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		<title>By: Geaux Sparty!</title>
		<link>http://timbograkos.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/a-letter-to-my-younger-brothers/#comment-236</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Geaux Sparty!]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity to attend my first MSU Basketball game this past Saturday night: MSU BEATING Illnois. I had always heard how great, how unbelieveable this venue, this program truly are! But after being there and having the full Sparty experience, I really get it AND get this message shared here! I am SEC born and proud! I was always told there&#039;s no place like Michigan State for Basketball and after Saturday&#039;s night game, they are right about their Green and White! What an awesome message to write, to share, to inspire! I&#039;m a Sparty Believer! GEAUX MSU!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had the opportunity to attend my first MSU Basketball game this past Saturday night: MSU BEATING Illnois. I had always heard how great, how unbelieveable this venue, this program truly are! But after being there and having the full Sparty experience, I really get it AND get this message shared here! I am SEC born and proud! I was always told there&#8217;s no place like Michigan State for Basketball and after Saturday&#8217;s night game, they are right about their Green and White! What an awesome message to write, to share, to inspire! I&#8217;m a Sparty Believer! GEAUX MSU!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Anthony</title>
		<link>http://timbograkos.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/a-letter-to-my-younger-brothers/#comment-232</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s always great to see former Spartans concerned for their own. Magic and Mateen&#039;s support of their alma mater is well publicized, but seeing the guys who don&#039;t get quite as much limelight stand up for MSU is inspiring. Considering tonight&#039;s performance against Penn State, maybe you had an effect on them. Your own Final Four team and the &#039;07 hockey team managed to turn tough seasons around, and it&#039;s not too late for this squad either.

As for the commenter saying Tim&#039;s supposed to find out what&#039;s going on behind the &quot;corporate veil,&quot; what&#039;s he supposed to do? He&#039;s an alum and former athlete, not a private investigator.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s always great to see former Spartans concerned for their own. Magic and Mateen&#8217;s support of their alma mater is well publicized, but seeing the guys who don&#8217;t get quite as much limelight stand up for MSU is inspiring. Considering tonight&#8217;s performance against Penn State, maybe you had an effect on them. Your own Final Four team and the &#8217;07 hockey team managed to turn tough seasons around, and it&#8217;s not too late for this squad either.</p>
<p>As for the commenter saying Tim&#8217;s supposed to find out what&#8217;s going on behind the &#8220;corporate veil,&#8221; what&#8217;s he supposed to do? He&#8217;s an alum and former athlete, not a private investigator.</p>
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		<title>By: Superfan in the grass skirt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Superfan in the grass skirt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very good point, GW.  I agree 100%!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very good point, GW.  I agree 100%!</p>
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		<title>By: Pat</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always enjoyed looking back at the time I spent getting my doctorate at MSU.

I loved the campus, atmosphere, football, hockey, basketball and baseball.  I loved walking along the Red Cedar and seeing Sparty. I loved what MSU represented. Oh yeah, I liked the studies too 

I have followed Sparty ever since.

I loved the way MSU defense in football would come together inside the five yard line to make stop after stop to the roar of the crowd.  One of my greatest sports memories is when MSU knocked off OSU in East Lansing by keeping them out of the end zone and knocking them out of number 1 in the country.

I loved the MSU band coming into the stadium and even just going to the stadium....&quot;Victory to MSU...&quot; 

I loved seeing the Spartans dive and hustle after the loose ball in basketball.  I had the honor of attending grad school whilst Magic was there...nuff said.

Another favorite memory is an on the road loss in hockey to UM, 5-6.   Talk about effort. I still remember an overtime caused by an MSU shot with seconds left on the clock.

Those are part of my MSU experiences and ones I still treasusre.  I don&#039;t want to go on other sites and complain about effort and MSU tribulations.

I have followed this season and have NEVER ever given up on MSU but this is hard to say the least.  I really appreciate your words and comments.

To humble me Izzo has class.  Dantonio has worked to bring about a change in the football team and it shows.

I thought we were getting to elite status in basketball.  Many of the games this year to me looked like the effort in a pick up game at the Y.

THAT is not what being a Spartan is all about. 

I appreciate your openenss, honesty and candor.

Guys like YOU are what the program was and IS all about.

Thanks again for writing to your Spartan brothers!!!

&quot;Spartans, what is your profession?&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have always enjoyed looking back at the time I spent getting my doctorate at MSU.</p>
<p>I loved the campus, atmosphere, football, hockey, basketball and baseball.  I loved walking along the Red Cedar and seeing Sparty. I loved what MSU represented. Oh yeah, I liked the studies too </p>
<p>I have followed Sparty ever since.</p>
<p>I loved the way MSU defense in football would come together inside the five yard line to make stop after stop to the roar of the crowd.  One of my greatest sports memories is when MSU knocked off OSU in East Lansing by keeping them out of the end zone and knocking them out of number 1 in the country.</p>
<p>I loved the MSU band coming into the stadium and even just going to the stadium&#8230;.&#8221;Victory to MSU&#8230;&#8221; </p>
<p>I loved seeing the Spartans dive and hustle after the loose ball in basketball.  I had the honor of attending grad school whilst Magic was there&#8230;nuff said.</p>
<p>Another favorite memory is an on the road loss in hockey to UM, 5-6.   Talk about effort. I still remember an overtime caused by an MSU shot with seconds left on the clock.</p>
<p>Those are part of my MSU experiences and ones I still treasusre.  I don&#8217;t want to go on other sites and complain about effort and MSU tribulations.</p>
<p>I have followed this season and have NEVER ever given up on MSU but this is hard to say the least.  I really appreciate your words and comments.</p>
<p>To humble me Izzo has class.  Dantonio has worked to bring about a change in the football team and it shows.</p>
<p>I thought we were getting to elite status in basketball.  Many of the games this year to me looked like the effort in a pick up game at the Y.</p>
<p>THAT is not what being a Spartan is all about. </p>
<p>I appreciate your openenss, honesty and candor.</p>
<p>Guys like YOU are what the program was and IS all about.</p>
<p>Thanks again for writing to your Spartan brothers!!!</p>
<p>&#8220;Spartans, what is your profession?&#8221;</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: David McGhee</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David McGhee]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Well]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*Well</p>
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		<title>By: timbograkos</title>
		<link>http://timbograkos.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/a-letter-to-my-younger-brothers/#comment-225</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[timbograkos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter- Thanks for the comment, I agree that we can all learn a lot about unwavering support for a team this year.  Everyone is frustrated but we have to remain loyal.  Good luck with your family and thanks again]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Peter- Thanks for the comment, I agree that we can all learn a lot about unwavering support for a team this year.  Everyone is frustrated but we have to remain loyal.  Good luck with your family and thanks again</p>
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		<title>By: Peter Hendrick</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Hendrick]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for taking the time to write and share this letter.  As a fan, there is little to be done outside of cheering like crazy for your team.  You can&#039;t suit up or offer your wisdom to the coaches; it just isn&#039;t reality.  Some fans have great perspective on sports and others (like me) take all of this too seriously on occasion.  It&#039;s a great source of pride for MSU alums and causes huge frustration when things are not going well, as is the case this season.  I&#039;ve got three young daughters and am trying to teach them how to support a team (or school) through thick and thin.  It&#039;s important for me to show them that you can enthusiastically support your team whether they win or lose.  Part of this is also about reaching your potential.  I&#039;d like to see this team succeed because I believe they have it in them to do so.  Personally there are many things ahead of MSU basketball on my priority list (wife, kids, marriage, job, faith) but, whether right or wrong, this is important too.  That&#039;s enough from me....thanks again Tim for your letter.  I wish the current MSU basketball team nothing but success going forward and I wish the same for you.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for taking the time to write and share this letter.  As a fan, there is little to be done outside of cheering like crazy for your team.  You can&#8217;t suit up or offer your wisdom to the coaches; it just isn&#8217;t reality.  Some fans have great perspective on sports and others (like me) take all of this too seriously on occasion.  It&#8217;s a great source of pride for MSU alums and causes huge frustration when things are not going well, as is the case this season.  I&#8217;ve got three young daughters and am trying to teach them how to support a team (or school) through thick and thin.  It&#8217;s important for me to show them that you can enthusiastically support your team whether they win or lose.  Part of this is also about reaching your potential.  I&#8217;d like to see this team succeed because I believe they have it in them to do so.  Personally there are many things ahead of MSU basketball on my priority list (wife, kids, marriage, job, faith) but, whether right or wrong, this is important too.  That&#8217;s enough from me&#8230;.thanks again Tim for your letter.  I wish the current MSU basketball team nothing but success going forward and I wish the same for you.</p>
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		<title>By: timbograkos</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[timbograkos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the comment Tim, I appreciate you checking out my blog.  I&#039;m glad you also read one of my earlier post, any feedback is great and helps all of us grow.  Go Green]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the comment Tim, I appreciate you checking out my blog.  I&#8217;m glad you also read one of my earlier post, any feedback is great and helps all of us grow.  Go Green</p>
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		<title>By: Tim B Wiser</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim B Wiser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Both athletes and fans need to realize that in today’s world of connectivity someone is always going to be listening or watching. It’s very easy for something you type to be misunderstood and not come across the same way as if you said it. You have to be extremely careful with what you put out for the public because a small flame can turn into a wild fire. Before you hit that button make sure you understand the consequences you might face and determine whether or not it’s really that important to share that thought.&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Both athletes and fans need to realize that in today’s world of connectivity someone is always going to be listening or watching. It’s very easy for something you type to be misunderstood and not come across the same way as if you said it. You have to be extremely careful with what you put out for the public because a small flame can turn into a wild fire. Before you hit that button make sure you understand the consequences you might face and determine whether or not it’s really that important to share that thought.&#8221;</p>
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