A continued lack of RESPECT

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O Fortuna

velut luna

statu variabilis,

semper crescis

aut decrescis;

vita detestabilis

nunc obdurat

et tunc curat

ludo mentis aciem,

egestatem,

potestatem

dissolvit ut glaciem

It is done.The Spartans have defeated the defending national champions not once,but TWICE in one season. The first coming in January at Breslin.Suton in limitedrole,Raymar Morgan MIA.The results? A 13 point victory for MSU and the Big 10.

SCORE:BIG TEN (1) BIG 12 (0)

The Spartans not only defeated Kansas, but went on to take out Texas in Houston.

SCORE:BIG TEN (2) BIG 12 (0)

The national media says,"...the Big 10 is weak from the top down...". Time goes on, games are played, asses is kicked, MSU is a paltry 12-2 versus the Top 50. The Big Ten tournament starts....MSU smacks the Gophers, then stinks up Conseco and folds to a superior effort by

OSU, who eventually put their legs in the air for The Great Satan. The team that made it all the way to be destroyed by the questionable recruiting UCONN Huskies. Shame, shame Huskies. Pesky rules, I know. The BIG MEANIE PANTS NCAA looking at you all cross ways and such.I degress. Digger Phelps, who I add is unemployable in coaching because he is a small bitter man

from his tenure as a pissing lamppost at Notre Dame, sits on CBS and CONSTANTLY flaps his

pie hole about MSU and the pathetic Big Ten. Keep on pulling against us,please Digger. You flap, we win. Strange, but true none the less.

Kansas rolls into Indianapolis, and in a post game interview, Sharon,Cherron or whatever Collins says ( on television no less) how Travis Walton is OK. "He's the Defensive player of the year or sumthun..he's allright.",Collins says. "I'm gonna show da wurl (translation from dumb assery; Show the world) I can carry this team to da finals....". Almost as bad as listening to Travis Walton speak about his "edumafication", but no where near the boisterous style. Collins in his comments never even aknowledgeing the fact that KU has an outstanding sophomore center.Collins will show da wurl. Right. Kansas comes out of the gate and starts fast.MSU in typical fashion coughs upa number of turnovers that leads to 15 points for KU. This translates into a double digit lead for KU as time wears on toward half. MSU chips and chips away, taking advantage when Aldrich goes to the bench, Suton quietly racking up the reebs. Kansas goes on a 13 -0 or so run that extends over 2:45 or so and things start looking panicky for MSU. Izzo calls time out and composes the troops. KU coughs it up and bang, MSU scores (2:50 or so left in the

first half) and with sound logic, Bill Self calls time out to avoid any shift in momentum. Time expires and with literally 0:01 Goran Suton hoists a jumper to make it KU 36-MSU 29.

Sors immanis

et inanis,

rota tu volubilis,

status malus,

vana salus

semper dissolubilis,

obumbrata

et velata

michi quoque niteris;

nunc per ludum

dorsum nudum

fero tui sceleris.

The second half starts and goes something like this, steal by Suton then a missed 3 pointer by Lucas, jumper by Suton thats good, steal by Suton, 3 pointer by Summers is good, lay up by

Draymond Green, rebound Suton ( Cole Aldrich is SOOOO good and SOOOO tired,hehehehe),

lay up by Green and the foul.Free throw good. 30 second time out. WHAMO. Score KU 40,

MSU 39. Uh oh. We didnt go away. Kansas begins to look over their shoulder only to see sweaty,grinning Spartans. Queue MSU Fight Song by L.O.S.T and yours truly at BW3. The crowd goes wild. POP QUIZ: In the previous text,what overwhelming trend appears? ANSWER:

GORAN SUTON. (I begin to weep because he's a senior)

No matter what happens Sunday against Louisville, Goran Suton is my tourney MVP. That guy

has had one mission all season.Work hard, rebound and do all the little things to win.Lucas is

important, and there is no substitute for a strong bench, but Suton hauls the mail, end of story.

Kansas didnt go into sweet repose easy.They held the lead and the game see-sawed for 15 more

agonizing minetes.Fouls didnt really become a concern for either team and it seemd the ref's

tightened up the game starting in the second half, but it didnt seem to affect the game.

As time wore on, Aldrich got slower and slower, and so did Collins. The two man show of Kansas got NO help from the bench. 10 poins total for the game from the Jayhawks pine riders.MSU

collected 38 points from the subs. The key to victory AGAIN. Depth is a wonderful thing.

Overall KU outrebounded MSU, I know, hard to believe, but its true.One other stat that shocked me was Collins going to the line twice.No foolish fouls.Turnovers and a lack of conditioning/depth of bench was the undoing of Kansas.

It took every bit of this game for MSU to overcome Kansas and hats off to the defending National Champions for playing a good game.

SCORE:BIG TEN(3) BIG 12(0)

The hat trick for MSU. Our next contestant is the 'ville. A daunting task lies ahead for our warriors. The horde waits at the gates, hungry for death. Let us serve their lust ....

.....IN ABUNDANCE.

Sors salutis

et virutis

michi nunc contraria,

est affectus

et defectus

semper in angaria.

Hac in hora

sine mora

corde pulsum tangite;

quod per sortem

sternit fortem,

mecum omnes plangite!