About 2 weeks ago a great tv show, BURN NOTICE, had Michael (the main character who is a 'burned' ex CIA spy) under cover trying to piss off a civilian engineer working for the government on a top secret contract. Michael was acting like a flunkie/drunk and when he found out the guy went to Michigan State he told him: "I went to UofM and my GPA wuz 1.8"... the wife and I howled.... the role of Sam Axe is played by Bruce Campbell of Evil Dead fame so that could be a link to the Michigan connection...
http://www.usanetwork.com/series/burnnotice/