Ok how could I not have something to say about the Michigan State Spartans, and their coach, Tom Izzo. 7 sweet 16 appearances in the past 11 years. This is phenomenal. This team has been through some major transformations both negative and positive throughout the season. But what an awesome run. I truly believe they will beat Memphis the South Region's #1 seed. As a matter of fact, in all of the years I've been filling out brackets for march madness, I have NEVER picked against Michigan State. I take them all the way every year. Its such a crapshoot anyways- why not pick with pride, win with pride and lose with pride? I will never doubt what an Izzo- led team can accomplish. Every four year player under Izzo at MSU has been to a Final Four. Eat your heart out Coach K.
Here is where it gets personal. Tom Izzo is a regular guy. I have met him a couple of times now. Once at the bowling alley. It was me working with a kid- the alley staff, and Izzo, who was as welcoming as one can imagine. I dont ask people for autographs. I would rather have the chance to chat. We talked about our bowling games- he was just planning a birthday party for his son. Later- at the Izzone campout- I chatted with Izzo again. The guy stayed up all night hanging out with his student section for the upcoming year. He is from a small town- any Upper Penninsula Michigan town is small- he is literally God around here, but remains a regular guy. I swear I hope that my student teaching assignment is at the school that his kids attend. As the picture above shows- the guy will have fun with the students and do things that no other coach in the country would do. He has an open office policy for goodness sake. Coach K has a fingerprint scanning door alarm.
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