A former Michigan State football coach used to always say that every game counts as one.
That coach, of course, was George Perles, and it’s a saying that has been around the Spartans program for years. No matter the opponent, no matter the circumstance, one game was one game. Simple as that.
Just don’t try and convince Tom Izzo to buy into it, at least not now as No. 8 Michigan State gets set to travel to Durham, N.C., to take on No. 6 Duke at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Cameron Indoor Stadium as part of the Champions Classic.