How you would feel if Michigan and Michigan St stopped playing?

I would care.  I would care a lot.  I would hate it if we stopped playing.  Sorry, I can't join in the Michigan Arrogance thing here.  It's fun to dismiss Sparty because it pisses them off, but still, you have to play that game.  You have to.

I mean, do you really want the rivalry to be defined only by basketball?

if we play EMU, WMU or CMU.  Why do I care if they play Moo U?  I know they are in our division but if they went to the Big East, I would care little.

They are not our rival.  Nuff said.

I wouldn't care to be honest.  That rivalry doesn't mean much to us, but everything to them.  Beat Ohio.

meh, don't care at all. 2

BEAT OHIO

Win the Big Ten>Beat Ohio>To hell with Notre Dame>Own Michigan.

All are important.

I want to continue playing them, but truthfully, I'd be more upset if OSU were moved to a different week than if MSU were removed altogether.

Doesn't Hoke have a count down clock for MSU? Hmmmmm, seems pretty important.

I honestly wouldn't care. They hate us, we're irritated by them, and that sums up the whole rivalry.

The history of hatred we have with Ohio, however...

I really don't care about MSU at all. They are obnoxiuos whether they win or lose so it's not like the game matters to them at all. They would be just as obnoxious if we didn't play them. Ohio is by far our biggest rivalry and IMO the Irish are next (although I was born and have lived most of my life just outside of South Bend). In fact, I'm much more upset when we lose the Jug than I am when we lose that ugly lumberjack. 

That said, we will always play them and so I hope we always destroy them. It makes them much easier to ignore. 

but I don't.  It doesn't bother me that basketball has only played them once in the past.

If anything it would be nice to not spend a week wondering why the hell our guys can never get up to play Michigan State and play with the same emotion.

but just can't get there.  Regardless of the football played, it just feels like a bunch of punks are out there.  I don't feel that during ohio or nd weeks.  I wish it were different but I just don't have any respect for the sparty program.  Hell, it could be that the Nebraska game becomes a better rivalry than sparty.  I'd hate to see sparty fall off our schedule if I felt there were a true rivalry but it just isn't and as a result, I'm indifferent.  Whatever.

I would certainly feel more secure that Ann Arbor would be subject to fewer acts of vandalism by ignorant fools.

and beat them every year... 

you guys have to think beyond football.....

this situation would only come up if msu left the big ten to get out of our shadow (ala Texas A&m), so we would be losing them in all sports

yes, ohio is our biggest rival when it comes too football (nd might be second) and it isnt close

however, state is by far our biggest rival in EVERY other sport. What basketball game do I care most about? State.

What school inspired the "FYS" chants in hockey after they assulted a player on ice? State. IN fact, I care almost as much about killing state in hockey as I do beating ohio in football.

The thing I'm worried about is Michigan-ND ending when the 9 game B1G schedule comes. THAT rivalry means so much to me, at least. Just look at who the two schools are. All the great players, coaches, teams and games they've had. Dave Brandon said he cannot sacrifice a home game every other year when the 9-game schedule comes so the future looks bleak for Michigan-ND.

Seriously?