Linking Laconically and the weekend of hate

By Jeremy Warnemuende Jan 30, 2015, 1:57pm CST

What's better than beating Michigan once? Having the opportunity to do it twice in the same weekend. Michigan State basketball hosts the Wolverines for the teams' first of two meetings this season on Sunday. The hockey team will also take on Michigan tonight for the second time but the first in Big Ten play.

On the court, it's a game the Spartans should win on paper, but John Beilein somehow has the Wolverines playing well without their best player and starting point guard, who might still be out Sunday. On the ice, Michigan is on a tear, but MSU played the Wolverines tough in a 2-1 loss in the GLI final earlier this season.

Regardless of the results, it should be a nice little weekend filled with hate and vengeful Twitter exchanges.

Tom Izzo says Michigan State got back to its roots in much-needed win over Rutgers | MLive | mlive.com

Just in time, too.

U-M's Beilein: We must 'embrace' physical play at MSU | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Considering the way both teams play defense, I expect fouls to be 8-1 in Michigan's favor midway through the first half.

MSU's Forbes comes out shooting in win over Rutgers | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Need him to be that aggressive all the time.

MSU signee Deyonta Davis a McDonald's All-American | Detroit News | detroitnews.com

Wish he could join this year's team.

LJ Scott spurns OSU for perfect fit at MSU | Lansing State Journal | lsj.com

Says a lot about the state of the Spartans and Scott that he hasn't even entertained other schools leading up to signing day.

Recruiting: Stars starting to fill out MSU's 2015 class | Lansing State Journal | lsj.com