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FOOTBALL

Sparty on top

When Sparty storms out of the tunnel and onto Spartan Stadium’s field with the MSU flag flapping in the wind, supply chain management sophomore Brad Siciliano said he gets goose bumps.

FOOTBALL

Making their move

Ever since head coach Mark Dantonio came to MSU, the Spartans have been seeing red. The glowing red digits on the clock he installed in their locker room remind them just how much time remains until their chance to prove they’re not “little brother.”

BASKETBALL

Spartans to open preseason

When the MSU men’s basketball team takes the court tonight for its first exhibition game of the season, it’s going to go up against a Grand Valley State University team that faces the same high expectations as themselves heading into the 2007 season.

FOOTBALL

Rivalry game? MSU vs. U-M football isn't

Hello, my MSU friends. I’m back. You may remember me from having the same assignment last season — a dueling column with a Spartan writer, talking up my school while pointing out your flaws.

BASKETBALL

Izzo expects return of up-tempo offense

Last season, the MSU men’s basketball team averaged 65 points a game playing in a slow-tempo half-court offense. The Spartans were forced into the half-court system due to the lack of backcourt depth, which featured senior guard Drew Neitzel, junior guard Travis Walton, sophomore forward Raymar Morgan and not much else.

ICE HOCKEY

Comley wants more from team

Despite a 4-1-0 record and being ranked No. 6 in the nation, MSU hockey coach Rick Comley rated his team’s performance at this point in the season as a “C” and noted that it seems like the team is “treading water.”

FOOTBALL

Crushed expectations

It’s become a recurring Saturday nightmare for the Spartans: Keep the game close until the end, prove the team is capable of winning, but in the end, lose.