OT: MSU 74, Floriduh 77

Submitted by thevictors85 on

not a good day for the b10, with both michigan and michigan state losing...

[edit: minn loss to portland and an illini loss to utah...eeek]

Jinxed

November 27th, 2009 at 10:15 PM ^

lol.. yay! I won't have to hear Sparty saying "sooo.. what happened Thursday?"

comeback to that question:

"well.. we lost to an unranked team just like you did..."

done

M-Wolverine

November 27th, 2009 at 10:44 PM ^

You meant that's what a Spartan fan would ask you...they don't know what kind of dinner jacket to wear with their ski mask, no more what day of the week it is.

Yeah, that's the ticket....

That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Mirasola

November 27th, 2009 at 10:24 PM ^

I don't really care about MSU's team so much. What really pisses me off are all the fairweather fans who like to talk shit about Michigan at every opportunity. It pleases me to see them fall like this.

mgoblue1

November 27th, 2009 at 10:43 PM ^

Well this sure as hell makes me feel a little better. Tons of Sparty fans trashing U-M for losing to an unranked team earlier today, guess they all spoke too soon.

Hoken's Heroes

November 27th, 2009 at 10:46 PM ^

The team hasn't yet figured out what works and doesn't. This tourney was where Beilein said he would see what works. But as for MSU, the power house bball team in the state of Michigan with all that talent, this loss is baffling and there is no excuse. Michigan State should not have lost this game. I think MSU fans need to realize that MSU basketball will soon go way of the football team and start to crumble. Izzo should start to look for a pro gig fast! :P

M-Wolverine

November 27th, 2009 at 11:22 PM ^

It wouldn't surprise me (sicken me, but not surprise me) to see Sparty cutting down the Nets this year. They got the experience last year, and there aren't the mature powerhouses there were last year. What could trip them up is some ridiculous talent ladden team like Kentucky that's NBA draft ready, if they're clicking (and not doing the Calipari choke job).

As for Michigan, I see it as a chance for Beilein to show them they're not as good as their ranking, and they still have to work and scrap if they want to succeed. Get that engrained now, and ready for the big boys.

Still 3 for 20....that's just how the system works. Live by the 3, die by the 3...

Still not sure you can win 6 in a row like that.

Tater

November 27th, 2009 at 11:29 PM ^

I don't remember the particulars, but when Izzo was interviewed a few years ago, he said he didn't see himself coaching college basketball past a certain age. There was an article somewhere last year about this, and it said he had reached whatever age he had cited. Sorry, but I don't remember whose article it was.

I hope the Pistons make him an offer he can't refuse. Really, the only times MSU basketball has been better than UM for more than a year at a time were the Magic Johnson years and the Izzo years. The rest of the time, UM has been better or they have been equal.

It is about time for the MSU delusions of superiority to be squashed.

M-Wolverine

November 28th, 2009 at 12:03 AM ^

When he was younger, he flirted a little, and he let his mentality that he won and won and wasn't appreciated enough (Spurrier Syndrome) settle into the perfect mindset for MSU, and I think particularly the last season helped him realize where he fits best. He less wants to be Coach K north now (though lately few have had as much success as him) and now wants to be the Bo of basketball in the state. And he's past his Texas A&M days.

The Pistons could be the squad that could pull him away, because he wouldn't have to move his family. But that would just be a cash grab right at the end of his career (NBA jobs don't last that long). And while they just hired a coach we that position isn't all that long term. But Joe hasn't shown the mindset at all that he thinks college guys have any business in the NBA game. Learning at the foot of Daly, he's much more of the mindset that "the (trainer) knows more about coaching an NBA team than a college coach". And since he paid his dues after being a major college coach (as well as the track record), I believe him.

Nice to wish for, though.

Jinxed

November 28th, 2009 at 3:33 PM ^

"Izzo really needs to fire Stephens and Montgomery after this debacle. It was clearly their schemes that caused the team to turn the ball over 22 times. If Izzo doesn't get rid of at least one of these guys in the next 2-3 weeks, it's time to evaluate his job status in the offseason."

*dies laughing*