This certainly wasn't a banner year for the Maroon and White but I would put both basketball programs as the best stories for 2023. Jans and Purcell have done a tremendous job up to this point.
Your favorite MSU sports moment for the calendar year?
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My favorite moment was the unveiling of the incredible renovations at the Hump. Just when everyone thought the Spirit of Lonnie had faded from memory, we were all reminded that we can forget the hearse because he never dies.
Soccer beating Brown and getting into the Sweet 16.
Monday, November 13th when it was announced we had fired Arnett.
Last snap of the egg bowl when football season officially ended
So hard to choose just one…
Seriously though, our run during the last ~5 weeks of SEC basketball in February was pretty
Seriously though, our run during the last ~5 weeks of SEC basketball in February was pretty
It would have to be either when Lebby was announced or when the Men's Basketball team beat Rutgers. It's been a ****** year.
Hiring Selmon or Lebby.
It is interesting that no one mentions knocking off the +/- top 10 team in Arizona.
It is interesting that no one mentions knocking off the +/- top 10 team in Arizona.
Not even a footnote in the history of MSU sports, but beating Ole Miss in baseball on the Dakota Jordan walkoff hit followed by the concert was an enjoyable day. Great weather, record crowds, etc. I hope that more events like that take place, especially in the context of more successful seasons.
I had almost forgotten the level of futility of MSU sports for this calendar year. Thanks for the reminder.
Kind of a personal one but the TCU basketball game in January. First sporting event I ever took my daughter to, we won a really entertaining game in OT, and it kickstarted us toward making the tourney after a tough start in SEC play.
I went to the aTm basketball game at home, I suppose that was the high point. I was also happy that we did in fact retain Lemonis, I think we avoided what would have been one of the bigger mistakes in our baseball history.
Agreed all the way, Exact same here for me as well. I was gonna post those two things. When football gets better it will be that much sweeter with what happened to our team. Lebby just needs to keep working hard as hell in the off season for the right recruits. He’s been no slouch already.
There really is no contest on this one:
Beating Illinois in Raymond James Stadium, to honor The Pirate and possibly make him eligible for the HOF.
Kinda downhill after that.
Beating Illinois in Raymond James Stadium, to honor The Pirate and possibly make him eligible for the HOF.
Kinda downhill after that.
The first quarter of the Arizona game. It certainly seemed like we were well on the way to blowing them out. That was probably the highest moment of the football season.
Arnett being fired. It actually gave me hope in our athletic department and for the future. And yes that is a GD sad statement on how bad the year was
There were 3:
The end of the basketball season.
The end of the baseball season.
The end of the football season.
“All I saw was 3 wins”
The end of the basketball season.
The end of the baseball season.
The end of the football season.
“All I saw was 3 wins”
All of mine are basketball. Seeing us sweep om in the Pavilion in February was fun. The euphoria I felt when we beat Arkansas in Bud Walton was an incredible feeling
Concur! That was awesome. Can't wait for baseball, we'll make the SEC and National tourney and be in the hosting conversation. 100% lock on that prediction (although I know some of you guys are expecting us and even rooting for us to fail).
The first quarter of the Arizona game. The only exciting quarter of football we had all season with the interceptions and points scored.
Basketball… that Arizona state game to open the season was exciting, Washington state win and Northwestern wins were very fun.
Basketball… that Arizona state game to open the season was exciting, Washington state win and Northwestern wins were very fun.
In football, it would definitely be winning the Reliaquest Bowl for the Pirate. In basketball, sweeping OM and seeing our name in the bracket on Selection Sunday for only the second time in 13 years. A shoutout to women’s soccer too for having their best season ever, and advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.
When Bob Stoops was hired as HC on December 30th.
I was there right by the on deck circle when that happened. That explosion of fans really brought me back. Let's have a bunch of that in '24.
Men’s and Women’s both being in the NCAAs. Made for a really special trip to see the men in Dayton and the women in South Bend on back to back days.