Is a "dark horse" different from a "black sheep"?
Disregard.
Double post.
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I'll go asfar to refer to them as a...
*sexy* dark horse
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not me...i would say more lika a
jackass.
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This is not OT. It directly
This is not OT. It directly relates to Michigan football.
Let me guess, they pointed to
Let me guess, they pointed to their easy schedule as well? I seem to remember that same argument last year. MSU....rebuilding since 1970
Patience...
another 30 years of tinkering and they'll have it!
In the mean time - "Wait until next year!"
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This sounds different that what I read on twitter
The BTN said there were some question marks on D, the secondary was going to rely on talented freshmen..and they seemed to have a hard time getting pressure against their own o line in practice. Their O line is a question mark also.
a Dark Horse for the worst
a Dark Horse for the worst passing D in the big ten for a 2nd year in a row?
Hmmm...
Telling
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Dark indeed
and in other news....
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Love the snark on this thread!
No radio. Nothing of value.
MSU motto
MSUs new motto: "A Big Ten darkhorse since 1988."
"I tried to but a pencil in the light socket but it was too wide and didn't fit so I used a paperclip."-Terrelle Pryor, Future Rhodes Scholar
"Dark horse"? I guess I had it wrong.
I had them down as "filthy vermin", but I guess I was wrong. It's actually "dark horses". Can you "tip" a dark horse at night while it sleeps? If so, then it probably actually does fit.
They are a dark horse every
They are a dark horse every year. An ugly, stupid, dark horse. I'll just take it as that they are unlikely to do anything worthwhile, except maybe lose at home to WMU on Sept. 4. Damn that would be great. At least WMU has a dark horse right on their helmets.
"I don't see how having someone piss on my face is going to help me sell Lou Ferrigno's house."
..........and the Lions have
..........and the Lions have something brewing in Allen Park.
..............and the Buckeyes
have somthing brewing in your coolers.
Fuck it, Dude, let's go bowling.
maybe a dead horse (or two)
I've also heard that Coach Dantonio would like to RUN THE BALL DOWN YOUR THROAT. His defenders want to HIT YOU IN THE MOUTH. Coach D is also an handsome fellow.
"..."
spartans motto:
If you can't beat'em, beat them.
I hear ya sparty. Howeva,don't let this little-thing called...
*all time record* stand in the way. Might want to clean your green & white glasses first!
Btw...did football start being played at your school,only after your present coach arrived?
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I believe he was referring to this
And isn't a spartan sympathizer. Check your sarcasm meter, it appears to be malfunctioning
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
Scarcasm meter working fine.
I also were reffering to your pic...not artfully,howeva.
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Scarcasm meter working fine.
I also were reffering to your pic...not artfully,howeva.
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Didn't grow up on a farm
He's confusing a horse with a jackass.
In all seriousness, a lot of the preseason metrics between U of M and MSU are similar. Major differences between the two in terms of performance last year is that MSU had a better passing offense and a worse passing defense. I like Michigan's upside this year more than MSU's for three reasons:
1. More experience on the o-line. Using Steel'es figures, U of M has 82 starts, MSU only 43 starts.
2. Michigan has more upside on correcting turnovers (-12 vs. MSU's -6).
3. 8 vs. 6 returning guys on defense.
On Stassen's site of pre-season mags, no one expects Michigan to finish ahead of Sparty, so Howard's just going with the flow.
Can you imagine where we
Can you imagine where we would be right now if that -12 was 0? Probable wins against MSU, Iowa, Illinois, Purdue, and OSU. Hopefully they get this figured out this year.
They don't call Michigan
They don't call Michigan Stadium "The Glue Factory" for nothing.
I just about...
spit my sprite through my nose, onto the screen after reading the op.
Interesting,but pointless article.
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Michigan State should win 10 games
Just ask their completely reasonable and objective fan base. Their expectation is based on the following:
1. Finishing a spectacular 6-7 last year.
2. Beating Michigan, a 5-7 team, with a true freshman QB playing with one arm, by 6 points, at home, in overtime.
3. Losing to Penn State by 50 points in the season finale
4. Losing to Texas f#%king Tech in their bowl game
5. Landing a "ehh, I guess its not that bad" recruiting class with one celebrated recruit.
A dark horse to win what, eleven bucks at Keno? Michigan State "is what we thought they were" and what they always are, average, nothing more.
That's a reach
We finished 5-7.
We lost. We barely made it to OT.
Penn State killed us, too.
We didn't make a bowl.
Our recruiting class post-Dorsey had 5 4* players. MSU's had 4 4* and 5* Gholston.
Seriously, who cares if Sparty gets preseason love? We don't have much an argument ourselves...
I don't know why you are
I don't know why you are pointing to Michigan and the Big Ten title...did anyone call us a dark horse? You say we don't have much an argument ourselves....but no one was saying we did. All your post did was show just how ridiculous it would be to put MSU or UM anywhwere near the top of the B10. Great job.
That Oline
That Oline is going to surrender so many sacks this year, it's going to be impossible to go more than 3-5 in the big ten for them.
It's not very difficult to go
It's not very difficult to go .500 in the B10 when you don't play OSU
Maybe true
but sadly, OSU only counted for two loses over the last two years while our record is 3-15. Glass house and the like.
MSU
MSU will be better than this bitterly partisan board thinks.
If they can go 2-1 in the ND, Wisco at Michigan stretch, they will be right there in the 9-win, new year's day bowl range.
I just there offense and Cousins are going to have a big year. I like Baker and Capers, especially Baker, as second-year runners. They have one of the best LB corps in the league that doesnt call Columbus home.
Their worst and best case scenarios are a lot like Michigan's, but with an easier schedule.
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MSU/IU at the JCB
Amen
Just because tRCMB and Spartans in general aren't objective about our schedule doesn't mean we need to stoop to their level of stupidity. That is a good football team with a relatively easy schedule, if they mesh early they'll be fine. Although if they do go 9-3 and to a NYD bowl they'll probably think they're going to the NC title game in 2011. That spot is reserved for us (insert stupid koolaid emoticon plus smiley rolling around here).
Everybody at work is staring
Everybody at work is staring at me because I'm laughing out loud at my computer. Hilarious. Especially "The Glue Factory". And the fact that someone thinks they could be a dark horse
I've said it before - MSU
I've said it before - MSU fits the classic profile of an overrated team. They're strong at the offensive skill positions and weak on the line. Ignorant sportscasters (even guys who should know better, like Griffith) always overrate the importance of skill guys. It always starts up front.
They do avoid Ohio State this
They do avoid Ohio State this year... just saying.
wont matter
wont matter
That's an insult to dark
That's an insult to dark horses everywhere. What did they ever do to anybody?
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yea right
yea right
Do you need a large animal veterinarian to know the difference?