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For Michigan State, winning Big Ten title would mean everything

There has been talk this week that the Spartans might make the Rose Bowl even if they lose to the Buckeyes. I understand that, and Michigan State might
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For Michigan State, winning Big Ten title would mean everything
For Michigan State, winning Big Ten title would mean everything

There has been talk this week that the Spartans might make the Rose Bowl even if they lose to the Buckeyes. I understand that, and Michigan State might deserve that, but it would still feel wrong. The goal has always been to win the Big Ten and go to the Rose Bowl. If Michigan State wins this game, you might just see people crying that you never thought you'd see cry.

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Michael Rosenberg
MICHAEL ROSENBERG

Michael Rosenberg is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, covering any and all sports. He writes columns, profiles and investigative stories and has covered almost every major sporting event. He joined SI in 2012 after working at the Detroit Free Press for 13 years, eight of them as a columnist. Rosenberg is the author of "War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and America in a Time of Unrest." Several of his stories also have been published in collections of the year's best sportswriting. He is married with three children.

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