There’s a funny picture of Tom Izzo floating around social media on Friday.
The Michigan State men’s basketball coach was in attendance for the Detroit Tigers’ home opener on Friday, and he was caught on camera having what appeared to be a frustrating phone call. Izzo was spotted
by the broadcast sitting in the Tigers’ new luxury Home Plate Club seats on a phone call where he looks noticeably upset.
The image of Izzo (which can be seen below) garnered plenty of reactions from fans and media members on social media, with many speculating what the call could possibly be about. The most popular reaction or prediction of what the call could be about was some bad transfer portal news, which isn’t a bad guess after how active the transfer portal has been this past week for the Spartans.
Check out the photo of Izzo below (courtesy of a post from Kyle Feldscher) and take your own guess at what was being discussed during his now infamous Tigers’ opening day call.
Tom Izzo’s diatribe on the ill-timed opening of the transfer portal during the NCAA tournament made for splashy headlines and provided a ton of positive reinforcement from around college basketball for the Hall-of-Fame coach’s beliefs.
His focus was on the now, his team chasing another Final Four.
When Michigan State basketball returned from Atlanta, falling a game short of that goal, Izzo’s attention shifted. Immediately. And necessarily.
The Spartans’ roster underwent swift changes less than 36 hours after losing to Auburn in the Elite Eight, which played in Saturday night’s Final Four against Florida. Tre Holloman and Gehrig Normand entered the portal, both seeking new opportunities. Xavier Booker followed them later Tuesday, landing within the Big Ten as he committed to UCLA on Friday night.
Izzo? He’s been busy. That phone he wielded behind home plate during the Tigers’ home opener was glued to the same ear Thursday as he walked from the Breslin Center to talk with Jonathan Smith’s football team.
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