The Huddle 
Sports reporter Jacob Carpenter examines sports issues from the past and present.
Recent posts
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Weekly Treat — Remembering Fall 2008
What can I say? Writing about sports every weekday during the Fall 2008 semester has been a treat.
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Weekly Beef — Avery Suspension Bogus
You’ve got to love how many role models there are in sports.
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On Campus — Favorite MSU Alumni
For every 500 MSU athletes who graduate with honor and class, there’s one Plaxico Burress.
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The Question — Takebacks on AI Deal?
If hindsight is 20-20 in the real world, then it’s got to be somewhere around 20-5 in the sports world.
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On Campus — Big Ten Bowls Need Realignment
Complaining about the BCS is so cliché, so I’m going to complain about the college football postseason a different way.
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Weekly Treat — Mussina Goes Out Right
I suppose ESPN’s SportsCenter is only appeasing our taste for the salacious in sports, but even I found this morning’s show noteworthy in its presentation choices.
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Weekly Beef — Sports Illustrated Being Outplayed
This week’s sign of the apocalypse? Sports Illustrated has been benched as the best source of sports media.
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The List — Best & Worst College Nicknames
In middle school, I used to pride myself on the fact that I knew every Division I football team’s nickname. It was one of my greatest accomplishments, up there with graduating from elementary school and perfecting cursive in fourth grade.
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The Question — Worst Last-Minute Betting Beat?
After several minutes of discussion and heaping amounts of confusion, Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers ended in an 11-10 Steelers win. The game’s final few seconds were screwed up by a touchdown following an attempt by the Chargers, trailing by one, to lateral the length of the field for a touchdown. When the Steelers scooped up an errant lateral, they returned the fumble for a touchdown to go up 17-10.
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On Campus — Can You Root For Michigan?
Any MSU football fan interested in what’s best for the Spartans has a real conundrum.