Do you guys consider Penn State a rival?
Tbh this probably isn't board-worthy, but I don't really care and am interested in it so I'll throw it out anyway.
Was talking to a Penn State fan, and the two B1G teams they as a fanbase hate the most are supposedly us and OSU. This got me thinking, while OSU and MSU are obviously the main rivals, after that there isn't a team I want Michigan to beat more on a yearly basis than PSU. '94, '97, '02, '05, '06, '13 (albeit in a different way) were all great games.
I personally don't really care about ND and that series, and would've preferred to keep that schedule spot open for another P5 series (like the canceled Arkansas and VT games), and the Minnesota series, while an awesome tradition and the coolest rivalry trophy story, just isn't that compelling on a year to year basis.
So what say you, Michigan Internet, is PSU a rival? Wisconsin? Illinois (lol)?
I'll hang up and listen.
September 21st, 2018 at 11:38 PM ^
I honestly never gave Penn State football much thought until the Sandusky bullshit came out. Then obviously I wanted their program to burn in hell. If anyone ever deserved the death penalty it's PSU. I didnt really think about them in relation to Michigan until the embarrassing loss last year. Because of that I'm actually watching and rooting for Illinois right now.
So no they aren't a rival. Ive always thought their main B1G rivalry was MSU?
September 22nd, 2018 at 12:44 AM ^
Don’t like Penn State and they are fun to play, although I don’t feel the same level of anguish losing to them as I do our true nemesis’s. So therefore, feel like they are not a rival.
September 22nd, 2018 at 5:43 AM ^
We have won too many head to head over the last decade to consider them a rival
September 22nd, 2018 at 8:13 AM ^
OSU is our only rival.
ND is a friendly hostility.
MSU is a pesky little brother, albeit one who has grown up and become a full fledged asshole.
Fuck Penn State.
September 22nd, 2018 at 8:41 AM ^
MSU is pesky eh? theyve beat our ass for a decade dude wake up and smell the coffee, they are absolutely 100% a rival. You must not live in Michigan
September 22nd, 2018 at 2:12 PM ^
Meh you got me there. Definitely an in-state rivalry but not so much on the national stage.
I have worked with quite a few Buckeyes over the years and even the most diehard have been gracious, win or lose. I work with many more PSU fans and, to a man (or woman), they are self-unaware dicks. Never met a Spartan outside of Michigan which, upon reflection, seems pretty weird in itself.
September 23rd, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
I see your point, I think it is an instate thing. It is rough here in Michigan lol
September 22nd, 2018 at 11:12 AM ^
Yes, I do. They're in the outer tier of Michigan's rivals in which I am pleased when they lose. Nebraska and Wisconsin are also there. The thing that Penn State has in common with the inner tier of rivals (Ohio St, MSU, ND) is that I hate them. I may actually hate them more than ND at this point.
Penn State also ran it up on Illinois last night. They have a tendency to explode and score a ton of points in the 4th but the final score belies a much tighter game in which Illinois had them sweating and even had a 3rd quarter lead and a lot of momentum. Penn State got points in bunches in the 4th and then ran it up. THat's Franklin for ya.
September 22nd, 2018 at 1:59 PM ^
Ohio
ND
Staee
That's it.