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Tom Izzo to Shave Head for Big Ten Title

Mar 3, 2009 – 12:06 PM
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Chas Rich

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Michigan State has one of the most active student sections in its "Izzone." The students have to camp out to get tickets for the section, and regularly receive visits from coach Tom Izzo while they camp. That interaction with the students led Izzo to make an interesting promise to the students.

Specifically, he promised that if the Spartans won the Big Ten, Izzo would shave his head.
"I think I did say that," Izzo said. "I'll have to check with my people."
There were apparently enough witnesses including the media to confirm.

All it takes is winning against Indiana in Bloomington Tuesday to give the Spartans the Big Ten title outright. Perhaps Izzo really thought that Purdue was going to win the Big Ten this year.

According to Michigan State center Goran Suton, the Spartan players probably will not try to enforce the promise until the Big Ten tournament in a week.
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