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By FinalFourU
Finalfouru.com
02/10/2010

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- What was the real reason for coach Tom Izzo's benching of Darrell Summers? Why are
Raymar Morgan and Delvon Roe underachieving? Why do we fall behind early at the start of the majority of the
Big Ten games that we have played in? Could the injury to Kalin Lucas have come at a worst time? I personally
have not been this frustrated with Michigan State University basketball since the Alan Anderson free throw
debacle at Iowa in the Big Ten tournament years back. I and anyone else should not question the coaching of a
man who has lead this team to five Final Fours in eleven years along with a national championship and a
wonderful run in Detroit last year. On a positive note Spartan fans, we lost to the #6 ranked team in the country
last night. We also lost on the road to a team fired up by the ESPN College GameDay Crew that last night beat
Wisconsin at Wisconsin last night. We are also tied for First Place in the Big Ten with games against Penn State
and Indiana coming up. The only major concerns that Michigan State has is its upcoming games at Purdue and
the only game against Ohio State at home on the 20th of this month. Michigan State has be constant this year
rather it be good or bad. We as fans should just hope that Kalin Lucas gets fully healthy and that Summers and
Morgan play up to the potential that we all know that they are capable of. Spartan fans don't panic, just keep
your head up because Izzo is our coach and he has and he will lead us to a Big Ten championship this season.

By FinalFouru
FinalFourU.com
03/27/10

Sterling Heights, Mich. -- Who would have predicted years ago that the Michigan State men's basketball team under
Tom Izzo would have gone to Six Final Fours in a span of only Twelve years. Kalin Lucas who was the 2009 Big Ten
Player of the Year went down in the 2nd round of this year's tournament. The talking heads from ESPN nationally, to
the local media and Detroit newspapers, gave up on Michigan State and our quest of reaching another Final Four.
Players such as Chris Allen and Delvon Roe are both playing hurt but the love and sense of family drives them and their
teammates towards another Final Four. The day has come and us Michigan State fans could not be prouder of this
team. There have been reports of grown men crying and there are those who are speechless. Regardless of where
your loyalties reside with, it is very difficult to not love and respect what these men have done. Next is the team from
Butler University and Izzo will once again have these young men like Green and Morgan ready. And once again, the
Drew Sharp's, Rob Parker's, and some from ESPN and CBS will doubt Michigan State's chances of winning on Saturday
but once again Tom Izzo and company will be looking to prove them wrong. Didn't they hear that we have their backs? I
guess not...

By FinalFouru
FinalFourU.com
06/10/10

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- FinalfourU.com stands by the story published here on 06/07/10 that Tom Izzo will be the
head coach of Michigan State for the 2010-2011. Our source has informed us today that it is very likely that Tom
Izzo will eventually leave Michigan State for the NBA within the next five years. This highly watched developing story
of coach Izzo visiting Cleveland today is much to do about leverage for an increase in base salary pay with an
agreement of guaranteed money provisions in newly formated contract. Also, it means that coach Izzo is "getting a
feel" of the process of making a future leap to the NBA within the next five years. Our source wanted
FinalFourU.com to know that Tom Izzo loves Michigan State University and that he should be treated with the utmost
respect and dignity that he so deeply deserves. Remember MSU fans, Tom Izzo will be back for this upcoming
season. For those who are "freaking out" right now, remember that Tom Izzo also visited the Atlanta Hawks a decade
ago.

By FinalFouru
FinalFourU.com
06/13/10

Sterling Heights, Mich. --It's a nice Sunday and graduation parties and celebrations through out the state of Michigan
are happening and everyone can't stop from asking one question, "What is Izzo going to do?" FinalFourU.com has
told you the answer to that question but do you want to know why Tom and his wife may not be happy? Our source to
FinalFourU.com tells us of Tom Izzo's wife Lupe not being happy with him "never" being home because of recruiting
and with his 37 public appearances for the University through out the year. 37 compared to another coach who
happens to coach at a University in North Carolina that only has to do 12 appearances a year. Gilbert and company
are assuring Lupe that Izzo will have 3 months of the year stress free and all to her and his family. However, when
Dayton head coach is named.........what! That is not suppose to happen until Izzo leaves, Tom Izzo will be back with
MSU for the 2010-2011 season as we have been saying for a week now.

By FinalFouru
FinalFourU.com
06/15/10

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- It is great to back home and sitting down on the couch about to go to bed. It just sucks that I
have to work tomorrow morning unlike these "journalists" who get to sleep in. Seeing in person the look on Lynn
Henning's face was classic. I am tired but I will fill you in on some of the details tomorrow night.

By Dana O'Neil
ESPN.com

Which league is the cleanest? The dirtiest?

Congratulations, Jim Delany. Your league wins in a landslide. Of the 20 coaches surveyed, 11 said the Big Ten was the
cleanest in the country. Three others cited the land where time stood still, also known as the scholarship-less Ivy
League. (Although even the Ancient Eight earned one disparaging nod: "The Ivy League,'' one coach said before
pausing to add, "I mean the Ivy League a couple of years ago, before all of that stuff at Harvard.")

But coaches cited the Big Ten's perceived willingness to police itself and rosters that "made sense," in which players
traditionally come from the footprint of the schools they choose to attend.

"Look at Michigan State,'' one coach said. "They're there every year. When you see the dips, then you wonder. What
happened? What didn't happen? But a guy like Tom Izzo, he's there every year because you know what his program is
about and so do his players. There's a consistency and an integrity.''