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MSU deserves to drop in polls after scare vs. Purdue

Lansing State Journal sports columnist Graham Couch, Detroit Free Press / LSJ MSU beat writer Joe Rexrode and Detroit Free Press columnist Drew Sharp analyze the Spartans' narrow victory over the Boilermakers.

The No. 2 Spartans have proven themselves unworthy of such high praise five weeks into the season

EAST LANSING -- Perspective constantly duels performance. The two remain intertwined in a sport that still leans heavily toward subjectivity when determining the most deserving.

And while Michigan State defiantly defended its No. 2 ranking after another lackluster effort against the woefully deficient Saturday, it’s proven itself unworthy of such high praise five weeks into the season.