Michigan State 76, Michigan 66 (OT)
And lo, the Sparty Bros chanted "Little Sister," for they had survived the onslaught from Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Spike Albrecht, and Max Bielfeldt. The resilient Spartans nearly covered the spread in overtime, and this outstanding effort was well worth reinforcing their massive inferiority complex and questionable-at-best views on gender.
With this signature victory, MSU improved to 1-0 against Michigan in 2014-15, and 3-6 against them over the last five regular seasons.
February 1st, 2015 at 4:10 PM ^
This team continues to hustle. Win or lose, these games are fun. It's fun just watching the lineups. Beilein is a genius.
February 1st, 2015 at 4:12 PM ^
February 1st, 2015 at 4:12 PM ^
I agree the little sister chanting is dumb. But as an msu fan it is pretty annoying to read this 'recap' as well. MSU won. UM lost. Everything else is excuses. You complain constantly about Izzo whining about injuries....isn't that all you fans are doing now?
February 1st, 2015 at 4:18 PM ^
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February 1st, 2015 at 4:28 PM ^
And there is also a difference between some Michigan fans talking about their injuries and Izzo the coach whining on national television about his injuries.
February 1st, 2015 at 4:36 PM ^
this is a very mediocre MSU team as well. We have to get excited about any win we can get, especially over a rival.
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Guy with the most minutes on the court today for either team?: Izzo, of course.
February 1st, 2015 at 4:22 PM ^
I love it because everytime Sparty slaps the floor Michigan goes on a run. When will they learn? Too bad they didn't do it in OT.
February 1st, 2015 at 4:25 PM ^
I have a feeling phrases like "survived an onslaught of MAAR" are not going to be said with tongue in cheek after this year.
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February 1st, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
They should be deeply embarrased that they let this crap version of a UM team take them to overtime.
February 1st, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
Didn't get to see the game, but the fact that his band of 'weird guys' almost won in East Lansing again (which if you'll recall we didn't do for like 15 years until just a few seasons ago) is testament to his coaching prowess
February 1st, 2015 at 4:39 PM ^
Guy played center for most of the game, defending guys 3 inches and 25-30 pounds bigger than him, and led the team in minutes. I doubt that's what he imagined for himself when he signed up at Michigan.
Tough shooting night and trouble getting his shot off against Dawson (who - credit due - played great for them) but he had some big baskets, steals, even a few nice assists. He's coming along nicely as a player and he's going to get a lot better experiencing being the focus of defenses over the next few weeks.
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February 2nd, 2015 at 9:49 AM ^
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February 1st, 2015 at 5:10 PM ^
It was a great game- the second half was very entertaining. I didn't see anything controversial in terms of officiating, so that's nice. Both teams played hard but unfortunately we came up short. Considering our roster woes, it's impressive that we have been so competitive. Time to regroup and get that W when they come to our place. Go Blue!
February 1st, 2015 at 5:11 PM ^
Best post game loss wrap-up commentary ever?
February 1st, 2015 at 9:00 PM ^
has been discussed before but here's a second hand JUB from a friend of mine who took JUB's class a few years ago (paraphrasing from what I remember):
When MSU first became a school they were Michigan Ag School and would routinely get crushed by UM in athletics.
Also at this time (early 1900's I believe), there were academic and scientific revolutions coming out of UM. This lead AA to be known as the "Athens of the Midwest."
Sometime after this became a household name for AA, MSU took it upon themselves to be the spartans, in direct opposition to the Athens reference.
Again, SH JUB story, but if true I think that says a lot about how institutional the inferiority complex is.
February 2nd, 2015 at 12:07 AM ^
I believe that is correct. Also, their fight song originally referenced Michigan: its opening line was "Go right through that line of blue" before it later was changed to "Go right through for MSU."
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February 2nd, 2015 at 10:12 AM ^
I was accepted to Michigan, Michigan State, Miami (YTM), Missouri, and West Virginia (parents are alums).
Went to MSU as a J school major - switched over to Telecom end of sophomore year. Even in the 80s you could see print was going to die.
February 2nd, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
Well, if they chanted 'little sister', do you think we could get away with playing this over the PA at Crisler? Maybe the pep band could learn it.....
February 2nd, 2015 at 12:01 PM ^
Does anyone think that Caris was just getting stats? I mean, it seems like we are playing like a team now that he is sitting...Just a thought. Also I am sooooooo tired of Irvan. He got blocked so many times I wanted to puke! He isn't shooting very well either he is just chucking it up! Also he gets beat on D almost every single time. He needs to sit or get his head in the game!
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