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| Welcome the SPARTAN MAGAZINE Online >>> Frequently Asked Questions |
| Q: What is the difference between SPARTAN Magazine and SPARTAN Plus? |
A: SPARTAN Magazine is a full-length newsprint magazine. Each issue contains more than 30 pages of content focusing on Michigan State football and basketball, along with unmatched recruiting coverage, and coverage of hockey and women’s basketball. SPARTAN Magazine was established in 1991 and is generally recognized by Michigan State fans as being the authority on Spartan football and basketball. Our coverage is much more analytical and extensive than anything available in newspapers. The new Electronic Version gets the magazine content to you cheaper and faster, thereby enhancing your enjoyment of the publication. SPARTAN Magazine is mailed 18 times a year, twice-a-month during football and basketball season, and monthly in May and July. SPARTAN Plus is an electronic newsletter, sent twice a week during the sports season, or 80 times a year. SPARTAN Plus is for die-hard MSU fans who need updated information between issues of SPARTAN Magazine. It’s a timely supplement. SPARTAN Plus was created in 1997, originally sent as an all-text email newsletter. SPARTAN Plus changed in format to its current form in 2006. |
| Q: Are there differences in the coverage style and content of SPARTAN Magazine and SPARTAN PLUS? |
A. Yes. SPARTAN Magazine focuses on big-picture coverage of MSU football and basketball, providing unmatched insight on what’s going right with MSU basketball and football, what’s going wrong, why is it going right or wrong, what is being done on a developmental basis with the team and players to improve, and what the fan can expect in the coming weeks and years in terms of team development and direction. It is a mix of serious and entertaining content put forth all year long. For instance, SPARTAN Magazine covers spring football as if it were the Super Bowl. And SPARTAN Magazine covers July basketball recruiting events as if they were the NBA Finals. MSU fans are serious, and SPARTAN Magazine is serious in providing unmatched coverage and insight. SPARTAN Magazine also provides interesting player features, historical articles, and important updates on individual player development with extensive quotes and insight from position coaches. SPARTAN Magazine has also gained a cult following among MSU fans for coverage and analysis of MSU football and basketball recruiting. SPARTAN Magazine has been the undisputed leader in recruiting coverage and analysis of MSU football and basketball for more than 15 years, with subscribers in all 50 states and around the world. SPARTAN Plus is an electronic newsletter (links sent via email twice a week) for the fan who wants more timely information. SPARTAN Plus specializes in mid-week practice reports and MSU football game previews on Friday mornings. These previews often exceed 10,000 words. Basically, SPARTAN Plus offers updates and analysis of time-sensitive material between issues of SPARTAN Magazine. SPARTAN Plus guarantees that our MSU football game previews are more in-depth, extensive and expansive than game previews produced by any publication covering any team in any sport anywhere in the world. MSU fans deserve the best and SPARTAN Plus aims to be the very best in this area. SPARTAN Plus offers twice-weekly insight into MSU football and basketball with commentary and reaction by our veteran reporters Jim Comparoni, Jack Nowlin and Paul Konyndyk. Our reporters often secure exclusive one-on-one interviews with Tom Izzo, John L. Smith and assistant coaches. You haven’t experienced in-season coverage of MSU football and basketball until you have sampled the SPARTAN Plus electronic newsletter. Call 1 800 732 6532 to subscribe. |
| Q: If you subscribe to SPARTAN Magazine, do you automatically get SPARTAN PLUS? |
| A: No. They are two different publications. |
| Q: Do you need to subscribe to SPARTAN Magazine in order to subscribe to SPARTAN PLUS? |
| A: No. They are two different publications. |
| Q: If I subscribe to SPARTAN Magazine’s new Electronic Version, will I miss out on any content that is in the regular newsprint version? |
| A: No. They are exactly the same. |
| Q: If I subscribe to SPARTAN Magazine, can I get SPARTAN PLUS at a discounted rate? |
A: Yes, a new Paperless Package deal is available. Subscribe to SPARTAN Magazine’s Electronic Version and SPARTAN PLUS for one year for $69.99 (a savings of 32 percent off the first class price). The Paperless Package deal is available only to those who subscribe to the Electronic Version of SPARTAN Magazine. |
| Q: Can I get the Electronic Version of SPARTAN Magazine and the print version at a special rate? |
| A: Yes. For old school die-hards who want the magazine immediately, but still wish to receive the print version in the mail a few days later, the cost is $65.95 for a one-year subscription. ($124.95 for a two-year subscription). |
| Q: Who are the staff writers for SPARTAN Magazine and SPARTAN PLUS? |
A: The staff writers of SPARTAN Magazine also write for SPARTAN PLUS. They include long-time editor and publisher Jim Comparoni, associate editor Jack Nowlin, and senior writer Paul Konydynk, plus a deep bench of correspondents including football recruiting expert Matt Dorsey. SPARTAN Magazine writers are frequent guests on radio programs in Lansing, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and Sirus Satellite Radio (RivalsRadio Channel 123). Comparoni hosts “Spartan Magazine Radio” on a weekly basis during the college sports season, on WVFN-AM 730 in Lansing. Konyndyk is a weekly featured guest on WBBL-AM 1330 in Grand Rapids. Comparoni has also appeared on FSN Detroit and various TV programs in Lansing.
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