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Big Ten’s dumping of the Little Caesars Bowl is fine … unless it partners with new Ford Field bowl

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Graham Couch

If the Big Ten chooses to partner with Ford Field’s new bowl game, it’s behaving like a bully. And not an intelligent one. Ford Field execs notified Little Caesars Pizza Bowl CEO Ken Hoffman months ago that they were creating … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 17 Comments | | |

MSU’s next two football schedules are manageable, enticing … then holy 2015

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Graham Couch

Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska and Western Michigan on the road in the same year? Michigan State may never have seen a more daunting road slate in one season. I told colleague Joe Rexrode it’d write an entire blog post including … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments | | |

Mark Hollis, Jim Delany speak on MSU, Big Ten issues: What they said and what I think

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Graham Couch

CHICAGO — Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis were both available for interviews Wednesday morning, as the league’s ADs meetings wrapped up. Some of the topics were repetitive from Tuesday’s discussions, but both had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments | | |

Big Ten ADs talk scheduling, expansion, bowl games at Chicago meetings (with Talkin’ Spartans)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Graham Couch

CHICAGO — The Big Ten’s athletic directors meetings have turned into an organized annual media event here in Chicago. Partly because of the news that’s emerged in recent years and because, when it’s not organized, reporters tend to ambush unsuspecting … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments | | |

The lie, not lack of degree, is the issue for Eddie Jordan, Rutgers

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Graham Couch

It’s almost always the lie more than the deed, that gets one in trouble. Coaches and politicians especially. Ask Jim Tressel. Or Bill Clinton. Rutgers University and new basketball coach Eddie Jordan are making this point again, though some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 20 Comments | | |

Talkin’ MSU hoops and Jahlil Okafor, Cliff Alexander, Tyus Jones and Tyler Ulis (with highlight videos)

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Graham Couch

Michigan State and Tom Izzo are feeling a bit how Kentucky must every year in these times — unsure of half of its roster a year down the line. The only difference, Kentucky somehow knows its going to land most … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments | | |

Who would you rather have next year, Adreian Payne or Jabari Parker?

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Graham Couch

The question has been posed on Twitter and discussed among writers who cover Michigan State, after Adreian Payne made his decision to return for his senior season at MSU: Who would the Spartans be better with next season, Payne or … Continue reading →

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MSU AD Mark Hollis talks Big Ten divisions, expansion, concerns, etc.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Graham Couch

Mark Hollis joined me, Jack Ebling and Terry Denbow Tuesday afternoon on The Drive with Jack on 730-AM in Lansing, during our weekly hour-long “At Issue” segment, this time tackling the future of the Big Ten. Michigan State’s athletic director … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments | | |

Adreian Payne’s return to MSU a bit surprising, puts Spartans among very elite next season

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Graham Couch

I thought all along Adreian Payne wanted to stay at Michigan State. But I also thought he was leaving. MSU might have been where he was most comfortable, his teammates and coaches his closest thing to family. But the NBA … Continue reading →

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Alvin Ellis ‘can be a key piece’ in MSU’s basketball program (with highlight video)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Graham Couch

That’s what I was told Wednesday night by Joe Henricksen, publisher of the City/Suburban Hoops Report for the Chicago Sun-Times. Probably never a star, but someone who “knows who he is” and “is still climbing as a player.” Ellis, a … Continue reading →

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    Born and bred in Lansing, Graham Couch returned to his hometown in September to be the LSJ's sports columnist. He's covered Michigan State since January, after nearly a decade covering Western Michigan University and the Freeport (Ill.) Pretzels.
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