Michigan State

In case you weren't aware, march madness is dominating the media. Game after game has been played in hopes of winning the NCAA championship. Sadly, I have seen every Big 10 conference team be eliminated from the bracket. That is, all except for my favorite team of all time- MSU!

Cheering for Michigan State is a way of life at my house in Fraser, Michigan. Both my parents went there, and so did my grandma. Our family has always been supportive of the Big 10 (well, not University of Michigan but that's a different story entirely). Since birth, I have had the words to the MSU fight song pounded into my head. I have a state shirt for every occasion. My family makes yearly trips to the campus to walk around and hear stories from my parents' college days. My favorite color is green (what a shock). And yeah, if it weren't for the pharmacy program here, I would be cheering my head off in East Lansing right about now after watching the Spartans crush number one seed Louisville.

Watching the Spartans work their way to the final four reminds me of the tournament in 2000, when they won the competition. I remember begging my parents to let me stay up to watch the final game, and absolutely refusing to go to bed until I heard the score. I also remember seeing the "Izzo for President" bumper stickers plastered everywhere. Sadly, Bush won the election instead.

I don't pretend to know much about sports in general, especially college basketball. But I think that MSU's past and recent success in basketball is due largely to Izzo's coaching abilities. He has been the coach as long as I can remember, and I think he does an excellent job with his players. I wish I had filled out a bracket because I always put state in the final four- that just shows how much I actually pay attention to sports. And I hope against all hope that they can play just as well against Connecticut as they did today against Louisville. Go MSU!!!!!!!