Which is more likely?

Submitted by 3rdGenerationBlue on

Is it more likely that Michigan basketball will continue to beat Sparty or that Sparty will continue to beat Michigan in football? Back your answers up with reasons why.

michgoblue

March 5th, 2011 at 10:56 PM ^

Both.  After the past three years, the law of averages says that we have a massive dse of good karma coming our way.

Serious answer:  Both.  With the positive press, our recruiting will improve and we will go back to owning State in FB.  They will stop out-recruiting us in-state, and be forced to settle largely for kids that we don't offer.

In BB, we are on the rise.  SUccess leads to success.  JB is a hell of a coach, and I only see the excitement (and therefore recruiting) building over the next season.  MSU will hold its own, but we are on the way back from the abyss.

saveferris

March 5th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^

Rivals football recruiting rankings:

2008: U of M - 10, MSU 47

2009:  U of M - 8, MSU - 17

2010:  U of M - 20, MSU - 30

2011:  U of M - 21, MSU - 31

Trust me, MSU is not going to be continue beating Michigan in football.

saveferris

March 5th, 2011 at 11:32 PM ^

If he has the sack to show up on Monday, he'll turn the whole conversation into an indictment about Morris and his scuffle with Lucas.  Next he'll filter the phone calls to include Spartan fans and only the most bellicose Michigan fans so he can put the ugliest face on the U of M fanbase possible.  A more intellectually dishonest broadcaster, I can't recall.

HailToA2

March 6th, 2011 at 1:30 AM ^

There's no doubt in my mind. He would catch SOOOO much **** for not showing up.. he would catch even more crap on Tuesday then he orginally would on Monday. Also, I think he will initially own up and admit he was wrong. But he will mostly just bash his bad MSU team rather than give much credit to Michigan. Then after "owning up to it" for the first 5-10 minutes, he'll spend the rest of the day picking up on the "dud" UM fan callers, lining them up, and sitting them down. It's a joke. He tries to act like a radio host can't pick and choose callers but does he really think we're all that stupid? I wish he would just give UM their props for one day.. but like I said, he'll rant at MSU, then he'll spend the rest of the day bashing Michigan and their fans.

MGoSoftball

March 6th, 2011 at 2:05 PM ^

I would prefer to have Stoney sitting with Terry.  At least Stoney is fair and balanced.

I have written to every sponsor of that show to tell them Valenti sux.  People listen because he  is an ass.  Their ratings are very high.  The only way to affect change is to write the sponsors and tell then that you do listen but dispise their product.  I refuse to patron any of their sponsors...including Maxyourgold.

GoBlueX2

March 6th, 2011 at 12:14 AM ^

we definitely should be able to sweep them in basketball again. They are losing Lucas who kills us every time we play them. With all our players back, the chance to close the gap in basketball has never been bigger.

 

Also I just saw the Fab5 commercial on ESPN...badass.

Tater

March 6th, 2011 at 12:25 AM ^

It is more likely that Michigan will regain their traditional dominance in both football and basketball.  The short-lived era of Sparty Arrogance is officially over.  But if you want a "reason," how about "regression to the mean?" 

Sparty's fifteen year basketball dominance and three year football dominance are both statistical aberrations.  They are about to correct themselves.  Sparty parties are going to have to be at someone else's expense now.

bronxblue

March 6th, 2011 at 10:04 AM ^

Right now, I think UM will regain its dominance over MSU in football before UM takes over MSU's place in the basketball world.  UM football is the winningest program in the history of CFB and MSU is barely over .500.  For all of MSU's struggles, Izzo still recruits well and this team played for an MNC two years ago and was (admittedly lucky) playing in the FF last year.  They are a good team as long as Izzo is there, and that won't change.  I do think the rivalry will become less lopsided, though, as Beilein continues to recruit and develop this team.