ND v. MSU, Who do we root for?
Looking at the games this weekend, it seems that the most exciting/interesting game is between two teams we hate. I'm the kind of guy that roots for are rivals (for the most part) outside of when we play them. That way, it is sweeter when we win. Now I know a lot of you are too "proud" to pull for a rival, and I get it, but do you feel better after beating a mediocre team, or a great team? Think about it.
I plan on rooting for MSU in this one. If both Michigan and MSU win the rest of their games before they meet, there is no doubt that would be the biggest game that week. What are your thoughts MGoBlog?
September 11th, 2012 at 2:00 PM ^
Is it possible for them both to lose? No? ugh dangit. I hate Sparty, GO IRISH!
September 11th, 2012 at 2:01 PM ^
Probably Notre Dame. Hopefully a loss to them will shut all the Sparties up about how unstoppable they are
September 11th, 2012 at 2:09 PM ^
Hopefully a loss to them will shut all the Sparties up about how unstoppable they are
Meh, beating them in Ann Arbor will do the same thing. I can wait.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:02 PM ^
tweet about us, dream about us. I could care less what team out of this msierable lot wins.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:24 PM ^
been saying that wrong for a long time now. Thank you.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:03 PM ^
ND wins but while in East Lansing the defense comes down with a terrible flu virus that lasts two weeks.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:03 PM ^
September 12th, 2012 at 10:37 AM ^
Our finest coaches have long detested the Irish, I prefer to carry on the sentiment.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:06 PM ^
an earthquake
September 11th, 2012 at 2:06 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 2:07 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 2:08 PM ^
Why do I have to root for anybody? Can't I just watch the game?
September 11th, 2012 at 2:14 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 2:08 PM ^
Wait... the game is in East Lansing. It will be like 3 miles from my house.
EVERYONE STOP ROOTING FOR THE METEOR. Or root for a very small meteor. Either way.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:11 PM ^
YOU HAVE SET IN MOTION A TERRIBLE CHAIN OF EVENTS!!!!
September 11th, 2012 at 2:15 PM ^
right out of my mouth.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:19 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 4:19 PM ^
I will enjoy the game. One of my favorite in-stadium experiences was the monsoon game. For a Michigan fan, this one is always fun to watch no matter the outcome.
September 11th, 2012 at 4:54 PM ^
I have a MP3 recording of the Valenti rant after the monsoon game. Just listened to it again, and yeah, it's still pretty funny six years later.
September 11th, 2012 at 6:00 PM ^
It's wonderful. And if ND loses, that's wonderful too.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:11 PM ^
I like ND and MSU to both have crappy teams and crappy seasons. I'd be very happy if they were the worst two teams we beat every year. I don't need them to be good to feel better about beating them.
I don't know how that translates into being too proud to root for them. Perhaps you can explain that. While you're at it, what does "Pride comes before the fall" mean?
September 11th, 2012 at 3:48 PM ^
Beating a good MSU team looks good for Michigan. If it comes down to whether we get in a BCS bowl or not, it would look good on our scheudule that we beat a 10-2 team as opposed to a 7-5 team. I don't care if you like it or not, but that is what the voters and the people across the country look at. Now, unless you don't care what bowl Michigan gets into, or the national image of Michigan, you should hope that the opponenents they play are good.
I don't like your tone Mr Miggle.
September 11th, 2012 at 4:56 PM ^
We totally control our ability to get into a BCS bowl. It's a little strategy called "Win the Big 10 Championship".
September 11th, 2012 at 5:10 PM ^
Your right, I forgot things always go as panned.
September 11th, 2012 at 7:50 PM ^
I don't like your tone either. In your OP you presumptively attack people who don't agree with you and assign a nonsensical reason for our opinions.
How did us beating ND work out for MSU last year? The idea that our BCS prospects depend on whether MSU has a good team seems pretty far-fetched. What are we going to do if/when they revert to form? At most it could make a tiny difference. Wins against Neb and Ohio may look better anyhow and we did get there last year without a signature win. If MSU has a crappy season, it will mostly be due to their losing to other teams we're going to play. I don't see how that's going to hurt our strength of schedule.
I'm going to root for our team to win the conference. I'll root for us to have much better seasons than our rivals. Rooting for teams I dislike because it may make us look slightly better to somebody else, that I'm not going to do.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:14 PM ^
Or this question will always have the same answers from the same demographics;
Fans who are in to Schadenfreude - "whatever humiliates everyone", today seems like 6 OTs with coaches being purple douches is the specific answer
Fans who associate their own status with Michigan's rivalry status - "I route for anyone playing MSU", now don't be confused that ND is a rivalry. it is, but ND fans don't really see any rivalries because they are an independent, thus everyone is against them. Spartans can feel they have a successful year if their only win is against Michigan. Michigan fans you can't ignore this will look for any response to the Sparties.
Fans you are looking at the big picture (tend to be older, since experience brings wisdom and ability to look at the big picture - "I always root for the Big Ten, since this reflects on Michigan also".
The strength of the wolf is the pack and the strength of the pack is the wolf applies to the Big Ten as well. Go back to all the bowl games in 1997. Michigan's National Championship popularity vote had to beat back the opinion of the Big Ten as weak since all the major bigs of the Big Ten lost in post season bowls. I would have to look it up, but I know PSU and OSU both lost, and I think there was only one other Big Ten team who one out of the 6-7 who made it to bowls.
You should always cheer for Big Ten against non-Big Ten. Being the Big Fish in the little pond is not impressive.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:15 PM ^
I hate MSU way more but I want them undefeated on Oct. 20. The last two seasons when they have had a big road game at the time of the year and have had a "due for a loss" feeling (at Iowa in 2010, at Nebraska in 2011) they have been crushed.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:15 PM ^
As much as Dantonio makes it hard, I root for MSU in this game. Rooting for Notre Dame is like rooting for Al Qaeda.
Fuck them.MSU still sucks, their colors suck, their fans suck, their mascot sucks, their all time record sucks, their coach is the suckiest suck who ever sucked, but I have their back this Saturday.
Always root against Notre Dame. Always.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:27 PM ^
What did you do when ND played OSU?
September 11th, 2012 at 2:37 PM ^
I enjoyed all the shots of the ND fans and players in misery. And I used that to make me feel better over a happy Buckeye nation.
It was poetic justice in a way. Notre Dame had no business being in a BCS bowl in 2005 anyway. Their resume was a joke but they got the invite because they were Notre Dame. I had to take delight in them losing that day.
September 11th, 2012 at 4:26 PM ^
nd got their ASS handed to them away & at home by ohio.
nd has lived on their reputation and freaking weak scheduling for decades. In the 70's and during the Holtz era they had decent teams (not up to standard B1G teams of that era) but decent ... that all changed when they would tiptoe through at least 5 games a year, play 4 decent teams and 2 good teams ... of course the 1 bowl win in the last 20 years tells everything you need to know about their lack of being relevant since the Holtz years ...
bottom line - hope sparty wins, because we want their balloon to be real full on 10/20/12.
Go Blue!
September 11th, 2012 at 7:29 PM ^
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September 11th, 2012 at 3:29 PM ^
but comparing ND with Al Qaeda especially today is not cool.
September 11th, 2012 at 3:40 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 2:17 PM ^
Bowling Green shows up and beats both teams.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:18 PM ^
I root for the Big10 in non-conference games every year. So I would prefer that Sparty win.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:18 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 2:19 PM ^
reminds me of the guy who met two witches at a dance.
One witch says to him:
"I'm the lesser of two evils."
September 11th, 2012 at 2:22 PM ^
I'd rather lose once a year to App. St. than ND.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:22 PM ^
Preferably near enough to at least singe D'Antonio.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:23 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 2:23 PM ^
State must be brought back down to earth. I think states gonna win this one, too. I know it's at home, but Andrew Maxell -- under the lights in a nationaly televised game -- spells doom, gloom and heck of a lotta ints!
September 11th, 2012 at 2:24 PM ^
I'm holding my nose and rooting for ND on this one. ND will have it's losses through the rest of the schedule and a MSU loss helps us in the case of three way tie breaker in the legends division. That and the MSU hype train is beyond insufferable this year.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:25 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 3:08 PM ^
Gameday already announced they're going to Knoxville for the Tennessee-Florida game.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:26 PM ^
September 11th, 2012 at 2:26 PM ^
I'm rooting for mononucleosis.