Matt Charboneau breaks down MSU's loss at Nebraska The Detroit News
Lincoln, Neb. — It was only about three weeks ago that Michigan State was starting to smell the roses.
Well, at least the Spartans were thinking about potentially smelling the roses. They had just beaten Purdue behind the play of its defense and a spark from redshirt freshman quarterback Rocky Lombardi, and the idea of still making a run at the Big Ten East title or at least a record that could land them in a New Year’s Six game — ideally the Rose Bowl — was now a possibility.