From our friends at the The San Francisco Examiner:
March may be gone, but the madness of the NCAA basketball tournament continues, and the local alumni from the four schools still in the championship hunt will stream into San Francisco bars this weekend to watch the action.
Eager fans of North Carolina, Villanova, Michigan State and UConn all have plans to congregate together in San Francisco to root for their teams, despite being thousands of miles from their home campuses.
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Awesome turnout on Saturday, Alumni! Thanks for coming out to cheer with us!
“Long I pondered my coach’s cryptic talk of victory, but time has proven him wise, for from student to graduate, the word was spread that bold Izzo and his hardened cagers, so close to home, played the game of their lives… not just for Spartans, but for all of Michigan and the promise this state holds. Now here on this ragged patch of earth called Ford Field, let UNC’s hordes face obliteration! Just there the barbarian Tarheels huddle, sheer terror gripping tight their hearts with icy fingers… knowing full well what merciless horrors the Big East suffered at the Dunks and Defense of 15 Spartans, yet they stare now across the stadium at 70,000 Spartans representing 10,000,000 pride-filled Michiganders. HA-OOH! This day we rescue a state from depression and hardship and usher in a future brighter than anything we can imagine. Give thanks, alumni, to Tom Izzo and the brave Spartan Team! To victory!”
Way to go Spartans! Championship Game!
We play the UNC Tarheels this Monday, April 6th, for the title. This is the final and most important game of the season, so join the other Bay Area Alumni to support them from afar!
Tip of is at 6:20 P.M. PT, and there are a few locations you can meet us at for your convenience: Pete’s Tavern in San Francisco, Stadium Pub in downtown Walnut Creek and Double D’s in Los Gatos for the South Bay folks. Be sure to arrive early to ensure yourself a seat!
Pete’s Tavern
128 King St
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 817-5040
Stadium Pub
1420 Lincoln Ave
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 256-7302
Double D’s Sports Grille
354 N Santa Cruz Ave
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 395-6882
See you tomorrow, GO GREEN!
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Kalin Lucas could have been considered overly optimistic or just plain delusional when he said after a 35-point loss to North Carolina on Dec. 3 that Michigan State would look forward to “the rematch” at Ford Field.
Prophet might be a better term for him now.
Michigan State defeated Connecticut 82-73 tonight before a crowd of 72,456 at Ford Field, sending the Spartans to their first national championship game since 2000. The Spartans’ opponent will be Villanova or, as Lucas indirectly predicted months ago, North Carolina.
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(Sing to the Motown hit “My Guy”)
“There’s nothing you could say to tear me away from Spartans.
Nothing you could do could make me untrue to Spartans.
We may not be the number one seed, but the Huskies will bow to our strength and speed.
You better be believin’ we won’t be defeated, Spartans!”
Congratulations Michigan State on making it to the Final Four!!
We play the UConn Huskies this Saturday, April 4th, and we have a great home court advantage with the games in Detroit. But, for those of us stuck out here in Sunny California, we need to band together and support the team from afar! So, come out and join your fellow Alumni for the road to the Championship!
Tip off is 3 P.M. PT, and you can meet us at Pete’s Tavern in San Francisco. It is large, full of TV’s and will allow us to get EVERYONE together in one location for such a huge game.
Pete’s is walking distance from the train. See you there!
Pete’s Tavern
128 King St
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 817-5040
Go Green!
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Michigan State’s Marquise Gray, right, holds the regional championship trophy as he and teammate Goran Suton, center, celebrate with fans at a rally on Sunday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. (AL GOLDIS/AP)
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Check out photos from the Pep Rally we sponsored for the Women’s Basketball Team in Emeryville today! Thanks to all the alumni that showed up to send the team on their way to Berkeley!
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Their beak is weak, let’s clip them wings.
The red birds are DEAD birds, VICTORY we’ll sing!
Great to see so many Spartans out at the Watch Parties on Friday, let’s do it again tomorrow!
On Sunday, March 29th, our Michigan State Spartans play against the Louisville Cardinals. Time for some KFC - Kentucky Fried Cardinal!
Louisville is the #1 seed in our bracket, so it will surely be exciting. To keep your blood pressure in check, come out and meet up the Bay Area Alumni to support the team together with cheers and slappin’ fives!
Tip off is 11:20 a.m. PT, and you can join us at one of 2 locations: Pete’s Tavern in San Francisco or the Stadium Pub in downtown Walnut Creek. Since there is only two games and we will be the first to arrive when they open at 11 a.m we can get prime seating for this game!
Both locations are easily accessible by train with a short walk.
Also, for families, Pete’s also has a great menu and restaurant style seating for families as well. Small Children are not recommended, but older kids and teens are also able to get in. Some bring out the whole family and help root MSU on to victory!
If MSU wins this is going to be huge - MSU in the FINAL FOUR - in DETROIT! Talk about a homecourt advantage… So let’s drive it home to Detroit, Spartans!
Pete’s Tavern
128 King St
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 817-5040
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Stadium Pub
1420 Lincoln Ave
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 256-7302
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See you Sunday.
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Calling All Spartans!
You are needed in Berkeley this Saturday!
Every so often an event comes along where we really need everyone who bleeds Green and White to come together and help support our beloved Michigan State University. This weekend happens to be one of those events.
Your Michigan State Women’s Basketball Team shocked the world by beating #1 seeded Duke, propelling them into the Sweet 16 of the Women’s NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. This weekend, the MSU Women’s Team is facing the next test of this tournament right in our own backyard. MSU will be taking on the #4 ranked Iowa State Cyclones this Saturday at Haas Field house on the campus of Cal Berkeley.
The game will start at 6 p.m. and tickets are available for purchase through the Haas Pavilion Box Office (further details below).
Additionally, join the team, coaches, Sparty and the cheerleaders at the FREE PEP RALLY before the game from 3-4 pm at the Four Points Hotel in Emeryville! Get your photos with Sparty, and meet the entire team - wishing them well before they head over to Haas to play the Cyclones.
If you are planning to attend the either the Pep Rally, the game or BOTH please RSVP on our event page so others know you’re coming!
RSVP Here:
Pep Rally
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Four Points Sheraton
1603 Powell St
Emeryville, CA 94608
After the Pep Rally, anyone who is attending the game, we are all meeting at Larry Blake’s in Berkeley in order to enter the stadium as one large crowd together. In addition, we will also meet back at the bar for one last hoorah to celebrate a MSU VICTORY!
Blake’s on Telegraph
2367 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 848-0886
I humbly ask that you please try your best to attend this game. These young ladies have worked really hard to get to this point and with over 7,000 alumni in the Bay Area… we need to do our part to make this a pro MSU crowd. With the Men’s Team playing on Friday Night, the Ladies really need us to pull together to root them on to victory. The only thing that we ask is that if you do not plan on going, please let any other Spartans know about the game and direct them to our website or our Facebook site to learn more about the event.
Thank you so much for your time, and I look forward to seeing at least 250 people for this game!
TICKET INFO:
2009 NCAA Basketball Championship
Division I Women’s Basketball - Berkeley Regional
March 28th & 30th
Berkeley, CA - Haas Pavilion
Session I - Saturday March 28th
Game 1 - No. 4 Iowa State (26-8) vs. No. 9 Michigan State (22-10)
6:00 p.m. PT [ESPNHD/ESPN360]
Game 2 - No. 2 Stanford (31-4) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (29-5)
8:30 p.m. PT [ESPN2HD/ESPN360]
Session II - Monday, March 30th
Game 3 - Regional Championship Game: TBA vs. TBA
6:00 p.m. PT [ESPNHD/ESPN360]
PRICES
All Session
- Prime Seat $50
- Adult Endzone $35
- Youth/Sr. Endzone $20
Single Session
- Prime Seat $35
- Adult Endzone $25
- Youth/Sr. Endzone $13
ORDER by calling (800) GO BEARS or at http://www.calbears.com/berkeleyregional
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IZZO AND WALTON AND LUCAS, OH MY! IZZO AND WALTON AND LUCAS, OH MY!
This Friday, March 27th, our Michigan State Spartans continue the madness in Indianapolis against the #3 seed Kansas Jayhawks. The intensity of the tournament is growing, so meet up with your fellow Bay Area Alumni for drinks, cheers and high fives!
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME… TIME TO SEND KANSAS BACK!
Tip off is at 6:30 P.M. PT, and you can join us at one of 2 locations: Pete’s Tavern in San Francisco or The Stadium Pub in downtown Walnut Creek. Both are easily accessible by train with a short walk.
Hope to see you there! Go Green!
Pete’s Tavern
128 King St
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 817-5040
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Stadium Pub
1420 Lincoln Ave
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 256-7302
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Round 1 is OVER and DONE! It was great to see so many fans at the Watch Party, thanks for coming out!
The Robert Morris Colonials made a valiant attempt, but our Spartans showed them who owns the court! Now we face the #10 seed USC Trojans in Round 2. This will be a great game and our Spartan basketball team needs your support, so come out and join us while we cheer on the team!
Tip-off is 2PM PT, Sunday, and since we are playing a California team, we expect there to be a lot of people showing up - so come early so we can all gather in the same spot inside the bar.
We are having 2 watch parties, join us at the location most convenient. Both are easily accessible by train.
Pete’s Tavern
128 King St
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 817-5040
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Stadium Pub
1420 Lincoln Ave
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 256-7302
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See you there!
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