Tag: Big Ten Conference
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NCAA March Madness Road to Sweet 16 Musings and Highlights (3/22/15)
Highlight of the Day – #7 MSU Spartans defeat #2 Virginia 60-54 – An exciting game from start to finish that began with Coach Izzo’s MSU Spartans having a hot start thanks to Travis Trice who scored 13 of MSU’s first 15 points. By the end of the 1st half, MSU was leading 23-18 after having…
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NCAA March Madness Musings and Highlights (3/20/15)
Highlight of the Day – The MSU Spartans proving once again that Tom Izzo has his team ready to play at tournament time as the #7 Spartans defeated #10 Georgia 70-63. The Spartans displayed tremendous energy; a great running game; excellent leadership by Travis Trice; Branden Dawson, Denzel Valentine and Travis Trice led the team…
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NCAA March Madness Musings and Highlights (3/19/15)
Highlight of the Day – Coach Ron Hunter of Georgia State suffering from a torn Achilles is forced to coach from a rolling chair on the sideline and proceeds to fall off that chair when his son, RJ Hunter, hits the game-winning 3-point shot. RJ Hunter struggled throughout the game, but closed the game by scoring…
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Gabby’s March Madness Bracket Analysis
I watched the NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show with my mom on Sunday and we decided to work on our brackets together for our own little pool for the tournament. I have been trying to reason with her about our picks all week, but I have made absolutely no progress. According to the experts, it…
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NCAA March Madness – Where It All Began
My love of basketball and March Madness began when Earvin “Magic” Johnson joined the Michigan State Spartans, coached by Jud Heathcote, in 1977. Magic Johnson, in his first season, led the MSU Spartans to their first Big Ten Title in 11 years and the Spartans made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 19 years where…
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Big Ten Team Wins National Championship
It was great to see Ohio State University, a Big Ten team, win the inaugural College Football National Championship last night against Oregon 42-20. There were great performances by Cardale Jones, Ezekiel Elliott, and the Ohio State defense. It was disappointing to see Oregon wearing the white and gray uniforms instead of their great…
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