dol·drums
noun
“an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds.”
or
“a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression.”
I have a confession to make. After Michigan State fairly easily dispatched the Indiana Hoosiers last Saturday, I thought that the mid-season funk had come to an end. I fully expected that the Spartans had escaped from the early February Bermuda Triangle and were ready to make another run at the Big Ten title, difficulty of the remaining schedule be damned.