It’s a universal question that rarely elicits a satisfactory response.
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has been struggling to find even a remotely plausible answer to that question since his No. 2-seeded Spartans were upset, 90-81, by Middle Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last Friday in St. Louis.
He’s gotten plenty of suggestions via email, caught wind of various insinuations and even heard a few accusations as to how a 15th seed could upend a team that had been ranked No.