SHOULD WE REVIVE THE USE OF THE TERM "SCUM" INSTEAD OF OUR TERM "CHUMPS"?

Now that the University of Michigan Student Body has vandalized the Michigan State University campus THREE TIMES SINCE LAST SEASON, as well as their well-publicized trashing of a ski resort, we may need to re-think our philosophy of this "rivalry".

We started using the light-hearted term "chUMps" to displace the growing use of the term "scUM" as descriptive terminology for the Weasels and their Walmart-Wolverine fan-base.

Are we being too nice by calling them "chUMps"?

Surprisingly, some have criticized us for using the lightly-derogatory term "chUMps", but we felt it was less inflammatory than "scUM". At this point, any reasonable thinker would have to consider the term "scUM" to be more accurate, based on the behaviors of the UM student body.

They attacked the Sparty Statue in both April and September, knowing that nobody would be guarding it since it wasn't chronologically close to any big game between the two schools. Then, on football game week, knowing that they would face resistance with another attack on the Sparty Statue, they attacked the Earvin Johnson statue, even though Earvin played basketball, not football, at MSU.

Let's put it to a vote. Here are the nominations for a new name for our web site:

DUMP THE SCUM
FLIP THE TRAILER TRASH

DOWN WITH DIRTY CHUMPS
WHIP THE WHINY WEASELS
STOMP THE SCUM

You can vote using the Comment Section below, and feel free to suggest your own new name for the lowballs who populate the Ann Arbor campus.

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DESMOND HOWARD TO EAT CROW DINNER ON BTN TV SHOW

Former Michigan Football player Desmond Howard will be treated to a special CROW DINNER on a television special made possible by the Michigan State Football team.

Howard commented on the MSU team earlier this season, saying:

"I don't have a lot of confidence in the offense," Howard said. "I think it's bigger than the quarterback. I don't think they have a running back who's a home-run hitter. I don't think they have guys on the edge who they have a lot of confidence in. I think it's still a bigger issue than the quarterback.

"And I think the defense is good. They're not great. They've played against subpar opponents, and then they rack up these big numbers. When they play tougher offenses, they don't shine."

The upcoming program will be called, "A Festival of Crow: Desmond Howard Chows Down", and will feature the big-mouthed football clown feasting on all forms of culinary crow delights.

Howard's meal will begin with a hearty bowl of Alphabet Soup, served so that he can use the letters in the soup to form his own words, which he will then eat. He will dine on Barbecued Crow, finishing with a heaping helping of Humble Pie.

At the end of the show, he will apologize for his unsportsmanlike actions in the Michigan end zone as a senior, shaming the game that made him rich by pridefully posing as an award statue in a blatant pitch to get that award for himself. He will also admit that his Super Bowl punt return for a touchdown was actually made possible by the blocking of his teammates, and not just his own glorious wonderfulness.

The new show is expected to spawn a series of similar programs, with Fitzgerald Toussaint expected to appear wearing diapers and sucking on his own thumb. Wolverines Athletic Director David Brandon will be asked to help publicize the shows by skywriting messages over Ann Arbor that say "We're Blue".

Asked to comment on the upcoming series, current UM Coach Brady Hoke said, "Hey, this is MICHIGAN. I mean, we're MICHIGAN, for gosh sakes. We expect to continue to be MICHIGAN. Now would you please pass me the donuts!"

Howard recently earned "dishonorable mention" as the September chUMp-of-the-month on this web site. Toussaint won the award for October.




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There is a "Michigan Difference?"

From MLive.com:

Is the gap widening between Michigan and Michigan State? Brady Hoke: 'I don't think there is a gap
by Nick Baumgardner

Some quotes:
But the Spartans were out for blood. They were out to embarrass Michigan. To physically punish the Wolverines one more time.
And they accomplished all of those things and so much more.

If there's going to be one football team from the state of Michigan playing in the Big Ten Championship game this December, it'll likely be the Spartans.
In order for Michigan to get there now, the Wolverines need to win all four of their final regular season games.
And the Spartans need to lose all three of theirs.

Now we can clearly see the "MICHIGAN DIFFERENCE."

Maybe they should find something better to do then call us "Little Brother."

That's just a suggestion, just a thought... Based on what? Why should they stop? After all, ABC in its introduction called the Spartans "Little Brother Michigan State" while referring to Michigan as merely "Michigan."

Game Results:
2006 MSU 13 at UM 31 (Smith/Carr)
2007 at MSU 24 UM 28 (Dantonio)
2008 MSU 35 at UM 21 (Rodriguez)
2009 at MSU 26 UM 20
2010 MSU 35 at UM 17
2011 at MSU 28 UM 14 (Hoke)
2012 MSU 10 at UM 12
2013 at MSU 29 UM 6

The defensive trend line is obvious.
MSU has won 5 of 7 games by 6 points or more and lost 2 by a combined 6 points.

The recruiting gap is closing.
The Myth - Part I
The Myth - Part II

Win-Loss Records:
Coach Choke is 1-2 versus MSU.
Coach Dantonio is 5-2 versus UM.
UM seniors are 1-3 versus MSU seniors.
Last decade: 5-5

It isn't over. It will never be over. It's just starting.
-- 2007, MSU Head Coach Mark Dantonio


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