GD, Sparty!

Well, Sparty, thanks for nothing. You could have put a fork in GD Notre Dame last night but, as is typical for Michigan State, you blew it. You had them down 17 points at one point during last night's game and you looked unstoppable on offense. Drew Stanton, you were picking them apart, with your arm and with your feet. I had total faith that you could get the job done. Hell, you do almost every other year - you OWN ND. BUT, you couldn't finish. It was almost like watching the Michigan team from last season.

I had no selfish reason to cheer for you but I got burned anyway. It always comes back to bite you in the ass when you cheer for Sparty. You could have put an end to all this Notre Dame hype but you let them up off the mat. Now, we all have to hear about their heart and their guts and how they had the greatest comeback win in the history of college football - all in monsoon-like rains on the road in tough Spartan Stadium. Now, we have to hear all about how Brady Quinn ALLEGEDLY earned his way back into Heisman contention and all about how Charlie Weis ALLEGEDLY is a genius. All that crap that thankfully we didn't have to hear for a week after we (Michigan) gave ND the beating of their Irish lives is all back again this week after you let that game get away. Why, Sparty, why? Why can't you ever win the big game? Drew Stanton, you're a SENIOR, why can't you make the big play? I can't imagine what it must be like to be a Spartan fan!

Michigan won on Saturday, in much less dramatic fashion. We beat a decent Wisconsin team at home 27-13. The highlight of the day, for me, was seeing the Wisconsin fans that traveled to Michigan Stadium do "Jump Around" between the third and fourth quarters. Kevin and I were able to attend the game together yesterday, which was a first for this season. My parents came to our house and watched Harmon while we enjoyed a few hours of fun. And, we even sat in OUR OWN seats after trading them last year so the fat, pregnant lady could be near the exit and near the bathroom.

OK, I don't want to make a big deal about this because last time I wrote about them on this blog, they went into a MASSIVE slump but ... my Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth in 19 years today. There was some celebrating being done in the locker room in Kansas City but I was happy to hear each and every player interrviewed say that they still had a lot of work today. They are only 1 1/2 games up on those pesky Twins with six games to go so here's hoping the Motor City kitties will be doing some more celebrating this coming week. As an aside, it was so nice to see both Jim Leyland and Todd Jones damn near tears when talking about this team!

One more thing, just because Sparty couldn't get the job done doesn't mean our win over ND should be forgotten. We beat them butt good, 47-21!