Sparting Your Face
There's a long history of the UM-OSU game determining who goes to the Rose Bowl. It's true again today. OSU has to win or they're out of the running. If UM wins, that means...MSU goes to the Rose Bowl (probably).
This isn't a big deal for Wolverine fans. Beating OSU takes precedence over all else. But Spartan fans have feared this possibility for decades. Now it's finally happening--they have to root for Meeechigan!
Or do they? I've heard that polls taken among in-state Spartans show they're split down the middle on what they want from the Buckeye game. This is insanity. I don't care how much you hate Michgan--time to win the Big Ten and go to the top Bowl possible.
Anyway, it's moot. Today will be a great day for Jim Tressel and the dumbest MSU fans.
posted by LAGuy @ 12:17 AM
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yes, the decades old question for long-time Spartan football fans: Would U root for Michigan to beat OSU if it meant sending MSU to the Rose Bowl? This question which has been analyzed by many a Spartan fan since 1970 which was considered to be speculative conjecture (at best) is now again being discussed in the hallowed residence halls from Hubbard to the Brody Complex. Oddly enough, my (born and raised, most now not living in Michigan) old MSU buddies are still basically split again as the hatred for Michigan and all it represents stands on equal ground with a trip to the Rose Bowl.
Either way, I think that we will lose to Penn State, so the OSU/irrelevantstillwolverines game will not matter. Hasn't Hoops already begun?
--KidSpartan
Michigan fans are classier. They usually root for Big Ten teams they're not playing, so when they beat them it means more. MSU doesn't have the same tradition of beating other teams, so they get more enjoyment out of seeing their enemy vanquished, even if someone else does it.
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