I can see them bringing him back for the tournament. Get well Ayo.
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Tacomallini
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Was there any more to a press release beyond, "he's out against the buzzcuts?" I'd be surprised if he didn't play against scUM and an OSU. Stating that w/o knowing the exact nature of his injury.
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Izzo has used football gear in practice for years. Saw one of his coaching tapes years ago where he talked about it and even saw Bruce talk about how he admired the technique and how tough it made Michigan State players. Izzos old teams played tough but I don't recall them playing dirty.
MSU played the same game against OSU and mugged EJ all game like they did Ayo and Kofi. Izzo is a complete clown and should be disciplined by the league, but is heralded as a great coach. I used to respect him, but his antics and coaching style have caused me to grow to really hate him the last several years. The fix is in by the league to get MSU in the tournament. The BIG has done this for years, it is all about the money. Since Minnesota is fading they had to prop up another team and MSU can get in on a very shaky resume and their reputation as a team that surges late in the year. Larry Scirotto is an awful official and I cringe when I see him doing one of our game. The only slight consolation is that he seems to hose Iowa even more than he does us lol.
Izzo put him in because all of his other bigs were in foul trouble.
No it is not that is why it was a flagrant 2 and the player was ejected. Flailing your arms at another opponent because your coach before the game told you to muck it up cant be allowed in todays collage game when there is so much on the line for some of these kids. The league shouldnt condone "street fights" the should condone basketball games played with integrity.
DICKnaggie
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Did you even read what I wrote? My last sentence specifically said that I don't remember his teams playing dirty previously. Tough yes, dirty, no. Furthermore, nothing in what I wrote excused the behavior at all. I simply said using football gear to instill toughness was not a new technique, which is an objective truth as evidenced by the decade-old video I referenced and our previous coach's affinity for the technique.
I cant believe there's not more outrage about this nationally.
Big 10 and national player of year frontrunner taken out on a cheap-shot play when he didnt even have the ball in his hands.
If the same thing happened to a Duke or NBA player there would be nonstop coverage on the four-letter network.
Eye-zo's tactics have been given the seal of approval from the media, Big 10 and NCAA
Big 10 and national player of year frontrunner taken out on a cheap-shot play when he didnt even have the ball in his hands.
If the same thing happened to a Duke or NBA player there would be nonstop coverage on the four-letter network.
Eye-zo's tactics have been given the seal of approval from the media, Big 10 and NCAA
Izzo has that status.
Think of the coverage of the duke player flashing all that cash a few years ago
Probably because, as fans, we are in Ayo's corner and defend him like he's a son or brother. The reality is, Michigan State's game plan is to play physical, at hard and muck up games to keep them in the 60's. They don't have the talent level that they've historically had to win otherwise. They played the same way vs Ohio State. It was a hard foul, it was extremely physical and when you play that style, those things happen. That kid didn't have the intention of taking him out. Between the Pistons and Knicks, the Bulls dealt with this for close to a decade. That's how those teams won. They made life miserable for Jordan. Bloody noses and cut lips were just part of it. The intent was to make them earn everything they got. If Kofi makes free throws...most of their "bigs" don't even see the floor. When he goes 3 for 11.... find as many guys(fouls) off the bench and hack away.
DICKnaggie
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Yes, I agree, which is why I said it in the first place.
I’d rather he just spike the ball of his face
When the refs didn’t address it when he clobbered Kofi they approved the play. Should have called a flagrant then.
Can somebody please go on national television and advocate for justice on Ayo’s behalf??
My God the silence from the B1G on this is deafening.
The precedent was set last year that suspensions would be dished out for flagrant 2s since they are considered unsportsmanlike acts that could hurt other players.
Apparently Illinois players mean less to the B1G. I’m beyond frustrated about this.
My God the silence from the B1G on this is deafening.
The precedent was set last year that suspensions would be dished out for flagrant 2s since they are considered unsportsmanlike acts that could hurt other players.
Apparently Illinois players mean less to the B1G. I’m beyond frustrated about this.
You can’t just throw out allegations like that. You have to prove the double standard. So... sorry Brad Davison’s nose, we need you to prove a point for us.
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Nobody wants to speak out against Izzo?
Holtmann sure wanted to the other night.
I think this is true. And the BIG wants MSU in March Madness. I can’t prove it, but I think the standard would be different if, for example, a Rutgers player broke a player‘s nose on an F2. Just my feeling, of course.
That right there is the key IMO. A hit to the head, by this same player, was called a basketball play. THIS is where the reds are accountable. Call the flagrant there as a step to get the game under control. Don’t call it and you promote and encourage this type of play and it leads to players getting hurt. Sure Izzie has some blame, but it’s the job of the officials to encourage safe, legal play.
What’s that quote from The Dark Knight...Harvey Dent says something like “if you stay in something too long, you see yourself become the villain”.
That is Izzo to me. I never had an issue with him but the last decade has seen him go from “great coach that rides the refs too much in my opinion” to “turd of a human”.
Edit: Found the quote. “You either die (retire) a hero or live (coach) long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
That is Izzo to me. I never had an issue with him but the last decade has seen him go from “great coach that rides the refs too much in my opinion” to “turd of a human”.
Edit: Found the quote. “You either die (retire) a hero or live (coach) long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
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They will probably suspend Sissiko for the two Mich games. The BT won’t want Mi to be roughed up.
This is on the Big Ten now. We have our players on Twitter saying they want a rematch. So now if anything we’re to happen that player would most likely miss the NCAA tournament because the tweets would be held up as any issue being preconceived. The big ten needed to act and they didn’t. This commissioner is a joke.
So do we think Izzo will use the Ayo incident as negative recruiting against Illini. “Mrs. Recruit, if something like that happened to your son while at MSU, I can guarantee that the offending player would be suspended. Do you want to send your child to Illinois where he won’t be protected?”
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