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Big Ten football Misery Index: Michigan State, Michigan pay tribute to past coaches

As the calendar slowly turns from September to October, and Big Ten football schedules slide from nonconference walkthroughs — sorry, Nebraska — to Midwest slugfests, there’s a familiar feeling in the air.

Perhaps you’ve felt it this week …

Nostalgia.

Programs all over the conference are turning to deeds of the past to warm up their fanbases as the outdoor temperatures take on a decided chill.

Michigan football, of course, is ramping up its celebration of its last most recent national championship, 25 years ago this fall. (Who’d the Wolverines split that title with, anyway?