OSU/MSU What to root for.

Submitted by WestQuad on

Walking into work this morning (NY State) two people seperately accosted me with a devilish "So you're rooting for Ohio State to win this weekend?"    I replied that I wouldn't mind seeing State lose, but that I was not rooting for Ohio State.   The Freep (no link) had an article asking former Michigan players if they were rooting for OSU and everyone except Jake Long and Jake Ryan said they definitely were not.  

What is the best most clever retort to this catch 22 question?

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funkywolve

November 20th, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^

The only thing that preserves UM's chances at winning a division title this weekend is a UM win.  If UM beats PSU, they will still have a shot at the division title on the 28th no matter what happens in the OSU/MSU game.  If Michigan wins out, they need MSU to lose one more game - whether that's OSU or PSU.  Obviously, this weekend looks like a better chance for MSU to lose but an MSU in Columbus doesn't end UM's title division chances.

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LJ

November 20th, 2015 at 10:06 AM ^

Why is this hard?  Yes, I'm rooting for Ohio State.  I also feel a desire to give a swift kick in the balls to anyone who chortles "I'm not rooting for Ohio State to win, I'm rooting for Michigan State to lose!  Hur hur hur."

So clever.

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Gofor2

November 20th, 2015 at 10:31 AM ^

Relevance is from the ass whipping they have bestowed upon UM every year and the 12+ win seasons they have had over the last 7-8 years.

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Maizen

November 20th, 2015 at 10:33 AM ^

This x100. I don't get how people take this rivalry so seriously they can't bring themselves to root for whatever is in Michigan's best interest. 

How fun will next week be if both UofM and OSU win on Saturday.

 

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1464

November 20th, 2015 at 10:06 AM ^

I would say root for OSU to beat MSU 83-0.  That would definitely be another dagger to help put MSU back in their place.  OSU will always be good.  But if MSU slinks back to the weeds, it will be better for us.

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Gofor2

November 20th, 2015 at 10:27 AM ^

It's place as the second best team in the Big10, UM has little chance to earn it back. UM has been a bottom feeder for quite a while now, with a mediocre year popping up every 4 years or so. I mean really, look at your roster, next year will be another 6-7 win season. The days of UM being second best are over.

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Bleedmaizeblue

November 20th, 2015 at 10:07 AM ^

It's like if North Korea waged war on ISIS. You just want both to take each other out and not have to intervene. Unfortunately due to one bad snap, we do have to intervene so the best case scenario is that OSU beats MSU in a 5OT game in which OSU gets worn out and destroys their confidence before playing us next weekend. However I refuse to "root" for anyone. The closer the result is to the one listed above, the happier I'll be Sunday when I look up the score.

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uminks

November 20th, 2015 at 10:25 AM ^

like we do now, we would have won easily against MSU. Our WR & TE were wide open most of the time against MSU. If Rudock was in the zone like  he is now, he would have hit more of the open downfield targets and we would have won by at least 14.

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ijohnb

November 20th, 2015 at 10:17 AM ^

assumes that Cook is going to play.  He was absolutely not right after that injury last week and they have not discussed at all whether he had x-rays etc., despite being questioned directly about it.  It may not be an injury that results in him being held out but it was not an insignificant injury either.  His arm looked shot after it happened and I don't know how you go from that to "not an issue" in 6 days with that injury.

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xtramelanin

November 20th, 2015 at 10:11 AM ^

you just have to deal with the smell for a while to get to the bacon.   pull for ohio in an exhausting, emotionally draining affair.  

 

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Goose1724

November 20th, 2015 at 10:12 AM ^

My response, "I root for the outcome that would improve Michigan's chances of making it to the B1G Championship game". I away the get, do your rooting for OSU? I then repeat above and say, "I only care about Michigan". BTW, EFF OSU. I won't ever wear red.

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ZooWolverine

November 20th, 2015 at 10:13 AM ^

Other than meteor, I am definitely rooting for Ohio State and I don't have a problem saying it, even to my Ohio State-fan coworker (who is extremely nice about it--I might clarify that she is from Ohio but didn't go to OSU).

I am rooting for Michigan's best interest, which is an Ohio State win: to put winning the Big Ten into our control, and to give us the opportunity to mirror 1969 and knock off an undefeated defending-national champion Ohio State. For bonus points, there's even a slim chance of making the CFP, and that is best increased by our beating an undefeated OSU and having MSU out of the picture.

I said this in a previous thread, but I think it's worth repeating: to me, the OSU rivalry, though it's bigger, is supposed to be a rivalry of football equals. In my perfect world, OSU is good, but we beat them. MSU is not: it's a fun rivalry, but MSU should not be good. Basically, my perfect world has John Cooper coaching Ohio State and Bobby Williams coaching MSU (or maybe John L. Smith for some extra entertainment value). OSU may be the bigger rival, but I'd love to see OSU destroy MSU, and help speed the transition to the way things are supposed to be.

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TheCool

November 20th, 2015 at 10:13 AM ^

I have no problem saying I'm rooting for OSU. Them winning is the most favorable outcome for my favorite team in the universe and saying otherwise is just being in denial or having fun with the rivalry, which is cool, but not my style.

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