You may have noticed that there was no Go Green! yesterday. This was because Michigan State had a bye week, so we were off raking leaves.
However, good stuff still happened. University of Michigan beat Purdue, leaving MSU in first place in the Big 10. This, after the disastrous season of last year, is nothing short of a miracle and a sure testament to the skills of our new coach, John L. Smith. This also sets the stage for next week's pivotal game. Michigan State hosts University of Michigan here. Last year we were trounced so badly by UofM (49-3) that my UM buddies didn't even want to tease me about the game. This year . . . is a whole different ballgame.
And so, I let you all off the hook yesterday for this, but you'll probably see it many times here on the "other side" this week: