It's a shame somebody had to lose....

But that somebody, as it often has been, was Michigan State.

You have to wonder what John L. Smith was thinking with that hook-and-ladder play at the end of the game when all MSU needed was another 15-20 yard pass to set up for a field goal. Sometimes he's a bit too wacky for his own good.

I also wonder why he didn't give Stanton more chances to run.

As for my Wolverines, I guess Mike Hart does mean a lot to this team, doesn't he?

Kevin Grady and Max Martin will both be good running backs, but at this point they are severely lacking in the vision and ballhandling departments which are critical with Michigan's banged-up O-line.

Hart's performance was legendary. He fired up the team both on the field and on the sidelines and his tenacity was contagious.

That's eight out of ten for Michigan in the series.

The Big Ten race is wide open. Let's hope MSU can take out the Buckeyes in two weeks.