Slippery Rocks loses 48-21
Our adopted sibling was undefeated and ranked #6 in DII and #4 in the Power 10 going into the game. "Insert sad face emoji."
For those who don't understand how this can be relevant to this board:
In other DII news, #3 Ferris State beat #7 GVSU.
No, I'm not a DII guru. With Michigan on a bye week, I just have a little more time to dig deeper on the interwebs.
October 17th, 2021 at 10:15 AM ^
Wake up and start drinking!
October 17th, 2021 at 10:22 AM ^
Oh man, what a drag. Who did they lose to?
October 17th, 2021 at 10:24 AM ^
Indiana. They're definitely letting U-M down, losing to MSU but (on the same day!) beating Slippery Rock.
October 17th, 2021 at 10:32 AM ^
The weirdest thing about Slippery Rock is that they've chosen to copy MSU's logo. There are a million awesome things you could do with a name like Slippery Rock and that's what they decided? Shouldn't it at least be "SR"?
October 17th, 2021 at 12:46 PM ^
Guess they want to emphasize their slippery nature.
October 17th, 2021 at 10:39 AM ^
Any updates on Shippensburg State?
October 17th, 2021 at 10:41 AM ^
Thanks for the update and especially for the link to the history of Slippery Rock as a national phenomenon. I knew about its connection to Michigan, but didn't realize it went further back. Very cool.
October 17th, 2021 at 10:57 AM ^
Go Dawgs! Road win against the #7 team at night.
October 17th, 2021 at 12:05 PM ^
Among many things that have cheapened the stadium experience at the Big House is the traditional Slippery Rock score announcement. It was funny when they just worked it into the other scores like putting in between the Notre Dame game and maybe the OSU game score.
Now they make way too big a deal about it which actually cheapens the humor of it. I get that they don't actually announce other game scores anymore (I guess to make room for the "what year was it" or maybe the "get loud!" request) but everything doesn't have to be over the top.
October 17th, 2021 at 3:42 PM ^
Idk I like the tradition and how it caught on as a running gag. It’s an esoteric joke and adds to the communal experience.
October 17th, 2021 at 5:29 PM ^
I completely agree. Back in the 70s and 80s it felt uniquely funny when they announced the Slippery Rock scores, especially of their annual rivalry game vs Shippensburg State.
Now it seems forced and overdone, especially with the giant green "S" being posted on the video board.
October 17th, 2021 at 8:51 PM ^
Unfortunately, not much in the college gameday experience is truly organic anymore.
In the B1G, Jump Around and PSU's White-Outs DID start out organically. Now they've become corporate too, they're sponsored and not quite the same.
October 18th, 2021 at 12:31 PM ^
Well said.
My favorite organic experience I've been part of over the last 20 years is the wave to the kids in the University of Iowa Children's Hospital between the first and second quarters. I knew nothing about it until attending the Michigan game @ Iowa back in 2016.
So very awesome that it brings a lot of fans to tears (myself included) when participating.
October 17th, 2021 at 12:42 PM ^
Rocks LOL. Go Michigan University!
October 17th, 2021 at 9:51 PM ^
I graduated in the 70’s and learned of SRSC from the scores announced in Michigan Stadium at halftime. The good natured relationship between the two schools was well known in our family, UM fans all. What none of us knew at the time was that an ancestor farmsteaded after 1800 and built a gristmill on a tributary of Slippery Rock Creek from which the town of Slippery Rock and eventually the college took their names. Odd coincidence.
October 17th, 2021 at 11:12 PM ^
I graduated from Slippery Rock high school.
I still remember my first academic counselor meeting at UofM engineering, and she said "oh we love Slipper Rock!" I had the most confused look on my face because our school never sent anyone to Michigan. Most went to SRU or other local colleges.
It was a weird feeling for sure.