Spartans Stand Together

King Leonidas said, “In the end, a Spartan’s true strength is the warrior next to him.” This quote has become one of many mantras for the Michigan State Spartan Football team and one they will have to remember when they take on Ohio State tomorrow in one of their biggest regular season games in recent…

State of the MSUnion – March Madness Edition

They say “it’s always darkest before the dawn.” Spartan basketball fans sure hope that’s the case after a season full of promise has turned to one of concern. The team that took over the #1 ranking in November and only had 1 loss when they began conference play is now out of the B1G regular…

MSU/Northerwestern Preview – Pound The Nail

The Chinese Philosopher Confucius once said ,“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” This quote is very accurate when you look at Michigan State’s football team this season. Prior to the start of Big Ten play, the team looked very average and I wondered…

Cinderella Grows Up, Zags Reach #1

As another week of college basketball has wrapped up, complete with several more losses in the top ten – and a brand new #1 team in the country. For the first time in school history, Gonzaga is the top team in the country in both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls. The mid-major school…

Same Song, Third Verse

As I sat at home on Saturday and watched the Michigan/Michigan State game, I felt like I had seen this play out before. In the two previous B1G losses to be exact. MSU has now lost 3 conference games by a total of 6 points and all of them have the same story lines: missed…

Have we reverted to Same Old Spartans?

As Rivalry week begins, I starting to wonder if the only way the Spartans avoid a loss on Saturday is if the bus gets lost on the way to Ann Arbor. I’m not sure I’ve even been so disgusted with my alma mater in my lifetime. Yes, as a lifelong fan, I’ve endured some ugly…

It’s Our Money and We’ll Boo If We Want To

I know that focus has turned from last week’s loss to preparing for Indiana in 2 days, but I had to take some time to gain perspective before writing this post. I spent Saturday night and most of Sunday so angry that I couldn’t even fathom writing something appropriate for my blog. Then, I had…