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\"\"<\/a> Stayed up until about midnight watching the Spartans blow their lead in the championship game and lose out on a trip to Pasadena. So my question is what was any MSU player doing within even 40 yards of the punter?<\/p>\n

Besides the end result, I was also disgusted with the Fox sports announcers.\u00a0 I want sports announcers that inform and don\u2019t get all shouty and over-excited, like Fox News\/Politics announcers. But, working for Fox, they probably can't help it.<\/p>\n

Anyway, stupid Spartans.<\/p>\n

On a happy note, Gabe and Erin get married today!\u00a0 More on that later...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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