Chaos and college sports go together like Shawn and surgery stories, so we invite David Harns of Spartans Illustrated to help us keep up with the latest twists at MSU, while Marc tells ML there's "nothing to see" at U-M.

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David Harns of Spartans Illustrated drops in to help sort out the mess in East Lansing -- including why Spartan athletics insiders described outgoing Athletic Director J Batt as a "total dick." Read all about it here.

Batt took another job as AD at Kentucky -- but is still on the job at MSU. How is that possible? David does his best to unravel that ball of yard for ML and Marc.

Legendary MSU AD Mark Hollis -- who retired in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal -- is interested in returning to East Lansing. David discusses why, and how that might work.

Life at the top at MSU is a lot like a soap opera -- call it "As East Lansing Turns." First, MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz quits. Then AD J Batt takes another job. Then Guskiewicz plans to name an interim AD. Then Guskiewicz decides not to leave after all. Then Batt doesn't change his mind. Then Guskiewicz names an interim AD. Then Batt stays on the job. Make sense?

ML asks David to explain Spartan Ventures, For Sparta and all the other ways money is flooding into college athletics while fans like him wonder who is REALLY running the show.

Was Dusty May's decision to leave U-M the best thing to happen to Tom Izzo? David weighs in.

Will Pat Fitzgerald and Spartan football win more than 3 games? David -- and Marc -- weigh in.

Brian Robillard returns to hype Lawlapalooza, the annual music fest for a good cause at The Magic Bag on Friday, July 31 at 7 p.m. Find out more here: https://www.lawlapalooza.org/

ML watched a lot of debates last week -- so you wouldn't have to! Get his take on what he calls "Shark Week for Nerds" here.

Shawn makes a surprise visit to the studio to talk about all of his surgeries -- and ruin ML's appetite. Ol' Shawner is also back on the job! Catch his latest column here.

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A pitcher who wants to be an all-star who is instead skipping the all star game because of "disrespect" is this week's geek.

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