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Remember the lessons of last season's Ducks-Spartans matchup

ESPN.com | September 7, 2015

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If nothing else, the winner of Saturday's Oregon-Michigan State game will earn validation for scheduling a tough nonconference foe.
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The Michigan State-Oregon game last year, a back-and-forth affair with a misleading 46-27 final score in the Ducks' favor, serves as an excellent object lesson for providing perspective on Week 1 of the 2015 season as the college football nation begins to turn its attention to the rematch Saturday in East Lansing with ESPN's College GameDay in town.

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