Jayhawks...I thought we sprayed for them....

The next item up for bid on every ones favorite game show,"You got whupped!!",

the original Big 12 bad boys, The Kansas Jayhawks!Now, in January, my Spartans took on these

same lame birds and handled them well.Aldridge was handled by the extensive bench, and everyone who needed to step up performed well.When in battle with the University of Spoiled Children (USC) , Travis Walton showed incredible effort and the senior leadership that all good teams need to be a success in the NCAA tournament.Draymond Green, after spending the first half getting the crap kicked out of him by USC in typical "we paid the ref's" fashion, came alive and got his mean on in the locker room, giving a preview of what will happen to future Big Ten wannabe's.And what cant we say about Goran Suton? This guy is playing superior hoops right now,rebounding and scoring like The Red Army pushing a tired Wehrmacht out of the eastern front,even though he's a Yugoslav.Lets just say he's doing well and IM LOVING IT.Taj Whats-his-name got trod upon like a doormat at discount whorehouse.Summers,Allen,Ibok, all the bench stars are stepping up.Granted, USC is a PAC 10 team(yawn), but they did win their little league tournament I think and the guards they put on the floor just shot over the heads of the diminutive Spartan guards.They had no answer for the bench depth, as is the case in most Spartan victories.

In all seriousness, Kansas is a powerful team with a good coaching staff and prior knowledge of MSU and its season exploits.They surely are an improved team with adequate toughness and resolve , proven by surviving the rigorous Big 12 season.Them boys is rough out there in the cattle belt, or tornado alley if you prefer.With any luck and a decent shooting percentage MSU has all the tools to repeat the results from January.I really would like to see Kalin Lucas get off on the Jayhawks.Allen bombing from long range and Suton clearing the boards should be a challenge for KU's big center.If not, we have 3 more guys to throw at him, and it seems like the time is right for 'Quise to show up and deliver some dunks and assorted destruction under the rim.Izzo feels it.If Arizona beats the 'Ville and we survive Thunderdome against the Jaybirds, I think a trip to the Final Four looms large in the future.Bad things if my Spartans return to Detroit.Home games to the finals maybe.Maybe redemption against UNC.How sweet it would be.One step at a time though,lest we fall from foolish pride and false notions of superiority.Must be grounded and remember, to be a Spartan is to conquer your foes with guarded optimism, not arrogance or braggadocios bull crap.Fingers crossed.

On one other note, tip of the hat to The Great Satan for its continued march through the madness,BIG TEN shout out...woot,woot....BoilerUP!! Find a way Boilers and send the Huskies home to mama!!