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With Dantonio, MSU, U-M will become rivalry
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio appears to be many things: Tightlipped, dry, dead pan. But Dantonio blasted those character traits at his Monday press conference when discussing the Michigan Wolverines.
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Dantonio: 'It's not over'
Classless. Disrespectful. Mockery. Arrogant. Those are the words used by the MSU football team to describe how Michigan acted following its 28-24 victory at Spartan Stadium on Saturday.
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M-barrassing
They don’t understand it, either. Another Saturday and another win just out of reach for the Spartan football team, this one more painful than the rest because it came at the hands of their biggest rival. Following the game, junior quarterback Brian Hoyer was at a loss for words. He doesn’t know why his team keeps coming so close, only to fall short.
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Bending and breaking
When Michigan quarterback Chad Henne limped off the field Saturday with around seven minutes remaining in the game, Spartans fans thought they caught a break.
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Sparty on top
When Sparty storms out of the tunnel and onto Spartan Stadium’s field with the MSU flag flapping in the wind, supply chain management sophomore Brad Siciliano said he gets goose bumps.
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Making their move
Ever since head coach Mark Dantonio came to MSU, the Spartans have been seeing red. The glowing red digits on the clock he installed in their locker room remind them just how much time remains until their chance to prove they’re not “little brother.”
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MSU benefits outweigh U-M arrogance
Black 2001 Saturn SC2. That’s the car I drive — and if MSU beats Michigan, look for it on Main Street, blasting the MSU fight song.
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Rivalry stacks up more even than records
Here’s how the Spartans and the Wolverines match up.
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Rivalry game? MSU vs. U-M football isn't
Hello, my MSU friends. I’m back. You may remember me from having the same assignment last season — a dueling column with a Spartan writer, talking up my school while pointing out your flaws.
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Game's century mark bears little significance to MSU
Saturday’s game at Spartan Stadium is the 100th game between MSU and Michigan. There’s another noteworthy number concerning the game: 66-28-5, the all-time series record in favor of U-M.
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Prognosticators
Check out what the SN progs have to say about the upcoming Big Ten football contests.
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Close calls: Spartans aren't far from being 8-1
Although the Spartans are 5-4 overall and sit near the bottom of the Big Ten standings with a 1-4 conference record, all that could be different with minor adjustments.
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Crushed expectations
It’s become a recurring Saturday nightmare for the Spartans: Keep the game close until the end, prove the team is capable of winning, but in the end, lose.
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Falling apart
Junior wide receiver Devin Thomas saved his team in regulation, streaking down the sideline to catch a 40-yard bomb, but he couldn’t bail out junior quarterback Brian Hoyer in the final play of double overtime. Trailing by seven points on 4th-and-13 on the Iowa 16-yard line, the Spartans needed to move the chains or shoot for the end zone.
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MSU should have advantage against lowly Iowa
Check out the matchup between the Spartans and the Hawkeyes.
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Heisman watch
Over the years the Heisman Trophy has come to symbolize the most dynamic offensive player in college football. Six of the past seven Heisman Trophy winners have gone to quarterbacks, and in this week’s Heisman watch, the nation’s two most electrifying quarterbacks take over the top two spots.
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Jones possesses top potential
When MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and linebackers coach Mike Tressel were still at Cincinnati, they salivated over the prospect of recruiting freshman linebacker Greg Jones, who was a hometown high school football star.
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Prognosticators
State News prognosticators make their picks for the upcoming Big Ten football contests.