I have a bit of a confession to make. Back in December when I was reviewing the overall Big Ten schedule for the Michigan State Spartans, I noticed the back-to-back games at Purdue and at Indiana at the tail end of the conference campaign. The games were spaced just three days apart, and the Spartan have struggled noticeably in both buildings historically. Outside of possibly the west coast trip in January, this two-game stretch looked like the most subtly challenge portion of the entire schedule. I believed that just getting a split in two games would be a success But the Spartans surprised both me and the college basketball world be rising to the challenge and winning both games. Other Big Ten teams were not as fortunate this weekend as both Purdue and Illinois picked up an additional loss. Table 1 below shows the updated enhanced Big Ten standings following the weekend's action. Table 1 : Enhanced Big Ten standing as of March 2. Michigan's win over Illinois on Friday night ...