Unverified Voracity Shames Itself

I check "Yanks Abroad" at least once a day. It's healthy, and all the cool kids are doing it.

(There's an internet joke in there ^^ too).

I was afraid it was a PR-driven thing, but it looks like the financial details are pretty favorable to MSU.

MSU is paying $800,000 for Western to come to Spartan Stadium this year, after both decided against the originally scheduled Ford Field game. Under this agreement, MSU will end up paying about that much to each MAC school for three visits — and then each MAC school gets the whole gate when MSU visits. In other words, MSU will pay 800K (that’s an estimate, the final numbers won’t be decided until closer to the games) for three home games that, with the way things are going, would end up costing a total of about $3 million otherwise. And MSU is doing that with each school. So in essence, MSU will save roughly $6.6 million in scheduling costs through this agreement. Not to mention lower travel costs. That’s why this happened.

I'd like Steele to separate out Week #1 spreads from the general pool. College football spreads always feature a number of poor evaluations early in the season. Western is likely underrated by the casual sports gambler right now, and Michigan, even coming off the disaster that was last year, is still Michigan and will therefore get bonus points. Sorry to be the killjoy. I still think we win though! (fingers crossed)

is right after the birth of my son and daughter on my personal highlight reel. After the offensive interference on WSU's last drive, wheh Woodson was pushed to the turf by the WR in front of the Cougars bench, my wife and I truned to each other and said in unison "If we lose this game, I'm storming the field." I'm really glad it didn't come to that ...

I'm not too proud to admit that pathetic, whiny, teenage tears were streaming down my face when that happened, as I screamed "That's BULLSHIT!!!" over an over again.

Man, I hated that non-call.

I have not seen the line less than 11.5 points at any place that actually accepts wagers. In fact, every place I use has 11.5 as the line as of this morning.

When you see the line as low as 8, for example, I dont think that's a betting house as much as it is either a capper's site giving what he thinks the spread should be or a place like LVSC which does not take wagers, but produces suggested lines.

Overall, thats good intel from Steele.

If you want a casual tip, be on the lookout for teams who lose outright as double digit favorites. Then, bet on them the following week if they are a road dog or bet against them the following week if they are home favorites. You will win 2 out of every three bets doing this.

The towel is probably better than the keys. People think they're making NOIZE with the keys, thus less inclined to yell and risk drowning out the terrorizing sounds of small pieces of partially-covered-in-plastic metal. Towels make no sound, so there's no excuse for not yelling. Plus, physically twirling it around might facilitate some volume.

The Freep published a side-story on the making of the "Celebrate the State" deal this morning, portraying U-M in an unfavorable light and implying that it's an inside joke between the four participating schools.

If anyone has some contraption that would allow me to float over Kalamazoo during the riot that will surely precede, coincide, and then follow the MSU/Western Game let me know.

The officiating at the end of that game is just appalling. First the offensive interference where the ref takes the flag out of his pocket and doesn't throw it, then the next two plays where the timekeeper jobs WSU out of 2-3 seconds. They should have had another play, but never should have been down there in the first place.

YEAH BITCHES ROCKY MONTAGE MUSIC

The Rose Bowl video concludes with Woodson shouting "we did it," Bob Griese praising his son, and Keith Jackson quoting Fritz Crisler as the camera pans the jubilant crowd. It's impossible to watch without choking up.

rampaging towards downtown after the game. It would be awesome to see them pillaging Real Seafood Co. fruitlessly in search of bangers and warm beer.

madness events in the mid 90s, i think.

I seem to recall a Midnight Madness during or right after the Fab Five years. The highlight was a dunk contest where the players tried to out-do each other by jumping over progressively more teammates. Eventually, someone was gathering the entire team to sit down in the key so he could jump over all of them. The coaching staff was getting more and more nervous as this was going on, and I think they stopped the dunk contest before the player could jump over everyone, or, perhaps make a misstep, slip and injure half the team.

Does anyone share this memory? Am I making this up? I'm thinking it might have been Jimmy King and Ray Jackson's last year.

Evan

MSU Athletic Director: "I've always claimed I want to have a high school attitude at a big-time college athletic program."

Not sure that this has the positive connotations Hollis thinks it does.

I must have the same injury as Minor had! I knew there had to be some reason I could barely lift 145 lbs!!!

That is really cool, I hope to be able to go see it.