The Spartans dodge a bullet and win an outright title, all in same night. 64-59 MSU in a 60-possession game. StatSheet box score. Weird game: Stats by StatSheet.com Indiana kept the rebounding battle close, both teams turned the ball over with regularity, and sloppy defense led to a lot of free throw attempts. Thankfully, our [...]
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Indiana Game Recap (3/3/09)
Posted in game recap, tagged indiana, raymar morgan on March 3, 2009 | 23 Comments »
Indiana Open Thread
Posted in open thread, tagged indiana on March 3, 2009 | 83 Comments »
Get ready to pop open the champagne, my friends. (I myself have a bottle of Chimay I’ve been saving for such an occasion.) Pregame Reading Fun with seeds Mr. Rexrode breaks it down. Being the last of the #1 seeds really isn’t any better than being the first of the #2 seeds. Michigan State, take [...]
Indiana Game Preview
Posted in game preview, links, tagged indiana on February 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Friday Morning Links Michigan State forward Raymar Morgan to miss second straight game “Does appear to be improving.” If Izzo’s Spartans can get fully healthy, watch out Tom Izzo didn’t see the Super Bowl. Game 23: Penn State at Michigan Post Game Manny Harris and Co. on the rebound going into next Tuesday’s game? Mike [...]
MSU-Indiana Recap, Bulletpoint-Style
Posted in game recap, tagged brian hoyer, football, indiana, javon ringer on September 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Note: It was a busy Saturday at the Spartans Weblog residence, so I only saw about three-quarters of the game. These musings are, therefore, even more random than my normal football musings. Nevertheless: Another monumental performance by Javon Ringer: 198 yards on 44 carries. The offensive/special teams touch counts are now up to 203 for [...]
MSU-IU Links and Discussion Thread
Posted in football discussion, links, tagged football, indiana on September 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
First, a few basketball links: Eric Lacy reports that Athlon has MSU ranked #14 in their preseason magazine. Tom Herzog talks about the student part of being a student-athlete. He’s an applied engineering sciences major. (Hat tip: Spartan Sports Page.) 24 hours straight (roughly) of basketball on the ESPN family of networks to tip-off the [...]
Since it's the only basketball being played these days
Posted in links, rant, tagged indiana, nba on June 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Here are a couple NBA-related items: In the midst of a made-for-TV finals match-up, the NBA gets hit with the ultimate allegation: league officials basically fixed playoff games to increase TV ratings. Now ex-referee Tim Donaghy certainly doesn’t qualify as a rock of credibility, but here’s the thing: it doesn’t really matter whether Donaghy’s accusations [...]
Indiana Game Preview
Posted in commentary, game preview, rankings update, tagged big ten, indiana, tom izzo on March 2, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Rankings Update AP: #8 (up from #9) Coaches: #8 (up from #9) Blogpoll: #8 (up from #9) Sagarin: #6 (up from #7) Kenpom: #12 (steady from last week) RPI: #4 (up from #5) Bracketology: #2 seed (up from #3 seed) Crashing the Dance: #2 seed (steady from last week) Question (that I do not know [...]
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