“Beating the Trojans was easier than planning for this crazy Christmas shopping excursion,” mused Eustis out loud, to his fellow Spartans. The week before, the six in the vehicle had a lot to celebrate. The Spartans of Michigan State University prevailed over the University of Southern California Trojans in the Big Ten Championship. Now three of his teammates from the football team, along with two other athletes from MSU, decided to head down from East Lansing to Detroit to