MSU bumper sticker
I am driving around Metro Detroit the other day and I see a bumper sticker that is all green and white and it says "MSU is THE University of Michigan" (emphasis on THE like OSU does). If it wasn't green and white I would not have known what to make of it and even then I was like WTF?
While on pointless subjects to help bridge the time until Saturday, did anyone else notice the brief frame shot of Vincent Smith on the 4th and 1 in the 3rd quarter? He lines up to the right of Denard and looks straight at the NW linebackers and makes both hands into guns and pulls the trigger. Then they ran straight at him and picked up the first down, I loved it.
Go Blue!
October 12th, 2011 at 10:53 AM ^
I remember seeing V Smith do that, but can't recall when. There was only one 4th down conversion and it was in the 2nd quarter. I watched that play and didn't see anything...
October 12th, 2011 at 10:56 AM ^
If I recall, Michigan was in shotgun with Smith lined up to the right of Denard. Michigan was driving the ball "to the right" on the screen. Not sure which side the camera was on though.
October 12th, 2011 at 10:59 AM ^
It may have been. 3rd quarter was a guess. The play that is in Brian's PIcture pages yesterday but the video starts too late.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:16 AM ^
Now that I think about it - I think I only saw it when I watched the game Sunday (thx to Sat. night wedding). Someone will get it posted.. MGoVideo usually gets the entire games posted...
October 12th, 2011 at 10:54 AM ^
I remember that with Smith! I remember laughing when I see his neon yellow gloves come up from below the screen as he points his "hand"guns downfield. I just imagined a "pew pew pew" noise before the snap.
Truly awesome.
October 12th, 2011 at 10:54 AM ^
Vincent did point and shoot, and I chalked it up to him pointing out the MIKE or something like that. As a third down back, he regularly points toward an opposing linebacker, and I just thought it was his creative way of changing it up and having a little fun with it. Either way, I like it! Had I not deleted it from the DVR to make room for my wife's Grey's Anatomy, Revenge, or whatever show she is recording tonight, I'd go back and get a screen shot of it. And I'd have a new avatar.
October 12th, 2011 at 10:59 AM ^
I've spotted a few "If you cant get into college go to state" stickers...
but might I suggest:
"MSU: not all our graduates are Libyan terrorists"
"You can play in the Big House or you can play in the Halfway House"
"Yes, I want fries with that"
"Get the F off my court"
and
"You're 5 minutes late, I'm not paying fo that pizza"
October 12th, 2011 at 10:57 AM ^
When I took a campus tour at MSU about 5 years ago, the admissions salesman came in and the first thing he said was "I want to clear things up that despite what you may have heard from Ann Arbor, THIS is THE University of Michigan." I thought it was kind of weird at the time and looking back it seems more pathetic.
At the tour I took at Michigan (where I ended up), they didn't even mention any other schools, which I would expect. They just showed an awesome video featuring James Earl Jones.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:55 AM ^
Now, I could see them making that claim if they were the oldest University in the State of Michigan but they are not. They aren't even the oldest public university in the State of Michigan. In both regards, Michigan has them beat by a long shot. Hell, even Eastern is an older University than State. They aren't even THE Green and White University as they stole EMU's colors. So whatever.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:02 AM ^
I saw it and I thought it was epic. But, there was another time he had done that... maybe its a call or something?
October 12th, 2011 at 11:03 AM ^
Trust me, the reason they work so hard on trying to position themselves on par (let alone above) UM is out of pure unadulterated inferiority. They know who they are. They know the score when it comes to the two schools - by ANY measure.
That's why Mike Hart's "little brother" comment hurt so badly. They're still frothing at the mouth on that one because it struck the very nerve they deny ever existed. That's why Mike Hart is one of my Top 5 All-Time Wolverines :-)
October 12th, 2011 at 11:06 AM ^
let's relive that "little brother" moment. Good times.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:04 AM ^
That Sparty bumper sticker is pretty old.
I went to Spartan Stadium in 1997 to watch them play Western. When we left, we stopped at a McDonalds in EL and the car parked next to us had that exact same bumper sticker. Laughable then, laughable now.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:15 AM ^
You have a tremendous memory. I guess that's why you are the WolverineHistorian.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:19 AM ^
Good point.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:31 AM ^
Not "the" WolverineHistorian. Just WolverineHistorian.
Putting the "the" in front of my name would just be a desperate attempt to make myself sound more important than I really am. I don't care to act like a buckeye in any way. And if I ever do, pull the plug.
October 12th, 2011 at 12:52 PM ^
"The" is for wannabes.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:44 AM ^
I've seen that bumper sticker often in the past too. This is basically why I have no respect for Sparty. Because they have no way of pumping up their school without tearing down Michigan. They're sad little people.
October 12th, 2011 at 3:43 PM ^
cue cheap joke about that car being in the "employee parking" section
October 12th, 2011 at 11:19 AM ^
Little Brother Syndrome: A condition which causes you to strongly desire to be like your big brother. In the worst cases, the victim actually thinks they have become the big brother. Sometimes referred to as an "Inferiority Complex", "Napoleaonic Complex" or "Short Man's Disease". Used more generally to describe people who are driven by a handicap which causes them to try to overcompensate in other aspects of their lives
October 12th, 2011 at 11:18 AM ^
I saw it during the game and couldn't believe my eyes
October 12th, 2011 at 11:20 AM ^
I laugh my ass off every time I watch that utube clip of little brother comment
October 12th, 2011 at 11:29 AM ^
My buddy sent me a pic he took of a guy with a Spartan license plate that said "ROSEBWL". I would upload it but I'm computer illiterate
October 12th, 2011 at 11:56 AM ^
Well you know you've got to set the bar high and all.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:30 AM ^
Yeah i notice the Pistolero moves Vincent 'Shooter' McSmith was making. It was SWEET.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:31 AM ^
with little boys. The Fighting Pederasts is what they ought to be called. When I read a history of the Spartans and saw that they did this I immediately realized two things: a) the Spartans were a disgusting people and b) this is ammuno to use against latter day Spartans.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:45 AM ^
I mean, the Athenians did it too. Not that it makes it right. Perhaps you should say, the Ancient Greeks had some less than desirable tendencies.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:51 AM ^
I remember from my sociology class, one of the highest forms of love in ancient Greek culture was that between a man and a boy. Different times, my friend
October 12th, 2011 at 12:52 PM ^
What do you expect? The Greek Military motto is: "Never leave your friend's behind"
October 12th, 2011 at 11:51 AM ^
What's a pederast, Walter?
October 12th, 2011 at 11:33 AM ^
Speaking of funny msu bumper stickers, I saw one with a green background and white lettering that read:
Stanon = Heisman
October 12th, 2011 at 11:57 AM ^
It's pretty sad when a bumper sticker has a spelling error on it. I thought his name was Stanton.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:34 AM ^
This same bumper sticker is on a cabinet at my job. I just shook my head and gave it laugh of pity. It's just like the t-shirt that says "Michigan State is football." To quote Stewie, "Whatever helps you sleep at night bitch!" I think it's hilarious that the term "little brother" has made into the sports lexicon. Ann Arbor is a whore? Nice try guys.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:38 AM ^
Every state with a secondary institution has one of those - "Oklahoma State . . . The University of Oklahoma", etc.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:44 AM ^
Vincent Smith looks like a cross between a lion and a badass Roman warrior.
October 12th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
When I was a kid my dad had these faux-campaign stickers made that read, "Spartan For State Insect". Still has one on his truck to this day.
October 12th, 2011 at 2:03 PM ^
has one, with predictable, similar results--Florida is the flagship school, the more highly regarded U (ca. 15th ranked public U vs. 65 or something for FSU). My wife went to UF, teaches at FSU, finds it all vaguely amusing that people take such sh*t so seriously. Meanwhile, she goes to FSU soccer games and screams herself hoarse for the Nole women.
October 12th, 2011 at 4:52 PM ^
"MSU is THE University of Michigan" - apparently a bumper sticker
Wow. They try so hard to feel inferior....
October 12th, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^
i.e. "Virginia Tech. THE University of Virginia" which is actually sort of true. I knew way more Hokie fans than UVA fans. I'm sure some place sells a sticker like that for every school not named the University of _______.
"Colorado School of Mines. THE University of Colorado"
October 12th, 2011 at 5:52 PM ^
This is a series of three screenshots I took from the game film that capture the awesome moment ...
http://i.imgur.com/gQIPb.jpg
October 12th, 2011 at 11:02 PM ^
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