If MSU succeeds, VZ, a damn good writer, gets read more.
If MSU succeeds, VZ, a damn good writer, gets noticed more by the big boys in the business.
I point to one Sekou Smith, who parlayed the MSU beat during the late 90s at the Clarion Ledger to an NFL beat job in Indianapolis, to an NBA beat job in Atlanta, at one of the nation's largest papers.
I point to one Ian Rapaport, who parlayed the MSU beat during the 2003-04 basketball run into the Alabama beat job at Alabama's largest paper.