I will never forget the Tucker Era.
The memory that will last the longest?
Losing by 30 (often) and the TV camera pans to the sideline to a bunch of people making the chop signal.
What is your favorite memory?
Bump.
Coaching staff has clearly done a good job holding the team together. No matter the result in the past two weeks they have continued to play hard.
Credit to Harlon Barnett and the coaching staff. It's very evident they made the most out of the last two weeks and came into today with a great game plan
not a better walk in the world.
Watch the Pre-Game Video, walk out of the locker room and hear 75k on their feet.
thunderstruck comes on, run out of the smoke.
Congratulations, Coach!
Mark Dantonio,
@MSU_Football
’s All-Time Winningest Coach will join the College Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 2024 Class!
#GoGreen
NEW PODCAST HAS DROPPED
- Mel Tucker out
- Harlan Barnett/Mark Dantionio IN
- Richmond wrap up
- Washington pregame
- Keys to the game
A chance for the program to stabilize on Saturday, we can’t wait.
@brianlewerke14
@tylerhigby77
@DanteRazzano2
Another follow up that cannot be overstated enough.
Spartan nation was UNBELIEVABLE on Saturday.
Keep supporting these players and this program. That support does not go unnoticed to current, future and former Spartan Football players.
We will get through this together.
Like clockwork.
Record pod with no update.
Finish pod, big update.
Anyways, big development here to get Chiles to visit on the first possible recruiting visit weekend.
What in the world happened to this sport?
I just don’t get, in any world, where a player enters the portal in January, lands huge NIL deal to stay, then can re-enter the portal to leverage bigger deal.
Can I look at these contracts?
Bizarre state of the sport right now.
Game just not mean as much anymore if you are taking visits to Ann Arbor and thinking its cool 🤣
Shit is weak. Take the money and go. But don’t act like the program means ANYTHING to you if that’s the plan.
A New Era in East Lansing has arrived
- Penn State wrap (🤮)
- Jonathan Smith has arrived
- What does Jonathan Smith bring to MSU?
- Expectations for the Smith Era
@tylerhigby77
@brianlewerke14
@DanteRazzano2
Sources to
@TomVH
and me: B1G received documents from Michigan that U-M says show Ohio State, Rutgers and Purdue communicated about U-M's signals in 2022. Docs show Purdue, which faced U-M in B1G champ game, got offense signals from Ohio St + D signals from Rutgers, per sources.
SMITTY ERA!!
Kicking off 2024 with Episode 1 of the season.
- Camp Memories
- What do you deem a “successful season”
- Big Ten QB Powe Ranking discussion
@brianlewerke14
@DanteRazzano2
@tylerhigby77
Proud to announce our captains for this season! It’s a big time honor, as voted on by their teammates, recognizing their hard work and impact on our team!
Eye test on Jordan Hall is impressive and PFF rankings back it up.
He is so impressive. Playing LB as a true freshman, at this level, ain’t done much.
Well done 5.
Halftime thoughts:
- Find a way to get Velling more involved.
- Less 3rd down fade routes
- Chiles will settle in, not discouraged at all by the first half
- Defense is FLYING around (even if this offense for FAU is a clown car)
Buy stock in QB Aidan Chiles now. The talented freshman just entered the portal and is expected to sign with Michigan State and his former coach, Jonathan Smith, as
@247Sports
' best player available:
The Jonathan Smith era at
#MichiganState
begins tonight. A few thoughts:
- Smith didn’t willingly choose to become a villain at his alma mater just to come here & be average. That’s how badly he wants to win at a high level & that’s how strongly he believes it can be done at
This weeks pod is up!
- Post W (!!!!) Nebraska recap
- What’s going to happen with Michigan cheating scandal?
- Night game in the Shoe this week (what we can do to stay in the game)
- Locks of the week 🔒 (fade all of us)
We are BACK off the bye week!
- Mailbag Question
- MSU underdogs to Rutgers….. RUTGERS?!?!
- QB Change??
- Can this team finally get out of its own way and WIN
Let’s get this one Spartan Nation
@brianlewerke14
@tylerhigby77
@DanteRazzano2
Recording podcast tonight:
Obviously, there has been a lot that has transpired over the last three days. We will touch on the Tucker situation, Richmond game and the pregame for Washington ALL in this Mega pod.
We needed time to figure out the situation and do it right (1/2)
Washington Postgame Recap
- The weekend that…… wasn’t
- QB Battle back on?
- Michael Penix continues to terrorize MSU
And
Something needs to be done about the beer lines
@brianlewerke14
@tylerhigby77
@DanteRazzano2
Jonathan Smith says it was "overly aggressive" go for the touchdown instead of kicking the field goal ahead 16-10. Says in hindsight he would have done that differently and taken the three points.
Look.
You can look at this score and say this season is over.
Offense moved the ball at will, couldn’t finish. Turned the ball over twice.
This isn’t a talent issue, it’s a mentality issue.
The west coast has not been kind to MSU lately. However, we brought on a Seattle-Born kid
@brianlewerke14
to lift the curse.
If it does not work please direct all your complaints directly to Mr. Lewerke.
#GoGreen
Transfer Portal & Conference Champ Week
- Is it time to panic with the transfer portal entries?
- Portal Discussion
- Championship game previews
- End of Locks (finally)
@brianlewerke14
@tylerhigby77
@DanteRazzano2
I know the fan base can complain up and down about the portal and how he has used it.
BUT
Izzo is 100% right about the portal: Incentivizes the wrong things. Wrong fit, bad development, coach leaves, all understandable.
But that’s not why people are transferring.
IU/PSU podcast
- MSU has a chance to match their 5-7 record from last year… somehow?
- Harlon Barnett deserves a TON of credit for holding this team together
- New coach next time we record?
@brianlewerke14
@tylerhigby77
@danterazzano2
CFP Discussion + Transfer Portal
- Did FSU get snubbed?
- CFP exposed college football’s goal to find a national champion: Entertainment > Earned
- Transfer Portal Discussion
- The Jonathan Smith factor
@tylerhigby77
@brianlewerke14
@DanteRazzano2
Noah Kim through 3.5 quarters of play has 174 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT.
If we extrapolate this to an entire season I expect him to post 2,386 Yards, 41 TD, 0 INT on 73.7% passing.
Consider yourself warned.
#NoahHim
Maryland Pregame is out now.
- Brian has no clue how to pronounce Taulia
- It has to get better than this, right?
- QB position open?
- Coach Barnett/Coach D impact in second week
- MUST start fast
@brianlewerke14
@tylerhigby77
@DanteRazzano2
BREAKING NEWS: We have secured a guest for episode 4 of You Are The Program.
Luckily, for all Spartan fans, he was able to still play football after this hit.
Episode 4 drops tomorrow
#GoGreen
@tylerhigby77
@brianlewerke14
@DanteRazzano2
Also, we will be attempting our FIRST EVER mailbag episode next week.
Please submit questions to youaretheprogram
@gmail
.com
We want to hear from you and weigh in on anything surrounding the program, questions/stories that you want to hear! Can’t wait.
MICHIGAN Pod has dropped
- Outlook for the game Saturday
- What this game means to us
- How can Michigan State keep pace with Michigan
- LOCKS 🔒
- Mailbag
@tylerhigby77
@brianlewerke14
@DanteRazzano2
WEEK 5 - Iowa week
- We wrap up the Maryland game
- Onto Iowa
- Chance to bounce back….. maybe the road is what this team needs
- Mailbag is open (youaretheprogram
@gmail
.com)
- LOCKS
@brianlewerke14
@tylerhigby77
@DanteRazzano2
Another loss? Don’t worry we don’t talk about it that much.
Michigan Postgame conversation has dropped
- More Dysfunction, how can it be fixed?
- Michigan sign stealing allegations (is this a big deal?)
@brianlewerke14
@tylerhigby77
@DanteRazzano2
First off, although believable, when has a head coach not been held responsible for the actions of their program??
Not saying he did/didn’t know. But struggling to find why this matters at all.
NCAA’s findings do not yet connect the in-person scouting/recording to Jim Harbaugh, sources tell
@YahooSports
.
Over the weekend, the school was given at least 2-3 days to mount a response to the league before penalties are potentially levied.
@SpartanTailgate
Really wild that this is Alessio’s first P5 offer. Impressive work by Brian Lindgren to find & offer him.
Insightful 30 sec snapshot of his game: