The Spartans suddenly find themselves mired in a three game losing streak and the play of the squad has been, of course, less than pretty during this stretch. What has made it particularly troubling is that the streak comes on … Continue reading
2/24/2013 at 4PM on CBS. Yes, it’s time to get the nutcrackers out again as the Spartans travel to Buckeye territory seeking another B1G road victory. And no, I don’t literally mean nutcrackers like the phony one that caused so … Continue reading
February 9th at 7PM on the Big Ten Network. First and foremost, it appears as though everyone except for Travis Trice will be available for this game which is extremely good news considering the number of injuries which occurred in … Continue reading
Game time: 7PM, 1/31/2013 on ESPN The Illini have fallen on hard times of late. Previous to the start of conference play they were sitting at #12 and feeling pretty good about it. They have since only had two wins, … Continue reading
1/22/2013 at 7 PM on ESPN The Spartans have taken three straight from the Badgers and asking them to get another W in Madison definitely seems like a lot to ask. Wisconsin doesn’t have much star power this season but … Continue reading
Saturday, 1/19/2013 at 6:00 PM on ESPN Okay, so this is where the season becomes interesting. Of the Spartans next five games, four are against ranked opponents and the tilt against the unranked foe will be played in Wisconsin. I … Continue reading
6 PM tip at the Breslin Center on the Big Ten Network. Nebraska(9-7)rolls into town having yet to earn a victory in conference play, to face a Spartan team(13-3)that is coming off a road victory of the fugly variety. A … Continue reading
Was it a simple matter of fatigue? Was it bad officiating? Did the team just play poorly down the stretch? While the blame for the loss could be placed upon any one of those three, I still believe the last … Continue reading
The B1G is stacked with exceptional squads this year and I am very excited to have conference play finally begin. Four out of MSU’s first five games are against opponents who currently rank within the top 15(*Edit* That is Minnesota’s … Continue reading
Every year we peruse the preseason rankings and generally use them as talking points on the season that is yet to be. We know this is folly, but hey, the smack-talk has to start somewhere so why not with those … Continue reading