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Sweetness

Posted by kj on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

On to the Sweet Sixteen, my friends.  Our eighth trip in the last 12 years.

Travis Walton wasn’t going to have it any other way.

Let’s dance, baby!

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  1. Dr Huxtableon 22 Mar 2009 at 8:02 pm 1

    I used to be a huge Walton critic (offensively. His defense has always been stellar) but his play this year started turning me around. Tonight’s performance cemented that. He can now do no wrong. Thank you Travis.

  2. TMadison25on 22 Mar 2009 at 8:05 pm 2

    What time is the game vs Kansas?

  3. SpartanDanon 22 Mar 2009 at 8:08 pm 3

    Standings into the Sweet 16 (surviving teams, * = still alive for first place):

    1. Seer* 117 (MSU, Arizona, Missouri, Purdue, Pitt, Villanova, UNC)
    2. DP99* 114 (MSU, Arizona, UConn, Memphis, Purdue, Pitt, Villanova, Oklahoma, Gonzaga)
    3. Chris* 102 (Arizona, Memphis, Missouri, Purdue, Villanova, Gonzaga)
    4. Alex 99 (Arizona, Memphis, Missouri, Purdue, Villanova, UNC)
    5. Jackson22 85 (Arizona, Purdue, Pitt, Villanova, UNC)
    6t. SpartanDan 84 (MSU, Missouri, Purdue, UNC)
    6t. TMadison25 84 (Arizona, Purdue, Villanova, UNC)
    8. Mark in Chicago* 83 (MSU, Memphis, Purdue, Duke, Villanova, Xavier, UNC)
    9. rook34* 80 (Louisville, MSU, Memphis, Purdue, Pitt, Duke, Villanova, Xavier, UNC)
    10. Mark in DC 78 (MSU, Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga)
    11. kj 75 (Louisville, Kansas, Missouri, Purdue, UNC, Gonzaga)
    12. gbbound 74 (MSU, Memphis, Missouri, Villanova, UNC, Gonzaga)
    13. Ground Zero East Lansing 73 (MSU, Memphis, Missouri, Purdue, Xavier, UNC, Gonzaga)
    14. spartanproducer 71 (MSU, Memphis, Purdue, Pitt, Villanova, Xavier, UNC, Gonzaga)
    15. dougieb 68 (Louisville, MSU, Kansas, UConn, Memphis, Purdue, Pitt, Villanova, UNC, Syracuse)
    16. Tommy 65 (MSU, Missouri, Pitt, Villanova, UNC)
    17. Kurt 60 (MSU, Kansas, Missouri, Duke, UNC, Syracuse)
    18. EB 58 (MSU, Missouri, Villanova, UNC)
    19t. msufan23 56 (MSU, Missouri, Purdue, Villanova, Xavier, Oklahoma)
    19t. wife of a spartan 56 (Louisville, MSU, Kansas, UConn, Memphis, Missouri, Pitt, Duke, Xavier, UNC, Oklahoma)
    21. Otto 55 (MSU, UConn, Memphis, Pitt, UNC, Gonzaga)
    22. Sparty in Badgerland 54 (Louisville, MSU, UConn, Memphis, Missouri, Pitt, Duke, Xavier, UNC, Oklahoma, Syracuse)

  4. kjon 22 Mar 2009 at 8:08 pm 4

    It’s in the late slot on Friday: roughly 9:50.

    Text message from our friend Ben:

    “Travis Walton = LEGEND”

  5. MooTheKowon 22 Mar 2009 at 8:21 pm 5

    Happy Happy Joy Joy

  6. mkon 22 Mar 2009 at 8:21 pm 6

    Who knew? Walton the Great!

    Now, it’s Suton’s turn to show what he has got. I am sure Kansas will come out and be ready to play, and we need to Suton to score inside and to stop Aldrich.

    I hope Suton remembers 2005 final four which MSU reached by beating Tubby’s UK. Suton was jumpy and happy to grab the final four gear after OT win against UK.

    G! You’ve got to step up for your fellow senior Walton!

  7. DP99on 22 Mar 2009 at 8:58 pm 7

    I couldn’t be any happier for Walton a having a huge hand on this win. He’s been a gutsy player from the first day he stepped on the floor for MSU, this was the gutsiest of gutsy gutsiness out of him. And the intensity on defense. Count me as one who would be happy if he decided to become a grad assistant next year, and a candidate for the big job in 15 years or so. The deeper MSU goes in this tournament, the bigger the legend of this game becomes.