If there are two things the Internet is good at, it's tossing insults and making pretty charts. A Michigan-Michigan State contention has given us a chance to savor both.
Last week, Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch did something unusual: he published something worth the paper it was printed on. In Couch's story – an examination of Michigan's high school basketball system – he concluded elite prep talent in the state was on the decline, blaming a population drain, AAU teams' popularity and obstructive state high school athletic association rules.
Mgoblog's Seth Fisher blasted the article, perceiving pro-Izzo apologetics and pointing out Michigan's regional recruiting.
