It is actually because this is a joke of a board - it is entertainment (at least for me). Even Purdue fans on the main board have told me to not take anything over here seriously. It is honestly a given that anytime MSU gets brought up around here, within the first 10 posts there will be someone saying Izzo is dirty. Guaranteed.
One guy calls Izzo "slimy" and his proof is that he was suspended. If one would actually do some research, you would find that Izzo had to sit a game because during the summer, at a
basketball camp for young kids, a person who worked the camp (and was paid the same rate as everyone else at the camp) did not disclose on their application that they had a previous relationship with a potential recruit.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5931058
Or you could twist the "62% of MSU athletes don't get prosecuted" to make it look like they have an unfair advantage when compared to the general student population, like Heller brought up. If one did even 10 minutes of research, you would come to find that the Prosecutor in EL is actually a University of Michigan graduate, Stuart Dunnings. But I bet he just has a soft spot for MSU athletes...
To go further, a simple google search would provide links such as these, showing the complete opposite of Izzo being "slimy"
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/c.../tom-izzo-michigan-state-recruiting/24709699/
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...at-coach-would-you-choose-to-run-your-program
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=5398415
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basket...elations-from-ESPN-s-coachin?urn=ncaab-257791
But sure, Izzo is "slimy" because MSU (not Izzo himself) hired a guy for $475 for a week's worth of work, to chaperone middle-school kids at a summer basketball camp.
Or maybe this all rolls back to the Dawson recruitment, of which it was considered "dirty" because supposedly a guy associated with AAU that posts on Peegs, said it was dirty. OK.
With all that said, I doubt anyone will actually read any of the links provided. I also doubt it will change anyone around here's mind, but... it is what it is.