ND v. MSU, Who do we root for?

Submitted by KennyGfanLMAO on

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?  

ILMichFan70

September 11th, 2012 at 2:03 PM ^

I live in Chicago so all I ever hear about is ND from friends and the media here. Anytime something happens to Michigan it's from ND fans, not so much from the MSU or Ohio fans I know. It gets very annoying. I'm sure thats similar in Michigan but for MSU instead. Would love to see ND lose and reeling going into the game with us. I just really can't stand the school and the fans I know.

inthebluelot

September 11th, 2012 at 2:07 PM ^

Because I will never respect or root for MSU. They do nothing the right way and at least ND us a respected brand. "MSU is a fuckIng T-shirt, a movie of the week...."

BiSB

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.

Mr Miggle

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?

KennyGfanLMAO

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.

Mr Miggle

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.

Blue in Seattle

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.

Alexandre DeLarge

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.

WolverineHistorian

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. 

WolverineHistorian

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. 

Indiana Blue

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!

Ty Butterfield

September 11th, 2012 at 2:18 PM ^

I will never cheer for MSU. The Sparty bandwagon fans are getting out of control. Hopefully a loss to ND will shut them up a bit. This is the only day of the year I cheer for ND. The rest of the time I want to see them lose.

mackbru

September 11th, 2012 at 2:23 PM ^

Given a draw in the hate department, you have to root for Sparty. It's a B10 team. And we'd get more credit beating an undefeated Sparty than an undefeated ND. Nobody cares about ND.

McGreenB

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!

reshp1

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.