Not because any of us are taking finals this year, but because basketball starts up again in a couple days. Let's get to the links!
ESPN - College Bowl Mania - Group
The password is: spartans. 1st place gets a copy of Duffy: An Autobiography, 2nd and 3rd prizes are $10 gift certificates to Underground Printing. You have until the start of the first bowl game (2 PM on Saturday) to make and rank your picks.
MSU football: Glad all over | lansingstatejournal.com | Lansing State Journal
Fluff, but fluff about a little-healded position - the fullback.
Big Ten has three unanimous All-Americans - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
You can guess who this is about. Greg Jones is the first Spartan unanimous All-American since 2002 when Charles Rogers was one. May the former's career be the opposite of the latter's.
Basketball Prospectus | Unfiltered
The unicorn stat is dead. Long live the unicorn stat.
Tom Izzo uses final exam week to evaluate Spartans | MLive.com
Bullet points on half the team, allowing players to miss class, and next year's nonconference schedule.
Michigan State makes cut for two prospects | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
And both of them are linemen! Huzzah!
Michigan State's Mark Dantonio finalist for another coaching award | MLive.com
Appropriately enough, the prize benefits the American Heart Association.
Neil Koepke: MSU's best hasn't been good enough | lansingstatejournal.com | Lansing State Journal
In case you're looking for a ray of hope in hockey. The schedule doesn't set up well however.