February 13th, 2021 at 4:20 PM ^
Down 24 but they still have 3 timeouts left
February 13th, 2021 at 4:26 PM ^
The exchange "They found him in the trunk of a car" "... was he alriiiight?" in that sketch is a top 10 all time SNL moment in my opinion. Just brilliant.
February 13th, 2021 at 6:56 PM ^
I invested in the Broadway "Death of a Salesmen" reboot several years ago and got to go the opening night after party w my wife. Tons of A list celebrities there (my wife spent about an hour with Meryl Streep talking about hair) but what I remember most was Bill Hader hitting unrelentlessly on her to the point where I thought we were going to have a go to stop it.
No real money to be made in being a Broadway producer but the party was fun outside of Bill.
February 13th, 2021 at 8:56 PM ^
Six Degress of mGrowOld:
My son is a kid actor. Hader played his father in a film.
After that project my kid moved to Broadway and "All My Sons."
Salesman & Sons were both written by Arthur Miller, UofM class of 1938.
February 13th, 2021 at 9:20 PM ^
This will never get old....
February 13th, 2021 at 4:25 PM ^
Very well done Sharkey!
February 13th, 2021 at 4:26 PM ^
Iowa has definitely shot the ball well, MSU fans should be most worried not about how much they gave up, but how difficult it seems for them to score. They are right now, an awful offensive team.
February 13th, 2021 at 4:31 PM ^
They certainly need to get their shooting straightened out if they expect to win a game or two in the NIT Tourney.
The potential rematch w Duke there looms large!
February 13th, 2021 at 5:26 PM ^
MSU has been an awful offensive team for the entire conference season.
February 13th, 2021 at 6:09 PM ^
You mean their offense has been offensive.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:15 PM ^
Tommy will totally take the blame except for weird guys,COVID,Brady getting to much attention this week , ball contracted cause it's cold outside, shirts to big and shorts to tight ,lights to bright and of course let's not forget the refs!
February 13th, 2021 at 6:13 PM ^
Who or what is Izzo going to blame for this?
February 13th, 2021 at 7:37 PM ^
Local news had a quick soundbite from his presser. He said there are two people responsible for this loss; Mr. Tom Izzo, coach of MSU, then they cut off the presser. Wonder who the other one is......
February 13th, 2021 at 7:54 PM ^
Foster Loyer.
February 13th, 2021 at 9:18 PM ^
Jim Harbaugh of course.
February 14th, 2021 at 1:08 AM ^
Good to hear he took some responsibility
February 13th, 2021 at 4:26 PM ^
i thought this was gonna be about Tom Brady and I was like what
February 13th, 2021 at 4:51 PM ^
Yeah, I thought he's had a pretty good few weeks myself.
February 13th, 2021 at 6:09 PM ^
My thought too. I know there will be backlash to all his success but it seemed very early to have started.
February 13th, 2021 at 6:08 PM ^
Same. I thought he tried to match Gronk shot-for-shot again.
February 13th, 2021 at 6:53 PM ^
Shit effort on the title
February 13th, 2021 at 4:27 PM ^
The amount of enjoyment I get from watching Izzo suffer, makes me happy.
February 13th, 2021 at 8:42 PM ^
Worst loss Tom has ever suffered in East Landfill...couldn’t happen to a better guy!!
February 13th, 2021 at 4:27 PM ^
In all seriousness, this year looks like it has aged Tom 10 years.
I know we all poke fun at the dude; he's an HoFer. I wonder how many years he has left in the tank. I am curious if he does the Beilein thing- he has always had that interest in the NBA and he's two years younger than JB.
February 13th, 2021 at 4:59 PM ^
Didn't Cleveland try to lure Izzo away from EL some years back? Izzo supposedly has a great recruiting class coming next year so we shall see. Juwan has an even better recruiting class next year. Let's hope we can beat Sparty on the court this year.
MSU, Duke and KY not going to the big dance this year, gotta love it.
February 13th, 2021 at 5:01 PM ^
Yeah he's got a couple good classes coming in. I think the next few years are probably his last stand. If he doesn't get his second natty, I can't imagine him sticking around too long.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:49 PM ^
I'm being totally serious.
February 13th, 2021 at 4:28 PM ^
Just hate to see it.
February 13th, 2021 at 4:29 PM ^
B1G Tiers:
1. TOP
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Wisconsin
2. MID
- Minnesota
- Indiana
- Rutgers
- Purdue
3. BOTTOM
- Penn State
- Maryland
- Michigan State
- Northwestern
- Nebraska
February 13th, 2021 at 4:33 PM ^
Ya love to see it
February 13th, 2021 at 4:56 PM ^
Wisconsin should be at the top of that "MID" tier and no in the actual "TOP" tier. There is a +10 NET ranking difference from Wisconsin (NET of 18) up to Iowa (NET of 8) whereas Wisconsin is only +6 in the NET above Purdue (NET of 24). Also, an 8-6 record against Quad 1 and 2 opponents is only barely better than Purdue's 9-7 record against Quad 1 and 2 competition. Iowa's record against Quad 1 and 2 opponents is also exactly on par with Wisconsin, but that NET ranking will lift Iowa into the "TOP" tier.
February 13th, 2021 at 5:30 PM ^
As long as it is not the same bracket as Wisconsin, I'll take them to the F4. They have a lot of talent, and even though they haven't fully put it together this season, they are such a pain in the ass come March.
They are the exact type of team that can grind someone like Gonzaga into dirt with their gross play.
They'll be a sexy 5-6 pick to make a deep run.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:06 PM ^
They sick. This is not your same Wisconsin of old. Sorry the Garde has changed.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:07 PM ^
*Suck
February 13th, 2021 at 6:13 PM ^
staee: "We're #12! That's got a 1 in it so that's almost the same as #1!"
February 13th, 2021 at 7:35 PM ^
"We're both #1 AND #2!"
February 13th, 2021 at 4:30 PM ^
February 13th, 2021 at 4:31 PM ^
The good news for Tommy and the Sparties is that today won't really affect their tourney chances.
February 13th, 2021 at 4:34 PM ^
They have a good chance of losing their remaining 6 games in the Big Ten.
February 13th, 2021 at 5:01 PM ^
Finishing under .500 would be great for MSU.
February 13th, 2021 at 4:37 PM ^
Another whup-ass of Sparty. Will not make the tourney.
February 13th, 2021 at 4:37 PM ^
BWA-HA-HA-HA spartie!
February 13th, 2021 at 4:45 PM ^
Ha, even in a game like this, I was amazed at the home cooking Spartie received.
February 13th, 2021 at 4:49 PM ^
MSU- 19 Fouls
Iowa- 18 Fouls
MSU got a horrible flagrant call.
Look, I'm all for the MSU bashing- they suck this year. But this is just a factually wrong statement.
February 13th, 2021 at 5:03 PM ^
Foul parity does not necessarily imply fair refereeing. It could be that MSU actually committed more, that were not called, or that many of Iowa's were of the questionable variety. I did not watch the game close/y enough to notice, but it wouldn't surprise me that Izzo is still able to work the refs effectively, even in a empty stadium blowout.
February 13th, 2021 at 5:16 PM ^
I watched it start to finish. It was fine both ways.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:59 PM ^
^^THIS^^, I didn’t catch the game today to comment on the specifics, but izzo citing foul discrepancy in his pressers is one of the most intellectually dishonest things I can imagine. I’d pay good money for a media member to ask the followup question, “coach izzo, you mention the foul discrepancy as evidence the refs were against you. Do you think it might have anything to do with the fact that you have a team of goons and are known for having them practice in football pads? Is there a rule that states the number of fouls are supposed to be equal?”
February 13th, 2021 at 6:00 PM ^
It is factually completely correct. I was amazed.
The calls specifically, all in the first 5-10 minutes:
the block on Garza.
a 5 second inbound that was called while the refs arm hadn’t started the 5th tick. He made the motion after the whistle.
And 2 rebounding fouls that were comical.
The worst call was the flagrant call but that was long after the period I referenced.
February 13th, 2021 at 7:42 PM ^
So there's a ton your leaving out, including the multiple times Garza got away with an offensive foul in the post.
But let's just say I completely give you your argument.
Garza block, inbound, and 2 rebounding vs the flagrant (which you can't dismiss because of the time of the game). The refs were in Sparty's pocket over... 3 net calls???
Watched this whole game. There was absolutely no home cooking. Sorry.