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Roe questionable for MSU-Gophers
I’ll be really surprised if he plays.
Michigan State @ Minnesota - TDG Preview
Daily Gopher says Hoffarber knocking down some 3’s and Iverson defending Suton are keys to Gopher victory.
#21 Gophers vs. #10 Michigan State: The most important game in a decade
Well, for you guys, I guess.  From the Barn picks the [...]

The Spartans vandalize the Vandals 100-62 in a 70 69-possession game (seemed faster than that, didn’t it?).
In a game with plenty of scoring by the good guys, let’s start by talking about a player who didn’t make a single field goal: Delvon Roe must have had the most impressive one-point debut by a freshman in [...]

I hadn’t been to Midnight Madness for a few years and I was impressed with the program last night.  They did a great job with the 70s theme (women’s players in 1970s outfits, men’s players in short shorts, VW bus for Izzo’s arrival, funny video about Izzo taking a trip across America to the 1979 [...]

MSU has to get to Ford Field (in April) to keep the every-Izzo-player’s-been-to-a-Final-Four streak alive.
Kalin Lucas:

“I feel this is my team now,” Lucas said. “Last year it was more of me coming in as the new guy. I know what I’m talking about now.
“We want to run more this season, our main thing is to [...]

Must . . . not . . . get . . . emotionally . . . invested . . . in . . . MSU . . . football . . . team.
We’re now just 25 days from Midnight Madness (Friday, October 17; haven’t seen any details yet).  Let’s chat about how this basketball team [...]

A Couple Links

The MSU-Texas game will be played in Houston on December 20, per Joe Rexrode.
Leave it to John Schneider to get to the bottom of the “Thank you, Tom” billboard mystery. They were put up by a Mr. Paul Covert, owner of Smart Office Systems. (Quite the missed opportunity for the LSJ: [...]