tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post7546384345464849957..comments2023-11-02T12:37:45.738-04:00Comments on DUMP the chUMps (Spartan Resource): Spartan Man 82's One and Only Commandmentreturn2gloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10627394589459313945noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-4618513900265493932013-03-08T12:35:35.144-05:002013-03-08T12:35:35.144-05:00The "Michigan Media" try to make it so s...The "Michigan Media" try to make it so simple, but they are once again way off base. Consider this scenario, as described in Freep.com this morning:<br /><br />"If Indiana beats U-M … an MSU win and an OSU loss would give the Spartans the No. 2 seed. U-M could finish no higher than fourth and would fall to the No. 5 seed if Wisconsin beats Penn State on Sunday."<br /><br />So an Indiana win would open the door for MSU to be the #2 seed in the conference tournament, whereas an Indiana loss could drop our Spartans to the #4 seed. This makes it a value judgment, and there IS a positive value to be gained for MSU with an Indiana victory. Remember, there is also a trophy for winning the conference tournament, and that trophy never has the prefix "co" on the label.<br /><br />While it's true that MSU may get a share of the regular season championship, that won't be a fact at the time of the Indiana game. We all hope to beat Northwestern, and most of us probably believe that we will, but until that game is played, we don't actually have the victory on our record.<br /><br />It's clear than an Indiana win would hurt UM. That's the only simple part about it.<br /><br />So an Indiana loss could hurt MSU, but the "Michigan Media" expects us all to get in line and root for it. As for me, I view the Indiana game at Crisis Arena as just another conference game in which my team has something to gain with either outcome. The "Michigan Difference" is that the chUMps have something to lose by losing.<br /><br />American Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053609741082503574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-72768078470838263862013-03-08T12:32:26.171-05:002013-03-08T12:32:26.171-05:00Check to see if the principles I posted on October...Check to see if the principles I posted on October 28, 2012 hold true in the scenario ( http://spartanresource.blogspot.com/2012/10/will-brady-hoke-root-for-msu-2012.html ) - What do you think?<br /><br />...By the way, here is the proper way to handle a scenario in which the Spartans REQUIRE a chUMp victory to win the division a gain a championship game birth:<br />First, know that how you root does not effect the result of a game.<br />Second, go rake the leaves. Do not watch the game. This way you are not rooting for the chUMps on a play-by-play basis. That is just sick.<br />Finally, check the outcome of the game after it is over and celebrate the championship if the Spartans won it and curse the chUMps if they didn't.<br /><br />By following this process, you can stay true to these basic rules (in this order):<br />1. Always root for the Spartans (to win a championship or anything else).<br />2. Never root for the chUMps to win anything.<br /><br /><br />return2gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627394589459313945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160896203399392588.post-45162126668071156622013-03-08T11:59:23.071-05:002013-03-08T11:59:23.071-05:00Correction. Pennsylvania was our Final Four fourt...Correction. Pennsylvania was our Final Four fourty point win before Larry Bird and Indiana State. I believe we beat Toledo prior to the Kelly Tripuka and Bill Lambier thumping.<br /><br />Also, I failed to mention #3. An Indiana win combined with a victory over Northwestern results in Michigan looking up at Sparty again in the conference final standings.C Mann 1979https://www.blogger.com/profile/02526079800158109378noreply@blogger.com