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Editor’s Note: This is an older post from 2011 that has been updated in the sole instance of the series record through 2024, but remains otherwise unchanged. We are placing it back on the frontpage in 2025 ahead of the Michigan State vs. um game as it remains a fan favorite here at The Only […]
What was it again? 26 or 26.5 point underdogs to Indiana. It truly feels like we are living in an alternate universe when Indiana is a 4 touchdown favorite. Yet, it is not an alternate universe, it is the sad reality when Spartan fans walk away from the game saying, “at least they didn’t cover”. […]
Things got off to a surprising start in Bloomington. After Michigan State took a touchback on the opening kick, the first play from scrimmage was a 3-yard loss on a Makhi Frazier run. That was not the surprising part. Next play was a checkdown to Frazier for no gain. Still not the surprise. On 3rd […]
Today’s the day that MSU gets that elusive first Big Ten victory, right? Right? No? Yeah, probably not. But there will be one Heisman candidate out there, so there is a pretty good chance we see some good football from one side. Game starts at 3:30 PM ET and will air on Peacock. I’m looking […]
Happy Friday, TOC Nation. Game 7 is tomorrow, and it is against perhaps the toughest opponent we will see all season. The Green & White are traveling down I-69 to take on the #3 team in the nation. If MSU loses, they will have a losing record. If, by some miracle, MSU wins, then maybe we […]
MSU Hockey opened up the season last week with the ultimate unexpected outcome, a loss. Fortunately, the Spartans bounced back in the second game to start the season 1-1. The loss also dropped them in the rankings, but a good showing this weekend and it may partially erase what we all hope to be an […]
Hey TOC Nation, hope you had a chance to read Mike’s Preview on this weekend’s opponent earlier today. Now, we get some insight from an Indiana writer. Let’s see what L.C. Norton from The Crimson Quarry has to share about the #3 team in the nation. 1. Indiana is in uncharted waters for its football […]
O said that this preview should simply state that “Indiana is very good and MSU is very bad.” I’m not sure he was fully serious but that certainly is an accurate summation. When MSU travels to Bloomington, IN to take on the Hoosiers, it may well be a matchup of the best team in the […]
Let’s roll the tape: Not going to sugarcoat it, this was a rough one to rewatch. Dropping a home game in embarrassing fashion to 1-4 UCLA is one thing, but looking as utterly hapless as Michigan State did speaks volumes about the state of the program in year 2 under Jonathan Smith. Speaking of the […]
We are 6 games through Coach Jonathan Smith’s 2nd season at Michigan State, and so far this season is following the script of year 1: win the first three games, lose the next 3. And we certainly remember how last season finished. Across the college football landscape, the midway point of the season has proven […]
Well, well, well. My entire drive home from East Lansing was thinking about how cathartic it would feel to write this week’s weather report. The utter disdain in watching this team play on Saturday had reached a level of boiling that was near volcanic. As that eruption of fury subsided, it sank me to the […]