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  • Smell Good Speaks | Spring Showcase Breakdown, Portal Hunt & Big Ten Champs 🏆This Is Sparta B1G #297

    Smell Good Speaks | Spring Showcase Breakdown, Portal Hunt & Big Ten Champs 🏆This Is Sparta B1G #297
    Apr 22 2026
    Michigan State linebacker Jordan Hall — aka "Smell Good" — joins the show LIVE to break down Pat Fitzgerald's first spring showcase in East Lansing! Swerve is live from Palo Alto at his son's frat house after coaching his 7-on-7 team Miami Raw to a national championship, and Slow Sip brings the spring game film straight from Spartan Stadium.🏈 Spring Game Breakdown — DBs looking elite, Fitzgerald's defense ahead of schedule, Derek Simmons making noise at DT, and what Pat Fitzgerald's first product looks like on film
    🎙️ Jordan Hall Interview — Three coaching staffs, staying loyal to MSU, his NFL Draft mindset, leadership lessons, and why this senior season means everything
    🏀 Basketball Transfer Portal — It's center season! Anton Bonk, Christian Reeves, Mustafa Daim, and Frank Kepening all in the mix as MSU hunts for a 7-footer
    🎾 Big Ten Champions — MSU Men's Tennis wins the Big Ten for the first time since 1967!
    🏈 NFL Draft Preview — First round starts tomorrow in Pittsburgh — who's watching?Swerve's 7-on-7 squad beat Cam Newton's team for the championship 👀, Slow Sip catches a flag for saying "reinvigorated," and IHOP gets put on notice for making Swerve feel bad about his quarters.💚 Go Green. Go White.📲 Follow us: YouTube | Instagram @ThisIsSpartaMSU | TikTok | Substack
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    1 h et 19 min
  • It Hurts, But We Ain't Hiding | Ep. 296

    It Hurts, But We Ain't Hiding | Ep. 296
    Apr 8 2026
    This Is Sparta B1G | Episode 296It's a dark day in East Lansing — and we're not running from it. Michigan just won the National Championship, and we're coming to the show dressed in black and ready to talk about it like men.Jason "Stray" Strayhorn, Chon "Slow" Taylor, and Swervin Irvin break down everything:🏀 Michigan wins the title — Dusty May's $10M portal roster dismantles UConn and the rest of the country. How did they do it, and what does it mean for the rest of the Big Ten?🔥 Can Izzo adapt? — The portal era is here. NIL money is king. Michigan State hasn't been to a Final Four in over 26 years. Is it time for a real conversation about the standard in East Lansing?📊 Jeremy Fears vs. Elliott Cadeau — Stats vs. rings. We pull up the numbers and go HEAD-TO-HEAD on who's the better point guard. Spoiler: the crew does NOT agree.💰 What MSU must do NOW — The portal just opened. Matt Ishbia is in the building. Is it time for Michigan State to go spend some serious money and get back on top?We don't sugarcoat it. We don't run from it. This is family, this is therapy, and this is Sparta.🍺 Presented by Coors Light — Official Beer of This Is Sparta B1G
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    1 h et 28 min
  • Air Your Grievances: The Izzo Accountability Debate | This Is Sparta B1G #295

    Air Your Grievances: The Izzo Accountability Debate | This Is Sparta B1G #295
    Apr 1 2026
    The grievance season is officially open! 🏀🔥 On this week's episode of This Is Sparta B1G, the crew celebrates Cedric Swerve's 48th birthday before diving headfirst into the unfiltered MSU basketball post-mortem. The guys break down why the Spartans fell short against UConn in the Sweet 16, the lack of consistent three-point shooting that plagued the team all season, and the ongoing debate — is Tom Izzo still held to the right standard after 26 years without a national championship?The crew also weighs in on the Jaden Ivey controversy and what it means when athletes speak out on social media, plus they give their Final Four predictions with Arizona, UConn, and that team down in "Ass Harbor" still in the mix. 👀Later, the conversation shifts to MSU football — is Jonathan Smith getting a fair shake? What should the expectations be for Coach Fitz in year one? And what would it take for Michigan State to finally go get a one-and-done talent that can change the program? The guys also talk McDonald's All-American prospects heading to East Lansing, the Mateen Cleaves assistant coach theory, and a wild conspiracy theory about KJ Izzo being "stashed" at Bowling Green.Plus — shoutout to Jason's dad turning 90! 🙏Topics Covered:
    • MSU Basketball Sweet 16 loss breakdown
    • Tom Izzo accountability debate — the Calipari comparison
    • Jaden Ivey drama & athletes on social media
    • Final Four predictions
    • MSU Football expectations for Coach Fitz
    • McDonald's All-Americans & recruiting outlook
    • The KJ Izzo/Bowling Green conspiracy theory
    • Top 5 MSU RBs of the last 26 years
    🍺 Brought to you by Coors Light — the official sponsor of This Is Sparta B1G.🔔 Subscribe & drop your grievances in the comments!
    📲 Follow us on Instagram | YouTube | TikTok#MichiganState #Spartans #MSUBasketball #TomIzzo #GoGreen #ThisIsSpartaBIG #CollegeBasketball #BigTen #MSUFootball #FinalFour #NIL #TransferPortal

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    1 h et 16 min
  • Changing the Narrative | This Is Sparta B1G #294

    Changing the Narrative | This Is Sparta B1G #294
    Mar 24 2026
    4 Big Ten teams in the Sweet 16. Nebraska makes history. Michigan State keeps rolling. The 'B1G chokes in March' narrative might finally be dead — and we're here for it. Who's the biggest non-B1G threat to MSU? We get into all of it.

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    58 min
  • NIL, Izzo, and the New Era: Why Sparty Has to Spend | This Is Sparts B1G 293

    NIL, Izzo, and the New Era: Why Sparty Has to Spend | This Is Sparts B1G 293
    Mar 11 2026
    Michigan State loses again to Michigan and the chat is on Jason, Sean, Swerve and Slow Sipper from the opening tip. We break down the rivalry loss at Crisler, the Jeremy Fears flagrant, the “cylinder” rule, and whether the refs got it right or completely flipped the call. Then we zoom out: is Tom Izzo too old-school for the NIL/portal era, how much will it really take to keep Fears in East Lansing, and can MSU realistically make a Final Four run with this roster? From arguing if Sweet Sixteen/Elite Eight is “good enough,” to debating Ishbia’s wallet, future portal targets, and whether Michigan has actually closed the gap on Sparty, this episode is part therapy session, part barbershop, and part hard truth about where Michigan State basketball really stands right now.

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    1 h et 29 min
  • Mr. March or Mr. Myth? | MSU's Surge, Izzo's Legacy & The Michigan Showdown | This Is Sparta B1G _292

    Mr. March or Mr. Myth? | MSU's Surge, Izzo's Legacy & The Michigan Showdown | This Is Sparta B1G _292
    Mar 4 2026
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    1 h et 20 min
  • This Is Sparta B1G _291

    This Is Sparta B1G _291
    Mar 4 2026
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    1 h et 15 min
  • Dollar More, Go Green: MSU–UCLA, NIL Money Talk, and Why Vanderbilt vs. State Really Matters | This Is Sparta B1G #290

    Dollar More, Go Green: MSU–UCLA, NIL Money Talk, and Why Vanderbilt vs. State Really Matters | This Is Sparta B1G #290
    Feb 18 2026
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    1 h et 49 min