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SI’s Mandell picks Spartans as his Big Ten sleeper

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Michigan State seems to be someone’s “sleeper” pick to win the Big Ten almost every season. We’ve decided that it’s mostly because they’re never the obvious choice and the Spartans are so unpredictable that writers believe one year they’re bound to get it together. This season, Sports Illustrated’s Stewart Mandel jumps on the […]

Frog named MSU Homecoming GM…no seriously

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

As longtime Michigan State football fans, It’s Not Easy Being Green has always been a song we’ve closely associated with. It appears that the song’s famous Muppet, Kermit the Frog, will be the Grand Marshall for the MSU Homecoming parade this fall.
The good news is that the frog has some experience being a parade […]

The six degrees of Dennis Erickson

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

MSU fans have been familiar with Dennis Erickson’s work ever since John L. Smith came to Michigan State. That’s mostly because Smith’s schemes are largely based on what he learned from Erickson as his assistant coach. Similiar to Jud Heathcote, and now Tom Izzo, Erickson has a long and proud coaching tree […]

MSU should win eight

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

The bottom line is that John L. Smith needs to win seven or eight games to save his job at Michigan State. He’s on the hot seat and he knows it. Reports are that Smith isn’t overly concerned about losing his job. Whether that’s true or not, most fans seem to be concerned about […]