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LOOK: Sparty statue donning Michigan State basketball jersey for Sweet Sixteen

Sparty statue donning Michigan State basketball jersey for Sweet Sixteen

In just a few short hours, Michigan State basketball will face off against Kansas State in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. Before the game, MSU’s own Sparty statue got ready for the match-up, donning a white MSU basketball jersey to support the team.

Take a look below:

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Getting help ranking the Big Ten mascots

I went to the only person who could help with something like this!

I’ve never really cared about mascots. I was always more interested in what was taking place on the field than the guy in a knockoff Disney World costume telling me to get fired up for the defense or doing pushups after every score. I’m trying to watch a football game. Could you please stop trying to distract me? I don’t want to have to focus on two things at once, so I simply never paid attention as a result.

So when I decided to rank the Big Ten mascots, I knew I needed help. There’s only one person I could turn to, and that person… is my wife. She’s never seen or heard of most of the mascots, so these rankings are her initial impressions. One thing is clear, college football fans place a lot of emphasis on tradition when it comes to our mascots because, without that knowledge or understanding of that tradition, we get a very different list.

Buckle up Big Ten fans. Things are about to get interesting.

College Football Playoff Rankings Predictions

Three questions: Who will be 2-4 tonight? Where does Cincinnati come in? And where does Notre Dame check in?

The first set of College Football Playoff rankings comes out tonight and the college football world will be keeping an eye on what they say.  Although I have no inside information as to what has been said by the committee leading up to this, I do have history and common sense to form an educated guess as to how these will look tonight.

With that in mind here is my guess at what the first set of College Football Playoff Rankings look like this evening.  I’m doing these as how I think the committee will think, not how I would actually rank the teams and I want to make that clear.

Report: Sparty, Cheerleaders, Band won’t attend MSU-Rutgers game

Fans won’t be the only ones who won’t be able to attend Saturday’s season-opener.

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Fans aren’t the only ones not allowed to attend Saturday’s season-opener, with reports coming out that MSU’s famous mascot Sparty is also being left off the guest list.

Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday afternoon that cheerleaders, the marching band and Sparty will not be allowed to attend Saturday’s match-up between Michigan State and Rutgers. The decision was made to “minimize risk factors” for players, coaches and others on the field.

It was already known fans wouldn’t be allowed to attend — besides cardboard cutouts — but some still thought Sparty, cheerleaders and the band would be there to somewhat resemble a normal game experience.

This decision also means another MSU fan favorite — Zeke the Wonderdog — won’t be in attendance either.

This shouldn’t come as too big of a surprise with the Big Ten taking precautionary measures to more extreme levels than other conferences, but still interesting to note. I can’t remember the last time Sparty wasn’t in attendance for a home football game, making Saturday an even more weird game day experience.

Kickoff between the Spartans and Scarlet Knights is set for noon on Saturday, and the game can be seen on the Big Ten Network. Michigan State is a near two-touchdown favorite in this match-up.

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