I was twelve at the time and had been a die-hard fan since I was 8. I got to go to a couple of games during Jennings tenure because my dad's boss had "box seats" on the 40 yard line on the west side. When Devaney was hired, there was a little excitement because he had ties to legendary coach Duffy Daugherty at MSU. Other than that it wasn't too big of a deal, since he was coming from Wyoming, which wasn't a traditional powerhouse. It didn't take more than a few games into that season to see that things were really going to be different. The team played with much more enthusiasm and the fans got behind them immediately.