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	<title>Spartan Football &#187; Eric Pender</title>
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		<title>Average Point Differentials for MSU Coaches</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ran across an interesting stat while watching the Big Ten Network&#8217;s Football Preview for Michigan State: 12 losses by 8 points or less since 2007 (Dantonio&#8217;s tenure) The context around the stat was that a focus for MSU this season needs to be doing a better job of closing out games.  The Spartans lost 4 [...]


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		<title>Got a new iPhone? Get Spartan wallpaper</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you picked up a new iPhone 4, you might want to check out this new MSU wallpaper, which looks great on the iPhone&#8217;s new Retina Display. You can also check out all of the other Big Ten iPhone wallpaper here. Related posts:Spartan-Football.com &#8211; Now Optimized for Mobile Introducing the Newest Blogger to Spartan Football, [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/introducing-the-newest-blogger-to-spartan-football-alyssa-dennis' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Introducing the Newest Blogger to Spartan Football, Alyssa Dennis'>Introducing the Newest Blogger to Spartan Football, Alyssa Dennis</a></li>
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		<title>Greg Jones Hates New Helmet, Eating Babies Will Commence</title>
		<link>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/greg-jones-hates-new-helmet-eating-babies-will-commence</link>
		<comments>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/greg-jones-hates-new-helmet-eating-babies-will-commence#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Michigan State Spartans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure how I missed this one.  Wait, actually I am – I really don&#8217;t troll the forums all that often.  So I missed this when it appeared in the RCMB more than two months ago: Considering Nike&#8217;s stated goal of reflecting the traditions of Spartan history (my words, not theirs), the taper actually kind [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/holy-helmet-msu-to-update-helmet-logo-in-april' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Holy Helmet!  MSU to Update Helmet Logo in April'>Holy Helmet!  MSU to Update Helmet Logo in April</a></li>
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		<title>Ticket Pre-Sale for MSU vs. Florida Atlantic &#8211; Guaranteed Not a Monsoon!</title>
		<link>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/ticket-pre-sale-for-msu-vs-florida-atlantic-guaranteed-not-a-monsoon</link>
		<comments>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/ticket-pre-sale-for-msu-vs-florida-atlantic-guaranteed-not-a-monsoon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago, MSU signed a home-and-home deal with the fiercsome Owls of Florida Atlantic (led by none other than this guy).  You may remember the first matchup, a 17-0 slog through the torrential downpour that was the remnants of Hurricane Ike. MSU was supposed to travel down to play in FAU&#8217;s brand spankin&#8217; [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/the-other-side-of-spartan-sports-msu-football-jerseys-on-sale-to-the-public-tuesday' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Other Side of Spartan Sports: MSU football jerseys on sale to the public Tuesday'>The Other Side of Spartan Sports: MSU football jerseys on sale to the public Tuesday</a></li>
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		<title>Examining the Options of Big Ten Division Alignment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contrary to our conference&#8217;s numerical reference (which is so passe – see Pac-10, Big 12), Nebraska is the 12th team to join the Big Ten, which cleans up nicely to give us a much-sought-after even split of 6 teams apiece for – wait for it – conference divisions!  Score! Jim Delany (hereafter: the Commish) broke [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/predictions-2009-big-ten-rankings' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Predictions: 2009 Big Ten Rankings'>Predictions: 2009 Big Ten Rankings</a></li>
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		<title>Conference Expansion FTW!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nebraska Cornhuskers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a 10 day fit of fury, the titanic affair of conference expansion came and went.  As my roommate pointed out, &#8220;The Pac-10 has 12, the Big 12 has 10 and the Big Ten has 12.&#8221;  So much for higher institutions of learning, right? But considering all of the armageddon scenarios – four super conferences [...]


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		<title>Izzo Staying at MSU</title>
		<link>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/izzo-staying-at-msu</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coaches]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wait came to an end today. In a press release sent out a few hours ago, athletic director Mark Hollis evoked the spirit of fighter Joe Louis, the captain Stevie Yzerman, and even a Wolverine in Bo Schembechler as he announced jointly with Coach Izzo and President Lou Anna K. Simon that Tom Izzo [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/staying-on-point' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Staying on Point'>Staying on Point</a></li>
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		<title>Thoughts on the Tom Izzo Situation</title>
		<link>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/thoughts-on-the-tom-izzo-situation</link>
		<comments>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/thoughts-on-the-tom-izzo-situation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is, to be sure, a football blog.  I don&#8217;t know much about basketball.  I&#8217;m not going to pretend that I do.  And because of that, I tend to stay away from posting basketball stories on the site. But this story transcends that.  Tom Izzo has brought so much to Michigan State University.  In many [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/listening-to-izzo-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-logo' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Listening to Izzo, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Logo'>Listening to Izzo, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Logo</a></li>
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		<title>2010 MSU Spring Game Recap &#8211; No Stats Allowed</title>
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		<comments>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/2010-msu-spring-game-recap-no-stats-allowed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t want to read to much into the spring game.  Because, as it was so eloquently put by Pete over at TOC, it doesn&#8217;t matter. Why doesn&#8217;t it matter?  The short answer is that it doesn&#8217;t count in the standings, and the long answer involves a football variant of Heisenberg&#8217;s uncertainty principle.  Heisenberg&#8217;s uncertainty [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/dantonio-names-kirk-cousins-starter-for-montana-state-game' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Dantonio Names Kirk Cousins Starter for Montana State Game'>Dantonio Names Kirk Cousins Starter for Montana State Game</a></li>
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		<title>MSU Spring Practice Starts Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The gridders were back on the practice field today for the first day of spring practice.  Coach Dantonio held a brief press conference where he talked about his objectives for spring ball and covered what he sees as some of the strengths and weaknesses of the team. Division I football programs are allowed 14 spring [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/msu-preseason-practice-pictures' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: MSU Preseason Practice Pictures'>MSU Preseason Practice Pictures</a></li>
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