NCAA College basketball midnight madness at MSU

Oct 16th, 2010
(AP) - Actor Gerard Butler, left, of the movie ’300,’ and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo are shown during NCAA college basketball midnight madness events, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Entertainment-Photos/ss/707/im:/101016/482/urn_publicid_ap_org955c49aefd324ad48923967745f129bd

More pics in the twitter thread. Also pics of him visiting the football team while they were watching 300

Video at link:

http://www.bigtennetwork.com/generic/schools/michigan-state/video?bcpid=109375186001&bclid=1612721579&bctid=637925123001

thanks dallas!

Another article (and pic at the link):

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2010/10/spartans_tip_off_midnight_madn.html

Spartans tip off 'Midnight Madness' with actor Gerard Butler of '300' fame

EAST LANSING -- Michigan State's "Midnight Madness" basketball opener drew a capacity crowd of 14,759, with hundreds more turned away, to see a theatrical Spartan mingle with the athletic ones.

Gerard Butler, the actor who played King Leonidas in the movie "300," addressed the football team in the afternoon, then the basketball team before the Friday night and early Saturday morning festivities.

Women's basketball players knocked on the men's locker room door to summon Butler into the hall, where they posed for photographs.

In "300," Butler played a Spartan warrior king, and he stirred Breslin Center fans by recalling a signature line from the movie.

Butler was introduced by Spartans coach Tom Izzo.

"Well, you know what the first thing I'm going to say is: 'Spartans! What is your profession?' " Butler bellowed.

The crowd responded with three chants and fist pumps.

Butler is scheduled to attend Saturday's homecoming football game against Illinois.

Fans lined up, starting hours before the event, to get the best seats after doors opened at 9:30 p.m.

They celebrated the raising of another NCAA Final Four banner and had the opportunity to have photographs taken with the six Big Ten championship trophies won during the Izzo era.

Now on JJ:

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/10/16/gerard-butler-michigan-midnight-madness/#comment-17197209

Gerard Butler: Michigan Midnight Madness!

Michigan State University students and fans were in for a treat during the school’s Midnight Madness event on Friday (October 15) when Gerard Butler made a surprise appearance!

The 40-year-old Scottish stud helped kick off the basketball season and led the almost 15,000- strong crowd at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan in a chant.

Gerard, who played a Spartan warrior king in 300, yelled out one of the film’s famous lines, “Spartans! What is your profession?’” to which the crowd responded, “Who, who, who!”

JustJared.com reader Mary, who was in the crowd, says everyone went crazy!

Pictured: Gerry also pumping up the university’s football team. The actor met with the players while they were watching 300 the night before their homecoming game.




Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/10/16/gerard-butler-michigan-midnight-madness/#comment-17197209#ixzz12VAZne5W

A few good pics here:

http://www.msuspartans.com/view.gal?id=78702

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1349144663472&set=a.1290788204597.32709.1677006017#!/photo.php?fbid=1349144663472&set=a.1290788204597.32709.1677006017&pid=711972&id=1677006017


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1664967425294&set=a.1645932989445.2085486.1270500080#!/photo.php?fbid=1664967425294&set=a.1645932989445.2085486.1270500080

Video:

https://www.facebook.com/search/?flt=1&q=gerard%20butler&gl=1&lo=en_US#!/video/video.php?v=764400283817

i wonder if all the ladies who were moaning about the lack of gerry news and updates are happy now? (not talking about anyone here....referring to other places.)

They were moaning?

well updates are always good and he keeps our life excited ..especially some fakes on FB lol.....