MSU With the Lawyers

Since lame excuses don't seem to work, MSU has their lawyers trying to find a way out of their obligations.

"I know our general counsel is in contact with Hawaii's," MSU associate athletic director John Lewandowski said.

That seems to be one of the few things the Spartans and Warriors agree on right now.

"It's between our attorneys and their attorneys," UH athletic director Herman Frazier said.

Lewandowski said the Spartans sent a letter to UH in January, requesting out of the contracted game because "it's not in our best interest to ask our kids to play 13 games."

Lewandowski said Michigan State (which lost to Hawaii here in 2004 and beat the Warriors in East Lansing last season) has no plans to play the Warriors again. Playing a 13th game that late in the season would interfere with school too much, Lewandowski said. "We'd rather have a game at the front end of the schedule."

Total B.S. See if that one sticks. For goodness sake, just come play the football game! You can bring your own frickin refs if you want. But remember, that's just one less available scapegoat! Come on MSU, don't wimp out!