The Michigan State Spartans, currently ranked #15 in the latest AP poll, have suffered three early season out of conference losses already. Tom Izzo's men, who began the year as the nation's top ranked team, have fallen to the likes Kentucky (#6 in the latest AP poll) Duke (#4) and unranked Virginia Tech. That's the bad news. The good news is they're off to a great start in … [Read more...] about Michigan State Ends Big Ten Road Hex, Starts Conference Play Well
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Michigan State Has the Edge over Wake Forest in Pinstripe Bowl
One of the more intriguingly under the radar games this college football bowl season is the Pinstripe Bowl in New York City. It's a match-up of 6-6 (4-5 in the Big Ten) Michigan State and 8-4 (4-4 in the ACC) Wake Forest at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on December 27. It kicks off at 3:20 p.m. eastern, and it will be televised by ESPN. Despite having a worse record, worse … [Read more...] about Michigan State Has the Edge over Wake Forest in Pinstripe Bowl
Mark Dantonio Hostile Response to Valid Query Raises Questions About His Future
Rumors have been circulating for some time that Mark Dantonio will step down at the end of this season, and more fuel was added to that fire this past weekend. When Dantonio addresses the media tomorrow, at his weekly news conference, the very first thing he should do is apologize for his classless outburst in Madison on Saturday. After his team was blown out 38-0 at … [Read more...] about Mark Dantonio Hostile Response to Valid Query Raises Questions About His Future
2019-20 Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Media Day Edition
Wednesday is Big Ten Media Day, and if that seems extremely early, well that's because it is really is. It's 87 degrees in Chicago, host city for this event, as I type. Let's talk basketball, amirite? I mean the Major League Baseball playoffs haven't even started yet (the real postseason, not the play-in games) and we're talking about an event that literally, just five years … [Read more...] about 2019-20 Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Media Day Edition
MSU Coach Mark Dantonio Achieves Milestone Amid Horrific Week
One has to wonder how much longer Mark Dantonio is going to stick around Michigan State. As of today, the 63-year-old Spartans head coach is now the sole holder of the program’s career coaching wins record. Additionally, all the off-the-field drama surrounding the program and the athletic department could eventually take his toll on him. With an extremely one-sided 31-10 … [Read more...] about MSU Coach Mark Dantonio Achieves Milestone Amid Horrific Week
Michigan State Spartans vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
The spirit of former Illinois Fighting Illini Head Coach Lou Tepper is certainly strong in the Michigan State Spartans, and that will certainly be well on display in their next game, Saturday at Northwestern. You might recall the Tepper tenure in Champaign, 1991-96, in which he went 27-31-2 with a lot of extremely low scoring and well "pragmatic" games. That's the word … [Read more...] about Michigan State Spartans vs Northwestern Wildcats Game Preview, Prediction
2020 NFL Mock Draft 9-18-19
We have 2020 vision, NFL Draft style, right here, right now. It's our fourth 2020 NFL mock draft update, and the order was based on a combination of NFL.com's power rankings plus how we see the teams finishing the season out. Team needs were sometimes, but not often taken into account, as it's just way too early to factor in. Obviously this will be modified many times between … [Read more...] about 2020 NFL Mock Draft 9-18-19
MSU DL Raequan Williams Has Great Ideas for Combating Gun Violence Epidemic
If you want Media Day pablum, then you have come to the wrong place. For "we could be the best position group in the conference, and among the best in the country," "I'm just blessed to be here/I'm so blessed," "we try to get better today than we were yesterday" and other assorted meaningless word salad you can go elsewhere. When you have a conversation with Michigan … [Read more...] about MSU DL Raequan Williams Has Great Ideas for Combating Gun Violence Epidemic
Both Michigan and Michigan State on National Title Odds Boards
Both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University are riding high right now in both of the revenue sports. The Spartans and Wolverines traditional, and also recent, prowess in both football and men's basketball has created quite a buzz in the state. In the state of great lakes splendor, fans are very excited about college sports, and that interest should only … [Read more...] about Both Michigan and Michigan State on National Title Odds Boards
It’s Ok to be Ambivalent About Tom Izzo, Michigan St. Despite What Media Say
In recent years, we've seen a major surge in tweets from media members and pundits that end with: "both things can be true." Tweets such as these are required, given the binary mode of thinking that is so prevalent in America these days. Despite rapid advances in information technology and ways to disseminate that information, more people are regressing intellectually. … [Read more...] about It’s Ok to be Ambivalent About Tom Izzo, Michigan St. Despite What Media Say