The fourth installment of this week’s series looking back at the football rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State takes us to 1995. This series has a long history of giving first-year head coaches rude introductions to the rivalry. The Michigan State Spartans continued that tradition. They gave Michigan coach Lloyd Carr a greeting that was…

The third installment of this week’s series looking back at the football rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State takes us to 1997. The national economy was roaring, and so were the Michigan Wolverines. Years of hearing “The Block M stands for mediocrity” lit a fire under the Wolverines, and they approached every opponent with fierce…

The second installment of this week’s series looking back at the football rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State takes us to 1990. Virtually every rivalry has its share of controversy, and this one is no exception. The Michigan Wolverines entered the ’90 game against Michigan State with a stellar roster. Defensive back Tripp Welborne and…

So, it’s shaping up to be an interesting football season. The first few weeks, LSU looked rejuvenated, but now it looks like head coach Brian Kelly needs an exit strategy, as does the school. Neither is well suited for the other. Kelly might be well advised to take an opening at a school with a…

This week’s series looks back at the football rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State. The first installment takes us back to 2006. The previous season had been a disappointment for Wolverine fans, but 2006 turned out to be a renaissance year. A big win over Notre Dame served notice that Michigan was back, setting the…

“Defense wins championships.” It’s a cliche used in football circles for eons. A quick look at Northwestern’s coaching staff makes it clear. The Wildcats have some pretty familiar names on their defensive coaching staff. Safeties coach Harlan Barnett played at Michigan State, where he was named a first team All-American in 1989. Cornerbacks coach LaMarcus…

After the first  couple of games this season, I would have picked Missouri to knock off Alabama. Things are slowly trending up for the Crimson Tide. Kalen DeBoer seems like he’s figuring out how to coach in the SEC.  It also helps that he has the right quarterback now. Ty Simpson is a better QB…

Initially, I only predicted three games for this past weekend, then I added the Iowa State vs. Cincinnati game. Bottom line, I should have stopped at three predictions.  *-𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴.  Oregon State 28, Appalachian State 27 (OSU -1.5; O/U: 54.5) 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝟐𝟕,…

Western Kentucky has been scoring points in droves, and graduate student quarterback Maverick McIvor is having quite a season. Delaware is led by quarterback Nick Minicucci, a native of Midland Park, N.J. Minicucci has passed for 1,058 yards, with eight touchdowns and two interceptions. It’ll be a barnburner, and Delaware should win, but Western Kentucky…