If a fiery chute straight to awfulness opened up and swallowed Sparty McSpart and Hoke U, more than happy I could not be.

But, can anyone explain this as an actual - um - thing:

Michigan players planted a stake on the Spartan Stadium turf after running onto the field before the opening kickoff. 

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11764201/michigan-state-s...