

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 45:00


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss No. 17 Michigan State's 23-20 overtime victory against Nebraska and they preview Saturday's homecoming game against Western Kentucky at Spartan Stadium at 7:30 p.m.  

    Sparty's relevant again! What's the ceiling now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 27:35


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss No. 20 Michigan State's impressive 38-17 road victory against the Miami Hurricanes and they preview Saturday's game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Spartan Stadium at 7 p.m.  

    Let the Sparty hype train begin!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 34:18


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul break down Michigan State's 38-21 road victory against Northwestern in Saturday's college football opener and they preview this week's home opener against Youngstown State at noon at Spartan Stadium.  

    Breaking down MSU's fitting finish, plus the Tom Izzo-Gabe Brown spat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 33:56


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's season-ending 86-80 overtime loss against UCLA in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Indiana and they debate the Tom Izzo-Gabe Brown incident.  

    Talking UM's path to Final Four with James Hawkins, Greg Kampe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 40:16


    In a special edition of the Green Room, Tony Paul talks with Michigan beat reporter James Hawkins and Oakland University coach Greg Kampe about the Wolverines' chances in the East Region bracket.  

    Analyzing MSU's challenging road with some help from Greg Kampe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 59:54


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at Michigan State's opening play-in game against UCLA and Oakland University coach Greg Kampe breaks down the Spartans' chances in the East Region bracket.  

    Mat Ishbia joins us again, this time to gloat about MSU's miracle run

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 33:52


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk to MSU national champion and billionaire Mat Ishbia, who predicted the Spartans' miracle run to the NCAA Tournament two weeks ago and they talk about MSU's chances in the Big Ten Tournament this week.  

    UM isn't invincible so does MSU have a shot?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 26:52


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Michigan beat reporter James Hawkins to preview the two-game series between the Spartans and Wolverines on Thursday in Ann Arbor and on Sunday in East Lansing.  

    Mat Ishbia was right: Spartans alive and kicking

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 38:22


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about the resurgent Spartans, who have won three in a row and are making billionaire Mat Ishbia look good with his prediction of another NCAA Tournament appearance.  

    One on one with ex-Spartan, billionaire Mat Ishbia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 43:12


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk to former Michigan State basketball player Mat Ishbia, who made a $32 million donation to MSU athletics two weeks ago.

    Is it time to panic after MSU's 2-4 Big Ten start?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 46:49


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's slow start in Big Ten basketball with a 2-4 record and 8-4 overall heading into Thursday's road game against the Iowa Hawkeyes (11-2/5-1 Big Ten).  

    Green Room podcast: Greg Kampe talks Oakland-MSU, college hoops amid pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 38:44


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Oakland University coach Greg Kampe to preview Sunday's game between the Spartans and Grizzlies and they discuss the state of college basketball amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  

    Green Room podcast: MSU football manhandled, but hoops brings holiday cheer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 34:24


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul break down Michigan State's 52-12 football loss against No. 3-ranked Ohio State and they take a look at the 4-0 basketball Spartans, who edged Detroit Mercy 83-76 and will face Western Michigan on Sunday.  

    Green Room podcast: MSU football ruins Northwestern's season and hoops talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 26:50


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at Michigan State's 29-20 football victory against No. 8-ranked Northwestern and the basketball Spartans, who beat Notre Dame 80-70 on Saturday heading into Tuesday's game against No. 9 Duke.  

    Green Room podcast: MSU sits, UM survives . . . and now time for hoops

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 42:50


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at Michigan State's next football opponent Northwestern and Michigan's 48-42 triple overtime win against Rutgers. They'll also preview the basketball Spartans, who will begin the season on Wednesday against Eastern Michigan at the Breslin Center at 6 p.m.

    Green Room podcast: Diagnosing Spartans' slide, no excuses for Wolverines' woes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 40:54


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at Michigan State's 24-0 loss against Indiana and Michigan's 49-11 loss against Wisconsin.  

    Green Room podcast: While America moves on, MSU, UM fall down

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 45:10


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul wrap up MSU's 49-7 loss to Iowa and UM's 38-21 loss to Indiana on this weekend recap edition of the Green Room podcast.  

    Green Room podcast: Mel Tucker's game plan, MSU's execution stunned us all

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 36:24


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's 27-24 upset victory over Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday in this week's special edition of the Green Room podcast, weekend recap edition.  

    Green Room recap edition: How bad is MSU? How good is UM?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 31:48


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's 11-point loss to Rutgers and Michigan's 25-point victory over Minnesota in the Big Ten openers on Saturday.  

    Finally, Big Ten is back . . . but in what form?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 38:08


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul preview the Big Ten opener between Michigan State and Rutgers in the debut of coach Mel Tucker.

    Ep. 33: One-on-one with Spartans coach Tom Izzo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 29:45


    Matt Charboneau goes one-one-one with Spartans basketball coach Tom Izzo in this week's edition of the Green Room podcast.

    Ep. 32: Ex-News writer and MSU grad Lynn Henning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 99:40


    Tony Paul talks with former Detroit News writer and Michigan State grad Lynn Henning on this week's Green Room podcast.

    Ep. 31: Brian Lewerke prepares for NFL draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 45:09


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk with former Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke on this week's Green Room podcast.

    Ep. 30: Wojo courtside at MSU's NCAA championship game in 2000

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 35:43


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk with columnist Bob Wojnowski about the 20th anniversary of Michigan State's NCAA basketball championship in 2000.

    Ep. 29: Special edition with Senior Tour's Tom Gillis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 74:24


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk with Senior Tour's Tom Gillis of Lake Orion about his career in golf, including two second-place finishes on the PGA Tour behind No. 1 players in the world Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.

    Ep. 28: MSU grad Mario Impemba on dream jobs, Tigers, his future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 50:48


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk to MSU grad Mario Impemba about his start in broadcasting, dream jobs, highlights with the Tigers, moving on from the Rod Allen incident and looking forward to his next job.

    Ep. 27: Coronavirus turns sports world upside down

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 36:00


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about the coronavirus turning the sports world upside down with the NBA suspending the season and the Big Ten basketball tournament closing its doors to spectators in Indianapolis.

    Ep. 26: Resilient Spartans one step away from Big Ten title

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 40:38


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at MSU's improved chances of at least a tie for a Big Ten title heading into Sunday's home game against Ohio State.

    Ep. 25: Spartans eye Big Ten title, Mel Tucker puts 'juice' in program

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 67:16


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at MSU's chances of a third straight Big Ten basketball title after a 78-70 win over Iowa and they talk about Mel Tucker's first two weeks on the job as head football coach of the Spartans.

    Ep. 24: What's next for Dantonio after claim of NCAA violation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 44:50


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about former Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio after a photograph and affidavit filed in federal court Tuesday purport to show former MSU recruiting coordinator Curtis Blackwell and Dantonio in the home of a top recruit in 2015, evidence of an apparent violation of NCAA rules.

    Ep. 23B: Sounding off on the sudden hire of Mel Tucker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 29:40


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Mel Tucker being named Michigan State’s 25th head coach and what football fans can expect when the former Colorado coach officially takes over after 13 years of Mark Dantonio's regime.

    Ep. 23A: Back to the drawing board after Luke Fickell fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 53:23


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Luke Fickell, the current head coach at Cincinnati who turned down the coaching job at Michigan State and they take a look at the latest on possible replacements for Mark Dantonio.

    Ep. 22B: MSU-UM hoops preview with James Hawkins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 35:35


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul are joined by Michigan beat reporter James Hawkins to preview Saturday's MSU-UM basketball game at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.

    Ep. 22A: The day after Mark Dantonio's abrupt retirement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 46:18


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Mark Dantonio's retirement, the effect on the 2020 recruiting class, the Curtis Blackwell lawsuit, possible coaching replacements and Dantonio's three most memorable victories in 13 years.

    Ep. 21: MSU's Kobe Bryant reaction, Spartans-Wildcats preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 57:32


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk about Michigan State's reaction to Kobe Bryant's death, they preview Wednesday's game against Northwestern and they look back at the lineup changes in the 70-52 victory against Minnesota.

    Ep. 20: Behind the scenes of The News' MSU special report

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 73:38


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul take a look at The Detroit News' reporting on Curtis Blackwell's lawsuit against Michigan State and how six months threatened Mark Dantonio's legacy and changed the course of MSU football.

    Ep. 19: MSU football update, Spartans-Badgers hoops preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 65:59


    Matt Charboneau and Casey Harrison discuss Michigan State's football program and the possibility of coaching changes on Mark Dantonio's staff and they look back at the basketball team's 29-point loss against Purdue and they preview Friday's game against Wisconsin.

    Ep. 18: Post-Pinstripe Bowl, MSU-UM hoops showdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 61:30


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's 27-21 victory over Wake Forest in the Pinstripe Bowl and they preview Sunday's basketball showdown between the Spartans and Wolverines.

    Ep. 17: Big Ten gauntlet on tap, Signing Day review

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 61:30


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's basketball victories over Oakland and Eastern Michigan, the holiday break before a difficult stretch of Big Ten games in January, football's Early Signing Day and recruiting rankings and Christmas and New Year's Eve plans.

    Ep. 16: Pinstripe Bowl-bound, Big Ten opener, MSU-Oakland preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 66:09


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's upcoming football game against Wake Forest in Pinstripe Bowl in New York on Dec. 27, they take a look at the Spartans' 77-65 win in the Big Ten basketball opener against Rutgers and they preview this weekend's game against the Golden Grizzlies.

    Ep. 15: Aaron Henry disappears, Draymond Green tribute

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 63:16


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's 87-75 loss against Duke on the basketball court, Draymond Green's jersey retirement and the football team becoming bowl eligible with a 19-16 victory over Maryland.

    Ep. 14: Spartans drop Maui opener, MSU-Maryland

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 35:28


    Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul discuss Michigan State's opening basketball loss against Virginia Tech at the Maui Invitational and they preview the MSU-Maryland football game.

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