Linking Laconically recants it all

• Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio should dismiss all players involved in incident | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
  That's Drew Sharp.  Basically agreeing with everything I've said.  Nuts.  I take it all back.
  
• Unverified Voracity Shoots Gary Sinese | mgoblog
  And here's Brian Cook.  Being open to giving Mark Dantonio "the benefit of the doubt."  Something is wrong with the universe.
• Prep coaches speak up for suspended MSU players | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
  Dell's high school coach: "He supposedly didn't do anything. If he was just there and didn't fight, maybe he won't be dismissed, I'm hoping."  Also: "At that age you're responsible for your own actions. He was stupid to go there if he knew there was going to be trouble."*
• Spartans need stronger message | detnews.com | The Detroit News
  Solid opining from Wojo.
• Big Ten teams can't turn down bowl invites | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
  Oh, yeah?  Well, what if we just refuse to show up?
• Eleven Spartan Football Players Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors - MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
  Yay for good off-the-field football news.
• UNC coach Roy Williams still irked by Delvon Roe's snub | detnews.com | The Detroit News
  How about this: Get over it.  And don't expect commitments you pressure 17/18-year old kids into making before a big rivalry game to always stick.  Looks to me like that Davis kid is doing alright filling in at the 4 spot.
  
• Spartans' game against Wofford will be reunion for Dahlman brothers | MSU Spartans - - MLive.com
  Noah Dahlman the top scorer for tomorrow night's opponent.
• Basketball Prospectus | Articles | ACC-Big Ten
  Gasaway: "The Badgers gave the ball away just five times. They took care of their defensive glass and they didn’t foul. There you have it, the Tao of Bo. It’s how they do it in Madison."
• Big Ten Geeks's Blog - Big Ten Network
  Great +/- stat on McCamey (+28 with him; -26 without him).  We need a volunteer to start tracking the MSU +/- numbers.  Last one to say, "Not it."  Not it.
• "It was like he had three guys in his pocket..." - Hammer and Rails
  TMill's experience on press row at Mackey Arena.
• What to expect from elite freshmen in basketball's Age-Limit era - Luke Winn - SI.com
  Good statistical indicators for Adreian Payne to be a productive offensive contributor right off the bat?
• The USAs World Cup Draw Is 87 Percent Likely To Go Poorly - Brian Cook - The Sporting Blog - Sporting News
  OT: World Cup draw is tomorrow.  Getting drawn into the host team's group would be lovely.
  
• Mack Avenue Tigers - Detroit Tigers blog - Dombrowski: Revisiting The Gambler
  More OT: Stupendous blog series from friend-of-the-blog Kurt.

*Random nonlaconical thought: If you had been able to pick a half dozen football players not to have been involved in the Rather Hall thing and, therefore, not at risk of being dismissed or suspended for next season, who would have been on the list?  I submit that the top 4 would have been (1) Kirk Cousins, (2) Greg Jones, (3) B.J. Cunningham, and (4) Mark Dell.  I'm excluding seniors, since they have only one game left.  Cousins and Jones, obviously.  Cunningham and Dell because the only thing we know (or knew, rather) for sure about next year's team is that the passing game will (would have been) pretty darn good, which will keep (would have kept) us in a lot of games, regardless of whether the defense or running game improve.  The only other two guys I could see slotting in ahead of Cunningham/Dell would be Joel Foreman and Jerel Worthy.

My point: This thing really, really stinks.  But you knew that.