So How Will You Handle the Sparty's You Meet This Week?

Submitted by xtramelanin on

Mates,

This week most of us will encounter sparty types in our work place, at the kids' practices and games, etc.  Do you have any rabid spartys you'll be dealing with?  How will you handle them?   We've got some spartys at our office, but only one is rabid and he's still pretty much a gentleman about it.  He and I do have a wager on how many victories Michigan will get this year, and he said Michigan won't get 7 - looks like a poor choice on his part.

Who will you encounter this week and how what're you going to say to them?  Are you a smack talker, more quiet, or somewhere in between.

Great game today.  Turning into a phenomenol season.  Oh boy, in one week we could really be off to the races.  Go blue.

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Bando Calrissian

October 10th, 2015 at 9:11 PM ^

I know how I'd probably handle the apostrophe...

That being said. Be polite, respectful, but firm: this team is good. This team is not a Brady Hoke team. And they're a lot better than their play has shown so far. This is going to be a great game.

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BlueTimesTwo

October 10th, 2015 at 10:49 PM ^

That is so true. I just moved back from out of state and was shocked to see people wearing Sparty gear. In five years living out of state I saw a grand total of about 7 Sparty fans, and they were all under the age of 12 (so I can't blame them for not knowing any better).

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Drbogue

October 10th, 2015 at 9:14 PM ^

Well, I live in Florida, am a physician, and deal with very successful people on a daily basis. In fact, we have 7 U of M grads on our hospital executive board. I think it's fair to say I may see a lot of Michigan fans, but haven't seen a Sparty in these circles ever. If I do I'll ask what hotel he's staying at and if he likes the weather.



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Bluebells and maize

October 10th, 2015 at 11:44 PM ^

I hope to look back a week from now able to describe this scene as an analogy for our season. In that analogy we hopefully have Mr. Wolf as Harbaugh reminding the team to stay focused, and MSU as Marvin, having been grotesquely splattered all over our place.

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LSAClassOf2000

October 10th, 2015 at 9:29 PM ^

I would imagine that I will handle them the same way I handle most people - respectful, polite to a fault sometimes. That being said, this year it will come with a smile and a pat on the shoulder and the words, "Well, we'll see how that goes this weekend" if the subject of the game should come into the conversation. 

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turtleboy

October 10th, 2015 at 10:59 PM ^

I will contain myself. After they hopefully escape the worst new team in the B1G, I will let it slide, say as little as possible, then attack them with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind after next Saturdays game.

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wildbackdunesman

October 10th, 2015 at 9:31 PM ^

As a teacher I have to deal with a few Spartan students that have talked (friendly) trash all year.  I can't wait for the game.  I told them that I am going to bring in celebration candy to celebrate Michigan's win on October 19th.

I ran into a Sparty last Sunday that talked thorough trash to me on a hayride with my family.  He told me that MSU would easily win as UofM is still intimidated by MSU and Dantonio.  He also said that this was the first year I could proudly wear a Michigan shirt in a decade.  I mentioned to him that every computer poll/metric I looked at had Michigan favored - he told me that computer polls were always worse and made by UofM grads...  I hope I run into him again.

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MGoblu8

October 10th, 2015 at 9:41 PM ^

Luckily, I live in a town where I have seen maybe 3 MSU fans in 5 years. My brother is a state fan, but we don't trash talk too much, so I just have to sit back and wait.

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DrAwkward

October 10th, 2015 at 9:41 PM ^

I live in ACC territory.

There aint no MSU fans in this neighborhood, even working in the local Wendys.

But if Michigan beats Sparty, I'll find one under a rock and rub it in his face.

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