The other team is WEAK!!! and that other team would be the Michigan Wolverines. Today they got routed at home by a more balanced and tougher Michigan State team. The game started off just as it had been billed throughout the whole week with the teams hitting each other right in the mouth, that is until the Spartans run game got going. Michigans defense looked much improved but they couldn't keep the double Bs' down for long Baker and Bell eventually would break loose. The half would end on a blocked field goal that would have brought Michigan within 4 points but they found themselves down 17-10. Then the wheels feel off, Michigan would allow 24 unanswered points and turn it over twice in the second half essentially taking themselves out of the game. Now this wasn't Michigan losing the game as much as it was Michigan getting beat in every facet of the game. They were turned over 3 times to States 0, 377 yards to 536 and the most important stat i believe was Michigan State out gaining Michigan on the ground 249 to 162. Denard Robinson was held in check by the Spartans defense all game not being allowed to break loose for one of his patented long TD runs. The Spartans defense also showed Michigan and its fans that to win in the Big Ten you have to be more then a one trick pony on offense. I acknowledge that Denard is a great talent and an incredible athlete but he can't win the game by himself against teams that are better then his. Enough about the losers, the Spartans came into the Big House as under dogs despite being ranked higher then Michigan in the poles and gave the "Big Brother" a good old fashioned butt whooping in front of all the fans. Kousins had the game that he needed going 18-25 284 yds with 1 TD and 0 INT, Baker and Bell were a huge part of the offense again helping to rack up yards and chew up clock while wearing down the Wolverine defense. Baker was the feature back in the game putting up 147 yards on 22 rushes and punching in a touchdown while Bell added 78 on 7 rushes with a touchdown, Larry Caper would also add a late touchdown to help seal Michigan States big victory in Ann Arbor. For everyone that is keeping score that 3-0 for Michigan State in the last 3 years and 2-0 in the Big House and the way things are going with both squads i dont see that changing anytime soon. Like i said Rich Rod those wangs on your hemits wouldn't do you a damn bit of good when we showed up.
Great effort in the back to back games for the Wings this weekend to open up the season. It was great to see them handle the Ducks on Friday night at the Joe but it was even sweeter to see them go into the United Center in Chicago and spoil the Hawks party tonight winning 3-2. The game was fun to watch with a lot of skill out on the ice for both teams and it went down to the wire thanks to Chicago getting 3 straight power play tries at the end of the third. Bertuzzi scored for the wings and Fillupula scored twice including the game winner in the third period. But the real star of the game was Chris Osgood who notched his 397 win tonight and now is 3 wins short of becoming the 6th member of the ultra exclusive 400+ win club. One of the positives that came out of the win tonight besides just beating the Hawks on their banner raising night was the fact that even though the Wings gave up 5 penalties throughout the game they only allowed one power play goal and went 1-4 themselves on the PP. The Wings get right back at it on Tuesday against another old rival when they host the Colorado Avalanche at 7:30.
Goodnight from the greatest sports city in the world and keep licking those wounds Michigan fans Indiana may be the last W you see this year
Drew in the D
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