MONDAY MOANIN 

 

DANTONIO CALLS OUT "THE MICHIGAN MEN" ON STAKEGATE 

 

WE CLAIM THIS FIELD IN THE NAME OF COMMITMENT AND HARD-TO-SEE OBJECTS

 

"Throwing the stake down in our backyard out here and coming out here like they're all that....We weren't going to cool off of it," Dantonio said [referring to going in for a touchdown with 11 seconds left while ahead 28-11].   "It just felt like we needed to put a stake in them at that point." [referring to the tent stake the Michigan Men planted on the turf at Spartan Stadium prior to the game.

"You might as well just come out and say what you're feeling at some point, because I can only be diplomatic for so long," Dantonio said. 
"The little brother stuff, all the disrespect, it didn't have to go in that direction. We tried to handle ourselves with composure. That doesn't come from the coach, that comes from the program."

 

MITCH ALBOM (CO-AUTHOR OF BO'S AUTO-BIOGRAPHY) ON THE STATE OF THE RIVALRY 


Fact is, there is only one game that matters in the Big Ten now, two weeks away, when MSU plays host to No. 13 Ohio State.  You hear that, Sparty? MSU-Ohio State is the Big Game. You've not only stolen Michigan's dominance and confidence, you've stolen its rivalry.  What's left to take?