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The Final Four Is Not On The Schedule - A Podcast Discussing Michigan State Basketball.

The Final Four Is Not on the Schedule, Bleav

Michigan State basketball fanalysts Eric and Rod break down the Spartans to a level of detail that casual and hardcore Spartan fans will love.

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01:08:40

Spartans Win the Opener 81-57 Over Monmouth

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2024/11/05

November 4, 2024: Unlike last year, Michigan State opened up the season with a win over Monmouth, 81-57. The Spartans looked different in this game in that they had their fast break humming and were dominant on the boards racking up almost 50% offensive rebounding rate. The one similarity to last season’s opener against James Madison was the dreadful 3 point shooting (3-18). Despite the shooting, Jaden Akins was phenomenal scoring 23 points, nine rebounds, 5 assists and took over the game in the

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01:02:36

MSU Readies for a New Season: Monmouth Opener

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2024/11/02

November 2, 2024: It's finally here! The MSU opener at the Breslin Center and the start of a new point guard era in the Green and White. Redshirt Freshman Jeremy Fears, Jr. will lead the team against the Monmouth Hawks in what they hope will be a better start to the season than last year. There will be quite a few things we will be looking for in the game - notably offensive rebounding and tempo. Hopefully we will see a return to the Spartans punishing teams on the offensive glass and more of a

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02:43:44

MSU Deep Dive Season Preview 2024-25

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2024/10/30

October 30, 2024: At Michigan State under Tom Izzo, we refer to various eras based on who is playing the point. So with the departure of AJ Hoggard, MSU has officially left the Hoggard Era and entered the Fears Era. Jeremy Fears, Jr. might have had his season last year cut short after suffering a gun shot wound in his leg from a random intruder over winter break. Fortunately for the Spartans and Fears, he appears to be fully healthy and ready to begin a new point guard era which looks to be one with

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54:48

MSU Beats Ferris St. 85-67 in Final Warmup Before Season

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2024/10/30

October 29, 2024: Michigan State finished its last preseason tuneup against the Ferris State Bulldogs at the Breslin Center with a 85-67 victory. There were a lot of things to like about what we saw and a few negative aspects to the team.On the positive side we saw Frankie Fidler display what looks to be his scoring acumen. The freshmen tandem guards of Kur Teng and Jase Richardson were fantastic and will be tough for Izzo to keep off the floor. Coen Carr brought a new level to his game as did

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57:14

Ferris State Game Preview

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2024/10/28

October 27, 2024: Michigan State takes on Ferris State for its only exhibition game played at the Breslin Center this season. Ferris is a perennial power int he GLIAC where Head Coach Andy Bronkema has led the Bulldogs to 4 regular season titles, 7 NCAA tournament appearances, and one national title in only 11 years. Make no mistake, Ferris will provide a good warm up challenge for the Spartans. However, this shouldn't be a game that MSU struggles so hopefully we will learn some things about the

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34:59

MSU Lands Another 4* Recruit - Cam Ward

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2024/10/23

October 23, 2024: Michigan State received its second high school commitment yesterday with the announcement of 6'8" 210 pound Cam Ward from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Ward joins fellow 4* Jordan Scott who committed recently and is also from the East coast.Ward brings a lot to the table for MSU both physically and in terms of skills. He has plus wing span of over 7' and a game that includes a good handle, scoring, and rebounding. What the coaching staff likes most, however, is his tenacity and

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01:13:51

#1 Purdue Boilermakers Preview: Painter without Edey...

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2024/10/21

October 21, 2024: Once again, we have Purdue as the expected Big Ten champion this year. However, this season Painter's crew will have to do it without two time national player of the year Zach Edey. We expect that the season's success or 'failure' will largely come down to the play of point guard Braden Smith. Smith showed another gear last year with not only his shooting but also his composure. Teams were much less successful rattling the Sophomore in 2023-24 with pressure. This year's team has

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01:05:41

#2 Indiana Hoosiers Preview - Hoosiers Go Heavy in...

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2024/10/17

October 17, 2024: Earlier last season we thought Mike Woodson was a coach who wouldn't be returning. Despite the underwhelming results with what Indiana has brought to the court, the Hoosiers have doubled down on Woodson by spending big in the portal to bring some big names to Bloomington.Most notably, is Oumar Ballo from Arizona. The 7 footer is rumored to have received over $1 million and there are big expectations for what he can do in the league. Although it pains us to put both Indiana schools

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41:48

#3 UCLA Bruins Preview - Reloading in the Portal

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2024/10/14

October 14, 2024: There's no question that last season was a disappointing year for fourth year head coach, Mick Cronin, as the Bruins had a losing record and missed the NCAA Tournament. The young team struggled especially on the offensive side ranking a dismal #152 in Division 1.But this year offers a lot of promise as Cronin has gone to the portal and brought in a lot of promising transfers. Also, five of their top 8 scorers last year are back and they expect to be instantly competitive in the

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50:16

MSU Defeats NMU 70-53 in the Superior Showdown...

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2024/10/13

October 13, 2024: Michigan State visited Marquette, MI today to take on Tom Izzo's alma mater, Northern Michigan, in a rare early preseason exhibition game. Another signature event scheduled by the Spartans as they played in the Superior Dome where Izzo's number was retired earlier. As for the game, despite being one of the better teams in the D2 GLIAC, NMU wasn't able to really put up much resistance falling to the Spartans 70-53. MSU didn't look too sharp but did some things well especially on

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01:26:01

MSU Lands 4* Jordan Scott and Northern Michigan Pregame

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2024/10/11

October 11, 2024: Thursday evening, Virginia 4* high school recruit, Jordan Scott, committed to Michigan State. Scott is a 6'7" wing who ranks inside the top 75 in most recruiting rankings. He is talented and versatile where he has played positions 1-5 on his AAU team in the UnderArmor circuit. Scott is a winner and comes from great college basketball pedigree as both his parents played high level D1 basketball. The Spartans head to Marquette, MI to take on head coach Tom Izzo's alma mater, the

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51:26

#4 Illinois Fighting Illini Preview: Rebuilding Again...

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2024/10/09

October 9, 2024: Head coach, Brad Underwood, just had his most successful season at Illinois leading the Illini to a Big Ten Tournament championship, second place in the Big Ten regular season, and a trip to the Elite 8. Although it seems Underwood has struggled to maintain a core of recruits to stick around Champaign more than a few years, he has had a number of successful years of play. Last year the Illini were carried by the all everything Terrance Shannon. The season for Illinois looked to be

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59:20

#6 Ohio State Buckeyes Preview: No Longer the...

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2024/10/07

October 7, 2024: Ohio State finally parted ways with Chris Holtman last season after many years of underperformance. There's definitely patience at a football school like Ohio State but it isn't unlimited. A general lack of success and missing the tournament multiple years in a row led to his dismissal. Surprisingly, the Buckeyes ended up hiring interim coach, Jake Diebler, who had quite a bit of success to close out the Big Ten season last year. But he remains an unknown quantity in the coaching

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01:35:11

#7 Michigan Wolverines Preview: Dusty May Hired to...

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2024/10/03

October 3, 2024: The expressions "dumpster fire, clown show, apocalypse" to describe last year's season for the Wolverines probably all work. Michigan had their worst finish in 60 years and a number of really weird circumstances.Head coach Juwan Howard started the season recovering from a heart surgery and while serving as an assistant coach got tossed from a game. Howard got into some sort of altercation with the team's strength and conditioning coach leading to him leaving the school. Point guard

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01:03:55

#8 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Preview: Top 5 Recruits...

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2024/09/30

September 30, 2024: The 2023-24 season was obviously a disappointment for the Scarlet Knights as they failed to make the tournament for the second straight year. It wasn't entirely unexpected with the loss of Paul Mulcahy and Cam Spencer to the transfer portal.However, Rutgers made a huge splash by early Spring where it became clear that they were going to land two top 5 high school recruits in Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. (To put it in perspective, MSU has only had one class with 2 top 5 recruits

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53:04

#9 Maryland Terrapins Preview: Terps Look to Bounce...

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2024/09/26

September 26, 2024: Last year second year head coach, Kevin Willard, and the Terrapins had a season they'd like to forget. Despite bringing back some key veterans and picking up highly rate recruits, the team took a turn for the worse last year. Nearly elite defense was negated by an abysmal offensive presence especially outside the 3 point line. In only his third year, Willard certainly isn't on the hot seat but another disappointing year at a school that cares about basketball might make next

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#10 Oregon Ducks Preview: The Ducks Looking to Make a...

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2024/09/23

September 23, 2024: The third PAC-12 team we have previewed is the Oregon Ducks as they shift to a deeper basketball league that they are used to. Oregon has had a tradition of boom and bust teams and with the close relationship with Phil Knight and Nike, there is every reason to believe Oregon will be competitive.This year's team features some intriguing transfers along with a few valuable holdover pieces. As is the case with virtually every team in the Big Ten this year, there is a lot of

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01:01:22

#11 Nebraska Cornhuskers Preview: Building on Success...

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2024/09/19

September 19, 2024: The Nebraska Cornhuskers finally made it back to the NCAA Tournament last year - the first for Head Coach Fred Hoiberg - but it resulted in yet another loss. Nebraska still hasn't won an NCAA Tournament game despite 8 tries over the years. It wasn't long ago that we talked about how maybe Fred Hoiberg would find himself on the hotseat in Lincoln. However, his team improved defensively and they added a fun and dynamic player in Keisei Tominaga as a starter the last two years and

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01:04:59

#12 USC Trojans Preview: Roster Turnover, New Coach,...

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2024/09/16

September 16, 2024: The USC Trojans are joining the Big Ten this year and although they are mostly thought of as a football power, they have some history of occasional success in basketball. Fans might recall MSU's matchup in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2023 with a talented and dangerous Trojan squad.Well, the Trojans have overhauled the entire team this year as head coach Andy Enfield left for SMU and is being replaced by Eric Musselman from Arkansas. With Musselman come 13 new

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#13 Wisconsin Badgers Preview: Wisconsin Looks to...

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2024/09/12

September 12, 2024: Last year was a strange one for the Wisconsin Badgers. They started out blistering hot in the Big Ten behind tremendous athletic scoring of transfer AJ Storr with a halfway record of 8-1 and first place in the conference. Then the wheels (sort of) came off as they limped across the line to finish 11-9. A bright note was despite the swoon the Badgers managed to knock off top seed, and national runner-up Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Unfortunately for

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