Linking Laconically Loses to Central Michigan At Home Again
by Pete Rossman on Mar 31, 2011 9:39 AM CDT
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PrintBaseball Drops Home Opener to Central Michigan, 3-1 - MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE Having just swept Michigan the Spartans dropped their home opener to the Chippewas. An aside -- Jake Boss is called the head coach in the release, but shouldn't his official title be "manager"? Doesn't that sound more like baseball?
15-6 Spartans start B10 play thinking championship - FoxNews.com Regardless, this team looks like one of the main contenders for the Big Ten crown this Spring.
Kirk Cousins not concerned about knee tendinitis as Michigan State football practice kicks off - Holland, MI - The Holland Sentinel Not a lot of information in this piece, but I've heard that Cousins's tendinitis will heal on its own with rest. Here's hoping to drills where he sits in a wheelchair while Andrew Maxwell wheels him around the turf.
Spring quotes: Best of the bunch A smorgasbord of quotes from starters and coaches, including Edwin Baker stating his goal for this season is "at least 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns". It's good to think big, but I think rotation between him, Caper and Bell means he'll fall short of those marks.
HBO's "Real Sports" makes allegations regarding MSU boosters This again? This occurred back in 2002 under Bobby Williams's tenure, but there's also a decent chance no one affiliated with the school knew this was happening.
Dawson's path leads to an All-American career Fluff on why Dawson chose to stay in Gary for his senior year instead of going to Findlay Prep in Nevada.
Big Ten football schedule updates - Big Ten Blog - ESPN The two relevant points for MSU -- there will be two open dates in 2013 and 2014, and one of two of MSU 's opponents from the Big Ten South (Leaders) will be Purdue after Ohio State and Wisconsin rotate off.
Big Ten basketball eschews protected rivalries in 12-team league | TheGazette BOOOO. Why is this so hard? Make Michigan and Wisconsin the protected rivalries for MSU , this isn't hard.
BONUS LINKS: Branden Dawson in the McDonald's All-American Game [Con-T]
Kyle Neddenriep of the Indy Star on the Indiana players
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It's so stupid that there aren't any protected rivalries in basketball
I mean, yeah, I don’t really want Michigan to be playing northwestern, Nebraska, Indiana, or Penn State twice a year if they’re playing MSU and OSU once.
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More stupid than the protected rivalries
Is the fact we’ve returned to a time when the Big Ten Champion is determined by which school gets the luckiest/easiest schedule instead of which team is best/plays the best throughout the season. Much like the Big East – the regular season champion in the Big 10 is now meaningless.
Agreed
It is a shame. Though to be fair the regular season title was tarnished from a practical standpoint ever since we went to the tourney.
Also, protected rivalries are great until they are silly. I’ve always found our “rivalry” with Penn State in FB to be rather contrived (and don’t get me started on my Seattle Mariners and their designated interleague blood feud with the hated San Diego Padres).
Obviously bias
But I was really impressed with Dawson. He has a college body and should be a thorn in the side of every team we play. He looks like a Raymar Morgan type that isn’t afraid to knock someone on their rear.
yay football talk!
love shaken baker is going for 2k yards and 21 tds. hes got the ability. RB by committe might shoot that down though.
also read were looking to make the FB catch more passes out of thebackfield. that could add some nice wrinkles.
Added some links to the post
Some articles from yesterday’s game that make some mention of Branden Dawson and his performance (9 points and 8 boards in 14 minutes of action).
6 offensive boards!
I’m excited to see him and Day-Day work together to make us beastly on the offensive boards next year!
Hopefully they learn to work together well...
and don’t knock the ball out of each others hands all the time. I swear MSU would have had at least like 3 more wins this year if the team didn’t knock the boards out of each others hands giving the other team a ‘team rebound’ so often.
If Dawson and Day Day start....
I can see them working great together in the high low, with Green being the pick and pop guy and Branden being the slasher and catching Green’s passes around the bucket.
Who starts at SG still remains a lingering question though…
by LickSplickidy on Mar 31, 2011 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Byrd gets every chance to be that guy
But he’ll share time with Appling when Trice is running the point. Anderson and Kearney will get sprinkled in I imagine.
by That Guy Green on Mar 31, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
He'll be given that chance...
But I definitely wonder if Byrd has the footspeed to keep up with Big Ten guards as they tend to be be in the 6’1" to 6’3" undersized range and quick. Russell has bulked up quite a bit since showing up on campus, and I can’t imagine that added mass has improved his speed. We’ll find out soon enough though. I agree it would be nice to have that height and shot at the SG spot. Let’s just hope his footspeed is more Chris Hill than Isaiah Dahlman.
by LickSplickidy on Mar 31, 2011 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a good question, re: Byrd
What I wouldn’t rule out is this: Let’s say you have a line-up of Appling, Byrd, Dawson, Green, and Payne. Who is to say that Dawson won’t be an athletic, versatile enough defender to cover that quicker off-guard while Byrd handles the more traditional “small forward” on the defensive end?
Of course, it’s all match-up based and Izzo will have a lot of options to counter his opponent. I’m just thinking of a way where any of Byrd’s possible limitations might still allow he and Dawson to play together on the wing.
"And how much are intangibles worth? 10%? 20%?" - kj@theonlycolors
Balance
I just LOVE the potential of that lineup. One problem in recent years has always been the lack of balance on the roster. We had short backcourts, lacked shooters or had trouble to match up with size and athletisism among other things. With that group we are looking at the following heights: Appling 6-2, Byrd 6-6, Dawson 6-6, Green 6-7, Payne 6-10 with very good athletisism. Outside shooting is there, rebounding should be a tremendous strength and Green is a tremendous go to guy. It should also be a lineup that can be a terror in transition. Balance in your lineup is one of the most important things in basketball and with Dawson we finally seem to have that as he was born to play SF in Izzo’s system.
Is this an appropriate place to complain
That I can’t find the 2011 football schedule on this site?
Ask and ye shall receive
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