Oct 20

Written by: brendan
10/20/2009 7:50 AM

This tale of Madness I now share with thee
Started last Friday at quarter to three
I looked in the paper to check on the scoop
And I saw an event, all about hoop
Not just basketball though, THIS was to be great
Midnight Madness it was - at Michigan State
It's the start of the season, for women and men
Six months of Spartan Hoop - set to begin
I've wanted to see this event my whole life
What a perfect outing for my sons and my wife!
They'll introduce this year's team
and the coaches will talk
I'm not worried about parking, we don't mind the walk
They'll play a great video of last years fun season
I love MSU and this is the reason
It's more than my school and community glue
They provide so much fun stuff for families to do
Then they'll play a great scrimmage to cap off the night
Top-grade college basketball - GREEN versus WHITE
So at 7:30 we walk up to Breslin - all feeling fine
Then we see that the doors don't open 'til 9!
Of course right now we're all feeling great
but I've got a wife who gets cold and two boys nine and eight!
Can they handle the wait - will they all stick it out?
I say - "C'mon guys this is what being a Spartan is all about?!"
So we stood in the cold my family and I
Chit chatting with other Spartans made the time really fly by
When they opened the doors we rushed for some seats
As the spartan drumline set the tone with some rockin good beats
As I grabbed some free posters my boys simply pined
So we stood in huge lines to get them all signed
The players were great, Coach Izzo was too
He even talked with my son, for a moment or two
We went back to our seats, right close by the floor
Ready for music, hoops and Spartans galore
They started with the women, and that was so neat
We saw Allyssa DeHaan, all 9 inches and 6 feet!
When the men's team came out we all felt alive
Delvon Roe walked right by me and slapped a high five
My boys just went crazy, forgetting their manners
but went respectfully silent when they hung final four banners
The event was a blast, truly quite great
But I was forgetting the time, it had gotten quite late
As the scrimmage heated up and started to roast
I looked at my boys and saw they were toast
So we gathered our things and went for the door
Though the boys quickly said they could stay for some more
Twas so cold when we left we just about died
But as a gentleman will, I gave my coat to my bride
On the way to the car the boys had tired feet
So I grabbed them up in my arms like two slabs of meat
On the drive home I thought of the night's fun
And how another season of Spartan Hoop has finally begun
What a community - Greater Lansing IS truly great
Another great night - Thank you Michigan State

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