2008 Old Spice Classic

Winning the 2008 Old Spice Classic (or making the final) would be a huge boost and great experience for this young MSU basketball team. How so?

"Half of this year's Old Spice Classic teams have reached the final four in this decade alone..."

Teams include:
- Gonzaga
- Maryland
- Tennessee
- MSU
- Oklahoma State
- Siena
- Wichita State
- Georgetown

For a quick overview check here.

Game 1 - Tennessee/Siena (Thursday 12p)
Game 2 - Wichita/Georgetown (Thursday 2p)
Game 3 - MSU/Maryland (Thursday 7 pm ESPN2)
Game 4 - Oklahoma St/Gonzaga (Thursday 9p)

Round 2: MSU will play the winner/loser of the OkSt/Gonzaga game Friday Nov. 28. Should MSU win round one they play again at 5:30p on ESPN. Should they lose round one they play at 8:00p on ESPNU (known as ESPN U don't get it).

Round 3: If MSU loses round 1 and wins round 2 they move on to play Sunday Nov. 30 at 12:30p on ESPNU. If MSU wins round 1 and wins round 2 they play in the championship game at 7:30p on ESPN2.

The field is excellent and should provide a great high intensity, mini March Madness opportunity for the Spartans to get ready for the regular season. I like our chances in these quick turnaround games and Maryland is not the defensive (or explosive) team they were last year. The early Bracketology has Maryland on the outside looking in; not one of the top 64 teams in the land. They have tough point guard play and always seem to scrap, but shouldn't hold up for a full game of running and banging.