#11 MSU slips past JoePa; Big Ten report considers the Big 16 The Enlightened Spartan: #11 MSU slips past JoePa; Big Ten report considers the Big 16

Friday, March 05, 2010

#11 MSU slips past JoePa; Big Ten report considers the Big 16

The ES returns from a stint in Washington DC to listen on the radio to his Spartans taking a nap and slipping past Joe Pa last night, 67-65. Huh?

Still, MSU plays the Yellow Bellies in the season finale for a chance at a repeat Big Ten championship. Tipoff is 4 pm... WHITE OUT, yes, wear White.

ES wuz a bit disappointed at the #11/#12 ranking this week... but rankings really don't matter this late in the season other than: you are a GREAT team, you are a GOOD/TOURNEY team, you are a NIT team, and you are a BAD team. Here's your AP poll, with Ohio State at #6 leapfrogging Purdon't.

RKTEAMRECORDPTS
1Syracuse (59) 27-21,618
2Kansas (6) 27-21,550
3Kentucky27-21,493
4Duke25-41,415
5Kansas State24-41,377
6Ohio State23-71,232
7Purdue24-41,169
8New Mexico27-31,151
9Villanova23-51,143
10West Virginia22-61,024
11Michigan State22-7960
12Butler26-4762
13Vanderbilt22-6741
14Brigham Young26-4633
15Wisconsin21-7625
16Tennessee21-7615
17Pittsburgh22-7612
18Gonzaga24-5554
19Georgetown19-8548
20Temple24-5547
21Baylor22-6393
22Maryland21-7249
23Texas A&M20-8210
24UTEP22-5124
25Xavier21-7101

Others receiving votes: Texas 94, Richmond 44, Northern Iowa 32, Oklahoma State 24, Marquette 21, Missouri 13, Illinois 10, Utah State 9, Virginia Tech 8, Mississippi State 7, UAB 6, Cornell 5, Louisville 4, Notre Dame 1, Old Dominion 1
Dropped from rankings: Texas 21, Richmond 23, Northern Iowa 25

THE BIG 16? MORE BIG TEN EXPANSION TALK
The ES opened the pages of ESPN this week and saw another article on Big Ten expansion that seems to keep the blinders on Big Ten faculty. A third party firm which completed a report for the conference found that it would make money... but only if a "loyalty fee" of $5 million or more would be paid by new schools. The report considered all the likely schools talked about by the ES and others: ND, Pitt, Mizzou, 'Cuse, and Rutgers.

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