Izzo's Comments & Scott Bell's Flamethrower
Tom Izzo: "I told Mel, we won the game for him".
6 months ago you tell me MSU loses to U-M in football by 22 and assaults U-M after the game, only for MSU to convince itself it’s the victim to the point that Tom Izzo dedicates an NR v NR hoops win to Mel Tucker, I say that’s too unrealistic to be cult fan-fiction, even for MSU. https://t.co/5esIAMyAPX
— Scott Bell (@sbell021) January 8, 2023
January 7th, 2023 at 9:17 PM ^
I guess if we just wear our stuff we are wearing stuff from a team that beat them
January 7th, 2023 at 9:58 PM ^
Perfectly stated Perkis. Never underestimate Sparty’s ability to out little brother themselves
January 7th, 2023 at 10:42 PM ^
You should just wear a blank white tee to represent their bowl opponent
January 8th, 2023 at 6:29 PM ^
Maybe a black tee instead
January 7th, 2023 at 8:42 PM ^
Petty man with an inferiority complex.
January 7th, 2023 at 8:52 PM ^
Ie, perfect cultural match with MSU.
January 7th, 2023 at 8:42 PM ^
We won it for Mel, because Mel couldn't win anything for himself.
January 7th, 2023 at 8:43 PM ^
Genuinely having a hard time imagining the narrative in Izzo’s head about the football game. Could someone who’s spent more time following this take a shot at articulating his perspective as if you were an msu fan?
January 7th, 2023 at 8:50 PM ^
He thinks he is the program. He wants a 1000 foot bust of himself on top of Breslin circling 360 with flashlights. Not incredibly hard to decipher. All ego maniacs cover themselves with self deprecation from time to time when needed. Their fanbase is ok with it.
The End
January 7th, 2023 at 11:53 PM ^
My old eyes didn’t initially read ‘flashlights’ correctly. I found my interpretation to be a more compelling place to visit.
January 8th, 2023 at 1:31 AM ^
That could work too!
January 7th, 2023 at 8:57 PM ^
Tom Izzo wants to be relevant
nice try loser
January 7th, 2023 at 8:58 PM ^
They define why they are called 'Little Brother' every chance they get.
January 7th, 2023 at 9:18 PM ^
That's actually why I kinda wanna retire the Little Brother jibe, because even at their twerpiest we would stick up for our actual little brothers if someone other than us picked on them because they're family.
I have so little respect for Spartan fandom at this point that I wouldn't ever call them something that implies a familial connection
January 7th, 2023 at 9:06 PM ^
Though it's fun to tease Tiny Tom, his lack of character is a big disappointment.
January 7th, 2023 at 9:08 PM ^
Can a culture be narcissistic? Asking for an institution.
January 7th, 2023 at 9:14 PM ^
Hey angry midget, nice pushing your kid out of the way today when you went after a ref
January 7th, 2023 at 9:15 PM ^
So Napoleon won a game against Michigan because 5-7 NFTucker couldn’t?
January 7th, 2023 at 9:25 PM ^
Melllllll is awfulllllll
January 7th, 2023 at 9:30 PM ^
Tom Izzo is a piece of shit human
January 7th, 2023 at 9:42 PM ^
Or a piece of human shit. Hard to tell.
January 7th, 2023 at 9:30 PM ^
Hey, Tom, Khary Crump pleaded guilty and apologized for what he did. Seems like that means it happened and MSU was responsible. But what do I know.
January 7th, 2023 at 9:31 PM ^
Fuck Izzo and Tucker
January 7th, 2023 at 9:38 PM ^
michigan equivalent: we won this game for Ted Kaczynski
okay, a bit of hyperbole, but the logic remains.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:03 PM ^
Leprechauns need love too!
January 7th, 2023 at 10:11 PM ^
Izzo has lost his mind
January 7th, 2023 at 10:45 PM ^
He's spent the majority of his career chasing that 2nd title and has come up short 21 years in a row. His program has devolved into one just happy to get to the 2nd round. He knows he's done, that's why he's talking like this after a close win over a mediocre Michigan team that couldn't hit the broadside of a barn today.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:54 PM ^
He had a chance in 2019 before COVID wiped out the postseason and that was probably his last, best shot at another title. I know they have a decent class coming in next year but he has his one title and it's gotta burn him up that he's simply not likely to get another one while most of his contemporaries have accomplished more.
January 8th, 2023 at 12:38 PM ^
Having a decent class next year won’t matter unless he coaches for another 4 years. He is going to ruin all of them and play walk-ons over them in the tournament. Those freshmen might be good in 4 years at the earliest
January 7th, 2023 at 11:44 PM ^
No shit & it's getting worse as he ages. I keeping watching MSU games just waiting for that Bobby Knight moment.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:22 PM ^
How far this rivalry has fallen in such short order. For a good portion of the 2010’s the game was between two ranked; sometimes top-10 teams. Burke vs Appling, Stauskas vs G. Harris, Wagner vs Ward, Simpson vs Cassius. Must see basketball and some classics.
Now it’s 30% shooting and Hauser vs Baker and who can miss the rim by less is the headliner
January 7th, 2023 at 10:40 PM ^
I have a lot of family and friends who are MSU fans/alums. I love them outside of their fandom. I could never imagine having a "hate watch party" after my team didn't qualify for a bowl but my team's rival made the playoff. I couldn't imagine talking shit about Penn State while defending Dantonio and Izzo. MSU fans have treated me cruelly calling it just "the rivalry" while taking offense to nearly any perceived slight. They are Ohio State fans if Ohio State was a poverty program, and in fact many MSU fans will cape up on behalf of Ohio State because they are who they wish they were. Fuck their whole program. They are worthy only of disdain.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:46 PM ^
He won the game for Mel?
Mel sits back and counts his bills and laughs.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:52 PM ^
Brian also joining in with pointing out that MSU acting like victims sort of matches their vibes.
January 7th, 2023 at 10:55 PM ^
good on brian (and you bb) for that. it really is a gross quote in the face of 7 charged players for what amounts to a gang-like beat down of opposing players.
January 7th, 2023 at 11:13 PM ^
Hey, at least his players didn't assault ours after the game. Gotta give credit to Izzo succeeding where MeLLLLLLL failed, I guess!
That dogshit institution doesn't belong in the Big Ten, but where would they go otherwise? I'd hate to saddle our friends in Kalamazoo with such a shitheap. Say what you want about the SEC, but the rest of the Big Ten deserves to get slapped up by them for eternity for voting to allow the world's largest dumpster to intrude upon our conference. Michigan was absolutely correct in voting NO!
January 7th, 2023 at 11:18 PM ^
Juwan needs to dedicate the next win to the tunnel.
January 8th, 2023 at 1:54 AM ^
OMG this shit is so funny
January 8th, 2023 at 11:26 AM ^
"Thanks for fighting my battles for me Tom!"
January 8th, 2023 at 12:07 PM ^
I wipe my ass with Tom Izzo.
January 8th, 2023 at 6:20 PM ^
Look, I generally buy my cars used, but toilet paper!?
January 8th, 2023 at 1:33 PM ^
You won a game for the football coach that signed a 95 million dollar contract. This is below a participation trophy. This is a non participation trophy. Congrats Mel 🏆
January 8th, 2023 at 2:43 PM ^
I just got smack talked by a Spartan fan in Sam's Club.
I was wearing a BigTen Champion sweatshirt and he approached me and said I don't know how you can wear that after the TCU game. I replied thatbI wasn't too upset with 13-1 and back to back BigTen Championships. He told me okay okay keep talking and so I just walked away in a hurry.
Unreal. MSU's biggest football win this year was a TCU win.