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      Mark Dantonio won’t be at stadium for Michigan State’s game vs. Wisconsin

      October 2, 2010 /
      CHAMPAIGN, IL - OCTOBER 10: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans argues with a referee during a game against the Illinois Fighting Illini on October 10, 2009 at Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Michigan State defeated Illinois 24-14. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

      One of the feel good stories of the week was supposed to unfold today in East Lansing, as Michigan State Coach Mark Dantonio was going to return to Spartan Stadium, where he was last seen calling a remarkable fake field goal to beat Notre Dame, just two weeks after suffering a heart attack.

      Dantonio will not be at the stadium, however, after a routine post-op exam revealed a blod clot in his leg. Dantonio was going to call the game from the booth, but will now be watching his Spartans take on No. 11 Wisconsin from home.

      It doesn’t look like this is a serious problem, thankfully, but Dantonio and his doctors are simply taking a precaution.

      It will be interesting to see how the Spartans respond to this on the field. They were able to control their emotions last week against Northern Colorado, but that was Northern Colorado. Today, they were expecting to get an emotional lift from having their coach in the stadium, and now have to deal with this news, which will no doubt weigh on their minds, even if it’s not supposed to be serious.

      Either way, hopefully Dantonio gets through this latest setback quickly, and is back on the sidelines in perfect health before long.

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      Radio host insinuates that God got back at Dantonio for messing with Irish

      September 21, 2010 /

      Radio host Matt Patrick from FM 95.3 in South Bend had this reaction to the news that Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio suffered a heart attack after the Spartans’ thrilling overtime win over Notre Dame on Saturday:

      The true crime here is that this idiot will become viral because of this. He’ll become somewhat popular for the first time in his career.

      I don’t care if he was joking or if he knows Dantonio personally – it was insensitive to say something like this and video tape it. If he said it to Dantonio’s face and he was clearly trying to lighten up the mood for an old friend, that’s one thing. But the fact that he made public comments like this was just stupid.

      And I don’t care of the heart attack was mild or not – it’s still as serious situation.

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      Michigan State needs to show more toughness

      October 3, 2009 /

      Michigan State fans will party in the streets tonight in East Lansing after Sparty knocked off rival Michigan in a thrilling 26-20 overtime victory. But sticking with one of their themes this season, MSU almost blew it after collapsing in the fourth quarter.

      Thanks to a running game that racked up 197 yards on the ground, the Spartans controlled this game for three and a half quarters. But after building a 20-6 lead, Mark Dantonio’s team became complacent and showed their lack of killer mentality.

      With four minutes remaining in the game, Wolverine freshman quarterback Tate Forcier flashed some of the magic that endeared him to fans a couple weeks ago in a win over Notre Dame. Forcier hit Darryl Stonum on a 60-yard touchdown pass to cut MSU’s lead to 20-13, then found Roy Roundtree in the end zone on a 9-yard TD pass with two seconds left to tie the game 20-20. Both touchdowns were aided by Sparty’s lackluster defensive effort.

      On Stonum’s touchdown, the defender didn’t break down to tackle, he just ran by the receiver and put a hand out hoping that Stonum a stiff wind would knock him over. Then on the game-tying score, Forcier easily scrambled out of the pocket and found Roundtree, who was a step and a half away from all defenders, which is amazing considering it was a jam-packed end zone.

      Not to take anything away from Forcier, because he toughed it out while playing banged up. And MSU’s defense did come up with a huge interception in overtime, which preceded Larry Caper’s 23-yard, game-winning touchdown run. But the Spartans should have never been in that position. A win is a win – I get it. And considering MSU lost three consecutive games coming into this matchup, this was a much-needed win.

      But this isn’t the first time that Dantonio’s team took their foot off the gas when they had a victory wrapped up. In Week 2, they lost to Central Michigan in the final seconds when they should have won, then blew a great opportunity to beat Notre Dame in Week 3.

      Michigan State has enough talent to be competitive in the Big Ten. But the Spartans need to show more mental toughness throughout games and learn to step on opponents’ throats in the fourth quarter or else they’ll continue to give away victories. (Or almost give away victories.)

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