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A big hit that didn’t get adequate airtime yesterday was Michigan State’s Jeremy Ware’s fourth quarter lick on Iowa’s Colin Sandeman:
(Ware flagged for personal foul, Sandeman walked off under own power)
Video of the hit after the jump, along with the game’s final play - which gave Iowa the win and a perfect 8-0 record. Read more…
If you’re an athlete, going on Twitter & posting anything more controversial than where you went to dinner last night is akin to handing Lenny Dykstra your investment portfolio and telling him to “figure something out”: it’s pretty much a recipe for disaster. Not only are you running the risk of some pesky blog picking up a juicy post or picture of you with a big bag of weed in the background, but apparently now you might be giving information to your next opponent.
Ahead of his team’s game against Michigan State, Wisconsin head football coach Bret Bielema said that he uses Twitter to find out what opposing players are up to before the game. Which seems kind of pointless, unless a cornerback posts that he’s “OMG so hungover LOL” the morning before the game.
Earlier this week, Pete Carroll raise a few eyebrows when he more or less said that Washington’s Jake Locker was a better QB than Terrelle Pryor. After all, Carroll’s Trojans just beat Terrelle’s Buckeyes, and #3 USC was expected to humiliate the Huskies up in Seattle today. I mean, come on - Washington was winless last year and needed to beat lowly Idaho last week to end a 15-game losing streak.
Turns out Pete was right all along - and we’re sure he wishes he wasn’t.
Last weekend, the Big Ten managed to escape a couple of embarrassing close calls, as Ohio State needed a 2-point conversion interception to get past Navy, while Iowa needed to block two field goal attempts in the final seconds to defeat Northern Iowa.
And wouldn’t you know it, some of the Big Ten’s big boys had their hands full against lesser competition again this weekend. Michigan State was expected to take care of in-state MAC foe Central Michigan without much problem. But the Chippewas had other ideas.
Every now and then, there are those prized, tantalizingly athletic recruits that seem a bit… off. Usually it’s nothing. But in a few rare instances, they turn legitimately, clinically, criminally insane. Alonzo Spellman, we’re looking right at you on this one.
But former Michigan State Spartan DE Hubert “Boo Boo” Thompson, however, upped the ante in horrific “oh god you win game over” fashion two years ago, hurling his 66-year-old neighbor off a third-story balcony, killing him. A judge just ruled, however, that Thompson needs treatment more than punishment, as Thompson was just declared insane.
I thought only NFL QBs could be carved into corn mazes, but it turns out college basketball coaches can be given the same honor.
Behold - the Tom Izzo Corn Maze! Just head out to Westview Orchards just outside Detroit this weekend, and revel in the chance to get inside the head of the Michigan State b-ball bigwig. He’s all ears!
Sure, Tommy’s Spartans couldn’t get the job done against North Carolina last season, but I don’t see any Roy Williams tobacco field mazes outside of Chapel Hill, do you?
• A bikini-themed sports bar in San Antonio is all set to open for business - right next door to a prep school.
• A blown whistle blows the chances of the Detroit Red Wings tying up Game 3 against the Anaheim Ducks.
• NBA tells Buckeye benchwarmer Mike Titus to take his name out of the upcoming Draft, “or else”.
• The NAACP will honor L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling with a lifetime achievement award. Elgin Baylor must be thrilled.
• A lot of Pens fans are teased by a text message mistake telling them they won four free tickets to an upcoming playoff game.
Among all his assets, one of the things that’s considered paramount in making Tom Izzo a star is his fierce sense of pride. The man is manic, refusing to back down in a blowout, exhorting his team to play tough defense and always trying to project a football-forged sense of identity. He practices hard, he coaches hard, he sings and dances hard.
Wait, what’s that?
(Izzo, who cares about the accordion? You’re surrounded by cheerleaders!)
Well, according to the DETROIT FREE PRESS, as of tonight, the last part of that sentence will actually be accurate. Izzo is set to star in a one-day only musical adaptation of his life — “Izzo Goes to Broadway” — in the campus theater at Michigan State. And make no mistake - this isn’t a fly-by-night production, either.
Last month, Michigan State suspended tailback Glenn Winston for his role in an on-campus fight back in December. Well, wait, that doesn’t accurately describe what Winston did. He sent a fellow athlete to the hospital with serious head injuries. This A) places his fighting skills above 95% of traditional athletes, who specialize in woofing and slapfighting, and B) pissed the law off beyond belief.
(Unfortunately, Winston could not seduce his way out of this mess, try as he might.)
He eventually pled guilty to two misdemeanor assault charges, one of which was aggravated, and given six months of jail time. That’s six months where he loses his place, his car, his stuff, his boys, his family, and his freedom. What he won’t lose, though, is his scholarship.
• Another day, another high school coach caught in a student sex scandal.
• North Carolina plants their Tar Heels firmly into Sparty’s backside.
• Phillies fans fight 15 feet away while World Series banner is being raised.
• The way the Detroit Lions have been lately, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them not make the first NFL Draft pick.
• You probably could have gotten a really good seat to the women’s NCAA basketball championship if you were so inclined.
