Tom Izzo

It has become glaringly obvious that Tom Izzo is one of the great College Basketball coaches of our time, and possibly in history. Year after year as critics of the Big Ten bellow louder and louder, Michigan State keeps dispelling their claims. MSU has just earned its 6th trip to the Final Four in Tom Izzo's 12 years. They are the only team to repeat from last season's Final Four, one of the only two teams (besides Xavier, who this blog has already propped for their achievements) to make the past 3 Sweet Sixteens. I seem to remember during the emergence of Gonzaga, they were one of two teams to make 3 consecutive Sweet Sixteens. The other, again, was Michigan State. Now, as a very harsh Big Ten critic, who, once again, has been made a fool (and just had a generally terrible year picking games in this tournament), I don't find myself qualified to be his praiser. I will simply apologize once again for my short-sidedness and direct you to this article by Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.

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