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• Old School: Biggie Munn's Watch
• By Brian Cook 6/23/2008 3:58 PM ET
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• "Old School" is the College Football FanHouse's irregular look back at the rich history of college football, usually through the medium of embeddable flash video. Check out the Old School archive for ...
• Quarterback Carousel At Michigan... State
• By Brian Cook 5/21/2008 1:44 PM ET
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• Brian Hoyer is lonely. Anyone who pays the slightest attention to college football knows about Michigan's uncertain quarterback situation, but recent events have put the state's other Big Ten team in ...
• Mascots Need an Assist in the Bathroom
• By Matt Ufford 4/25/2008 11:12 AM ET
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• Pictured here is Michigan State's mascot Sparty at last night's fête for EA Sports' NCAA Football '09. He was, at best, an incongruous presence throughout the evening. Mascots are designed to ...
• Best Moments in Big Ten Football History #7: Notre Dame-Michigan State, 1966
• By Mark Hasty 4/16/2008 11:44 AM ET
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• FanHouse is counting down the 10 best, 10 worst, and 10 weirdest moments in Big Ten football history. ABOVE: Spartan Stadium in East Lansing hosted the 1966 Game of the Century. Any game which ... More »
• The Country's Five Most Disappointing Recruiting Classes
• By Brian Cook 2/06/2008 7:47 PM ET
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• Note this is "disappointing," not "worst." We're not looking for the class with the absolute least potential to win D-I games but the schools that really should have done better than they did. So ... More »
• NFL Damage Report: Big Ten
• By Brian Cook 1/16/2008 9:38 AM ET
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• Tuesday was the deadline for underclassmen to declare their entry into the NFL Draft. Below, a look at the damage done across the Big Ten in the NFL Damage Report. Yes, the NFL is still interested in ... More »
• West Virginia Hired Bobby Williams
• By Brian Cook 1/03/2008 4:41 PM ET
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• In 1999, Nick Saban led Michigan State to their best season since 1987, when the Spartans won the Rose Bowl under George Perles. He still got passed over by the BCS in favor of a Michigan team State ... More »
• Brian Hoyer Feels Bad
• By Tom Fornelli 12/29/2007 1:49 PM ET
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• If the only thing I told you about Friday's Champs Sports Bowl was that Michigan State rushed for 172 yards against a Boston College defense that was giving up 68.1 yards a game, you'd probably assume ... More »
• Posse On Bowl-way: Boston College
• By Ian Cohen 12/28/2007 1:04 PM ET
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• Happy To Be Here? To make a long story short, Boston College spent a good portion of the season in the top ten (deservedly or not) and even made its way up to #2 before losing to Virginia Tech in the ... More »
• The Land Grant Trophy Comes to East Lansing
• By Charles Rich 11/17/2007 8:37 PM ET
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• Well, maybe the Spartans are showing signs of changing things under Coach Mark Dantonio. Down 24-7 in the third quarter of their final game to Penn State, Michigan State proceeded to outscore the ...
• This Week In Schadenfreude: Weis E Coyote Did What?
• By Brian Cook 11/05/2007 3:33 PM ET
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• scha·den·freu·de /???dn?fr??d?/ –noun satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune. [Origin: 1890–95; < G, equiv. to ... More »
• Hawkeyes Pull Off Dramatic Win
• By Bruce Ciskie 10/27/2007 3:20 PM ET
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• A fast start was eventually followed by disaster Saturday for Michigan State. The Spartans couldn't hold a 17-3 halftime lead in Iowa City, as the Hawkeyes rallied to take a fourth-quarter lead. ... More »
• Stop Me if You've Heard This Before: Michigan State Coaching Brainlock...
• By Charles Rich 10/06/2007 4:02 PM ET
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• It's a shame that such a fantastic and wild game can be overshadowed by the Michigan State coaches going into complete brainlock in overtime. There's no avoiding it, though. Michigan State Coach Mark ...
• Badgers Overcome Embarrassing Defense
• By Bruce Ciskie 9/29/2007 8:10 PM ET
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• When Wisconsin runs for 200 yards, has a quarterback throw for more than 200 yards, and they get a receiver over 100 yards, they are probably going to win an insanely high percentage of the time. ...
• Defense Optional in Madison
• By Bruce Ciskie 9/29/2007 5:25 PM ET
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• Big Ten play has been described in the past as "boring". Too much emphasis on defense, not enough speed and quickness on offense. Well, that doesn't appear to be an issue in Madison today. Wisconsin ...
• Notre Dame's Offense Finally Gets a Touchdown
• By Brian Grummell 9/22/2007 5:07 PM ET
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• ... and Michigan State fans now weep in shame. Street Fighter Travis Thomas got the honor, rushing for the one-yard score in the first quarter. Notre Dame's simplified its attack, recognizing that ...
• Jonal Saint-Dic Is the Sackmaster
• By Brian Cook 9/21/2007 9:01 AM ET
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• No, seriously. It's that big. Look, I'm not proud that I find this endlessly hilarious. But sometimes we just have to confront the fact that we don't quite live up to the standards we set for ...
• Notre Dame Officially Waves the White Flag
• By Brian Grummell 9/20/2007 5:17 PM ET
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• Now is a good time to inform you that the school's founding religious order was actually French and not Irish. Surrender was inevitable. Adidas is giving out 75,000 white towels on Saturday for ...
• Derrell Hand's Prostitute Cruising Days Apparently Over, Will Play Saturday for Notre Dame
• By Brian Stouffer 9/19/2007 1:05 PM ET
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• After getting tossed in the penalty box for three games after trying to pick up a hooker at a South Bend McDonalds, Notre Dame defensive tackle Derrell Hand has been reinstated with the team and, ...
• Nobody Happy After Pitt-Michigan State
• By Charles Rich 9/15/2007 5:25 PM ET
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• You know, if this was a scheduled basketball game, it would have been a much more exciting match-up. Michigan State ultimately won the game 17-13, so the Spartan fans can be in a slightly better mood, ... More »
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