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Archive for August, 2005

John L. Smith: “We’re ready”

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

MSU head coach John L. Smith believes his players are ready and he can’t wait for Saturday’s season opener against Kent State. At this time of year the past two seasons, Smith was wishing for a couple more weeks of fall practice to fine tune his team. As Steve Grinczel from MLive.com reports, […]

Stanton ruled ineligible by MSU

Monday, August 29th, 2005

No, not Drew Stanton, but junior college transfer David Stanton. He was the only real depth MSU had at DT heading into the season and other players will need to be shuffled to DT to fill the void. The Lansing State Journal reported that his loss was described as a “crushing blow” by […]

Must see video clip for all Spartans fans

Monday, August 29th, 2005

Andy_H of our Red Cedar Message Board put together this amazing video clip of the greatest…fight song…in the world….the MSU Fight Song!
If this video doesn’t make you excited for another season of Spartan Football, I don’t know what will…
MSU_Fight_Song_Football.wmv - 43 MB WMV file
(right click link to save to your hard […]

Michigan State counting on high-powered offense to finish opponents

Monday, August 29th, 2005

MSU offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin knows how close Michigan State was to having a successful season in 2004. MLive.com reports that Baldwin and the Spartans are still haunted by two games in particular, the Michigan and Ohio State games.
Beating Michigan and Ohio State in succession would have made the Spartans the talk of the […]