... the Michigan State Spartans traveled to Happy Valley to play the Penn State Nittany Lions in the 2008 season, both programs were having pretty good years by their standards.

 

Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio was leaving his mark in only his second year of tenure, while Joe Paterno had the Big Ten’s best team which wound up playing in the Rose Bowl.

 

The game was supposed to be a hard fought, bruising match-up in a conference which prides itself on such attributes.

 

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