In the ESPN Coaches Bowl

U of M  STATE

12            13

AP POLL

13             12

BCS

13             17

Those computer rankings fucked Sparty, with 3 losses, despite an L being in a championship game berth they earned and shouldn’t end up being penalized for. With another foil (Championship Games) making ranking’s subjectivity highly contestable, let them have a tournament. Otherwise you end up where U of M has a much better bowl than their Division Champion-rival and team that beat them, Michigan State.