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Can't Read, Can't Write
Weekly podcast following Michigan State Spartan athletics, with a blend of Big Ten and national headlines sprinkled in.
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Football is in the Air: Offensive Preview
It's a new era for MSU football, and a whole new offensive unit. Come with us as we get to know the guys, and what to watch for.
Also, rumors ar...
Will Jax Be Back? (Update: No)
It was B10 media week, and the conclusion on Moneyball! Also, last year's seniors may have an extra year of eligibility (though it's not clear what th...
Football Ramp Up Season
We're starting to prepare for football, but there's plenty to discuss in the meantime. Familiar faces returning to Moneyball, familiar faces leaving U...
A Kevin G Jubilee!
Turns out impossible things do happen: Kevin G is staying at MSU and Warde Manuel appears to be out at UM. We discuss it all, and what it means for MS...
So What's the Delay, J? Kentucky Can't Pay?
MSU remains in AD purgatory as J Batt collects two checks? All this while we're on the eve of the launch of Spartan Ventures. Fortunately there's Mone...
The Battman is a Joker
J Batt is no longer the AD at MSU, after a very short tenure. But there's good news! Coach Fitz heard our recruiting feedback and made some swift chan...
Football Recruiting Quantification: is it Program Castration?
We look at football recruiting and contrast it with what's happening with hockey. Then, as always, we take your social media questions.
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Organ Failure, Israel, & Kevin G’s $800k Bag-Fumbling
So! The University lost another president. We talk about that, football, Jeremy Fears, and a whole lot more. Oh, and the Youtube chat was active on th...
CRCW Constitutional Convention: Live!
Have you ever been at a dorm or house party where two or more James Madison College students get in a heated debate about a civics topic no reasonable...
Plum and Grooch Fun Fest!
Daddy's away so the kids will play. Plum and Grooch tackle the latest in football news, NBA combine, and our favorite topic: the MSU Board of Trustees...
No Longer a Tennis School
Good thing we got that B10 title, because the tennis team is falling apart. But football is hosting some 4 stars! Also, how do we feel about these Fri...
NCAA Tournament Expansion + More!
Football adds another recruit to the class of 2027, but will MSU be competitive in the conference? There's other sports on campus, and the guys prove...
Bonk Me Baby One More Time
Activity in the hoops transfer portal! High school boys! Tennis school! Rural Michigan gas station convenience stores! More traumatic memories of Plum...
Whelmed & Concerned
MSU held its spring showcase, a THUD-only scrimmage where defense won, the kickers missed, and the WR group stayed a mystery. The basketball offseason...
Spring Showcase!
We're about to get our first look at the football team, but what do we expect? And speaking of expectations, what do we really think is going to happe...
Izzo Hates April
It’s an unwell episode. We wade through the wreckage of a month not off to a great start: only seven offensive linemen, the dread of another missed po...
Can't Have Shit at Michigan State
The seasons are over. It is not good. We are not taking it well. Come be miserable with us.
Join us next week (for some reason) on Twitter and...
Sweet Sixteen Bound!
The Spartans are on their way to Washington DC, and a date with UConn. Oh, and the hockey team are also playing The Huskies! We also talk about other...
This Carr is Taking Us Dancing!
It's officially March Madness, but MSU isn't exactly rolling. We talk about the B10 Tournament bounce, the bracket draw, and what this looks like goin...
Jeremy Fears Truther Podcast
Hoops are headed to the Big Ten Tournament, and hockey clenched a conference title. There was a Michigan game. There was an all-senior lineup. The guy...
On My Child's Life
MSU swept the state of Indiana — ending a 12-year drought at Mackie and running through Assembly Hall without a lead change — and Grooch came back fro...
Toasters in the Cold Tub
Two wins against UCLA and Ohio State keep the Spartans at 22-5, but this episode earns its soul not from the wins themselves — the UCLA game was a blo...
Past the Hog Line
Baby Grooch has arrived, Kevin is on FMLA, and Michigan State got absolutely torched in Madison — so it's business as usual on Can't Read, Can't Write...
We Finally Address the Salacious Rumors & Sports are Fun Again!
It's a Can't Read, Can't Write bombshell episode, where the truth will be revealed. Oh, and there's sports to be discussed, as well. Basketball is on...
Cheers for Fears!
A hard fought win and a tough loss for the hoops team. We break it down, look forward to the rest of the season, and check out the other sports happen...
A Top 10 Tilt Against Michigan
A successful west coast trip, an absolute humiliation of Maryland, but the gut of the schedule is nearly here. We discuss it all, take a walk off gran...
#1 Kenpom Defense Going Hard at the Rim
Hoops is on a west coast swing, but there's plenty to talk about in the meantime. We have a look at the team, the Football program, and ice hockey's s...
Paul Davis Comes to Town
What a week! Two basketball games, transfer portal activity, and the reemergence of a certain Twisted Tea aficionado.
Then we talk about it all,...
Corncobbed
The Spartans get shucked at Nebraska, and there's a ton on movement on the football team. Like, everyone is in the portal. But, we're also adding play...
F It! We'll Do It Live!
"Oh no. Plum has broken containment."
The boys try something new! It's a live show recorded during the second half of the Cornell game, and goin...
Izzo & Kampe Sitting in a Tree...
Tom takes the guys down to LCA for our annual tilt against Oakland. Meanwhile, Fitz is filling out his coaching staff, to various degrees of fanfare....
Road Conference Win & Moore!
A tricky win on the road in conference is a win none the less! Also, there's traction on the football coaching positions, including an old fan favorit...
$401,000,000 Poverty Program
Daaaaaaaamn!
It wasn't a great week in sports outcomes, but it was a spectacular week in sports fundraising. We chat about the donation, basketb...
G’bye Jonathan. H’llo Fat Patzgerick!
And so, Jonathan (L) Smith Part Two: Electric Boogaloo is officially over. The dawn of a new era of Spartan Football is upon us.
But, it looks...
We're Not Mad, We're Just Disappointed
Another week, another loss for this football team. A team who has the potential to go winless in he Big Ten for the first time since 1958 (and that se...
Misery Loves Company & Plum's Mustache
Football continues to death spiral with yet another conference loss to a team without a coach and NCAA sanctions to boot. And if things couldn't get w...
Izzo > Cal
It was a good weekend in East Lansing, with the ice hockey team beating up on #3 Penn State, and beating the Razorbacks in Breslin. Oh, and no footbal...
Try Hard Awards
Another winnable game lost. We talk about the match and the program. Then take your social media questions. Time is a flat circle.
Join us next...
Good bye J-Smith
The team is now 0-5 in the Big Ten, and losing in all aspects of the game. What is there to do?
The boys talk about the game, the program, and t...
Forks Down (Our Throat)
One Hate Week down, one hate week to go. The Ole Brass Spitoon remains in Bloomington, and the program continues to tail spin. What does this mean goi...