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Well, I certainly didn’t think we’d see a 6-3 score line at the half. That’s what six weeks of staring at the same statistics can do to you–make you think a particular outcome (Georgia scoring early and often, in this case) is mathematically certain.
In my defense, I did point out in the bowl preview [...]

It’s now been 36 days since the Michigan State football team last played a game.  Since then:

The MSU basketball team has played nine games.
The Detroit Lions have played (and lost) six games.
Barack Obama has announced 25 cabinet-level appointees and key advisors.
Over two feet of snow has fallen and subsequently melted in the Lansing area.

This is [...]

Look, I realize Izzo is god, but … for the record, MSU’s record isn’t totally impressive
Hard to argue with some of these numbers.  But also have to keep in mind Izzo is being judged against his own standards.
Izzo: Spartans lacked leadership in win over The Citadel
We’re adding “leadership” to “toughness” as the keys to everything [...]

OR “If the football team goes 9-3, the basketball blogger will take the time to do a full-fledged game preview for the bowl game.”
1:00 pm, Thursday, January 1.  The Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, Florida.  ABC.
Georgia’s and MSU’s win-loss resumes are nearly identical: 9-3 records with two decisive losses to top ten conference opponents (Alabama [...]

I’m not sure if they mentioned this during the basketball broadcast (my children were engaged in boisterous Sunday afternoon play at the time), but Coach Dantonio announced that MSU is going to the Capital One Bowl during a second-half time out.
So, all you football experts out there, how nervous should we be about facing a [...]

Orlando-Related Update: Basketball Edition

Goran Suton is “doubtful” for Sunday afternoon’s game vs. Wichita State.
I’m very interested to see (or maybe just hear) how MSU deals with an opponent who plays at a slow pace and, based on their rebounding stats, appears to be pretty physical.  And, to boot, they utilize a zone press.  Good thing [...]

Joe Rexrode is more sold on the possibility of a second BCS slot for the Big Ten, even with Penn State out of the national championship picture:
Now let’s look at the other (more likely) scenario: an MSU loss in Happy Valley. That would leave the Spartans at 9-3 overall, 6-2 in the league. If Ohio State [...]