Tom Izzo

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VIDEO: Tom Izzo stays with MSU; gets into heated argument with Detroit News journalist

Cavaliers Izzo Basketball

In the end, Tom Izzo just couldn’t leave MSU. The enticement was certainly there. Not often does a NBA job come along with a once in a generation type player in Lebron James. But even that didn’t seem enough to persuade Izzo. Read more

Final Four Predictions

I won’t try to hide my rooting interests nor give a prediction that doesn’t reek of homer-ism. If MSU was completely healthy, I have no doubt they would be the favorite to win this Final Four. Read more

10 things in sports scarier than the Large Hadron Collider

Like its predecessor the Death Star, the Large Hadron Collider is now fully operational. Which of course leads everyone to believe that the world is almost certainly coming to an end. Enjoy your last few days on Earth folks. In the meantime though, here are some things in sports that are scarier than the LHC. Read more

Dumb media rumor of the day: Tom Izzo to Oregon

In an extremely lame attempt to have his alma mater stay relevant, Oregon’s Phil Knight is supposedly offering Tom Izzo a record contract. Read more

People thought Izzo and Mariucci were more than just friends

If you’ve ever watched a MSU basketball game or are at all familiar with college basketball, you know that Tom Izzo and Steve Mariucci are good friends. A point Brent Musburger and ESPN have hammered home to the viewers for years. Read more

Sports pic of the day

If you aren’t a college basketball watcher, then you’re probably confused by this photo from last night’s MSU-Wisconsin game. The man to the right, you’re familiar with, that’s coach Tom Izzo. The other one is Ed Hightower, college basketball official extraordinaire. Read more

Bad blood between Roy Williams and Tom Izzo

Tom Izzo is just one of those guys that’s easy to like. You won’t find a coach out there who has a bad thing to say about him. His Rolodex of friends in the College Basketball world is several thousand deep. Read more

TOM IZZO THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH AT TIGERS GAME

Less than a month from taking a brutal beating in the National Championship game, MSU head coach Tom Izzo threw out the first pitch at the Tigers-Yankees game. And is it me, or does Izzo look really uncomfortable here. Sorta seems like he’s never thrown a baseball in his life. Oh yea and Tom, you ... Read more

NORTH CAROLINA vs. MSU OBSERVATIONS

I sat there and wondered… “How the hell did the lead just go from 4 to 11 so quickly”. Sure, North Carolina is a damn, fine basketball team but this was absurd. An 11 point lead turned into a 14 point halftime lead. And then the game was over. MSU came out of the locker ... Read more