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Educate the Blogger

kj on Feb 4th 2009

So exactly how excited should I be about this year’s football recruiting class?
Links:

Mark Dantonio Introduces 2009 Recruiting Class
From official MSU site.
MSU recruits: Meet the class of 2009
Photos.
Impact players: Baker, Caper, Fowler, Norman, Sims
Edwin Baker is Emmitt Smith, but with LaDainian Tomlinson’s speed!
High school football stars talk about recruiting process
Baker on “Why not U-M?”:  “They’re arrogant.”
Spartans’ [...]

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It’s Morrill Act Melee Day!

kj on Nov 22nd 2008

Go (Michigan) State!

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MSU-Penn State Combo Meal: Links, Graphical Preview, and Discussion Thread

kj on Nov 21st 2008

Basketball Links

MAUI 2010 FIELD
We’re going to Hawaii in two years.
Ford Field bid for Final Four denied
There won’t be another Final Four in Detroit until at least 2017.
FanHouse NCAA Hoops BlogPoll: No. 9, Purdue Boilermakers
T-Mill of Off the Tracks previews the Purdue basketball season for FanHouse.

Football Links

A room full of rivalry trophies – for how much [...]

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Friday Links and MSU-Purdue Mini-Game Preview

kj on Nov 7th 2008

Basketball links first:

Joe Rexrode shares his thoughts on the exhibition win vs. Northern. Likes Dahlman to be the #10 guy in the rotation and thinks Green may still redshirt.
Luke Winn judges the Old Spice Classic to have the best field of the nearly 30 preseason college basketball tournaments.
Inside the Hall pegs Raymar Morgan as the [...]

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Discussion Thread: MSU-Wisconsin and Green-White Basketball Scrimmage

kj on Oct 29th 2008

Just one link: ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg reports that, due to not playing an FCS patsie, MSU still controls its own destiny with respect to the Rose Bowl.  I wouldn’t book your plane tickets to Pasadena just yet, though.
Regarding the upcoming football game vs. the Badgers: At noon on Saturday, I anticipate I’ll be frolicking on [...]

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MSU-Ohio State Links and Discussion Thread

kj on Oct 17th 2008

There’s still time left to take a shot at winning a free copy of College Basketball Prospectus 2008-09 by sharing your best Spartan memories.
Links from enemy territory:

Eleven Warriors game preview. Says Dantonio is “a 24th level defensive wizard.”  Buckeyes have a problem turning red zone trips into TDs.  Defensive line is depleted.
Men of the [...]

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MSU-Northwestern Links and Discussion Thread

kj on Oct 9th 2008

With Northwestern on its bye last weekend, the prolific Lake the Posts has been even more prolific than normal in producing MSU-vs.-Northwestern content:

A primer on the recent series between the two teams. Summary: Mucho scoring.
Assorted tidbits on the two teams. Depressing tidbit: Northwestern has 3 more Big Ten wins than MSU does since 2003.
A comparison [...]

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