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Michigan State has had enough success under Mark Dantonio that the Spartans have probably earned the benefit of the doubt -- one terrible season doesnt necessarily mean the program is in decline.But the pressure is on to show 2016 was an aberration.Michigan State staggered to a 3-9 finish this season, winning only one game in conference play. A year ago, the Spartans made it to the national semifinals after winning their second Big Ten title in three seasons, but they followed that up with one of the biggest collapses of any team in the country. Michigan State is missing out on a bowl for the first time in Dantonios 10 seasons at the helm.What I think that we need to do is take this opportunity. What Ive always tried to do was that whatever situation was thrown at us, Ive tried to see the positive in that situation and try to deal with that situation, Dantonio said after his teams 45-12 loss at Penn State to end the season. In this case, the positive is that we start early. We start discovering who we are, what we need to fix, who were recruiting, whos coming in, and what we have to do. That all starts at an earlier time now.Almost nothing went right for the Spartans this season. With Connor Cook in the NFL, Michigan State turned to fifth-year senior Tyler OConnor at quarterback, but the passing game never approached the level needed for the Spartans to beat quality opponents. Damion Terry and Brian Lewerke also played. Lewerke, a redshirt freshman, had what seemed like an opportunity to establish himself as the quarterback of the future, but he broke his leg in late October.Defensively, Michigan State no longer resembled the aggressive, disruptive unit that could shut down other Big Ten teams when Pat Narduzzi was the coordinator. The Spartans managed only 11 sacks all season and werent great against the run, despite the presence of star defensive lineman Malik McDowell.Throughout the season, weve had our struggles, but a lot of times, theyre saying, `Michigan States so young. Theyre so young. Theyre so young, junior linebacker Chris Frey said Saturday. Starting tomorrow, nobodys young anymore. Guys have had a full season and a spring under their belt. Theyre going into their second spring. Guys got to make that extra leap forward in their game. They got to learn to study film harder. They got to hit the weight room harder.There were a couple bright spots for Michigan State. LJ Scott rushed for 994 yards as a sophomore, including 160 in a near-upset of Ohio State late in the season. Freshman receiver Donnie Corley made contributions both on offense and in the secondary and showed plenty of promise for the future.After by far the worst season in Dantonios tenure, there are naturally some questions about what the coaching staff can do differently, but he gave no indication that anyone will be fired.Well look at what we do as a staff, but Im not even considering letting any of our staff go, he said.For the Spartans, 2015 was a glorious year, not just because they made it to college footballs four-team playoff, but because of the teams they had to outlast to get there -- Jim Harbaugh and Michigan and Urban Meyer and Ohio State. This season, those two rivals left Michigan State behind, and its up to the Spartans to bounce back quickly in whats clearly become a brutally difficult division.This season was quite a wake-up call.I think guys are going to realize, This is not who we are, and we dont want this anymore, Frey said. 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She was bawling her eyes out but that was nice to share that moment with the people you love.Kennys victory in the keirin at the third attempt -- after two false dawns ended by the riders prematurely overtaking the derny -- means he is now level with Sir Chris Hoy at the top of British Olympics medal royalty.Trott watched on nervously biting her fingernails and then allowed the tears to pour as her fiancé?waved to the adoring crowd having just secured his sixth Olympics gold.Between them they have 10 Olympics golds; they are British sports record-breaking super couple.Theirs is a tale of unparalleled cycling success with their stars firmly in the stratosphere of British sporting immortality. Further honours are likely to follow.Trott is now in a pantheon of greatness all to herself. No other British woman has ever hit that four-gold threshold but it is likely to never fully sink in.The whole experience of the Olympics is compartmentalised and instead when Trott is pedalling hell for leather around the velodrome here in Rio de Janeiro, she imagines being her younger self again, cycling for fun in the garden alongside her mother and sister.I still feel like that eight-year old who was cycling around because she loved it, she said. This all blows my mind.Ten years on from her first cycling endeavours, aged 18, the prodigy was fast-tracked into the Great Britain squad for the 2011 Apeldoom World Championships and despite an 11th place finish in the omnium, she was part of the victorious team pursuit team.Then came London 2012 where she was one of the faces of the Games alongside the man she would later become engaged to.Now in 2016, between them they have 32 world, Olympic, European and Commonwealth gold medals. They live life in fast-forward and its unlikely to slow down.They are etched into British Olympics history and will surely soon be crowned Sir Jason and Dame Laura though those thoughts are greeted with nervousness and a sense of bewilderment amid their glory.ddddddddddddI dont know about that, Trott said of her potential damehood. That seems so far away from what I feel like. I never really target things like that.Talk of knighthood doesnt sit easily on Kennys shoulders, either. Obviously that would be amazing, he said. Ive been to the palace twice now; I got an MBE and OBE. Its really special but that would be ridiculous.But at the heart of their individual and respective team success is the most charming of partnerships.Jason puts up with so much rubbish from me, on a daily basis, Trott said. We go through so many highs and lows. It could be difficult when one of us is going well and the other isnt doing quite so well.But we are there for each other and because he does go through the same things I do, its great as he knows what to say. Its been such a massive help for me.Neither are attention-hungry, quite the opposite. Kenny relishes being in the media shadows rather than the spotlight, calling himself a miserable sod, but together they have willed each other on to sporting greatness.We support each other as best we can, as most couples do, Kenny said. I think the thing is that we understand when to step back and let them have a rant.Certainly Laura loves a good rant and we support each other. We do train occasionally together, which is nice, but the thing is that we get to share these moments together.Usually you get to see your parents for two minutes after the race and thats what most people are used to -- a quick hug then off to the ceremony and the anti-doping. But its nice to be able to share the special movements.The Kennys and Trotts may have to get a deal on suits and dresses: they have a wedding to plan and almost certainly a trip to the palace.But dont expect it to change them -- they want to continue willing each other on to further golds while living in anonymity, preferring to walk their dog in the Cheshire countryside than adorning billboards.And therein, perhaps, lies the secret of their success. ' ' '