As if winter in East Lansing isn't long enough...

#8 ranked Michigan State lost in double OT to Division II Grand Valley State last night.

Full details on the game available here:
ESPN.com story on Michigan State sucking

Now college basketball teams have gone on to success after early disappointing and shocking losses (see UNC losing to Santa Clara in first game last year). But hell, this was a D-II school. Fortunately for MSU, it was an exhibition game so it won't count in the standings. Technically it won't count for NCAA tourney seedings either. Grand Valley State apparently also made the Elite 8 in the Division II NCAA Tourney last year (there is a D-II NCAA Tourney?!?!) But this doesn't change the fact that the eighth-ranked team in the country lost to a D-II team on their home floor. This would've been like if Juan, T-Mo, Lonny, Steve, and the gang, had lost to the Australian All-Stars who used to always appear on the Terps' exhibition schedule in the late-90s and provided countless "Hey! A dingo ate your center" comments that became less and less funny as the game went on.

I think that horribly-designed statue of Magic (the one with the groupies at his feet) in front of the Breslin Center has a tear running down its face this morning.