Michigan State vs Oregon: Grading the Spartans

The Michigan State vs Oregon game this past weekend did not disappoint. From the atmosphere in East Lansing, to the down-to-the-wire action and a Spartan victory, MSU had plenty of things to be thankful for and it all starts with head coach Mark Dantonio who made a game, and win, like this possible for Spartan Nation.

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Ten years ago, no one could have dreamt up a situation like this for the Michigan State football program. John L. Smith had just gotten done running the Spartans into the basement of the Big Ten and Mark Hollis, along with the help of Tom Izzo, was responsible for the hiring of Mark Dantonio.

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