Spartan tears sign.

I cringed.  Felt Sparty like.  More worried about them then the game at hand.

I didn't care for it.

I can't even accurately decribe what I felt when they cut to the sign. I hated it. I hated it in 100 different ways. If any of you four involved are reading this blog, please know that I hate you.

Making a sign about a team were not playing, a team that has beat us the last four years? and one that isn't even our primary rival? Thanks for making our fanbase look small and weak on a very national level.

That signage was pure awesome. Especially after Cousins crybaby ass comment.

Someone please call DeAnthony today so we have another reason to cheer.

I was also very disappointed in the sign.  Wheres the class?  

I was not really a fan. I love schadenfreude, but I prefer to enjoy with a quiet smile, and not rub it in. Plus, having not beat them in four years makes it a little hollow. Also, I kind of view MSU as my pet cat: sometimes she knocks shit over just to get attention. You have to ignore them, or it validates their stupid behavior.

I mean, I get that it could be seen as not having class or being Sparty like, but it's only because they thought they should have been in this specific bowl over us and said we didn't deserve it. Had state gone 8-4 or whatever and someone made a sign dissing them I would have thought it to be idiotic, but given the specific circumstances, I think its justified.

I thought the sign was pretty good. 

everyone places such a premium on beating state, regardless of their winning we are still a far superior University in every regard.  Why the football game determines this to some of you is baffling.....

Ripping a sign you were holding.

Anyway, the sign made me titter, but then I realized that it was stooping to Sparty's level.

I was really upset when I saw that. We're at a BCS bowl, concentrate and enjoy that. It's a shame that our third rival has won forty percent of the games in the last decade but we'll take care of that in time.

Not a good way to act.  Not particularly clever.  Not something to be proud of.

Sign makes no sense in the context of the Sugar Bowl. 

At first I was like hurr SpartyLOL.

Then I was like wow isn't that petty as hell.

Then I was like it'd be funnier if MSU hadn't actually won their bowl game this year.

Then I was like oh crap, we might not even win our own bowl game.

But I thought it was kinda clever.  But you have to think audience.  Sure, well informed fans knew of Spartan comments.  But that's was probably 5% of the people watching the game.  

It was just confusing to most people including my father -in-law grad who asked me what that was about.

Sure, I care about MSU when I'm playing them or recruiting against them.  But not IN- GAME vs another team.  This is like the old MSU joke they would rather seem Michigan lose than win themselves.

The sign was funny but the Sugar Bowl was not the place to flaunt it, especially in the middle of a tight game. I know I didn't need another hypocratic "pride comes before the fall" coming from the mouth of Dantonio in case our luck ran out, which thankfully it didn't.