As long as the state of Wisconsin exists, R.J. Reynolds will never go broke since they own Kraft Foods, Miller Beer and Marlboro cigarettes, which happen to be the three dietary staples in America’s Dairyland.
No. 4-ranked Wisconsin football Badgers, who are about to play their first real road game of the season Saturday night against the No. 15-ranked Spartans of Michigan State.
It’s should be noted that, while the Badgers have had an easy schedule up to now, they have passed one challenge with flying colors, smothering the Nebraska Cornhuskers 48-17 three weeks ago.
But that was at home. Not in East Lansing.
Ah, East Lansing. What is it about a trip to the home of the Spartans that tends to foul a Badgers season the way that Shaun Marcum’s trips to the mound tend to foul a Brewers postseason? (Oops, did we say no pointing fingers?)
Just last season, the Spartans handed the visiting Badgers their only regular season loss. Three years ago, the Badgers completely unraveled at Spartan Stadium as MSU handed them their fifth loss in six games. And in 2004, the No. 4-ranked Badgers (sound familiar?) came home humbled after getting pounded by Michigan State to the tune of 49-14.
In fact, you’d have to go back all the way to 2002 – you know, back when a guy named Brian Dunkleman co-hosted American Idol – to find the last time the Badgers defeated the Spartans in East Lansing.