Linking Laconically is ordering Jammin' Jalapeño Sauce

Michigan State still projected for Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe after beating Minnesota | MLive.com
I'll have the Honey BBQ sauce, please.

Predicting which Big Ten teams will land where in bowl games | Other Colleges | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
MSU is projected to go to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, while Michigan is projected to go to the Outback Bowl, which is probably against the loser of the SEC Championship (OUCH).

Michigan State juniors facing NFL questions | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
Ah, along with the end of every season comes the question: Will these juniors stay or go? Le'Veon Bell, Will Gholston, and Dion Sims all face these questions throughout the winter.

If Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell is done with Big Ten, he made his mark | Michigan State Spartans | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
"If this was Le'Veon Bell's final Big Ten football game, he certainly left his mark. His mark on the MSU record book, and on a Minnesota defense that looked like it wanted nothing to do with tackling Bell in the late stages of the Spartans' 26-10 win at TCF Bank Stadium."

Hey Joe: Spartans give it to Le'Veon Bell, leave it to defense, back up strong words, avoid disaster | Hey Joe blog | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
"Watching Le’Veon Bell and that Michigan State defense play today at TCF Bank Stadium, it was really amazing to think that both are part of a team struggling to get to 6-6 and a bowl game."

The controversial life and career of the Memphis Grizzlies' Zach Randolph - Grantland
A great piece on former Spartan Zach Randolph.

Michigan State's Travis Trice expects to return against Miami, Gary Harris avoids surgery | MLive.com
"Trice participated in a light workout Friday while coach Tom Izzo called it a relief that Harris won't need surgery on a sprained shoulder." The Spartans definitely need these guys back.

After recovery, Michigan State's Branden Dawson is a work in progress | Michigan State Spartans | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
While his recovery was quick, Dawson still has a lot to work on.

Michigan State's Keith Appling working toward becoming a Spartans point guard great | MLive.com
So far through the 2012 campaign, Appling has looked like one of the best guards in the Big Ten.