Look, Rico has said it best. There are two approaches. It is to the college fan at large,

and then it is to the Michigan State fan. Because Michigan, there's nothing we can say.

I mean, it's just, it's beating a dead horse. For the state fans, what joy do you

take out of this? I mean if you're an old head like me in Rico, you view Michigan State as one of the elite programs

in the country, one of the programs that on a year-in-year-out basis should be a threat to make a

final four, should be a threat to make a final four,

should be a consistent winner of their conference,

and while they're not Duke or the hell, Yukon may go back to back,

the point is they're way better than this

this has been a season of frustration of disappointment I mean this is where in the

summer you heard this could be Tom's best team and it's been a

dumpster fight and for the sensitive Spartan fans please do not call up and go

it could be worse you could be Oklahoma I don't compare myself to Oklahoma hoops.

I don't compare myself to Syracuse.

Being a nine seed at Michigan State and being 19 and 14

and your best win a bad year was like

Baylor in December or maybe Indiana State

I'm sorry you're that that that's a bad year

so RICO you offered a solution which is the following. You have to lower your standards and you have to accept the mediocrity in order to just view it as, hey, we're playing Thursday, let's have fun and orange slices and things.

You have to accept this team for exactly what it is. It's a 50-50 team, meaning any game they go out there they could win they could lose they're never

going to be favored and they're never going to be the complete underdog so until they win this

game and play Carolina but accept them for who they are you got to lower the bar yes I know

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