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		<title>Greg Jones Hates New Helmet, Eating Babies Will Commence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Ticket Pre-Sale for MSU vs. Florida Atlantic &#8211; Guaranteed Not a Monsoon!</title>
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		<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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		<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>Izzo Staying at MSU</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<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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		<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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		<title>To Be or Not To Be?  No Longer a Question, Hollis Says No Change to MSU Logo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an about face, athletic director Mark Hollis today sent out a message to the students, fans and alumni of MSU: Our identity and branding process is nearing completion and is on schedule for a complete rollout in April. The elements and applications of the brand design will be unveiled collectively at that time. After [...]


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		<title>Introducing the 2010 MSU Football Recruiting Class</title>
		<link>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/introducing-the-2010-msu-football-recruiting-class</link>
		<comments>http://www.spartan-football.com/blog/introducing-the-2010-msu-football-recruiting-class#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alyssa Dennis contributed a ton to this post. Coach Dantonio and the Michigan State Spartans finalized the 2010 recruiting class today, pulling in a total of twenty-one athletes from six states.  In an evenly balanced class that had 10 offensive players and 10 defensive players (plus a special teams player in punter Mike Sadler), MSU [...]


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		<title>Recruiting Primer for the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Pender</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is National Signing Day, where the country&#8217;s top football prospects will sign national letters of intent to attend schools throughout the country to play football on scholarship. The MSU Twitter account will be posting updates throughout the day, and there will be a press conference at 3PM EST where Coach Dantonio will review and [...]


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