Twitter Tips: Check out these Spartan accounts

The next stop on our Twitter Tips series takes us to Michigan State. Having already featured Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan, it’s time to turn our 12-installment series over to the guys who tweet about the Spartans. The goal of this project is simple: to share some of our favorite school-specific Twitter accounts with our fans. With that out of the way, let’s get to the Michigan State handles.

The Spartans have several worthy follows, from informative beat writers (@joerexrode) to dedicated bloggers (@ChrisVannini) to notable alumni (@drewstanton). Basically, whatever it is you’re looking for, Michigan State has a presence on Twitter.

See our list of recommended Michigan State follows below:

Name: Joe Rexrode
Twitter handle: @joerexrode
Twitter profile: “Covering Michigan State football and men’s basketball for the Lansing State Journal, learning about Cuba, having some food.”
Followers: 4,542
Sample tweet:

People talking all-time great stuff are going way overboard with this UK team. I'll take '09 UNC and '06-'07 Fla all day against these guys.—
Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) April 03, 2012

Name: Matt Charboneau
Twitter handle: @mattcharboneau
Twitter profile: “I cover Michigan State football and basketball for The Detroit News.”
Followers: 1,917
Sample tweet:

Also from MSU practice, CB Darqueze Dennard out for spring with shoulder injury.—
Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) April 12, 2012

Name: Larry Lage
Twitter handle: @LarryLage
Twitter profile: “AP Sports Writer, based in Michigan.”
Followers: 4,785
Sample tweet:

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo says Draymond Green has a great shot at having his jersey retired to the Breslin Center's rafters.—
Larry Lage (@LarryLage) March 27, 2012

Name: Jim Comparoni
Twitter handle: @JimComparoni
Twitter profile: “Publisher of SPARTAN Magazine and SpartanMag.com. Call 1 800 732 6532 to subscribe SPARTAN Magazine. $29.95, 12 issues.”
Followers: 3,262
Sample tweet:

Izzo really second-guessed himself about bringing the team out here on Monday. The Sunday-Thursday turnaround was a new one for him.—
Jim Comparoni (@JimComparoni) March 23, 2012

Name: Diamond Leung
Twitter handle: @diamond83
Twitter profile: “Michigan State beat writer for MLive.com.”
Followers: 4,422
Sample tweet:

Kansas-Ohio State delivered best Final Four ratings for CBS since Michigan State-North Carolina in 2005.—
Diamond Leung (@diamond83) April 01, 2012

Name: Steve Grinczel
Twitter handle: @GrinzOnGreen
Twitter profile: “On-line columnist and blogger for msuspartans.com, the official website of Michigan State U. football and basketball.”
Followers: 910
Sample tweet:

I wish we could see Branden Dawson play LIU instead of on bench with knee injury. This game was made for him. Woulda been fun.—
Steve Grinczel (@GrinzOnGreen) March 17, 2012

Name: Graham Couch
Twitter handle: @Graham_Couch
Twitter profile: “I cover Michigan State University football and men’s basketball for MLive Media Group (formerly Booth Newspapers).”
Followers: 881
Sample tweet:

Louisville's length with Dieng is going to cause the Spartans some issues on the block. It already has.—
Graham Couch (@Graham_Couch) March 22, 2012

Name: Dan Kilbridge
Twitter handle: @MSUDanK
Twitter profile: “Graduated from Michigan State in 2010, now I cover MSU football, basketball and recruiting for http://michiganstate.247sports.com/.”
Followers: 1,163
Sample tweet:

Dantonio said Maxwell sprained his knee leaving the pocket backing away from the defense and "sort of fell backwards."—
Dan Kilbridge (@MSUDanK) April 17, 2012

Name: Bob Wojnowski
Twitter handle: @bobwojnowski
Twitter profile: “Columnist for the Detroit News and talk-show host on 97.1 the Ticket, M-F at 6 p.m. with @JamieSamuelsen. As an appetite suppressant, you can find me on Fox 2.”
Followers: 15,987
Sample tweet:

MSU was awful, but when Izzo talked about "out of gas" I don't think he was making excuses.He didn't want to admit the Spartans were rattled—
Bob Wojnowski (@bobwojnowski) March 23, 2012

Name: Jamie Samuelsen
Twitter handle: @JamieSamuelsen
Twitter profile: “On the radio with @bobwojnowski every night at 6 on 97.1 The Ticket Blog three times a week for the Free Press. Married to @ChristyTV. Dad to three.”
Followers: 6,973
Sample tweet:

MSU played poorly. Louisville played well. That's the story of the game. MSU 'ran out of gas'??? Please. Sounds like excuse making to me.—
Jamie Samuelsen (@JamieSamuelsen) March 23, 2012

Name: Adam Ruff
Twitter handle: @Spartan_Radio
Twitter profile: “Michigan State Radio Broadcast Host and Producer Adam Ruff fills you in on the latest surrounding Michigan State sports.”
Followers: 2,504
Sample tweet:

Great college basketball season. It was fun watching MSU grow into a great team this year. 2 banners and a #1 seed. #GoGreen—
Adam Ruff (@Spartan_Radio) April 03, 2012

Name: Chris Solari
Twitter handle: @Chrissolari
Twitter profile: “Michigan State sports reporter with the Lansing State Journal and LSJ Media. A voter for the women’s basketball Wooden Award.”
Followers: 535
Sample tweet:

Dantinio says Andrew Maxwell sprained knee and questionable for rest of spring. Connor Cook to get bulk of reps.—
Chris Solari (@chrissolari) April 17, 2012

Name: Paul Konyndyk
Twitter handle: @Pkonyndyk
Twitter profile: “Associate editor of SpartanMag.com and Spartan Magazine. Covers Michigan State football and basketball.”
Followers: 715
Sample tweet:

DL keeps on getting bigger, faster, and stronger each spring. Have been impressed with the talent of the guys that MSU has brought in. #msu—
Paul Konyndyk (@Pkonyndyk) March 27, 2012

Name: Spartan Basketball
Twitter handle: @MSU_Basketball
Twitter profile: “For the most up-to-date information on Michigan State men’s basketball.”
Followers: 27,126
Sample tweet:

Green is just the second #Spartan to earn NABC Player of the Year honors (Shawn Respert-1995).—
Spartan Basketball (@MSU_Basketball) April 02, 2012

Name: Spartan Football
Twitter handle: @MSU_Football
Twitter profile: “Catch all of the latest news and updates on Michigan State Spartan Football.”
Followers: 34,045
Sample tweet:

With Tony Lippett sidelined for 1-2 weeks, Jeremy Langford has moved from tailback to wide receiver. #Spartans—
Spartan Football (@MSU_Football) April 12, 2012

Name: MSU_Hockey
Twitter handle: @MSU_Hockey
Twitter profile: “Follow Michigan State Spartan hockey here or on our homepage, http://www.msuspartans.com.”
Followers: 5,985
Sample tweet:

Trevor Nill wins Amo Bessone Award. First three-time winner in school history.—
  (@MSU_Hockey) April 11, 2012

Name: KJ
Twitter handle: @kjonthebanks
Twitter profile: “Former manager of and occasional contributor at @theonlycolors. Tweets re: Spartans, Tigers, and soccer of the USA and Liverpool varieties.”
Followers: 953
Sample tweet:

Dantonio should take a page from Izzo and be cool with playing the underdog card a while longer.—
KJ (@KJonthebanks) April 18, 2012

Name: Ben Wilensky
Twitter handle: @LVSatTOC
Twitter profile: “Spartan, Detroiter, lawyer, erstwhile blogger.”
Followers: 349
Sample tweet:

Chris Allen: 2-0 against UCONN. Awesome.—
Ben Wilensky (@LVSatTOC) March 16, 2012

Name: Jim McEvoy
Twitter handle: @SpartanBDF
Twitter profile: “I blog for http://www.shawlanespartans.com. As you might guess this is an MSU Sports blog. Tweets of the MSU and State of Michigan sports variety.”
Followers: 425
Sample tweet:

Izzo for Red Wings coach. He understands the one key thing about sports. No one gives a damn about the reg season. Win in the playoffs.—
Jim McEvoy (@SpartanBDF) April 18, 2012

Name: Chris Vannini
Twitter handle: @ChrisVannini
Twitter profile: “Senior staff writer for @ScoutTigers. Contributor to @TheOnlyColors. SB Nation newsdesk writer. Freelance reporter. I like pizza and Manchester City.”
Followers: 3,096
Sample tweet:

MD may have given "bulletin board material" to U-M, but the game will always mean more to MSU. No need for motivation. on.freep.com/HTcAcp—
Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) April 19, 2012

Name: Kevin Pauga
Twitter handle: @KevinPauga
Twitter profile: “Operations guy for Michigan State Basketball. Talking @MSU_Basketball, #Izzo, #B1G and things I see, say and do. Chicago native and East Lansing resident..”
Followers: 1,150
Sample tweet:

Big Ten Champs, Big Ten Tournament Champs, Sweet 16, 29 wins. There is a lot to be proud of, but I'm most proud of HOW this team got there.—
Kevin Pauga (@KevinPauga) March 23, 2012

Name: Mark Hollis
Twitter handle: @MSUAD
Twitter profile: “Michigan State University, Director of Athletics, East Lansing, Spartans, Final Four, Bowl, BTN, B1G, ESPN, CBS, NCAA.”
Followers: 13,029
Sample tweet:

For all the right reasons, NABC recognizes Izzo as National Coach of the Year and Draymond as National Player of the Year.—
Mark Hollis (@MSUAD) April 02, 2012

Name: Chris Mackinder
Twitter handle: @Chris_Mackinder
Twitter profile: “Sports Writer; STATS, LLC. reporter (Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, Michigan & Michigan St.); Yahoo! & ESPN contributor; Joyful father & husband.”
Followers: 250
Sample tweet:

I'm thinking the final MSU transfer # under Izzo is 8: Doug Davis, Brandon Cotton, MoJo, Lucious, Allen, Sherman, Herzog, Dwaun Anderson…—
Chris Mackinder (@Chris_Mackinder) April 19, 2012

Name: Drew Stanton
Twitter handle: @drewstanton
Twitter profile: “Define the moment or the moment defines you.”
Followers: 14,801
Sample tweet:

Victory 4 MSU!!! I need to get some of those green shoes, they are sick. S/O @Money23Green 4 another triple-double come tourney time.—
Drew Stanton (@drewstanton) March 17, 2012

Name: Mike Wilson
Twitter handle: @SpartansOrDie
Twitter profile: “Blogger for The Little Brother Blog. MLive Media Group copy editor. Lover of Arrested Development, sweet tea and punk rock music #spartannation.”
Followers: 379
Sample tweet:

Don't know if people knew this, but former MSU linebacker Eric Gordon is on the Edmonton Eskimos roster in the CFL.—
Mike Wilson (@SpartansOrDie) April 24, 2012

Name: Big Ten Network
Twitter handle: @BTN_Michigan_St
Twitter profile: “Michigan Spartans video & headlines from @BigTenNetwork.”
Followers: 1,761
Sample tweet:

#Spartans news: 5 Early Big Ten Hoops Breakout Players bit.ly/J1o5AX—
Big Ten Network (@BTN_Michigan_St) April 18, 2012

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