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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On Monday night, the Michigan State Spartans took all their frustrations from a rough loss to Nebraska out on the visiting USC Trojans to the tune of a 29-point victory. On Thursday night, MSU will look to begin a new winning streak, and with no ranked opponents on the schedule until January 30, it seems […]
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It’s hard to believe that it has only been month since the 2025 season ended for Michigan State. Since the 38-28 victory over Maryland at Ford Field, MSU football has been an absolute whirlwind. Coach Pat Fitzgerald was announced as the next Spartan Head Coach on December 2nd, and since then he has been busy […]
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Hey TOC, we got a couple quick questions for you this week. With the college football season down to its last four teams, we want to know who you think will come out on top and also who you are cheering for. Oh, and one last reminder to get your nominations in for player nicknames. […]
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After a disappointing and turnover-filled performance Monday in Lincoln, NE, Michigan State returned home to face USC, just one of just four Big Ten teams (including the B1G tournament) to have defeated the Spartans last year. It was the Izzone Alumni Night at the Breslin Center and the Spartans took the floor with Divine Ugochukwu […]
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It’s a must-win game for both teams tonight, as the Spartans and the Trojans are looking to avoid a 2-game losing streak to open up 2026. Which squad can bounce back and get the W in this latest battle from Greek Mythology? Game is at 8:30 PM ET and will be on FS1. Let me […]
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A few MSU winter sports teams are already underway with their seasons while several others are set to start soon. Let’s take a quick look at what’s happening in the broader world of MSU Sports. Besides men’s basketball and hockey, women’s basketball, wrestling, and indoor track & field are underway with their seasons. Women’s Basketball […]
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Before we get into this preview, a quick reminder to make your suggestions for nicknames for the Spartans basketball roster. Now, on to USC. Your ninth ranked Michigan State Spartans will be back in action at home Monday night to take on their fourth Big Ten opponent of the 2025-26 campaign: the USC Trojans (12-2, […]
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It is time to revive an annual tradition, one that goes back many generations, and decide on nicknames for our Michigan State Spartans Basketball Team. I know we are coming off an upsetting loss last night, but let’s not let that cloud our thought process and remember this is still a very good team. Okay, […]
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Happy Friday, TOC Nation. Feels like there has been an abundance of articles these past two days. Hope you all are enjoying having content again after a few quieter weeks here. This past week, we asked you for your thoughts on MSU’s new offensive coordinator, Nick Sheridan. I have to admit that the results surprised […]
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Before the game started, it was announced that Divine Ugochukwu was out with an illness. Kur Teng got the start at shooting guard. Even without missing a starter, we knew this was going to be a tough game. I don’t think anyone imagined it being as ugly as it was. There was a slow start […]
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Here we go! Big Ten conference play is in full effect, and we are getting 2026 started with a top 25 matchup as our #9 Spartans visit the undefeated #13 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Time to see if MSU can pick its level of play back up to what it was when we were taking down ranked […]
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I hope you all enjoyed your New Year’s. Good luck to you all with your resolutions. The new year is already off and running for MSU as our Women’s Basketball Team picked up a road win over Indiana yesterday. And we have plenty of action coming up over the next week. Let’s take a look. […]
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The college football transfer portal officially opened at the stroke of midnight last night. Up to this point, TOC has kept a list of Spartans who have announced they were going to be entering the portal. Now we will begin a new tracker with players who officially submit their names. We will also use this […]
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Michigan State concluded their non-conference schedule with Monday’s 114-97 win over Cornell so it’s conference play from now until the NCAA tournament for the Spartans, starting tomorrow with a trip to Nebraska. The Spartans enter this matchup at 12-1 and 2-0 in the Big Ten while the Cornhuskers are also 2-0 in the league but […]
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A couple months back, the TOC staff shared our predictions for the 2025-26 basketball season. Two months later, with the non-conference portion of the schedule complete, we will look back at those predictions and see if our beliefs have changed. All four of us share our new predictions for Big Ten record, Big Ten finish, […]
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After taking last week off from the surveys, we are back at it. We have a question regarding the quarterfinals of the CFP. To remind you all, in last year’s 1st-ever 12-team field, all four teams that had the opening round bye got knocked off immediately by teams that played the week earlier. So we […]
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Even though we were warned in the leadup to this game that the Big Red of Cornell are a very good three-point shooting team, this game did not go quite like I imagined it would. But once the game got started, the Big Red were red hot. They scored the first bucket for a 2-0 […]
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The Spartans took care of business in Grand Rapids by becoming the first back to back tournament champions since 2014-2015. The McGuiness Cup will be back at Munn for another year. MSU played exactly as they should have on Sunday night, defeating Ferris State 5-2. Two goals came from GLI tournament MVP, Charlie Stramel with […]
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Last non-con game of the regular season and MSU is welcoming an Ivy League squad so that Denham Wojcik can play a familiar opponent. The Cornell Big Red enter the Breslin tonight at 7 PM. The game will be on FS1. Let’s finish out 2025 strong!
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Today at 7pm Michigan State faces off against Ferris State. Coverage is on B1G+. Game two will be on Monday, December 29 with opponent and game time TBD. Could this tourney be the coming out party for Cayden Lindstrom? Let the discussion begin!
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After a long holiday break the Spartans head back to the ice in the 59th Great Lakes Invitational on December 28 and 29. This will be the Spartans 49th time in the tournament and will be looking to repeat as champions. This will be another tough go as they will be without freshman forward Porter […]
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I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas yesterday. Now it is time to get back to MSU sports, and we have all our teams on the schedule with multiple games for each. MEN’S BASKETBALL Monday, December 29 Who: Michigan State Vs. Cornell When: 7 PM ET Where: Breslin Center; East Lansing, MI Records: MSU (11-1); […]
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