This is from Spartanmag.com:
Now the Spartans must try to bounce back from yet another fourth quarter collapse, not unlike the onside kick debacles against Minnesota and Purdue (twice) in the Nick Saban era, the late Hail Mary and field goal loss at Northwestern in 2001, the commanding leads against Penn State that were squandered in '93, '95 and '01, the onside kick loss to Louisiana Tech in 2003, the 17-point overtime loss to Michigan in '04, and the '05 loss at Ohio State.
This is why my heart hurt so badly from September to November. Why am I still a State fan? It’s my school and I love everything about it, surprisingly even the heartache at times.
Go State! Beat Illinois! Get ready for the toughest back-to-back games in the country: at U of M and then at home versus number one the Ohio State. But just to be cliché, take it one game at a time.
The last time Michigan State met up with a number one Buckeye team, the Spartans pulled off a 28-25 upset classic. If Michigan State can beat one of those two teams (or both) this awful loss will go away…somewhat.
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My heart hurt too. The beer definately softened the blow. It is really bad when you can call the collapse with 8 minutes to go in the fourth, up by a lot.
Maybe I was pessimistic, or just jaded to Spartan teams. Maybe I have psychic powers. Probably not. Whatever.
Thanks for the text messages of support for the evening. I hope you are feeling better.
yeah, dj kept telling me there was no way michigan state could lose this game. he was doing it as a joke, but when they took the lead late in the fourth quarter i think he kinda had his first glimpse of why it hurts so bad to be a spartan.
i could see a potential collapse, but i honestly couldn't think there was anyway a team could over come a 16 point deficit. the better team did not win, but the spartans didn't finish.
it's hard to be optimistic. look at that brief history of spartan collapses. a collapse happens once a year, hopefully this is the only one.
the spartans can obviously compete with anyone in the nation. they get the ohio state at home. that could be a big game. and john l. smith and the spartans are due for a win in ann arbor.
i'm too optimistic...or delusional
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