Published on: 15th December, 2009
By now most of us have heard about Big Ten officials looking intently at expanding the conference from 11 teams to 12. Big-time Big Ten figures like Penn State coach Joe Paterno and Wisconsin’s athletic director Barry Alvarez have been at the forefront of proposing discussions regarding adding another team. The last ...Published on: 15th December, 2009
The current NFL season has brought us a scenario never seen before in the history of American football. Two undefeated teams from two different conferences, with an MVP-caliber player at each quarterback position. Oh, not to mention that one of these undefeated team’ coaches is in his first year as the head ...Published on: 14th December, 2009
By Nick Mordowanec and Adam Biggers When numerous players were suspended from Michigan State’s roster and declared unavailable for the Alamo Bowl against Texas Tech, the Spartans’ stock dropped significantly in terms of giving coach Mark Dantonio his first bowl victory in green and white. It is quite the fair assessment when ...Published on: 10th December, 2009
In what has been the biggest blip on head coach Mark Dantonio’s radar since coming to East Lansing, charges have finally been handed out in coordination with the on-campus incident which occurred on Nov. 22. According to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, nine players were charged Wednesday with misdemeanor conspiracy to commit an ...Published on: 7th December, 2009
As all the NCAA’s bowl matchups have been announced, there were certain bowls and teams many fans searched for immediately. You have your usual suspects like Florida and Texas, along with underrated programs like TCU and Boise State. BCS bowls are of the utmost performance, but the smaller, “lesser” bowls still mean ...Published on: 5th December, 2009
In light of the transgressions committed by more than a handful of Michigan State football players, the program has instantly gone awry and the future is completely indefinite. The situation is so drastic not only because these players represent the university, but some of them—Mark Dell, Chris L. ...Published on: 2nd December, 2009
Michigan State’s football program endured a tumultuous season full of disappointments and shortcomings. Now, the team is facing bigger issues off the field. Michigan State has suspended eight players following a widely publicized altercation at a campus residence hall. The events stem from a Nov. 22 incident with a fraternity, as ...Published on: 30th November, 2009
It was supposed to be a match made in heaven. Charlie Weis was a big contributor to Super Bowl runs for the NFL’s New England Patriots, instructing quarterback Tom Brady on the intricacies of the professional game after Drew Bledsoe was knocked out of commission. He was one of Bill Belichick’s ...Published on: 29th November, 2009
Is it just me, or do you expect the Indianapolis Colts to always come back from big deficits? Whether you do or you don’t, it always seems to happen. Sunday’s contest between the still-undefeated Colts and Houston Texans was even more entertaining to watch than last year’s game. You remember last year’s ...Published on: 22nd November, 2009
When the Michigan State Spartans traveled to Happy Valley to play the Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2008 season, both programs were having pretty good years by their standards. Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio was leaving his mark in only his second year of tenure, while Joe Paterno had the ...