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 [...]
Izzo planning on a smaller lineup
kj on Jul 27th 2008
Another scheduling note: MSU will not be playing an exhibition game vs. the University of Victoria after all (hat tip: Up with the Colors). No explanation for the cancellation. I still haven’t seen any additional information on the preseason Canadian tour. Not sure if this is a sign it’s not going to happen now or [...]
What we know about the 2008-09 MSU basketball schedule
kj on Jul 25th 2008
I’d expect Michigan State will announce the full 2008-2009 basketball schedule for the upcoming season within the next several weeks. Here’s what we know at this point about the major nonconference games, following the release of Kansas’ schedule:
Note: List is updated per this post.
Wednesday, November 19 (7:00): At Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne
Friday-Sunday, November 27-30 (ESPN, ESPN2, [...]
Titanic Tarheel Talent
kj on Jun 17th 2008
SI.com’s Luke Winn has a breakdown of the winners and losers from offseason developments, with NBA early-entry decisions having been finalized yesterday. The biggest winner, of course, is North Carolina, which returns all three guys who had been looking at the NBA draft plus player of the year Tyler Hansborough (who didn’t even explore [...]
Sizing up the nonconference schedule
kj on Nov 27th 2007
Joe Rexrode of the LSJ notes that MSU’s nonconference strength-of-schedule appears to be on the upswing, with BYU’s upset over Louisville and near-upset over UNC, Texas’ victory over Tennessee, and NC State’s win over Villanova.
Izzo is, of course, known for scheduling tough nonconference opponents to try to prepare his team for the Big Dance. My [...]
