So maybe five-loss Michigan State isn't completely out of the Big Ten race? Penn State's home upset tonight of suddenly-struggling Iowa gives the Hawkeyes three league losses, tied with Indiana and Maryland. Here are their remaining schedules:
•Iowa: Wisconsin, at Ohio State, Indiana, at Michigan.
•Maryland: Michigan, at Purdue, Illinois, at Indiana.
•Indiana: Purdue, at Illinois, at Iowa, Maryland.
It remains improbable. But MSU (and U-M, Purdue and Ohio State) at least still have a shot at a share if everything breaks exactly their way. Now to the mailbag:
Though we mostly answer questions here, the occasional sweeping statement also makes it into the mailbag, such as this one – mere moments after MSU dispatched Indiana on Sunday, in a game that saw the Spartans lose redshirt freshman forward Kenny Goins to a knee injury:
•Izzo should’ve been working Marvin Clark into the rotation like Deyonta Davis.