Anonymous B1G players speak on Michigan
I know ESPN or another outlet routinely does one of these every preseason but Zach Shaw from 247 surveyed some opposing players about M:
“We won more games last year, we won more games the year before that and we won more games the year before that. That’s all I’m going to say and to be honest I think that’s all I need to say.”
There's a 127% chance this is an MSU guy.
Not all responses lacked respect, though:
“What they did last year proved that they deserved this recognition, being in the top five and whatnot. And when we went against them they beat us, and beat us bad. I’m excited for the game and I’m excited to go back to Ann Arbor, one of my greatest football memories was going to Ann Arbor and beating them. But that’s a very, very different Michigan team than what they have now.”
let them have it. I made my decision when MSU was at thier last zenith, during the Duffy years. I knew all about Bubba, George, Clint, Gene and even their FG kicker from Hawaii.
All it took for me though was one afternoon in November 1969, watching a team in black and white with very strange, but very cool helmets run out onto the field under the leadership of a brash, young coach that used to work for the guy on the opposing sidelines. That man just happened to be leading "the greatest team in the history of cfb." At the end of that game I was a Michigan fan for life. When I got to know its traidition and storied history well....... I just loved this Michigan of ours.
Would love a post-game conference to go something like:
Q: Jim, why did you feel a need to go for it on 4th & 1 from the MSU 20 with only 11 seconds left?
A: Because we wouldn't have been able to score 100 if I didn't.
Q: Was it really necessary to slap Coach Dantonio on the back so hard? They say you might have broken a rib.
A: Just one?
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It will never stop. Even if we win the next 20 against MSU, they'll have taken residence in the wins these past few years. Just a fact of life. Still, comparing against State sets the sights too low. Keep the eye on the prize at the end of the season, and take care of business when we head up to East Lansing.
My favorite thing is that in the playoff game, someone finally showed them a little respect. And they got blown the hell out because of it. Maybe the underdog role isn't so bad is it???
Michigan dominates and batters Sparty all game. With about 2 minutes left in the 4th, UM is up 21-0 with the ball inside the five yard line. Harbaugh plays it classy and has the QB take a knee. Then MSU calls timeout! Dantonio doesn't want charity! OK, so the next play, UM goes 5-wide and throws a quick slant to Harris for a TD. MSU gets the ball back, the QB drops back and gets leveled and drops the ball. Lawrence Marshall scoops it up and walks it in. Final score, 35-0.
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It's Maryland. Penn State hasn't beaten us in Ann Arbor since 2009.
I wouldn't think a PSU player would say that Michigan "beat us bad" last year considering they had a chance to win still in the second half.
Has to be a Maryland player.
EDIT: Oh yeah, can't be PSU because Michigan beat PSU in 2014 at home (18-13, yay!)
pretty sure that was the PSU game.
We actually beat Penn State in 2014. We lost to Maryland, and they're coming to AA as well, so it's probably them.
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1000% Sparty. It almost sounds like Dantoni himself.
“They’re a great team, but I think every team here is great. They have talent, but this is the Big Ten, I think everyone can say they have talent. One thing they have is that they’ve been playing together better and for longer than most teams have, so they could start strong. But you’ve got to deal with injuries, different situations and other teams can adjust, so we’ll see.”
Obviously Purdue. Because, A: They actually think they're good. B: Their coach thinks they have the 3 best players in the country.
If Purdue thinks Purdue is talented then one would think they do since Rutgers is probably more talented than Purdue.
Just like Sparty to bring up past years when asked about the current year.
Zach: "How good is Michigan this year?"
Sparty: "Well, we have been better them since college football began... in 2010. That's all I need to say about that."
Zach: "That didn't really answer my question."
Sparty: "Didn't it though?"
Zach: "No."
Sparty: "Look Zach, you are keeping me from fulfilling my daily regimen of shoulder chips and steroids."
*Leaves feeling very disrespected*
They still can't fill their stadium unless they're playing us or another big opponent that they know everyone else cares more about than MSU.
I love pointing that out. It's hysterical. They've had some good seasons lately and they can't fill their shitty 75K seat stadium. Not even 75K.
We led the nation in attendance during 2008 and 2009.
Over/under has to be something numeric, i.e. "Over/under on how many times someone will guess that the first quote is an MSU player."
"Phoquin McPhoquinn, RESPKEKTTTTTT US STATE!"
til we beat MSU and Ohio St. .......... (beat ya Hatter)
META - shut the site down until we beat OSU and MSU decisively over a 10-15 yr timeframe.
Glad I scrolled down. I usually like to drop that one at the top of the thread.
Maybe Iowa?
I mean, it's unfortunate, but that first quote could also be Iowa - whom they haven't played since 2013.
I don't think Iowa's butthurt as much as MSU when it comes to UM. And I doubt Ferenz (sp?) would harp to his players that UM is the devil.
he's looking forward to playing in Ann Arbor this year though. The game with them this year takes place at Kinnick.
The first quote is the butthurt quote.
my bad on the reading comprehension
No worries. +1 for admittance. :)
Wow. You won more games than Brady Hoke two straight years.
That's a very high standard of bragging you got there, MSU.
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First quote is msu, second quote is Maryland.
Also not sure why people are upset about the first quote. Its true. The past isn't predictive but until we actually beat osu or msu us being championshipis more of a hypotehtical than a reality.
I just can't get mad at MSU. Maybe it's because we dominated them 90% of my formative life. Also I don't see any MSU fans where I live.
And they all suck in various ways. The lone OSU fan in my office is rational and friendly by comparison.
The OSU fan also understands that our "John Cooper" era has come to an end.
I work with a few Sparty slappies... the math majors really don't care much for sports. Those ones are harmless.
Living in Ohio, I tend to run across more of the regional OSU slappies, but at work, the other OSU grad has the same perspective. It helps when you've lived it.
Not to be the guy we hate, Hatter, but I would have been satisfied with some of John Cooper's success over the past few years. But, yeah, that bout of food poisoning known as RichRod/Hoke has hopefully passed through our system.
maybe you go check, and let us know the results of your testing?
EDIT: replying to jules. thanks drupal.
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There is no chance that the first quotation is from OSU. They don't play the disrespect card. As much as I hate them (and I do HHHHAAAAATTTTEEEE them), they let their play and the scoreboard do the talking.
State is perma-bitter because they will always be the second most popular school in their own state.