Hear the Show 53:57 – 30.8 mb mp3 Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon and Spartans Athletic Director Mark Hollis talk with MSU women’s basketball coach Suzy Merchant and with Detroit Free Press Spartan sports beat writer Joe Rexrode. Merchant talks about her greatest challenge as coach of the Spartans, the state of [...]

Hear the Conversation 19:43 – 11.2 mb mp3 “There used to be an off-season in beat reporting, but there’s no off-season anymore,” says Joe Rexrode, MSU J-school alumnus and Spartan sports beat reporter for the Detroit Free Press. Rexrode joined Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon and Spartans Athletic Director Mark Hollis on [...]

Hear the Conversation 26:40 – 15.2 mb mp3 Spartan Dawgs Andre Hutson, Todd “T.J.” Duckett, and Tim Bograkos talk about transitioning from college to “the real world.” “I had a great game in the Silicon Valley Bowl then left school and immediately began preparing for the NFL draft,” Duckett says. “I had to have my [...]

Hear the Conversation 23:01 – 13.1 mb mp3 Spartan Dawgs Tim Bograkos, Todd “T.J.” Duckett and Andre Hutson talk about failure and the impact it has on champions. Failure, they say, is the key to success. “It’s good to remember your failures as long as you use these moments as motivation to improve yourself,” says [...]

Hear the Conversation 28:29 – 16.3 mb mp3 Spartan Dawgs Tim Bograkos, Todd “T.J.” Duckett, and Andre Hutson welcome Joe Eisenmann and Joe Carlson from Spartan Nutrition and Performance to the microphones. SNAPP has been providing sports nutrition for Spartan athletes since 2005. “Everybody on our staff has a lot of passion for taking our [...]

Hear the Show 54 min – 30 mb mp3 Russ White has wide-ranging, year-end conversations with Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon and Spartans Athletic Director Mark Hollis. Both look back on what Spartans should remember about the 2012/2013 academic year at MSU, and they look ahead to 2013/2014. President Simon touches on [...]

Hear the Conversation 21:35 min – 6.4 mb mp3 As the 2012/2013 academic year winds down, Spartans athletic director Mark Hollis looks back and ahead. Hollis says he remains true to one of his main goals of making sure the athletic department remains connected to and engaged with the entire university. And he and his [...]

Hear the Conversation 27:26 – 15.7 mb mp3 Spartan Dawgs Tim Bograkos, Todd Duckett and Andre Hutson tackle the issue of revenue in intercollegiate athletics and discuss whether student-athletes should be paid some kind of stipend. Duckett says he can see both sides of the issue and believes that student-athletes should receive some kind of [...]

Hear the Conversation 29:58 – 17.1 mb mp3 Spartan Dawgs Tim Bograkos, Todd “T.J.” Duckett, and Andre Hutson talk about the coaches in their lives who have had a great influence on them. “The older I get, the more I appreciate what coaches have done for me over the years,” says Duckett. “My high school [...]

Hear the Conversation 11:15 min – 6.4 mb mp3 By Mackenzie Mohr The director of state news for MLive.com has an intimidating mantra. “We’re number one in every market and we’re growing at a record pace.” Russ White and Kirk Heinze talk with MSU School of Journalism alumnus Bill Emkow. As state news director, Emkow [...]