Can we stop down playing this rivalry please?
October 8th, 2017 at 12:32 AM ^
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This also shows how stupid it is to have rankings before at least 4 games into the league season. This team was never close to being #7. They are barely a Top 20 team - onlyu because of the defense.
Chances this year for a signature win remain against Wisconsin, Penn State and Ohio State. I wouldn't hold my breath.
But I am sure this coming offseason we'll be treated to all kinds of wacky Harbaugh stories. Weeee..........that sure is fun.
October 8th, 2017 at 1:11 AM ^
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Because we can definitely do better against, Wisconsin, PSU and OSU.
We cannot do worse than today.
October 8th, 2017 at 12:45 AM ^
If we don't match Dantonio's preparation and focus for this game then this will keep happening.
We've never beat them when they had anything better than a 6 loss team since he's been coach. If they are good or even just decent, then he finds a way to beat us.
Dantonio's a great coach. Call it what it is. For this specific game of U of M vs MSU, you have to take Dantonio over whoever the U of M coach is until proven otherwise. MSU should be good next year, so you have to assume they'll beat us next year until proven otherwise and prep and prepare for this game like MSU does.
October 8th, 2017 at 12:46 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 12:57 AM ^
vs MSU between 1996 and 2007 and 13 out of 14 between 1970 and 1983. MSU in fact lost every game vs Michigan at Spartan Stadium between 1970 and 1987. People consider that the 'normal' for this rivalry and hence every time it looks like we're 'good' again, we feel like it will definitely return to that norm any time now.
Of course, what we sometimes forget is that Michigan went 2-10-2 vs MSU between 1956 and 1969 (and 4-14-2 between 1951 and 1969). Most people here weren't watching football then..(and neither was I), so maybe it's understandable we don't think of that much. At the time MSU had some of its glory days..legendary coaches and players..while Michigan went through several years of mixed results.
The thing is that there's no promises that the future is more like the 70s and the Carr years and less like the 50s and 60s. It's not predetermined. So I cringe every time I see people fall back into that old reflex of 'ha ha we're gonna roll MSU, we're good, they suck' (and then have the audacity after the game to moan about our team for some reason not being as into it as MSU). We mock the 'disrespect' thing but if I were an MSU fan I would most certainly feel like Michigan doesn't respect my school, my team and by extension me. Do we think that may make people willing to go that little extra step they wouldn't make vs other teams? I think it may.
October 8th, 2017 at 1:31 AM ^
Excellent post. We killed it during the Bo years, but we also had unlimited scholarships, etc. It's not the Big 2 and little eight, anymore. We think it's easy and natural to go back in time and dominate. Well, we MIGHT have to actually work for it. MSU works for it, obviously.
October 8th, 2017 at 2:02 AM ^
You can't be a top tier program and lose to sparty.
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October 8th, 2017 at 1:05 AM ^
It honestly feels like Dantonio and his staff outworked Harbaugh and his staff for this game. Dantonio wants it a lot more and preps and prepares for this game better than Harbaugh did. In terms of prep time, I don't think it was even close and Dantonio does this every year with zero accountability or hint of change on U of M's side.
October 8th, 2017 at 1:06 AM ^
It honestly always amazes me how the performance of 18-22 year olds can emotionally scar grown adults.
Get over it dudes and dudettes.
October 8th, 2017 at 1:10 AM ^
It's a sports fan forum..on which you appear to be a long-term member with many posts. But sports as a spectator thing is all about the performance of young men (a bit older but still young in the pros) making an impact on people younger, older and around the same age as themselves. If you have a fundamental philosophical issue with that premise..I don't think a sports fan (fan as in from fanatic) forum is the right place to spend your time on.
October 8th, 2017 at 11:21 AM ^
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Your name -
failed to see any manball at all tonight.
The manball theme has to die - we cannot move the line at will against anyone.
October 8th, 2017 at 2:31 AM ^
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It's incredibly annoying to lose to them, because suddenly everyone's trumpeting about how great MSU is, and how scUM sucks, like they're not a marginally-ranked academic institution. It's not even particularly rewarding to beat them, just a relief that I don't have to deal with their mouth-breathing fans for another year.
October 8th, 2017 at 9:18 AM ^
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October 8th, 2017 at 9:11 AM ^
October 8th, 2017 at 2:09 AM ^
Call me crazy but for 45 minutes of last year's game, Michigan looked like it turned the corner on downplaying the MSU game. We played hard and looked like we actually gave a shit. We unleashed our decided talent advantage and took it to the green and white like we SHOULD! Then in the fourth quarter we got complacent and let MSU back into the game to make the final score look respectable. That bullshit carried over into this game. This year's game looked like, again, we really don't respect them or put the effort that we should into this game. Coaches (mostly) down to the players need to do a lot of reflection and re-think how they approach this game. Complete and utter bullshit. Start playing the MSU game like you really give a shit, for fucks sakes!
October 8th, 2017 at 8:09 AM ^
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You're just full of hot takes tonight.
October 8th, 2017 at 2:37 AM ^
To make things worse.... I'm on facebook and guess what's trending right now. "Western Michigan vs Michigan State. Michigan State breaks the Big House's heart again."
Western Michigan?! Really...
October 8th, 2017 at 4:28 AM ^
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