Izzo 'took too many bullets'

You didn't develop your NBA talent and you protect rapists. 

I'm wearing teal underwear today for Tom. Teal for Tom I say.

And they consider him to be the big man on campus. I hope the NCAA comes down hard on them, but I know they won’t.

Not sure if it's included in the clip or not but he was also critical of the media saying "you all" a couple times when talking about all the distractions around the program this year. Well guess what, Tom. When you foster a culture of rape and sexual abuse, you're going to get asked about it. I hate that guy so much. A whiny coward.

Anyone else getting a "Start of a long, slow decline" feeling here.  Given how stubborn Izzo is being and the fact that MSU can't push him out it looks like we're seeing the start of the program's death throes.

Agree with MGrowOld that the local media isn't going to push this(and that it's the local media pushing it that eventually tips the scales to producing consequences), but I don't think it's protective as much as, "MSU is going to be defiant and a pain in the ass and there just isn't enough interest in a negative story about MSU to deal with the BS."  Michigan fans for the most part already think MSU is a joke/dirty and MSU fans will lose their minds trying to protect their sacred cow coaches.  Think the PSU thing, only with a less readily identifiable fuckup. 

With very few exceptions, Basketball coaches don't typically become the focus for so many questions unless they have done something to provocate it. 

Wow he really is delusional, with a martyr complex to boot.

"Izzo took too many bullets."

I love that.  Kind of reminds me of the day Joe Paterno died and Todd Blackledge said JoePa died of a broken heart because the public had turned on him.

Was defending people who covered for rapists always a thing or is this a relatively new trend? 

He was unjustfly criticized, even as he tried to do his very best for the victim(s)---Tom Izzo.

It pained me when he took the Michigan State job because I wanted to like the guy, given the proximity of his hometown to mine. However, as the years passed, and it became more apparent how he goes about his business, I 1. have grown ashamed that he's from where I'm from and 2. am thankful he never managed to land the Michigan job.

I know there aren’t a lot of soccer fans on here, but like I’ve said on another thread, Izzo is basketball Jose Mourinho. Game has passed him by, has an excuse for everything, it’s always about him, and is a classless jerk. I hope they give him an extension like Jose, and we can just continue to beat him!!

what a complete piece of shit. perfect figurehead for that trash fanbase

...I know the world's smallest violin is around here somewhere.

He is beyond insufferable, but this is how lots of coaches look when they are at the end of their runs.  They start slipping, and some go gracefully and some go out with piss and vinegar spewing from every orifice.  

He never cared about anything that happened at MSU except if it hurt his team on the court.  Glad to see he can stew in it for another year.

This is a poor metaphor to employ in an era of mass shootings and a nationwide debate on gun violence.

I've obtained an advance copy of Izzo's autobiography:

Can someone please make a screenshot of Izzo's head on Miles Finch's (angry elf) body.  That would be pure gold.

If you missed this past weekend's Sparty action, succinct highlight film presented below.

Video of Izzo taking bullets

 

The ESPN “hit job” got to Izzo. If you’re happy with what you’ve done, you welcome scrutiny. This doesn’t appear to be the case for Tom Thumb. (Nickname would stick if he was from Alpena!)

Izzo is a dinosaur when it comes to strategy on the court and ethics off of it, and he fits that school perfectly.