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Sweet 16 Pants Party: Memphis Vs. Michigan State
Memphis Tigers (35-1) vs. Michigan State Spartans (27-8)When: 9:57 p.m. ET tonight
Where: Houston More »
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When: 9:57 p.m. ET tonight
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STF's South Regional Preview
Now that we are down to just sixteen teams, STF will profile each Regional lineup to see how we got here, what the Sweet 16 really means to each participating school, and who has the best chance to advance to San Antonio. The final here, the South Region. More »
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Does Anybody Buy What Memphis Is Selling Anymore?
A "bold" proclamation: If Memphis doesn't at least make the Final Four this year, no matter what their record is next year, they're not getting a No. 1 seed. The team has looked downright wobbly so far and just about blew it yesterday. Though at least Derrick Rose was able to keep playing past the first round ... unlike some people. More »
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A Look At The First Three NCAA Tourney Games
Storming The Floor wraps up the first three games, the ones we were stupidly live blogging even though you couldn't see any of it.
#3 Xavier 73, #14 Georgia 61. This was the only exciting game of the first session. Georgia brought the energy early, as Sundiata Gaines and Terrance Woodbury led the Bulldogs to an eleven point lead early in the second half. But the Musketeers clamped down on defense, and went on a 18-3 run in the second half to take control of the game. A few late missed shots, free throws and turnovers sealed Georgia's fate. It's a shame really, as we will no longer be graced by Dennis Felton's sense of style. Xavier survives, and will play the Purdue/Baylor winner next.
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NCAA Pants Party: Michigan State Vs. Temple
Michigan State Spartans (25-8) vs. Temple Owls (21-12)When: Thursday, 12:20 p.m.
Where: Denver More »
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Michigan State Spartans
1. Foolish Consistency is the Hobgoblin of Conference Champions. On February 16 , Michigan State went to Indiana to face lame duck coach Kelvin Sampson, and, despite leading by double digits early in the first half, they lost the game by 19. Twelve days later, they scored a whopping 42 points in a loss at Wisconsin. Three days after that, they broke 100 for the first time all season and smoked those same Hoosiers by 29. (Guess Bloomington should have held on to the guy, huh?) They somehow led their conference in field goal percentage, but only managed to score 36 against lowly Iowa. (Yes, that was for one entire game.) They had only one non-conference loss all year (to then No. 1 UCLA), but blew winnable games against Penn State and Purdue and never had a shot at the Big Ten title. So what does it all add up to? Fuck the heck if I know. Come tourney time the Spartans could be done by the first weekend or go through to the final game and I wouldn't really be surprised either way. I'd lean toward the the latter though, because ... More »
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Sticking with the Big Ten theme this morning, we'd like to note that new Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio seems as unhinged as the infamous John L. Smith. More »
Michigan State Is Quite Fired Up About Michigan
Sticking with the Big Ten theme this morning, we'd like to note that new Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio seems as unhinged as the infamous John L. Smith. More »
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Big Ten Network Airs Another Mind-Dissolving Upset (So Nobody Saw It)
Well it's about damn time a Big Ten favorite loses their first game of the season to a championship-caliber team from a smaller division. Grand Valley State, who made it to last year's Division II Elite Eight round (only to lose on a buzzer-beater), took an exhibition game way too seriously and won 85-82, in double overtime against the 8th ranked Michigan State Spartans. More »
great leap forward
Life's difficult for Notre Dame fans right now. Perhaps it would be instructive and therapeutic to hop back in time a year, and remember when their opponent this week, Michigan State, was in just as dire of straits. Yes, it's been almost a year since Spartans broadcaster Mike Valenti's explosion after MSU lost to Notre Dame, commemorated by the above video. It can get worse, Notre Dame fans: It always can. After all, after Michigan State lost to Notre Dame last year and Valenti took off on this rant ... the Spartans lost at home to Illinois. You're not that bad ... yet.
It Can Always Get Worse, Irish Fans
Life's difficult for Notre Dame fans right now. Perhaps it would be instructive and therapeutic to hop back in time a year, and remember when their opponent this week, Michigan State, was in just as dire of straits. Yes, it's been almost a year since Spartans broadcaster Mike Valenti's explosion after MSU lost to Notre Dame, commemorated by the above video. It can get worse, Notre Dame fans: It always can. After all, after Michigan State lost to Notre Dame last year and Valenti took off on this rant ... the Spartans lost at home to Illinois. You're not that bad ... yet.
college basketball
NCAA Pants Party: Marquette Vs. Michigan State
Marquette Golden Eagles (24-9) vs. Michigan State Spartans (22-11)When: Thursday, 7:10 p.m.
Where: Winston-Salem, NC More »
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Michigan State Spartans
1. Drew Me Baby One More Time. Use both hands, please If you can overlook the disturbing visual similarities between Drew Neitzel and Britney Spears (she just wanted to look like him). There's a lot to appreciate about the Spartans leader. When he was 12, Drew won the national 2-ball championshipm where his ambidexterity was used to its full advantage. So while you're accustomed to him flaring off a screen and fading away at a 45 degree angle with his left, he's equally capable at pulling up in the lane with his right. Should Neitzel's gritty David Eckstein/Scotty Skiles-like underdoggedness not do it for you, I think we can all admire someone who's talented with both hands. More »
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Valenti's Great Leap Forward
You might remember the great, mad meltdown of Michigan State Spartans broadcaster Mike Valenti after his team lost to Notre Dame earlier this year. Well, The Wizard Of Odds has found a YouTube of Valenti's demented rant set to music and Spartans football "highlights." Not only is it wonderful to revisit a great moment in MSU history, it's even a jaunty tune that you might even recognize. More »
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John L. Smith Knows What You're Thinking
And he's acting accordingly: More »
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Pucker, Pucker, Pucker
When I first downloaded this clip and started to listen to it, I saw that it was over 15 minutes long, and I thought, "Eh, it's probably not worth it." And for a couple of minutes, it wasn't. And then this guy Michigan State radio guy begins the
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NCAA Pants Party: Michigan State vs. George Mason
Michigan State Spartans (22-11) vs. George Mason Patriots (23-7).When: Friday, 7:10 p.m.
Where: Dayton, Ohio. More »
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Michigan State Spartans
1. They ve Got The Family On Their Side. Michigan State has its fair share of notable alumni, but perhaps none has the cool quotient of James Caan. (Not even Bubba Smith — and he played Moses Hightower.) And yes, we re basing that simply on the theory that anyone involved in The Godfather has a cool quotient that is off the charts. Sure, Caan eventually transferred to Hofstra after spending a couple years in East Lansing studying economics and walking onto the football team, but a little detail like that isn t going to stop the Spartans from claiming the man who played Sonny Coreleone as one of their own. Besides, if anyone can relate to what it feels like to be mercilessly ambushed and gunned down, it s a Spartan football fan. More »
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Today In College Hoops...
UConn just put their thing down against Villanova this afternoon, winning by a score of 89-75 and avenging their earlier loss to the Wildcats. This is probably as much talent as is possible to put on one college basketball floor at one time this year. UConn's talent, however, is much taller. More »
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