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After sad performance, Michigan State laments that it 'used to play like Wisconsin'

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MSU's Brian Lewerke, Raequan Williams, Tyriq Thompson and Joe Bachie talk about the shutout loss at Wisconsin. Matt Charboneau, The Detroit News

There was a team on Saturday afternoon in Madison that played physical, controlled the line of scrimmage, limited its mistakes and thoroughly dominated its opponent.

It’s the way Michigan State has always wanted to play, and for the most part over Mark Dantonio’s tenure as the Spartans’ head coach, it has done so. This time, though, it was the Spartans that were looking across the field watching their opponent do all the things they used to.