Linking Laconically Can't Wait to See Delvon Roe go AWOL
by Pete Rossman on Aug 5, 2011 5:40 AM CDT
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PrintHappy Friday everyone! There's a lot of links to go through, but first another matchup in the favorite Spartan Athlete bracket. I am determined to bring this to completion even if it takes me until Summer of 2012. The next battle features NCAA soccer record holder for consecutive shutout minutes Avery Steinlage against one of the newest Jets, Plaxico Burress. As always, vote or die.
A great article about Roe's burgeoning movie career, which is seeing him collect $20,000 for a role in AWOL, a movie about two soldiers who go AWOL to win back an ex-girlfriend. Don't worry, his priorities aren't shifting:
"His first love is basketball," Izzo added. "People have the perception that he's more interested in being an actor than in basketball. That's not the case."
He's up for two more roles: one as the Talking Tree in Oz (being shot in Detroit by fellow Spartan Sam Raimi) and a possible leading role in a movie called Game Time about a potential NBA player who suffers a knee injury in college. You think he could play that?
MSU ranked No. 17 in preseason coaches poll | Lansing State Journal | lansingstatejournal.com
At least with this ranking MSU will have a shot to go to a BCS game if they falter once or twice. You know what would also help? If Mark Dantonio covered up more of his players' transgressions to keep them eligible.
/still bitter
/hopes OSU fans have to travel to Shreveport for a bowl game this year
USA Basketball: Roster Announced For 2011 USA Men's World University Games Team
Thanks to Ducking Delvon for the link, and congratulations to Draymond for making the team! The U.S. team begins play against Mexico on August 13th. He'll have familiar help, as Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe made the team as well. For what's it worth, Mike Miller at Beyond The Arc considered Green to be one of the locks, and very well could start.
Remembering Bubba Smith - The Triangle Blog
Very, very good article from Grantland about Bubba Smith and how racially charged college football was in the mid-60's, especially at Notre Dame. It's got a couple of racial slurs so it may be NSFW, but it is definitely worth your time.
Greg Jones Part Of Young Linebacker Group Aiming To Impress - Big Blue View
Jones know his future may be on special teams for the time being, and he's more than willing to accept that role.
I think this is possible because DeHaan is in graduate school at GVSU, but this will be interesting to watch. DeHaan played two years of volleyball in high school, gathering all-conference honors.
Spartan QB Cousins already eyeing Blackshirts test
Kirk Cousins talking about Nebraska in the way that true team leaders do -- being complementary and innocuous such that no bulletin board material can be gathered in the slightest.
Michigan St.'s Kirk Cousins Reads Your Criticism of Him and His Team
Speaking of bulletin board material, the Cousins clan is gathering all of it and using it as fuel. I don't think they'll have to worry about a shortage, given the number of articles I've seen predicting a downfall because of losing starters on the offensive line (a valid concern), winning many close games (Michigan State wins close games now. Deal with it.), and the loss of two starting linebackers (I think MSU will be fine) and two starting defensive backs (a little more concern here -- Isaiah Lewis will be key).
Recruiting: Michigan State seeking top safeties | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
The two MSU appears to be most focused on are Pennsylvania's Demetrious Cox (27 scholarship offers), and Florida's Jordan Diggs (brother of Jeremy Ware). The Spartans are only looking to take 5-7 more players in this class, so they can afford to wait and be picky.
Further Acquaint Yourself With Javon Ringer. - Music City Miracles
Ex-Spartan Javon Ringer finds himself atop Titans' RB depth chart | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Lastly, with Chris Johnson's holdout Javon Ringer is the #1 running back for the Titans. SB Nation blog Music City Miracles has very nice things to say about that.
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Tressel Comment
Why do you have to take a (somewhat) expected preseason ranking and turn it into a mini rant about OSU? lets look towards the future season gentlemen.
because...
If Tressel turned in his players when he found out about their violations MSU would have most likely gone to a BCS bowl last year…..
/still bitter
"We were a little fat and sassy" -Tom Izzo
by itsalwaysunnyinEL on Aug 5, 2011 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions
FTFY
If Tressel turned in his players when he found out about their violations MSU would have most likely gone to a BCS bowl the muthafreaking ROSE BOWL last year
"Everyone who drinks is not a poet. Maybe some of us drink because we're not poets." - Arthur Bach
Tressell and...
…his public sanctimony and private cheating deserve all the rants they get. He probably screwed MSU out the mother-#U$)(Y%(#$#(#(#$#($#U$#$(#$(dog#$&)#$(&#$)#($&hell##$)(#*$#$America$%)#$)(&$#)$# Rose Bowl.
I know the enemy of my enemy is my friend and when he tortures U of M for a decade, I like the Sweatervest, but that was not cool, bro.
by witless chum on Aug 5, 2011 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
i like
how you managed to spit out dog, hell, and America in your flurry of expletives
"We were a little fat and sassy" -Tom Izzo
by itsalwaysunnyinEL on Aug 5, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Plax
Forget about anything else he’s done, he gets my vote based on this clip alone. “You know what, you want to challenge me, I’m gonna punch you right in the face.”
"You can look at the dinosaur that weighs you down or you can look at the big pot of gold (and) try to say, 'You know what? I'm going to try to live up to expectations.' " -Tom Izzo, Iron Mountain Philosopher
+1
Not to mention all the actual catching and scoring touchdowns he did against them. That clip is awesome though.
by trivialstuff16 on Aug 5, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The article on Delvon
was great. Looking forward to seeing this kid kiss center court, though I don’t want him to go. He’s earned the right to that tradition.
Sadly there will be people roasting him at some point in the upcoming season for not focusing on bball enough.
Imagine if he makes it in that business, what a life that could provide. Go get ’em, Delvon!
+ many for the center court kiss
He & Draymond seem to not only be terrific on the court leaders (DayDay by mouth, Roe by work ethic), but examples of great, hard-working kids who exemplify a lot of what is still right about college athletics. I’m proud to have them as Spartans, and really hope they can go out with 3 Final Fours in their careers!
Wtih those two as captains
I feel good about the attitude the team will have this season. I also think Appling will be great in this regard. Remember he had those little scuffles with McCamey in both games against Illinois? McCamey was a senior (not to mention a big dude) and Appling was right back in his face. I can see this year’s team having a F%#@ YOU-attitude all year.
The roasting has already started.
Some think he should forfeit his scholly and act full-time. Those people are embarrassments to Spartans everywhere.
by rook34 on Aug 5, 2011 10:37 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Avery
was my boy in college, gotta give him the vote!
plax
he was beast mode 24/7.
also, will greg jones be good on special teams? he was obviously a prolific tackler, but his two biggets knocks, were a lack of op end speed and a lack of size, two things that are nice for special teams. — i do feel hell have a solid pro career, hes too good in small spaces and attacking the ball.
Plax
I voted for Avery over Plax on principle because of all the Cheddar Bob jokes Spartans have had to endure over the past few years.
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