Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, December 31, 2013

In a matter of hours, Michigan State will kick off its first Rose Bowl since the 1987 season. Naturally, the Spartans and their fans are just a bit excited about the trip, the opportunity, the game, and pretty much everything surrounding about "The Grandaddy of Them All."

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To get you ready for the Rose Bowl, check out this pump-up video and several photos from Los Angeles.

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Here are some tweets from Los Angeles: