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It was Dinah Washington, who popularized the song "What a difference a day makes" in 1959. It was linebacker Adam Decker, who was a key stop for fourth-down in the last quarter on Saturday (10-4-08) to preserve a 16-13 on Iowa victory.

Decisive tackle Decker bruising tailback Shonn Greene on a 4th-and-1 since 21 yards line Spartan Michigan State gave its fifth straight win and ultimately pushed the Spartans in the AP Poll Top 25 with a 5-1 record.

I could not listen to Decker in Michigan tackle watching the game in Washington pipe in the great Pacific Northwest, but my spirit podría.Pensé immediately at the legendary coach of Notre Dame, Knute Rockne, who said: "do not need to see a good tackle.Usted can hear it."

Tackle Decker may well be the most important stop in Michigan State defensive from Spartan football program last prominence of rose to national in 1999, going 9-2 in Nick Saban and win a trip to the 2000 Florida Citrus Bowl where defeated Florida 37-34.

Decker is a junior 238-pound 6-foot-2, who played in Brother Rice, a Catholic high school in Rochester Hills (MI). Decker and his companions "S troops" not only talk the talk Saturday but walked the walk as they stepped up and did stop after stop when you have and the game was in the línea.Mi nomination of Big Ten player defensive week is the whole team defensive of the Michigan State led by Adam Decker.

While coach Mark Dantonio far from being a deity, it has slowly but surely started to change the culture of the State of Michigan football one belief and closing down games for ganar.Ido is mentality "is all about me". Now it turns out that "we are one".

What exactly they speak? I thought that I would never ask. I'm talking about how the Spartans have doubled as a K-Mart deck chair cheap four years prior to the arrival of Mark Dantonio last year, replacing John l. Smith.

In Smith, Michigan State started 2003 season at 7-1 and finished 1-3. In 2004, the Spartans 4-3 began and ended in 1-5.In 2005, 4-0 began and ended in 1-6.In 2006, 3-0 began and ended in 1-8.

When amounted, Smith began these 4 18-4 seasons and finished in 4-22.Case closed.

Now let's see if we can discern a difference in how he first season Mark Dantonio last year.Dantonio 2-4 (new coach, new system, the new competition) began and ended at 5-2.I detect some progress in this area? how could I no.Este year Dantonio Spartans lost their first game and now have strung together five consecutive victories.?

I can not underestimate the importance of Mark Dantonio for Michigan State football program.

At the halfway point in the season, most wise experts (especially the supporters of the University of Michigan and Ohio State) would say that Michigan State could lose their next six games against Northwestern 5-0, 5-1 Ohio State, Michigan 2-3, 3-3 Wisconsin, 2-3 and 6-0 Penn State.Sí Purdue, podían.Todo possible in college football, reason that college football is more exciting than professional football.

But what if culture which has not only been preaching Mark Dantonio arrives but sticks in the minds of the Spartans? is beyond reality to think that the Spartans might be 6-1, when faced with Ohio State at home in 2 weeks? to, Michigan State must travel to undefeated Northwestern and win this Saturday (10-11-08).

Let ' s allow Dantonio, and the Spartans to decide the case.

Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley

Read my other articles Spartan football from Michigan State, including:

"The State of Michigan Got the message in a free game: Just Win Baby, Just Win"

"State of Michigan and Javon Ringer offer a Rush to Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 23-7"

"Javon Ringer from the State of Michigan within 3 games - 498 yards rushing yards and nine members"

"Of the State of Michigan Javon Ringer scores Five Times in 42-10 on Eastern Michigan Victoria"

"For the Spartans of Michigan State, 7 have become very annoying number"