Harbaugh has opinions about Dantonio
Some fire here. Seems as if coach Harbaugh doesn't care much for Dantonio's shade.
https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/937777946919620609
@CoachJim4UM: Saw Coach D comments on continuing to "focus" on how "he" can beat Michigan. Congrats on turning around a 3-9 team, plagued with off field issues. Good for BIG to have him back.
December 4th, 2017 at 3:35 PM ^
The Holiday Bowl did not pick first. Are you a sparty troll?
December 4th, 2017 at 3:42 PM ^
Thought I read it somewhere but guess I was wrong, mea culpa. Michigan got picked over msu, msu got the better game.
Harbaugh still comes off looking worse because he is still 1-2.
December 4th, 2017 at 3:53 PM ^
Gonna see how many times you can be wrong in 1 thread.
December 4th, 2017 at 4:06 PM ^
Two ranked teams that had objectively better seasons makes for a more interesting game than two teams that aren't ranked, doesn't have a Mike Leach coached team and features two teams that won a collective 3 games over team with winning records.
I meant better more interesting game from a neautral fan standpoint. Michigan will probably get more viewers because we have a much larger fanbase and south carolina has a bigger fanbase than washington state, but if you ask any non-alum/fan of the teams involved they will tell you the msu/wsu is a more interesting game.
December 4th, 2017 at 4:29 PM ^
Thursday night and the other is played at noon on New Years Day. If the Holiday bowl is better, why are the MSU players, coaches and fans so upset about it?
December 4th, 2017 at 5:01 PM ^
Where do I point my antenna to get that channel?
December 4th, 2017 at 6:43 PM ^
to pay the premium cable to get fs1.
December 4th, 2017 at 5:14 PM ^
that they were passed over by the Outback in favor of us. A bowl had the choice between two teams and didn't pick them despite being ranked, having the better record and winning the head-to-head.
It wouldn't matter if the bowl was played in Chernobyl. If the Radiation Bowl picked someone else over them, they'd be upset (as any team probably would, but they should be used to it and understand those are consequences of playing for MSU).
December 4th, 2017 at 4:48 PM ^
By "non-alum/fan" I assume you mean a neutral college football fan with no rooting interest for any of the four mentioned teams. If that's the case, no way in hell are average fans more interested in Michigan State/Washington State just because they won one (1) more game than Michigan/South Carolina.
December 4th, 2017 at 5:13 PM ^
That Mike Leach coached Air Raid offense is going to be playing in ideal field conditions and perfect weather against Sparty's secondary. I have a feeling there are going to be some sick burns there that make the Harbaugh/Mork back and forth seem pretty kind.
December 4th, 2017 at 10:19 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 5:03 PM ^
in terms of matchup of participants. It's two ranked, 9-3 teams. For college football fans without any feelings about any of those four participants, their game would be more appealing to watch. But since a lot more people have feelings about our program compared to MSU, more will watch our game, and that's why we're in the Outback bowl.
December 4th, 2017 at 5:11 PM ^
From an objective standpoint, there's no reason to watch Michigan State this year. There's nothing compelling about them. Nothing. "9-3" won't cut it.
December 4th, 2017 at 5:30 PM ^
those rankings next to team names are pretty powerful when people are flipping through channels or looking at the days games deciding what they want to watch. There's a reason the networks include them. It's a quantifiable bump. Neutral fans care more about and more more likely to watch games between ranked teams than non-ranked teams, all else equal. No denying that.
December 4th, 2017 at 7:21 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 10:43 PM ^
December 5th, 2017 at 9:56 AM ^
Let's look at MSU:
Exciting offense/defense or any star players on any side of the ball? No, no and no.
Interesting coach? Nope.
Tradition? Not outside EL. And the last ten years (notwithstanding last year's 3-9) puts them with folks like Oregon or Boise St. That's not exactly appointment television.
They have a 9-3 record. Nobody gives a shit about Michigan State. Except Michigan State.
December 4th, 2017 at 6:25 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 4:32 PM ^
and picked UM over msu based on how everything else shook out once B1G was shut out of playoff and Orange picked WI eliminating Citrus from B1G consideration.
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2017/12/outback_bowl_ceo_we_p…
December 4th, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
but pop goes any gamemanship. Michigan didn't have a choice about where it was going and quite frankly, bowl games are all about attendance and ratings.
So, Michigan gets the ABC lead-in game to the playoff games and Michigan State gets a nice stay in San Diego for the holidays Dantonio can focus on whatever he wants in relation to not getiting a New Years game, but MSU's win over Michigan in a monsoon by a 14-10 margin is hardly breathtaking nationally.
Guess what, MSU doesn't draw as well as Michigan and doesn't resonate with viewers nationally and therefore will always get whatever it gets based on choice by others. This isn't arrogance, it's a common sense decision based on numbers over time.
Michigan-Ohio State was the all-time highest rated college football game ever on FOX and then MSU played Rutgers and hoped tp kleep some residual audience for that crap matchup.
Guess what, Dantonio aside, and MSU's recent success over Michigan aside, Dantonio has still not won anything on a national level. Until he does, I guess focusing on Michigan is the closest achievement to winning on that scale.
But the truth is, Michigan has earned its popularity and MSU, not so much. So there you have it, the real BURN in the back and forth on getting a New Yeqr's Day game.
December 4th, 2017 at 4:36 PM ^
if any selection committee was watching PSU post-delay or MD games at msu v. UM-MN post-rain delay makes sense. That and UM's attendance at every bowl game they play.
Support your team. Dude I work with has been saying for months that it's baskeball season at msu now. Can't have it both ways.
December 4th, 2017 at 5:16 PM ^
State did win a Rose Bowl a few years ago, and made the CFP, where they were trounced. So they have accomplished things on a national level - certainly more than Michigan has lately. Dantonio is still a whiny curmudgeon, however.
December 4th, 2017 at 10:08 PM ^
Dantonio (and Urban too, for that matter) were compiling good bowl records at MSU/OSU until their last bowl showings where they couldn't even get a dignity FG.
What is the reason for that?
December 4th, 2017 at 3:45 PM ^
The reality is that the Holiday bowl picked first this year
Are you a visitor from another dimension?
December 4th, 2017 at 4:09 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 4:41 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 3:25 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 3:46 PM ^
Sorry but Ty Butterfield should just stay off the mgoblogs.
December 4th, 2017 at 6:27 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 3:51 PM ^
Seriously, what sort of incriminating evidence do you have over the MGoStaff for them to have tolerated eight years of your concern trolling?
December 4th, 2017 at 3:55 PM ^
Normally I may agree about not responding to petty comments. However, Dantonio is a smug prick who goes out of his way to try and take little shots at Michigan whenever possible. I am glad Harbaugh let him have it. And he is 100% right. We hear nothing but Harbaugh being a failure from the outside because he only went 8-4 this year while still trying to get his program established. Meanwhile, Dantonio just went 3-9 in his 10th season and has had off-field issues the whole time he's been there. Screw him.
December 4th, 2017 at 5:55 PM ^
Would have also loved to hear him say something like "now if MD can just beat the 'empy' out of those seats, the bowls would be able to expect fans to actually show up."
If you don't like your bowl selection as a fanbase, go to your own damn home games and show that you'll, you know, actually go through the effort of going to a game. That place only fills up for rivalry games.
December 4th, 2017 at 4:08 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 6:53 PM ^
makes a comment that MSU fans already took poorly (I've been notified on facebook) where you just noted that he offered congratulations.
MSU fans are making a horserace out of it and it's hilarious.
December 4th, 2017 at 4:43 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 6:54 PM ^
That is a 3 star post.
December 4th, 2017 at 3:37 PM ^
Yeah...he probably shouldn't have said anything. This whole bowl situation is really dumb. Let them whine about it.
December 4th, 2017 at 3:25 PM ^
I'm all for this but this is a bad look until Harbuagh has a winning record, regardless of how flukey the games are.
December 4th, 2017 at 3:27 PM ^
Yep, looks stupid when Harbaugh is 1-2 against Dantonio.
December 4th, 2017 at 3:56 PM ^
When he made the "Pride before the fall" comment. I hope that this puts Dantonio on Harbaugh's radar, so that it is more than just another game on the schedule.
December 4th, 2017 at 4:14 PM ^
Michigan leads the series 69–36–5.
December 4th, 2017 at 4:33 PM ^
But the early games don't count. Just ask Sparty.
December 4th, 2017 at 10:47 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 4:30 PM ^
December 4th, 2017 at 4:40 PM ^
He was a fluke punt and a 2nd half hurricane away from being 3-0 against Dantonio.
December 4th, 2017 at 6:57 PM ^
Blah Blah Blah excuses
Sincerely,
Concern Trolls.
December 4th, 2017 at 11:08 PM ^