Ouch.
Deep down, you might have seen this coming, but admit it: this morning you could talk yourself into the idea that our teams might rise to the occasion. Michigan State could out-punch Penn State to win a share of the Big Ten title, and Michigan could salvage its season with a win in a throw-out-the-records [...]

Part I | Part II
Coaches love to talk about “program wins”: games that count as more than just a notch in the win column because they help elevate the team to a new stature.
The inspiration for this trek through old box scores is one of those wins: Michigan State’s comeback victory over Wisconsin on November [...]

Part I | Part III
This is the second post comparing Mark Dantonio’s Michigan State teams with those of his predecessor, John L. Smith. The first post looked at yardage and found that under both coaches, the Spartans moved the ball well, but Dantonio has been much more effective at creating wins out of big advantages [...]

Part II | Part III
Regardless of what happens to Michigan State against Penn State next weekend or in its bowl game, the 2008 season is one of the Spartans’ most successful in recent memory. Not only is State winning games, but the team is slowly shedding its reputation for inconsistent play and the tendency to [...]

Three games to talk about. Let’s start with football.
College football: Michigan State 21, Purdue 7. It’s hard to argue with Drew Sharp’s contention that MSU is far from an elite team. (Though it’s also hard to see why he seems to take such glee in saying it, or why he keeps repeating himself.) Even as [...]

The Lions have gone from relative peace and stability at the quarterback position to a four-ring QB circus in record time. Starting 0-8 will do that. But the best part is that they’ve pulled it off without ever demoting any of the players involved.
Let’s recap:
Jon Kitna. In week one, the Falcons thrashed the Lions’ D, [...]