Who to root against...MSU @ ND
So here comes the 2013 edition. The Chickenheads vs. The Chickens in what must be called the fowlbowl.
Connor Cook had a good week last week as MSU's new quarterback, and if their offense has another strong performance against a team like Notre Dame, they may become a truly formidable opponent this year.
That said, after Notre Dame's miraculous 2012 season to reach the national championship game, I'd enjoy it if they have a 6 win campaign this year. So, I think I'll be rooting for ND to lose.
Thoughts?
September 17th, 2013 at 5:30 PM ^
I am rooting for Bane. If Bane doesn't show up then wake them echos Go Fig Things.
September 17th, 2013 at 5:31 PM ^
Usually I'd root for sparty, but I think I'll be pulling for the chickens.
September 17th, 2013 at 5:31 PM ^
chickenheads? really? Is this RCMB?
September 17th, 2013 at 5:33 PM ^
Notre Dame, because, transitive property. But no, Sparty, because, internets.
September 17th, 2013 at 5:51 PM ^
Need more commas.
September 17th, 2013 at 5:41 PM ^
This is a tough one this year for me. I agree by ND beating State it will help our victory look better against them after their tough weekend last week and by ND beating them we can laugh at State for losing. However being from Illinois all you ever hear about whether its the media or their fans is ND. You never hear about State because people in IL don't care about them except for Michigan fans who care about the rivalry and I guess those ND fans that care about it. I know way too many ND fans that I can't stand so I've always hated them the most.
Normally I would say I would cheer for State because of my hatred for ND but given that we're already past that game with ND and it would be funny to cripple or at least laugh at the State fanbase, I think this year I will have to go for ND.
State thinks their defense is so strong and will carry them all year so I would love to see ND drop 40 on them and blow them out. It's always good to put little brother in place whether you're the one doing it or someone else is.
How I see it is I would rather have a team who we've already beaten win vs a team we haven't played yet and could gain confidence by winning.
September 17th, 2013 at 5:40 PM ^
MSU to lose...always. I want them to lose on their water bill.
Seriously though, a big ND win makes me feel better about Michigan, while an MSU win makes me more concerned about Michigan's path forward. I want to be happy, which neatly coincides with my desire to see MSU lose.
September 17th, 2013 at 5:42 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 5:44 PM ^
lately, I want that to be MSU since a ND win is better for us
September 17th, 2013 at 5:47 PM ^
Rooting is the wrong word. It'd be hard to care less about who wins the game.
Having said that, I live out of Michigan, so I don't have the burning hatred of MSU held by so many in-state Michigan fans. I would rather MSU win because:
- I like ND less. Their hubris, especially after last year, is more irritating.
- MSU will never come close to Michigan in overall wins.
- If MSU wins, it makes our victory over them better, both in terms of rating, and in terms of schadenfreude.
- I generally like Big 10 teams to win.
I guess I'd like MSU to win because of their defense, but for their offense to continue to struggle, for the game to go into double overtime, and they win with a safety? Maybe a field goal? Say 12-10, or something like that?
September 17th, 2013 at 5:58 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 6:04 PM ^
ND. I'd rather have MSU doubting themselves when we play them. I don't think we need to worry about our wins looking good as long as we take care of business, and I couldn't care less about how the rest of the Big Ten looks. We'll get good wins against Northwestern and OSU.
September 17th, 2013 at 6:04 PM ^
They can both go to hell.
September 18th, 2013 at 12:00 AM ^
I couldn't have said it any better!
September 17th, 2013 at 6:08 PM ^
Not that I wouldn't like ND to lose and all that about the BIG and the conference's image but if ND loses this game my freakout-meter will skyrocket, we need ND to look good to convince us that Akron was a fluke and sleep more soundly about MSU.
September 17th, 2013 at 6:09 PM ^
It never lasts long if I'm watching the game.
September 17th, 2013 at 7:15 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 8:36 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 6:10 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 6:16 PM ^
Is it too much to ask for a good, well-played game made even more enjoyable by the guarantee that one of them will lose at the end?
September 17th, 2013 at 6:27 PM ^
ND all the way for the following reasons:
1. Show we beat a good team
2. Think ND will win more games than Sparty so it helps us
3. Suck it Sparty
4. Dantonio is an insufferable cock
5. Fuck MSU
6. Screw MSU
7. Fuck little brother
September 17th, 2013 at 8:34 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 6:34 PM ^
It's a tale of evil vs. evil. The only good thing to come from this is that one of those teams and their annoying fans will suffer a loss. Always keep that in mind. Because nobody should feel good about "rooting" for either side.
Fuck both teams.
September 17th, 2013 at 6:41 PM ^
1) win percentage race
2) asshole coaches
3) fawning media
4) we'll beat MSU anyway
September 17th, 2013 at 6:42 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 6:59 PM ^
September 19th, 2013 at 8:03 AM ^
Rees will be like a deer in the headlights and partyheartysparty should scoop and score or pull off a pick six or two. look for a heart wrenching 7-3 victory. Just cuz we couldn't stop them doesn't mean MSU can't and just cuz MSU scored on us doesn't mean they will on MSU. If DG is at max in EL we win both easily. That's all that mattas
September 17th, 2013 at 7:10 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 7:17 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 7:19 PM ^
There's no logic and no reasoning. I'm not having a debate in my head about who is the bigger rival. I haven't wargamed what such and such a result will do to our Sagarin ratings. I just don't like Staee, and I want all of their fans to suffer.
September 17th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 7:25 PM ^
Despite my supernatural abilities, my rooting for teams seems to have absolutely nothing to do with the outcome of football games.
Even the use of a massive amount of body English did not affect the field goal try Michign missed last week.
The only conclusion I can come to is that my will has nothing to do with the outcome of sporting events I am watching.
When doubt creeps in, you can never go back to full belief. Even my lucky socks are now suspect.
So, here's my thinking:
If ND wins, they still got beaten by us. And MSU loses some hubris.
If MSU wins, they will be insufferable unless we beat them. But we can enjoy ND's slide.
Either way, we win.
September 17th, 2013 at 7:27 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
I'll root for MSU until the ND rivalry ends in 2015 and MSU moves from our No. 3 to No. 2 rival.
September 18th, 2013 at 9:06 AM ^
Number 2 will be Rutgers. The rivalry will be intense for years and years. Just ask the Big10.
September 17th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
Anyone else have this irrational (or maybe completely rational) hatred for sparty develop over the last couple years? Maybe its because of my jerk in-laws and their atrouciously obnoxious kid that thinks screaming "go green" in my face anywhere and everywhere is acceptable, but I just cannot stand seeing them win. Against ANYONE. B1G be damned; sparty wins seem to hurt, and ND is essentially dead to me, so I don't care what they do. Go domers.
September 17th, 2013 at 9:47 PM ^
It's a Dantonio/Narduzzi thing, for sure.
I can remember MSU coaches who were sort of fun and genial guys -- Darrell Rogers was one. Perles was such a doofus it was hard to hate him. John L. Smith, Muddy Waters; how are you going to work up any real hatred for those guys? Bobby Williams was just our bitch.
Biggie Munn -- the guy we should really hate based on success in beating Michigan -- was one of Fritz Crisler's assistants.
And Duffy Daugherty was such a brilliant son of a gun; he actually made MSU fans out of everybody in the state.
I hate the current state of Sparty nation as much as the next guy in Ann Arbor. But I cannot understand any Michigan fan, anywhere or anytime, rooting for Notre Dame to win anything. Never. I want ND to go 0-12 and I am actually disappointed if they don't. I want Notre Dame to lose to Navy, to Boston College, to Stanford, to USC. I'd root for the Third Reich over Notre Dame.
September 17th, 2013 at 7:35 PM ^
how I go about it every year is if we beat ND, root for them. If ND beats us, I pull for Sparty. So go Irish
September 17th, 2013 at 7:49 PM ^
I don't like Notre Dame, but they're the lesser of two evils in my mind.
September 17th, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
When we beat ND, I root for ND to take down Moo because ND already has a loss and beating ND gives Moo a swollen head.
When we lose to ND, I root for Moo because someone needs to take ND out so they are not playing for mythical BCS national championships.
Last year I didn't know what to do. Probably should have rooted for Moo.
September 17th, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
When we beat ND, I root for ND to take down Moo because ND already has a loss and beating ND gives Moo a swollen head.
When we lose to ND, I root for Moo because someone needs to take ND out so they are not playing for mythical BCS national championships.
Last year I didn't know what to do. Probably should have rooted for Moo.
September 17th, 2013 at 8:12 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 9:01 PM ^
The goal is to win the B1G!
September 17th, 2013 at 9:04 PM ^
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September 18th, 2013 at 1:32 AM ^
MSU is in our division; they just aren't in our league.
September 17th, 2013 at 8:34 PM ^
I fear ND's (overall, not just this year) ceiling more than MSU's ceiling.
September 17th, 2013 at 8:39 PM ^
September 17th, 2013 at 8:54 PM ^