First let’s start with a statement I think everyone on this site can agree on: Michigan State is a very good sports school.
The University has programs across various sports that are doing incredible things (seriously, what the Hockey team did this year, the women’s gymnastics team and even the women’s golf team is doing right now were all notable). And even the “revenue” sports of Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball and Football all have at least interesting storylines going on.
Fans can complain about Izzo and the team “underperforming” but compared to the majority of high major programs, the Spartans are still envied.