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by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 2, 2009 8:13 PM CST in Michigan State Spartans News Roundup Comment 9 comments

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Reading this, I felt like I'd entered an alternate universe in which U-M fans are now MSU fans. EXCEPT that in that alternate universe, we're 5-1 in conference play. So I'm not sure which universe I'm in.
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Didn't they used to publish second and third teams? Or is that only for the final version? Lucas would likely be a second-teamer, but gets lumped in under "Others receiving votes."
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Brandan Kearney

Also, Brandan Kearney (’11 MI, 4-star wing) is supposed to be officially announcing tomorrow and every indication has been that the DetNews story claiming he will choose MSU will prove accurate. Supposedly, he was at the exhibition game just a few days ago.

One sweet side note of a verbal from Kearney would be to beat UM for a recruit both schools definitely wanted and whom UM was thought to be in great position with for a long time. If you get off on that sort of thing, of course.

Not a free article but:
http://michiganstate.scout.com/a.z?s=175&p=2&c=915597&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fmichiganstate.scout.com%2f2%2f915597.html

by intrpdtrvlr on Nov 2, 2009 8:23 PM CST reply actions

Thanks for the note

FWIW: Unclear to what extent Kearney may have shied away from U-M (or Beilein backed away from Kearney) due to a glut of perimeter guys for 2011.

Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!

by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 2, 2009 9:00 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah, I’d have to follow UM’s recruiting a lot closer to speculate on this with much confidence but I wouldn’t be shocked with Kearney and Brundidge were an either/or, and UM wants to leave the door open for Zeigler, I’d imagine.

But, wearing green goggles with the same bias the led UM fans to claim they beat us for Brundidge, I’m going to make that claim for Kearney even if it is also an oversimplification.

by intrpdtrvlr on Nov 2, 2009 9:06 PM CST up reply actions

FWIW, Michigan’s situation changed with the Brundidge commit. They need a big and 2010 and are holding out for Zeigler in 2009, so I think Kearney’s offer is now contingent on Zeigler going elsewhere.

Not meant to imply any relationship between the two programs.

by Brian @ MGoBlog on Nov 3, 2009 12:08 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah, as I said, I think MSU “beating” UM for Kearney is about as valid as the suggestion that UM got Brundidge from MSU. Both sort of require an asterisk. I will say that UM’s strong interest (at one time) in Kearney is a lot clearer than the assertion that Brundidge was ever a Plan A for MSU.

While I totally understand what Coach B might be thinking, you have to wonder if it’s better to have one in the hand than two in the bush in this case. He must feel really good about Zeigler to back off Kearney. If UM misses on the big three of Prather, Kearney, and Zeigler, I don’t think Brundidge is going to be enough to make any UM fan feel okay about that.

by intrpdtrvlr on Nov 3, 2009 6:20 AM CST up reply actions

PS, KJ, why can’t I edit my posts to eliminate typos? Whenever I click “action” (where I assume such a function would be) the “action” text literally disappears. Does anyone else complain of this?

by intrpdtrvlr on Nov 2, 2009 9:07 PM CST reply actions

No edit function for comments, I'm afraid

Something the SB Nation guys have talked about, but not implemented to date. You can use the “Preview” function if you want to be meticulous about things looking just right.

Fight for The Only Colors: Green and White!

by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 2, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions

The "Soul Dong"

The mgoblog post was one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while. I’d even buy a soul dong wristband. Hell, with our football foibles in the past ten years, they should probably be made in Green & White too!

by MSULaxer27 on Nov 3, 2009 10:45 AM CST reply actions

Looks like Minny and UM will be most improved

based on the fact that they have the most sophmore minutes coming back. The good for us: Roe and Green should take big leaps, and we are already pretty much as good as it’s possible to be at PG and Small forward if Lucas and Morgan play as well as they did last year when fully healthy. Lucious stands a good chance of cutting down on the turnovers.

The bad: serious improvement from Summers and Allen would buck the general statistical trend, although we should see marginal improvement from both. Hopefully that will be good enough.

That Mid Majority post was a great read.

by TheCrestedHelm on Nov 3, 2009 10:52 AM CST reply actions