Matt Charboneau and John Niyo of The Detroit News after Michigan State's 10-7 loss to Arizona State. The Detroit News
East Lansing — It was midway through John L. Smith’s final season as Michigan State’s head coach that he delivered that now-infamous line in a halftime interview.
“The kids are playing their tail off,” he barked, writing his own sideline epitaph as he spoke, “and the coaches are screwing it up!