Hey, I've got a lot to throw on your plate this morning, so I hope you're hungry – for information, that is! Hope you can digest it all! Hope it doesn't make you vomit!
(We apologize for Brad's stupid sense of humor. He will be summarily punished by having to diagram sentences uttered by various football coaches. – Ed.)
Let's start with this MSU All-Century Team. The starting five was released this morning, so here it is. An intriguing lineup.
• Bailey Howell (1956-59): MSU's second all-time leading scorer, with 2,030 points. … Played 12 NBA seasons, won two titles with Boston Celtics. … Elected to National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.
• Jeff Malone (1979-83): MSU's all-time leading scorer, with 2,142 points. … Played 13 years in the NBA with four teams. … Two-time NBA All-Star.
• Erick Dampier (1993-96): Averaged 13.2 points, 9.2 rebounds in his career. … Named first-team All-SEC twice. … Led MSU to the Final Four in 1996.
• Darryl Wilson (1993-96): Led MSU in scoring three straight seasons, including Final Four year. … Sixth all-time in scoring, with 1,619 points. … Three-time All-SEC pick, including first team as a senior.
• Jarvis Varnado (2006-10): NCAA's career blocks leader, with 564. … Second on school career rebounding chart, with 1,096. … First-team All-SEC his last two years.
Pretty stout group, no? My only question is who's running the point. Any notable omissions? Timmy Bowers? Dee Bost? Dontae Jones? Lawrence Roberts?
Coming soon will be the top five games in MSU basketball history. That'll be interesting.
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OK, let's hit some links real quick like.
• Click here for today's MSU notebook, which covers DeVille Smith, Renardo Sidney and Caleb Reed.
• Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy seeks better execution (CLICK HERE).
• Alabama forward Tony Mitchell has been suspended indefinitely (CLICK HERE). Coach Anthony Grant cited the old "conduct detrimental to the team" cause. He also said it wasn't one particular incident that got Mitchell suspended, but an "accumulation of things."
BTW, I see Brad Corley is on the baseball team photo, but not listed as a coach. What's his role?