On this week's podcast, Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch, sportswriter Phil Friend and Detroit Free Press Michigan State beat writer Chris Solari put away their leis from Maui and try to dissect the latest difficult stretch in Spartan sports.This week's topics:- MSU basketball's loss to Duke, have we made expectations too high this season, what's wrong with Aaron Henry, Foster Loyer and Rocket Watts (3:06)- Big Ten hoops might be way better than initially advertised, with Maryland (3), Michigan (4) and Ohio State (6) all ranked in the top 10 in this week's USA TODAY coaches poll (31:23) - MSU-Maryland football post-game discussion (39:10) - What bowl game do you want MSU to play in (48:12)- Reviewing our preseason predictions (51:33)  - Twitter Questions (58:21)- Predictions for which four teams will make the College Football Playoff (1:03:08)