Don't worry. We got plenty of lions talk to get to. We just wanted to start with a little something. Morning show did a presentation. Jansen's on Team Rico. But Gov and cookies were basically like, yeah, MSU should aspire to be Iowa. You tell me. I mean, I think that's ridiculous. And I do like how Indiana is kind of thrown out as

this trigger point. I don't need to be Indiana in year one. But if your goal isn't to be what

Indiana's done, then why exist? It's Indiana's about money, a quality coach and quarterback play.

If you want me to distill it to three main things.

Well, if you don't think you have the money, shut it down, but MSU does have the money.

If you don't think you have a good coach, then why did you hire Fitz?

And the quarterback play takes care of itself.

Let me say this, because I don't want to, if Pat Fitzgerald does not make the playoffs, I'm not saying fire him. I'm saying go into the season saying let's try to win the whole effing thing. And there's nothing wrong with that. By year two, that has to be the goal in today's college football world. Doesn't mean you'll achieve the goal. Right. But to act like eight and four in continuums acceptable, and then we just wave to sick kids in a hospital and our life is complete. No, I don't want to be Iowa. I think that's a joke. MSU as a university and program at large are wholly superior to Iowa. So, yeah, no, I'm not interested in gum-chewing ferrets. I'm all set. That man chews gum like cows, chew grass.

It's remarkable.

Now, if you think about it, yeah.

David, ticket text, early returns before we get to the callers.

MSU is allowed to strive for the whole thing.

If you asked the question 10 years ago, people would laugh.

But Cookies is just accommodating

Michigan fans like his school accommodated stallions on the sideline.

Uh-oh.

Someone else says, you guys have billionaire alumni.

If you can convince them the spin, there's no reason MSU should expect or accept teams

outside of the top team.

That's the whole point.

I mean, look, they're getting a $400 million gift Saturday for the Duke game.

They're going to have almost 700 million raised for this athletics fever dream they're going to go into.

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