Stories tagged with "game recap" - Burnt Orange Nation

340 and Counting: Michigan State 90 Valparaiso 60

by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 22, 2009 9:46 PM CST on The Only Colors

[Note: Another disjointed viewing experience: Listened to first half on the radio live (Matt Steigenga's becoming a really good color guy, BTW), watched second half live, went back and watched first h...

Multitude of Casualties - Penn State 42, Michigan State 14

by Pete Rossman on Nov 22, 2009 2:14 PM CST on The Only Colors

"It's worth noting throughout history / kids come around corners to a multitude of casualties." - The Hold Steady In the third quarter, Penn State actually punted. I certainly don't remember th...

Rockets are Good for What Ails Delvon Roe: Michigan State 75 Toledo 62

by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 20, 2009 11:21 PM CST on The Only Colors

[Note: I watched this game in a somewhat disjointed fashion: final 16 minutes live, first 24 minutes on DVR. So my perception of the game's time continuum may be slightly off. Bear with me...

Houdini Act: Michigan State 75 Gonzaga 71

by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 17, 2009 11:07 PM CST on The Only Colors

First off, that's an excellent Gonzaga team--a team that's only going to get better as the season goes on. I was skeptical that their new starters up front could be major offensive threats. ...

Stats Fail Me - Michigan State 40, Purdue 37

by Pete Rossman on Nov 15, 2009 12:47 PM CST on The Only Colors

Numbers. We deal with them pretty heavily at this site as a way to predict future performance and rank teams. Usually this method is pretty accurate, but then a game like yesterday's occur...

Off and Running: Michigan State 97 Florida Gulf Coast 58

by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 13, 2009 10:47 PM CST on The Only Colors

39-point wins do not satisfy this man. Near Calamity: So I had the good fortune of sitting in the second row behind the scorer's table for the season opener. For a moment, though, my proximit...

Technical Difficulties: Michigan State 76 Grand Valley 53

by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 9, 2009 10:36 PM CST on The Only Colors

Grumpy Preface: So the $2.99 I invested tonight bought me two hours of almost constantly freezing/restarting video feed. When I sent a message complaining about this to the good folks at bigtenn...

No More Drama - Michigan State 49, Western Michigan 14

by Pete Rossman on Nov 8, 2009 12:00 PM CST on The Only Colors

This football season has been a season to remember for all the wrong reasons. There was the onside kick recovery against CMU and the game-killing interception against Notre Dame when a field goal woul...

Back to Normal - MSU 76, Northwood 45

by Pete Rossman on Nov 1, 2009 5:25 PM CST on The Only Colors

For the first half, it looked as if the basketball team had picked up the football team's hangover from last night. MSU was 1-9 on three pointers, 10-28 on two-pointers, and led by three at the half.&...

A Thought Experiment: The MSU-Minnesota Aftermath

by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 1, 2009 8:53 AM CST on The Only Colors

Imagine that the MSU coaching staff had a crystal ball and had known right off the bat that Kirk Cousins was the guy they wanted as the starting QB when the season started. To date, MSU quarterb...