Around SB Nation's ACC, Big Ten, and SEC conferences today:
- #12 Ohio State beat #11 Michigan State 74-67 in East Lansing yesterday. The Only Colors blames the Spartans' inability to recover from a slow start against a good team.
- Alligator Army commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice.
- A Sea of Blue says that Kentucky used another of its nine lives to "rip the bloody, beating hearts out of the chests of Vanderbilt Commodore fans" on Saturday. Anchor of Gold agrees, calling it a "heartbreaking way to lose an ugly, physical game."
- Duke Basketball Report calls the Blue Devils' 67-55 win over Virginia Tech "physical." Gobbler Country prefers the term "ugly."