Mark Dantonio has led Michigan State to its third Big Ten championship game in five years. His Spartans have now won 11 games in five of the past six seasons. Dantonio's record over his past 40 games is 36-4.
In other words, there's no question that he is one of the best coaches in America, and Dantonio continues to turn in stellar work year after year in East Lansing. None of that is really news. Here's what might be surprising: This year might well have been Dantonio's best coaching job yet.
That's really saying something, as the numbers above indicate.