By the end of this weekend, Michigan State will be ranked in the top 15 and Spartans coach Mark Dantonio will look like a lock for Big Ten coach of the year.
Michigan will fall out of the top 20, right on the verge of dropping out of the top 25.
Yes, the scripts have flipped dramatically, which is the greatest part of college football, where nothing is certain other than Alabama coach Nick Saban complaining about sports writers.
And now, the Spartans are continuing their dramatic rise after last season’s 3-9 finish.
Or maybe, as MSU fans point out, the Spartans are just returning to normal after last season’s aberration.