What? No Way! MSU Loses to *cough* Grand Valley State

The state of Michigan may come to an agreement to not allow their big D-I colleges play Division II teams anymore. In September, the Michigan football team lost to Appalachian State. And just last night, the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team was upset by the Grand Valley State Lakers (At least one Lakers team had a good night). This is the most exciting thing to happen to Grand Valley since Tony Danza took his short lived talk show on location to the Grand Rapids campus in 2005.

Unlike UM football, Michigan State's season is far from ruined, as rankings mean garbage in college hoops. However, it is embarassing to lose to a school that sounds like a community college. Yes, this is the biggest game on the Grand Valley schedule, and they also have to hear about this MSU juggernaut everyday being just an hour away from Lansing in Grand Rapids. Plus, they almost beat them last year, but even if the Spartans were not awake for this exhibition, you figure they may have woken up in the first or second overtime. Jason Jamerson (does he major in adult films?), led Grand Valley with 19 points.

I said a week or so ago when the Coaches Poll was released that MSU seemed to be ranked too high at number 8. This game verifies my feel, but Tom Izzo will get his Spartans together. The Big Ten will be down with Ohio State and Wisconsin depleted, and fortunately, unlike college football, a loss like this does not kill or let alone even hurt your chances to win a National Championship. While very embarrassing, it does not nearly equate to the loss the Michigan football team experienced to Appalachian State.

Pat Morgan