It was a Saturday to remember for the Green & White. The Women’s Basketball Team got it started in the afternoon with a road win at Penn State. In the evening, the Hockey Team finished their regular-season series against our rivals with a dominant win at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. I attended that game […]
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The Spartans headed into the weekend with big possibilities and equally large expectations and managed to take 4 of the 6 points available to put them ahead in the conference by one point with 6 games remaining. The frustrating fact is they had 6 completely within reach and let it slip away. Over the two […]
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You may want to re-read the last paragraph of Lucas’ game preview for this game because that’s what the Spartans did tonight. After a few days of internal debate, Tom Izzo decided to start Jeremy Fears after the Michigan State floor general’s style of play was questioned in the last two games. This probably didn’t […]
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Alright TOC Nation, it’s time for us to pump some good vibes into our basketball team to help Izzo’s squad avoid a third consecutive defeat. The #5 Illini invade the Breslin Center and it feels a little like our last chance to get a resume-building win, as our two remaining games against ranked opponents will […]
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This week’s results of our survey questions may be a little skewed as I imagine most of the voting occurred prior to Wednesday evening’s defeat at Minnesota. Certainly, we would have received some different, less positive, results had we dropped these questions on Thursday. That said, here is how TOC Nation voted. Just under half […]
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When the fifth ranked Illinois Fighting Illini arrive at the Breslin Center on Saturday evening, it will have been two weeks to the day since MSU beat the brakes off of Maryland, 91-48, to improve to 18-2 (8-1 B1G) on the season. Vibes were high in East Lansing, with another top-10 squad seemingly destined to […]
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Happy Friday. Okay so it was not a good past 7 days for our two basketball programs. Fortunately, the hockey team represented Sparta with a pair of road wins at Penn State. This week, the hockey team has another pair of games away from Munn against a highly rated opponent. And our basketball teams are […]
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This weekend is set up to be quite a weekend on the ice as #1 Michigan will face the #2 Spartans on Friday night at 7pm at Yost Ice Arena. Friday’s game will be available on FS1. Saturday is the Duel in the D at Little Caesars Arena at 6:30pm on BTN. If the Spartans […]
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In case you missed the news, I’ve joined the team at The Only Colors as writer number five. It’s great to officially write my first official TOC article. Jokes on me that I picked to write the recap for the Minnesota game, right? Tom Izzo decided to go with a new starting lineup and gave […]
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Time for our Spartans to begin a new win streak. MSU heads to the Twin Cities to take on the Golden Gophers. Game tips at 7 PM ET and can be seen on BTN. And if you have BTN+, you can check out the Lady Spartans at 6:30 in a top 25 matchup against Maryland. […]
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While our great winter sports teams here at Michigan State have commanded most of the attention for these past few months, with spring sports just around the corner, it is never too early to take a peek ahead to warmer days in the early fall of 2026. We are just about 30 Saturdays away from […]
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Happy Tuesday everyone. We are back with a pair of questions for you. This week’s inquiries both relate to the MSU Men’s Basketball Team. First up, after a deflating loss to those guys from ann arbor, we want to see how your projections for this season have changed. Hopefully, you think it was just a […]
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After a frustrating and disappointing home loss to Michigan on Friday, Michigan State needs to get back on track Wednesday in Minneapolis. The Spartans currently sit in a tie with Nebraska for third place in the conference standings at 9-2, one game behind 10-1 Michigan and Illinois, who MSU will host Saturday night. So, after […]
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Hey TOC Nation, we have some news from headquarters. Hope you guys are ready for even more articles. The Only Colors is adding yet another writer to our team. Robbie Bettelon is the new guy in town and he has shared a little bit about himself. I grew up in Troy, Michigan, and graduated from […]
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MSU took 5 of 6 points from Penn State in a crucial matchup this weekend to put MSU’s chance at a B1G three peat into their own hands. Friday night saw the Spartans take care of business on a 6-3 win with an Anthony Romani hat trick as Saturday Charlie Stramel hit the hat trick […]
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The game started well enough as there were a number of highlight plays in the opening segment. Michigan State got a defensive stop to get things going and Jeremy Fears drew a foul on Michigan’s 7-3 center, Aday Mara, but he would then turn it over passing to Kohler when play continued. Mara would get […]
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The stakes are about as high as they get for a late January game. The latest rendition of the Battle For The Mitten begins at 8 PM ET and can be seen on FOX. (If you are here before 8 PM and you have BTN+, head over to the hockey thread) Let me hear you!
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Happy Friday everyone. Hope you are all managing to stay warm and safe. Seems like the whole country was hit hard this past week. We have a packed weekend of Spartan games ahead of us as well as a couple games midweek as February gets going. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up. HOCKEY […]
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The Spartans are off to Happy Valley this weekend for a big series against Penn State. Friday’s game is at 6pm on B1G+, while Saturday’s game is outdoors at Beaver Stadium at 1pm on BTN. The outdoor game is expected to draw quite a crowd and the Spartans are no strangers to playing outdoors. The […]
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This week, we asked you for your thought on MSU’s matchups this weekend in men’s basketball against u*m and in hockey at Penn State. To put it mildly, TOC Nation is feeling optimistic about our chances. On the ice, nearly two-thirds are seeing an MSU sweep of the Nittany Lions, and over 90% see the […]
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This game is huge no matter what but, adding to the importance, first place in the Big Ten will be on the line Friday night when Michigan comes to the Breslin Center. Thanks to Michigan State’s comeback and overtime escape at Rutgers and Michigan’s home win over Nebraska on Tuesday, MSU, UM, and the Huskers […]
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Never a doubt! Despite trailing for all but 11 seconds of the second half, your Michigan State Spartans have improved to 19-2. Let’s relive this road matchup and recap the action. This game started out slow, with the pace going according to the plan of Steve Pikiell and Rutgers, who came out with heavy doses of […]
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On the road again. The Spartans head into the heart of Big Ten country for a matchup against Rutgers. Anyone care to make a score prediction? Game is at 6:30 PM ET and will air on FS1. Let me hear you!
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Alright TOC Nation, we got our surveys back for you this week. Looking ahead to some big matchups for both Men’s Basketball and Hockey this weekend, we want to know what you think will be the result of those games. And don’t forget to Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please […]
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The Michigan State Spartans will have just over 72 hours to calm down from the program’s second biggest ever margin of victory in a Big Ten game (we defeated u*m by 51 points in 2000) in order to prepare for a road tilt against Rutgers. After sweeping their west-coast trip and then demolishing Maryland at […]
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