Northwestern Game Preview
kj on Jan 2nd 2009
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The toils of blogging once again having worn me down physically, mentally, and spiritually, I am retreating to warmer climates tomorrow for a seven-day stay. I do plan to blog more regularly while on vacation than I have in the past, but content intensity will likely be down through next Saturday.
The Conference Schedule
After seemingly [...]
Complete details released for 2008-09 basketball schedule
kj on Sep 15th 2008
Michigan State has now released all the details on start times and TV coverage for the 2008-2009 basketball schedule.
Tidbits and nuggets:
The two exhibition games will be broadcast at BigTenNetwork.com (as opposed to on the TV network itself).
It appears the game at IPFW will be the only game not televised.
The Oakland game at the Palace will [...]
So exactly how tough is MSU’s nonconference schedule?
kj on Sep 4th 2008
Joe Rexrode on Michigan State’s nonconference schedule:
. . . I’d rate this the third-toughest of the Izzo era, behind that 2003 slate [Kansas, Duke, Kentucky, Oklahoma, UCLA, Syracuse], and the 1999-2000 schedule that included North Carolina, Arizona and Kentucky on the road, Kansas in Chicago, Texas in Puerto Rico, Connecticut at home. In retrospect, that’s [...]
The wait is over
kj on Sep 3rd 2008
Apparently, the Big Ten front office heard all that griping coming from cyberspace and decided to go ahead and release the conference schedule.
Here’s the link to MSU’s full 2008-09 schedule (PDF).
And here’s the official MSU news release.
They must still be working out the Big Ten Network details. Michigan State’s half dozen nonconference games against lower-profile [...]
Tuesday links: Waiting for the schedule
kj on Sep 2nd 2008
We’re still waiting for the release of the full Michigan State basketball schedule. Reportedly, the Big Ten is mandating that all 11 schools wait until all the BTN schedule details are in place. UMHoops has a source who says it’s going to be a while before that happens (although the Columbus Dispatch says Ohio State [...]
Two more scheduling notes
kj on Aug 5th 2008
Texas and IPFW have both released their schedules, so we now have dates/times for all the major nonconference games MSU is slated to play. Here’s the updated list:
Wednesday, November 19 (7:00): At Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
Friday-Sunday, November 27-30 (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU): Old Spice Classic in Orlando (MSU will open against Maryland at 7:00 on ESPN2 on [...]
Coffee Talk: Taking the Clutch Shot
kj on Jul 29th 2008
The match-ups and schedule for the Old Spice Classic have been released. (Don’t the words “Old Spice” and “Classic” go together nicely?) Michigan State will play Maryland in the opening round at 7:00 on Thursday, November 27 (Thanksgiving Day). The game will be televised on ESPN2.
If they won that game, they’d play the winner of [...]