Friday, October 24, 2008

University of What?

Tomorrow is the big day.Michigan State vs Michigan in the big house, or that dump on main and university drive as I like to call it.I worked about half a block from Michigan Stadium for a couple years and every Saturday, I would mercilessly jeer them as they all shuffled by to see the Wolverinoes play football.Campus was kinda fun, but I was 20 or so at the time, so I was consumed entirely with trying to breed all the college students, as most red blooded boys are.
Michigan holds a HUGE lead all time in the series, meaningless.Michigan has won like 8 or 9 straight against us, including two overtime wins and last years "comeback",meaningless.UM bozos all over talking sports out their ass saying how Bo Schembechler, yes I said Bo, and his crew are gonna "wipe the floor" with my warriors.Ignorant.The Rodriguez supporters ALL saying that a win against MSU would be a crowning acheivement for this UM squad.MORE ignorance, considering the only thing most UM fans can clearly focus on is how in the world can they beat the buckeyes.Wont happen.And all the while, here is good old MSU plugging along,6-2 overall,3-1 conference, and feeling entirely optimistic about the rest of this season as well as the future.With all the redshirt freshman and sophomores on this team that contribute right now, the future is so bright, you need sun block spf 4800.Better yet, basketball season is right around the corner(rubbing my hands together,grinch like grin plastered all over my face).
Heres the deal,chuck.
I see a 40-50 % chance of rain tomorrow.I see a UM squad that gives the ball away 4 or 5 times a game, in a spread offense ,that cant pass because its wet.They certainly wont run the I formation and run straight at us unless all UM wants to do is throw bodies at the machine gun nest that is the Spartan D.I see MSU blasting away at UM's D line, with a tight game up to the half. When the second half starts is when I see the magic happening.Ringer wears them down getting big and bigger chunks of yards.I see UM getting desperate and forcing plays that will result in at least 2 interceptions for MSU.Both of which could result in 6 points, or at a minimum, good field posistion, and another set of downs to punch an already tired UM defense around.
Overall, I see MSU on top.I cant see anything else.I dont predict scores, but I can say it will be a WAR.

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