Spartans Getting National Attention

Here is a nice article on Spartan football that just recently appeared in Sports Illustrated.  The article pretty much makes the same points we're all familiar with: Cousins is a good quarterback, the running backs are great, the offensive line is the biggest question mark, etc.  But the important thing is that the Spartans are finally starting to get attention from national media sources. 
       My favorites part of the article is this: "Cousins' experience should prove invaluable in a youthful conference. In matchups against Ricky Stanzi-less Iowa, Scott Tolzien-less Wisconsin and Terrelle Pryor-less Ohio State, Cousins should give Michigan State an edge in season-defining games."  Indeed.  That's not to say that these won't be tough games--they sure will be--but perhaps they shouldn't be as tough as they were last year (though MSU did not play OSU last year).  This part of the article reminds me that the toughest games on the schedule look to be against Notre Dame and Nebraska, and even those appear to me to be winnable.