Michigan State’s athletic department turned a profit in 2011, but all because of what can only be described as a confusing “subsidy” from the university. The USA Today released its annual report on athletic departments across the country on Tuesday and it stated that Michigan State had total revenues of $84,510,199 while it had total… Continue reading
Just a couple of weeks after Michigan State had six players selected in the NFL Draft, analysts are already looking ahead to the 2013 draft, and the Spartans appear as though they will be prominent once again. This difference this time is they could be taking over the first round. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. released… Continue reading
Looking around at all the recaps of the NFL Draft that are available, there is one constant — the biggest surprise was the Washington Redskins selecting Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins in the fourth round. Of course, as most people know, this was just 100 picks after taking Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III — the… Continue reading
Andrew Maxwell put on a good face Tuesday, but there is no doubt, he will be hurting on Saturday during Michigan State’s spring game, and it will have nothing to do with the sprained right knee he suffered more than a week ago. “Obviously I’m disappointed,” Maxwell said after practice, confirming he will not be… Continue reading
I don’t know John L. Smith and I don’t pretend for one second to understand what makes the guy tick. I’ve heard plenty from other reporters that Smith, while he failed miserably as Michigan State’s coach from 2003-06, was a decent guy that was always fun to talk to. But the fact that Smith was… Continue reading
In the only thing more ridiculous than coming up with rankings already for the next college basketball season, ESPN has released its first NCAA Tournament bracket for the 2013 tournament. That’s right, Joe Lunardi, author of Bracketology, has his first pairings out some 11 months before the tournament will begin. So take how you will,… Continue reading
Michigan State won a share of the Big Ten regular season title, then won the Big Ten Tournament and earned a No. 1 seed. The Spartans looked nothing like the team that accomplished all that Thursday, falling 57-44 to No. 4-seed Louisville in a West Regional semifinal in Phoenix, Ariz. From the onset, MSU’s offense… Continue reading
With just under four minutes left, time is running out for Michigan State, which trails Louisville 46-38 in tonight’s West Regional semifinal in Phoenix, Ariz. Brandon Wood hit back-to-back buckets for the Spartans to cut the deficit from 13 to eight, but Derrick Nix came back down and proceeded to get eaten alive again by… Continue reading
With 7:49 to play, Michigan State is on the verge of becoming the first No. 1 seed eliminated from the 2012 NCAA Tournament , trailing Louisville 42-31 in Phoenix, Ariz. After Louisville went up 35-25, the Spartans went on a 6-0 run to pull it within four, but then proceeded to hand Louisville the ball… Continue reading
Peyton Siva had all day to throw it down as he was on the receiving end of an alley-oop. Then Michigan State threw it into a turnover on the inbound, leading to two free throws as Louisville built a 35-25 lead with 12:57 to play in the second half of Thursday’s West Regional semifinal game… Continue reading