Oh wait, that's not a riot, it's a "bonfire" and a "celebration." Thank goodness those benches weren't couches and that party wasn't in East Lansing

Add Another One to the Fire

I just did some math and in the 10 match ups between Izzo and Coach K, Duke has shot 119 more FT than MSU (291 to 172) and been whistled for 59 fewer fouls (183 to 242). Don't worry, I am sure it is just because "they are more talented and aggressive to the basket" Sure, that must be it.

I will set the over-under for MSU players with 2 fouls at the 2nd media timeout to be 2.5. I fully expect quick whistles (on one side of the court only) and to have some combination of Dawson, Valentine, Shilling, and Costello on the bench. If MSU can survive until half time, the 2nd half should be fine, but that first half makes me nervous. I will likely be sending angry tweets to @NCAA about the officiating. Can't hurt, right?

OK-lighten up.

I miss Optiking. He took the pressure off.

(only loop will appreciate this one)
This post was edited on 3/21 8:18 AM by rob22

Now that we all can breathe easy for a week or so and think about the BTT and NCAA seeding, how about a trivia question? On some level, a 10-seed would have been fun for MSU, as it would have given Izzo a shot to become only the 6th coach in tournament history to get a win over all 16 seeds. Izzo is currently 0-3 against 7-seeds (including last year's loss to UCONN). Incidentally, Jud did get a win over a 7-seed in 1979, so MSU is one of only 10 programs to have accomplished the clean sweep of seeds. So, here is the question:

Which 5 coaches have accomplished the seed clean sweep, having notched a win over all 16 seeds in their career? As a hint, only 1 is currently active, and it is NOT coach K. (Coach K is 0-1 against 10-seeds.)

As a bonus, name the other 9 programs with a clean sweep. Only one other school in is the Big Ten. Please note that seeding only began in 1979.

If MSU were an average FT shooting team and not a horrible one, what would our record be? I seems like we would have beaten ND, Texas Southern, Maryland (at home), Illinois, and Minnesota. We would be 15-3 in B1G play (2nd place) and 26-5 overall. We would be probably ranked around #10 in the country, probably a 3-seed, and rooting hard for OSU to upset Wisconsin tomorrow.