If the term Spartan nation ever was appropriate, it would have been for the setting in Pasadena. Fans, students and alumni pulled out all stops for the 100th rendition of the most sport’s most iconic game. At the game, MSU fans accounted for approximately 50-60,000 of the 95,000-plus attendees.
PASADENA, Calif. – Before the game, it was about the middle linebacker. After the game, it was about the middle linebacker. When senior linebacker Max Bullough’s college career was proclaimed dead via an email in the wee hours of Dec. 26, it jolted the MSU community which was readying itself for the biggest game in more than two decades.
PASADENA, Calif. – MSU ended its longest Rose Bowl drought since its maiden voyage to Pasadena, Calif., in 1954 with a 24-20 victory against Stanford in the 100th anniversary of the legendary game. The Spartans lost the first quarter, but dominated the final three in front of an amped up crowd, most of which was draped in green.
The No. 4-ranked MSU football team rallied in the second half to beat No. 5 Stanford in the 100th Rose Bowl matchup.
While some Spartan fans cheered and basked in the nearly 70 degree weather of Pasadena, those in snow-stricken East Lansing celebrated with similar spirit, relishing in a night 26 years in the making. Jean Jorgensen graduated from MSU in 1984.
PASADENA, Calif. – What many pegged as a physical, low-scoring affair and one of the most even matchups of the bowl season is living up to its billing through 30 minutes.
PASADENA, Calif. – Christmas presents. Early graduation gifts. Loans from family. Secret stashes from summer jobs. Begging. These are the common avenues MSU students took to secure the necessary financing required to travel to see MSU play in the 100th rendition of the Rose Bowl.
PASADENA, Calif. – Mark Dantonio proclaimed it and made good on his word. After the head coach told his team last winter “you will be the ones,” he fulfilled his own prophecy by leading No. 4 MSU to the Rose Bowl – the program’s first since 1988.
LOS ANGELES — Standing on a stage in the heart of LA Live Plaza in Los Angeles, athletic director Mark Hollis laid down the understatement of the year. “How about this little party?” he asked the crowd in front of him. Except the celebration was anything but “little.” The crowd in front of Hollis was a 27,000-person sea of green and white, all gathered to support the first MSU football team to reach the Rose Bowl in a quarter century. The crowd was nearly three times the size of what officials expected, according to vice president of the Michigan State University Alumni group of Los Angeles Libby DuBay, who graduated from MSU in 1985.
For the MSU students and football fans unable to travel cross country to Pasadena, those spending New Year’s Day in East Lansing can still enjoy Rose Bowl events and numerous food and drink specials. Bars such as Dublin Square Irish Pub, and Harpers will be featuring half-off drinks all throughout the day to keep the Spartans in spirit. Harpers Bartender Ben Davis said in addition to the drinks, starting at 1 p.m and continuing thoughout the night there will be a $7.95 all-you-can-eat tailgate buffet featuring wings, pizza, cookies, burgers, fruit, salad and more. Contributing to the festivities, Davis said the Sparrow Tailgate Show with sports broadcasters Mad Dog,Tim Staudt and Jack Ebling will be held before the game begins. Crunchy’s East Lansing will host a $2 tailgate beginning at 1 p.m., featuring $2 Screwdrivers, Bloody Mary’s and Labatt and Miller Lite drafts.
LOS ANGELES — There’s certainly a lot at stake tomorrow for MSU as a football team and as a university community.
Yes, the Spartans are going to miss Max Bullough on the Rose Bowl turf Jan. 1. The announcement of the senior linebacker’s career-ending “suspension in the wee hours of Dec.
After a shocking statement announcing the suspension of senior linebacker and MSU team captain Max Bullough, football head coach Mark Dantonio and other university officials have stayed largely silent amid a swirl of rumors and speculation.
Senior linebacker and MSU captain Max Bullough has been suspended for the remainder of the season and will not participate in the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl, according to a release from the school.
Fou Fonoti doesn’t want to be “that guy,” as in the one pestering teammates for extra tickets to the 100th Rose Bowl game.
As far as they’re concerned, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi are staying in East Lansing for the foreseeable future.
The Stanford Daily is reporting that some MSU fans might be to blame for rapid sales of the university’s allotment of Rose Bowl Tickets. The paper reports that some MSU fans said they took advantage of an offer from the Stanford athletics department granting advance access to up to four guaranteed Rose Bowl tickets if a deposit was made for 2014 Stanford football season tickets.
MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi will be around campus at least a bit longer.
The East Lansing Police Department has removed a Facebook post looking to identity an MSU fan attending the Big Ten Championship game and holding up a “Burn this Couch” sign.
For students who are short on cash but still yearn to visit Pasadena, Calif. to see the Spartans face off in the Rose Bowl, the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, is offering a loan to make that trip possible. The loan has a minimum amount of $1,000 and can be financed over an 18-month period at an annual percentage rate as low as 6.9 percent. Spartan fans who take out a loan of $1,000 will end up paying $58.64 a month for a total of $55.52 in interest.