http://www.statenews.com !http://www.statenews.com/media/00/00/02/84/28404_MUG_Carpenter_Jacob_022107.jpg! Sports reporter Jacob Carpenter examines sports issues from the past and present. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:53:31 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/12/weekly_treat__remembering_fall_2008 What can I say? Writing about sports every weekday during the Fall 2008 semester has been a treat. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:53:31 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/12/weekly_treat__remembering_fall_2008 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/12/weekly_beef__avery_suspension_bogus You’ve got to love how many role models there are in sports. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:57:32 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/12/weekly_beef__avery_suspension_bogus http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/12/on_campus__favorite_msu_alumni For every 500 MSU athletes who graduate with honor and class, there’s one Plaxico Burress. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:32:03 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/12/on_campus__favorite_msu_alumni http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/12/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. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:20:29 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/12/the_question__takebacks_on_ai_deal http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/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. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:28:24 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/on_campus__big_ten_bowls_need_realignment http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/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. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:03:32 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/weekly_treat__mussina_goes_out_right http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/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. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:30:05 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/weekly_beef__sports_illustrated_being_outplayed http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/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. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:34:54 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/the_list__best__worst_college_nicknames http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/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. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:23:30 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/the_question__worst_last-minute_betting_beat http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/on_campus__can_you_root_for_michigan Any MSU football fan interested in what’s best for the Spartans has a real conundrum. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:42:27 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/the_huddle/2008/11/on_campus__can_you_root_for_michigan