Happy Friday everyone. For those of you in Michigan, and really most of the Midwest, I hope you are staying warm and safe. Plenty of MSU sports this weekend to help you pass the time. Real quick, just wanted to plug this upcoming event one more time for those of you in the Detroit area. […]
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Following a successful West Coast trip with victories over Washington and Oregon, your 10th ranked Michigan State Spartans will return home with a five game win streak and overall record of 17-2 (7-1 in the B1G). Their next opponent will be the 8-11 (1-7) Maryland Terrapins, who will head to East Lansing after a double […]
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The Spartans finally head back home for a two game match against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Friday night’s game is at 7pm and on BTN+, while Saturday’s game is a 6pm puck drop and you can catch it on BTN. MSU capped off a successful sweep of Wisconsin last weekend and swapped places in the […]
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One possible question coming into this game may have been Michigan State’s ability to focus after a nice win at Washington and against a hurting Oregon team who had to play without injured starters Jackson Shelstad and Nate Bittle. That question seemed to be put to rest early on before it wasn’t. Oregon struggled to […]
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MSU looks to keep it rolling on the Pacific Coast. Our Spartans take on the Ducks in a battle of two teams going in opposite directions. Game is at 9 PM ET and will air on FS1 Let me hear you!
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Fresh off an impressive 80-63 win Saturday at Washington, Michigan State will look to close out Oregon and return home at 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the Big Ten. Michigan State faced Oregon twice last year – once at the Breslin Center and again in the Big Ten tournament. MSU won both matchups but Oregon […]
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The results are in. There have been a few more names that have trickled in to MSU’s transfer portal class since we put this survey out last week, particularly on special teams. Even with the information available, TOC Nation has a generally positive opinion of Coach Pat Fitzgerald’s first free agency haul. Let’s talk specifics. […]
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Less than 24 hours before tonight’s tipoff, we learned that Washington guard Desmond Claude wouldn’t be playing in this game, or any other, for the remainder of the Huskies’ season. Claude was limited by an ankle injury and missed some early games this season. He tried to return but never fully recovered and announced yesterday […]
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The West Coast swing begins this evening in Seattle as MSU looks to get their 4th win in a row. Game is at 6 PM ET and will air on BTN. Oh, and since this did not get as much fanfare as it has in previous years, I am going to throw in the results […]
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Has your professional team’s season already ended? Or do you simply not have a team? Still going to watch the NFL Playoffs and need help figuring out which team to get behind? The Only Colors is here to help. We looked at the eight remaining teams and compiled a list of all Michigan State players […]
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In a must sweep weekend to keep the B1G title in sight, the Spartans showed up as the team we know they can be and swept number 2 ranked Wisconsin in Madison and in dominating fashion. While game 1 had a close final score, both games felt like they were MSU’s to lose. If this […]
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Tom Izzo and Michigan State Men’s Basketball will kick off a 2-game road trip to the Pacific Northwest this Saturday afternoon in Seattle for a matchup with the Huskies of the University of Washington. UW is off to a 10-7 start, along with a 2-4 Big Ten record so far, but don’t let the wins […]
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I just realized I never put this one out last week. Hope none of you missed any MSU action as a result. This coming week, we have another full schedule, beginning tonight with the second game of MSU’s hockey series at Wisconsin as we seek a sweep. But before I get into the sports slate, […]
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Hey TOC Nation, the college football season is down to this one last game. The Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes will meet Monday night at 7:30 PM ET. The game is being played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, where the Canes play their home games, giving a potential home field advantage to the […]
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Tonight at 9pm EST the Michigan State Spartans will take the ice against number 2 ranked Wisconsin in game one of a two game match in Madison. The Spartans are looking for revenge after being swept by the Badgers earlier this season at Munn in two one goal losses. For the Spartans to keep the […]
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Welcome back to another round of Reacts Surveys. This week we have just one question for you. Before you get to that, please remember to sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. So far in this transfer portal season, MSU has 26 new names that have committed to playing in Green & […]
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This Monday, January 13th, marked the official end of the holidays for Michigan State students, as they returned to campus for the spring semester. Often times the end of the holidays and re-starting of school can bring about a brutal, sluggish start to the New Year, adjusting from the leisurely pace of winter break. The […]
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Gonna be a Tuesday Night Tussle in East Lansing as a couple of the great programs in the history of college basketball take to the Breslin floor. Game is at 7 PM ET and will be on Peacock. Let me hear you!
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Michigan State will complete a three game homestand tomorrow with the first of two matchups this season against the Indiana Hoosiers. Indiana was the last team to defeat the Spartans in the regular season last year, and did so at the Breslin Center. The Spartans, of course, went on to a Big Ten regular season […]
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The weekend started out promising with a dominating victory on Friday but the Saturday close loss and upcoming schedule puts the Spartans in big hole to win the conference. State trails the conference leader by 8 points which isn’t an impossible task, but it definitely narrows the margin of error significantly. Friday’s game was a […]
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We had some lower participation this year than in the past, so there are not as many options for us to vote on. As such, this voting process is going to be structured a little differently. In the comment section below, I will leave a comment for each player whose nickname is up for debate. […]
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Spartan hockey is back in action this weekend and on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State comes in at 6-11-1 and 2-6-0 in B1G. Friday’s game is a 6:30pm start time and Saturday the puck drops at 5:00pm. Both games will be available to watch on B1G+. MSU starts their gauntlet B1G […]
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After a convincing Monday win against USC, Michigan State returned to the Breslin Center to face the Northwestern Wildcats, a team that has been a bit of a thorn in the Spartans’ side over the last several years. The Spartans and Wildcats have split their last eight meetings and Northwestern has two wins in the […]
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Good evening everyone. I know we have a basketball game tonight, but I wanted to kick this out before the CFP Semifinals begin while our game is going on. We asked TOC Nation this week for your thoughts on the last four teams still playing football. More than 2/3 of us are hoping to see […]
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After a 29-point shellacking of USC, MSU looks to keep the good vibes going as Northwestern comes to town. Game is at 6:30 PM ET and will be on BTN. Let me hear you!
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