Although 1,000 days was enough time for all of those things to occur, there is one notable thing that didn’t happen. Not once, in all that time, has Michigan defeated MSU in football or men’s basketball, the two biggest college sports in the country.

Most summers, July 30 would be a pretty insignificant day in the world of Spartan sports. Not in 2010, though, as the date marks the 1,000th day since the Wolverines beat MSU, 28-24, on Nov. 3, 2007 at Spartan Stadium.

Since then, the Spartans have topped U-M six times in the two major sports — twice in football and four times in men’s basketball.

For the most part, the games have been relatively competitive. In the past year, the Wolverines nearly pulled out a victory on the hardwood at Crisler Arena but lost by one point. This coming after U-M took the Spartans to overtime on the gridiron in the fall, only to lose that game as well, 26-20.

Regardless of the competiveness, though, MSU has come out on top each time, giving the Spartans an extended period of bragging rights. For 1,000 days, MSU has had the last laugh.

Twenty years ago, the rivalry belonged to the Wolverines. Their football team was among the nation’s best and their basketball team had won the national championship in 1989.

Now the roles are reversed.

It all started with basketball and head coach Tom Izzo. The four wins in basketball during the two-sport winning streak are not surprising, as MSU has dominated the basketball series for several years, winning 17 of the last 20 matchups.

However, a winning streak in football against U-M is something new for the Spartans.

When MSU beat the Wolverines last October on then-freshman running back Larry Caper’s 23-yard touchdown run, it became the first time since 1965-67 the Spartans had won consecutive games in the rivalry.

And the best part about the recent domination by MSU is that there is no definitive end in sight.

Izzo and the basketball team are coming off of their second straight Final Four appearance and are bringing in a top-10 recruiting class for the 2010-11 season. Meanwhile, U-M basketball failed to reach either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT last season, and it doesn’t look like next season has much promise.

In football, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio has had the Wolverines’ number since his “pride comes before the fall” speech in reaction to U-M running back Mike Harts “little brother” comments three years ago.

So when MSU next faces the Wolverines on Oct. 9 at the newly renovated Michigan Stadium, don’t expect the streak to end. In fact, don’t be surprised if we’re still talking about the streak on April 26, 2013 — when it will have been another 1,000 days since the Spartans will have had to admit defeat to the Wolverines.