Phil Steele predicts SPARTY!

Who the hell is Phil Steele?

Sparty do you agree with Phil?  Are you going to win Saturday?

If people are picking Sparty, doesn't that take away the underdog status? All the Chips belong to us.

It doesn't bother me at all when Steele or anyone else predicts a Sparty win. Whatever, you are all entitled to your own opinions.

But only if they acknowledge that their prediction flies in the face of all reasonable expectation based on the way the two teams have played this year. I mean, there is no way you can spin what you have seen on the field year to date to be able to expect MSU wins, just no way.

It is like if I were to predict a Michigan win in either of the last two years. Um, ok I can choose to feel that way about my team, but I would have to acknowledge that I had no basis for feeling that way other than something that hadn't manifested itself on the field that year.

I think Mark Dantonio represents the "new old" in cfb. Where Harbaugh has been criticized for having an old offense, MSU actually does have an old and predictable offense, and the defense is nothing compared to what it was in 2012, 2013, and even last year. I bet they will try some trick plays and stuff (probably zone read, playaction, lots of downfield stuff) but even then they are as predictble as they come. The Purdue coach was right.

If I were a Spartan, I would feel like a Michigan fan early in 2013 when the record wasn't justified by how poorly the team played. 

It's an interesting dilemma.

On paper, Michigan should win going away. However due to the last 7 years many people are going against the stats and trusting their gut. That's why the Vegas odds have risen despite the fact that more people are betting on state.

Someone is going to be right this weekend, I hope it's his computer.

Not well, as I recall. 

Game on Offense, Defense, and Harbaugh & Staff. We win!!!!

has a lot of mettle.

He can't go against it right now.

BTW, Harbaugh is not Hoke.  Harbaugh and his staff is not about to get outcoached.  Also, 6 out of 7 years...We got more than enough motivation on our side.

Phil Steele sucks!

Really...not sure if Sirius. #Go Blue

People are hilarious. They really think MSU being angry is going to swing this game. Who the fuck do they think they are? The Incredible Hulk? I wouldn't say they can't win, but if they do it'll be because Michigan played poorly (unlikely) or they played really well which they haven't shown the ability to do.

Good. That guys wrong about everything he's ever picked or said. He's like that mark Valentino guy on 97.1. You wanna make some money? Play the exact opposite of his spread picks.

My computer says ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!

We got this.

His whole site is him telling everyone how awesome he is. He picked Michigan to go to the Pizza Bowl.....in the year Michigan went to the Sugar Bowl.

He also went against his computer last week an picked Oregon over Washington state, how'd that work out? Lol

It's okay to like an underdog but you should have a reason, like if they have some crazy spread or option scheme that will confuse the favorite.  That isn't the case here.

Granted they have some serious players but if this goes to form, and we don't give the ball away, we should win.

If MSU wins tomorrow, it'll won't be like in years past where we get out coached, out physicaled, and out everything'd. It'll be because they simply played better.

I'm not saying they can't win. They could look like a whole new football team tomorrow. But as of this moment, they've shown absolutely nothing that would logically suggest they're a better football team than Michigan. And this team seems to get better each week. So it's hard for me to not like our chances.

I'd get going against the computer if it says UM would win by like 3-4, but 17 points means one team is significantly better than the other.  Believe in upsets all you want, but this rivalry has usually been won by the better team.

MSU +8.5 but UM wins by 4