Michigan State Sparty buckeyes Get ready to wave the

Get ready to wave the star-spangled banner and chant U-S-A

the name originating from the French

Whether your rope bag is packed for some of the world’s best climbing

all winter you could hear the siren sound on opponents’ goals

built for gamedays at the ‘Shoe and everywhere you like to rep your OSU pride

Michigan State Sparty buckeyes Get ready to wave theMichigan State has been known as the Spartans since 1926, when a local sportswriter made an executive decision with lasting consequences. After a public contest determined that Michigan Staters would be the schools replacement for Aggies, George S. Alderton intervened, deciding the winner was too much of a mouthful. The editor of the Lansing State Journal instead selected Spartans from the entry pool, and the rest, as they say, is Michigan State