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This is an honor to have him on a radio show. The winningest coach in the Big Ten and the Big Ten champion coach, Our good friend, Michigan State Superstar Hall of Fame coach, Tom Izzo, is joining Mojo in the morning. Coach Izzo. How are you? I'm good. By the way, how do you have a voice today after all the yelling at those referees last night?

No, no, no. I was, I was, I'm good. I'm good.

I don't know how you contain yourself because there were calls I was like, are you kidding me sometimes? I don't know how you do it, Coach. But, you know, I think you also get respect because you probably get to say things that other people probably can't say.

Well, I don't know about that, but there were some strange calls. I will say that, and the four of them happened in a row, and I wasn't very happy. But other than that, tough game to fish you to understand that. And, you know, we weren't playing as good either. So, you know, he's always blamed the goal with everybody. Like everything in life, it's never one person's fault. I didn't think any of us did a good enough job. And I thought a couple officials didn't do a good enough job. So that's the way it goes.

There's something about this team, Coach. And I, I sense it just from watching you, you with them. Like I have seen, you know, obviously your championship team in 2000, I've seen, you know, your relationship with those, uh, guys on and off the court. I'm getting the sense of this team feeling similar and I'm not trying to put pressure on you that you're going to end up winning the championship. I I'm praying. I literally am saying the rosary every night doing it, but, but I get the sense when I watch you coaching this team that you're having fun and you're enjoying these guys you know it's

very good evaluation and maybe i don't know maybe jace richardson brings a little bit of his dad back into the fold back in the good old days and the teen in them but uh you know the truth of matter is it's uh it's been an interesting team not quite as talented as some we've had top to bottom but but probably better than some we've had top to bottom as far as depth and everything else and we've done a lot of things together. We've gone places together. The guys have been unbelievable, you know. They really have as far as we're not always perfect. We don't always shoot a great, but we've been pretty consistent, and that was the only thing disappointing. I thought for the first time in a long time, our defense kind of let us down in that first half, and we weren't as consistent. But, you know, we got our feet under us the second half. We kind of got back to what our identity is. Our defense got our running game going. Our running game got us a little, got Cohen up in the air. And when Cohen gets up in the air. It's unreal. Rocking shots and making dunks. It kind of energizes all of us.

You know, Jace was phenomenal again, but Jaden came through in the second half. He struggled in the first half, and, of course, Cohen was really good. And we just got some ball out of a lot of people. It was a tough team to guard. They played five guards a couple times, and so it was different for us, but found a way and got out of Dodge.

You know, it's wild. This radio show is a show that has a lot of talented people on it. One of them is our Kevin. Kev, who does the intro. He's out sick. Why did you say it like that, Coach? What's the story?

Give us the tea.

I love Kev. He's out sick today. You know why he's out sick today? I'm happy that he did this. He's got the big game on Sunday. And he does not.

Oh, interesting.

He does not want to be under the weather and where he normally would never do that because he puts it all into everything, whether it's working for Mojo in the morning for the Detroit Pistons or for you, uh, in Michigan state basketball, but he knows how important that game is playing against your state rivals. So he's staying home right now. And, um,

if you're listening, thank you. And, uh, get some rest. Cause we need your voice, but, uh, you know, it's been, um, you know, As I said, we don't overwhelm anybody sometimes, but we've been pretty consistent, and hopefully we'll stay consistent. The last time we played Michigan, the score was not indicative of the game. I mean, it was a one-two-point game the whole way, just about. So we know what to expect, and we're going to see if we're mature enough to handle uh you know the fact that probably today everybody's glad handing the players and yet now they gotta get back to business this afternoon and i'm anxious to see how we handle

that you know it's funny as my son is a sophomore and he's on spring break in punta cana and i checked in i checked in with him last night they were all together his entire fraternity brothers were all together they were watching the game uh probably on somebody's phone knowing them and going crazy over it. But I think about the kids that here you are coaching these guys, you know, the Trey Hollomans of the world or the, you know, the Coens. And, you know, these guys don't get to go do a spring break. Like they're not going out partying and doing all this craziness. They've got to work for you, man. They've got to make sure that they're rearing and ready to go because you've got the Big Ten tournament and then you've got the March Madness right afterwards.

Yeah, it's the one thing I've heard about basketball, you know, where people get off for Thanksgiving, they get off for Christmas, they get off for spring break. We don't get off for any of them. And like last night, I have 12 managers here. We took all 12 of them on the trip with us because those guys all gave up their spring break just to be with the team and everything. And it was a pretty exciting event to see how our players interact with our managers who do so much for them. When I say it's a complete team buy-in, family buy-in, I'm not sure I ever had one where managers and players and assistant coaches and trainers and strength coaches and academic people, it's really been a family affair, and hopefully that can continue.

Coach, you mean so much to not just Michigan State, but you really mean so much to the state. I mean, I hear Wolverine fans that speak your praises. and I think of all the years of you just doing this and building this unbelievable program for the Spartans, and I have no idea how long you're going to do it. I hope you do it until you take your last breath because you'll still be the best coach in college basketball. But do you think about life ever after basketball? Do you think you could run for governor, and you understand this is bipartisan in a very partisan world, and I don't even know what your political affiliation is, but I think your political affiliation is Izzo. You could win. You could seriously win the governor's race if you wanted to right now.

No, I leave that for the politicians. That's one thing I'm not very good at. But, you know, guys, I should think about it more than I do. And the reason I say that is everybody says no matter what form of life you're in, you should always have an exit plan and what am I going to do next. And, you know, I just decided this year after all the stuff that's happened here the last couple of years, I'm just going to put everything into my team, my players, former players, and the Spartan Nation. And that's kind of what I've been doing. And I've enjoyed it. I think the players have enjoyed it. But, you know, I mean, the day's going to come. As LeBron, I just heard him say he's on the back nine. Well, I'm on the back nine, too. but

Still some holes left. I like it. Yeah, so I'm going to keep trying to shoot for that hole in one.

That's still what I've got to accomplish here.

I don't know. You got one already. I think you've got a good chance of getting a second one here. Coming up here soon.

I don't know about that. We've got a lot of work to do. Because our margin for error is very slim. You know, I mean, that's the one thing that makes it more difficult. You know, you're constantly pushing people. But we can't just exist like some teams I've had could, some of it. So every day is a grind, but it makes it all the more rewarding, to be honest with you. I think that's the way it is in all forms of life, you know, whatever your business is. If you've got to earn it to get it because you don't just don't talent somebody, I think that's kind of rewarding.

Hey, Coach, in all the years that you've had the is zone, has there ever been a student that stands or students that stand out in your mind that are in the is zone? Because I've sat right behind the bench, and I've noticed that you get those guys going. Is there anybody, though, that you've looked at and said, that son of a bitch needs to come to every single one of these games? Or maybe he does, and he does something that just gets the team going.

You know, I do look up there once in a while and I laugh because some of the outfits they wear and some of the things they do every once in a while, some of the things they say. And, you know, like this week, I'll send out an email of, you know, I want to act classy here. And, you know, it's been some rough things on the road some and I want to act as good as we can, but yet as crazy as we can. And I just appreciate him, to be honest with you, because I've said it a million times. There's no way we win as many home games without our fans. And the students are great and the fans are great. And, you know, what I think happens that's pretty neat here is they take some ownership in it. And they should take ownership. Our managers should. You don't win games just because the players or because of a coach. You win games because of all the people that touch your program. and I'm pretty lucky.

This is a little known fact or maybe it's a lot of known fact because I've heard it from multiple athletes at the university and they're all female athletes. They will say that coaches will randomly pop in on a game or a match or a practice. A lot of the women's sports that he does and show them the same respect that they will show the basketball program or the football program by going. And I actually had one of the star swimmers from the past that came to me and said, if you ever have Coach Izzo on the show, tell him it means so much when he will show up at either a gymnastics event or at a swimming event.

Oh, I'm sure. That's so cool.

And I have to tell you, you are obviously, you're the president of that university, no matter what the president's name is. But when you do that and those kids see you, I mean, I've been on campus, Coach, and watched you just high-fiving kids just walking on a sidewalk.

well that's what you don't understand for me i get more out of it than they do i mean there's something about having 20 year olds around you know it keeps you young it keeps you energetic keeps you enthused and i watch some of those programs me coming from a division two program where nobody had anything and let's face it there's some programs that just don't get as much as we get i i just want them to know that i appreciate the grind because their grind is worse than our grind because they don't get as much and I am very cognizant of that. I'm very proud of our women's teams having a hell of a year. They just got upset but they're having a hell of a year. They'll be in the NCAA tournament. It's phenomenal. Hockey. Hockey. I mean, Adam was at the game last night. He flew out with some guys. You know, there is a we have a unique situation here, guys. You know, and I hope I'm part of it because coming from Division 2 where nobody had anything, we get along here. You know, there's no jealousy. Our football coaches are mad at the basketball, our hockey coach, our women's coaches. That's why, you know, for me, 600,000 living alums is who I coach for every day, and that's the way it's going to be until I'm done.

Coach Tom Izzo, it's always a pleasure having you on. Thank you so much for the smiles you put on our faces, and let's do it. Shannon's got you going no matter where you are in these brackets. All the way.

Don't disappoint me. Make me some money. Shannon.

Yes. No.

Hey, which part? Shannon.

Don't disappoint you or make you some money. Both. It's okay to say both. All right. Take care.

Appreciate you, Coach. Take care, buddy. Coach Tom Izzo.

Thank you.

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