It is hard to believe that I have been out of high school eight years now. My final high school spring break, in 2007, was spent in chilly, windy, and overcast St. Louis, Missouri. The Michigan State Spartans had made the Frozen Four and I was going to be attending my 5th NCAA championship finals. My first Frozen Four was in 1999 when the Spartans led by Ryan Miller and company, the #1 seed from their region, were beaten soundly by New Hampshire in Anaheim, California.
2007 was the first Frozen Four for Michigan State since 2001 and the 2007 tournament set up as a perfect storm for them to make a run.