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Breaking Point This season has been full of triumph, doubt, and talk of U-M’s new head coach.

But can the Spartans shut down Harbaughmania once and for all?

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“Really doesn’t take much to have a chip on our shoulder. We’re going to go into each and every game with the underdog mentality ... and prove to everyone why we deserve the respect that we deserve.”

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Inside Lansing’s “Big House” Resident decks out entire home in maize and blue — PAGE 12

Rivalry A rivalry game between dead, stuffed chipmunks

BY RYAN BOUDREAUX RBOUDREAUX@STATENEWS.COM

Taxidermy, another word for the art of stuffing and mounting dead animals, has found a new purpose in the Lansing area thanks to Nick Saade, owner of Taxidermy by Nick Saade.

Saade isn’t the most traditional taxidermist and in preparation of the highly anticipated MSU and University of Michigan rivalry football game this Saturday in Ann Arbor, Saade decided to recreate the game for himself here in Lansing — taxidermy style.

Saade created a scene from an imaginary MSU and U-M game in his home workshop, which is filled with different unfinished projects and stuffed animals that look just like they would in their natural habitats. Complete with a Spartan catching a pass for the touchdown and referees raising their arms, there is only one difference between Saade’s model and the actual football game — all of the players are stuffed dead chipmunks.

Each stuffed chipmunk is placed as if they’re actually playing football, dressed with a helmet from either team, a specific pose depend-

Lansing resident Nick Saade poses for a portrait in front of one of his creations in his workshop on Tuesday in Lansing.

ing on their position and a team jersey. This particular model of an MSU and U-M game is only the second of its kind but the only one for sale as of now — Saade sold a similar model to a man from New Jersey. Saade’s current model shows MSU winning the game with a final touchdown catch and an asking price of $1500.

When asked, “why chipmunks?” Saade explained, “those are the most abundant nuisance little dudes that people have hard time with, just wasting them left and right and because we have so many of them.”

Saade said he has been doing taxidermy as a hobby since the middle of the 70’s because he feels he’s a hunter by nature and loves being close to animals. He has several displays in local sporting goods stores.

Saade stopped working at Sparrow Hospital in food service to pursue taxidermy fulltime because he said it is what truly makes him happy.

Whether Saade’s model of dead Spartan chipmunks winning the game is any indication of the actual game’s outcome or not, we’ll take it as a sign that maybe Spartans and Wolverines aren’t so different after all.

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Columnist from U-M’s student newspaper tell us why we won’t win

Marching band guards Sparty from Wolverine invaders

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MSU vs. U-M rivalry trivia Think you know a lot about the MSU and U-M rivalry? Take our quiz to find out! — KATERIA HINES 1. Which year was the Paul Bunyan trophy introduced?

A. 1945 B. 1953 C. 1943 D. 1960 2. What comment did U-M’s Board of Regents have when it came to Michigan State College changing their name to Michigan State University?

A. Michigan State College could not be considered a university under state legislation standards.

B. A name change would confuse the identity of the institutions. It would be unconstitutional because both the University of Michigan and Michigan State College names were embedded in the Michigan constitution and that it would lead to duplication of programs.

C. At the time, each state was only allowed to have one large university.

D. Michigan State College had already changed its name multiple times and it would just be embarrassing to change it again.

3. Who said, “We’re laying in the weeds. We’ve beat Michigan the last four years. So where’s the threat?”

A. Nick Saban B. Duffy Daugherty C. Mark Dantonio D. George Perles 4. How many games against the Wolverines has Mark Dantonio been the head coach?

A. 8 B. 10 C. 7 D. 12 5. Who first used the phrase “Little Brother”?

A. Javon Ringer B. Chad Henne C. Mike Hart D. Drew Stanton 6. Why was the 2001 game against U-M so controversial?

A. A group of U-M players put a metal stake in MSU turf.

B. Two players from opposing teams were entangled and no penalty was called.

C. U-M players deflated a ball before the game started.

D. The clock was stopped with one second left.

Answers: 1 - B, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - A, 5 - C, 6 - D

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Opinion Secret’s out, East Lansing loves Harbaugh

BY MAX COHEN MAXAC@UMICH.EDU

Editor’s Note: This column, and all of its grammatical errors and unintelligble sentences, is being printed as it was sent to us from The Michigan Daily.

There are few things in this world more ridiculous than the stereotypes Michigan fans place upon Michigan State fans. Wolverine faithful go on and on about how their Spartan counterparts are petty and have a massive inferiority complex when it comes to Michigan, but there’s no way that could ever be true.

Michigan State has outscored Michigan by a combined score of 64-17 the last two times the schools’ football teams have met. Surely, Spartan fans realize their football team has been better than Michigan’s for the past few years and are ready to welcome Jim Harbaugh into the big family rivalry with open arms.

But I’m from New Jersey, so what the heck do I know? I decided to see for myself. Before Tuesday afternoon, I’d only spent a few hours on Michigan State’s campus during my first three years of college, but I really wanted to get a feel for the other

side of the rivalry heading into Saturday’s game.

I drove to East Lansing on Tuesday, parked outside of Gate B of Spartan Stadium and threw on my roommate’s No. 4 Jim Harbaugh jersey. I was sure everyone there would be pumped to see me.

To the shock of most Michigan fans, the people of East Lansing, particularly the students of Michigan State, could not have been more courteous.

Within 20 minutes of my arrival, I was in the middle of a stroll down Bogue Street in the middle of campus when a blue minivan swerved into the right lane to be closer to where I was walking.

The driver rolled down his window and pointed at me with his middle fingers. I thought it was a little weird at first, but then I remembered that the gesture that is considered obscene in other places is just a normal greeting in East Lansing.

“MAGGOT,” he yelled.

At first, I thought he had actually replaced the “m” in maggot with an “f,” but then I realized that was ridiculous. There’s no way a Michigan State fan, with his complete lack of an inferiority complex, would ever utter such a heinous slur to someone wearing a Jim Harbaugh Michigan jersey, especially in the 21st century.

So I panicked. I figured there must have been a maggot on me, and I’m really not a huge fan of bugs. I also told my roommate I’d return his Jim Harbaugh jersey in mint condition, and a maggot

could ruin any chance of that.

I found no maggot, but it was nice of the Michigan State fan to warn me anyway, just in case there was one.

As I continued to walk down the street, something else really unusual happened: A bunch of people kept whispering the same word under their breaths right after I passed them. It definitely rhymed with fire truck.

I checked Twitter to figure out where the fire was so that I could avoid it on my walk, but I couldn’t seem to find anything. It was a huge relief. I was nervous I’d walk into a burning couch.

I walked through academic buildings, on the street and next to the Red Cedar River, which runs through campus. But one thing never changed: Everyone kept staring at me. It was flattering, really.

I’ve seen Michigan State students claim all of the students there are better looking than the students in Ann Arbor, but I’m pretty sure that isn’t true. I mean, my mom always says I’m handsome, but this was truly astounding. Every single person was looking me up and down, clearly intrigued by what they saw. They thought I was the best-looking person on the entire campus.

A few students even took pictures! One kid snapped one after I walked by him. I caught him in the act and waved back at him. He laughed and

turned around.

I went to the Michigan State bookstore, too. I walked in and bought some pens for my Strategy exam the next day. When I got to the cash register, I asked the cashier if they sold any Jim Harbaugh jerseys. I figured that since everyone seemed to be so nice to me when I was there, maybe they wanted to buy Harbaugh jerseys, too.

“We don’t,” she said. “I’m sorry about that.”

How ridiculous, I thought. Clearly, everyone in East Lansing loves Harbaugh and just wants to look out for Michigan fans. I decided to prove her wrong.

I walked back to my car at Spartan Stadium and pulled a pad of paper out of the trunk. I scrawled the words “Honk for Harbaugh” on one sheet and walked to the busy intersection right next to the stadium.

I stood at Red Cedar Road for a half-hour, and six people honked. You not think much of that, but the rest of the drivers were even more emphatic.

Many of them gave me the traditional East Lansing middle-finger greeting. Others laughed hysterically, too excited at the prospect of their team getting to play against Jim Harbaugh to be capable of honking.

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It’s that time of year again. It’s the battle for Paul Bunyan. No. 7-ranked MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 12-ranked University of Michigan (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten).

MSU has owned the series since head coach Mark Dantonio took over. Dantonio is 6-2 against the Wolverines.

The first of his two losses came in his first season at the helm, and former Wolverine running back Mike Hart’s infamous “little brother” comments after that loss put a boulder on the shoulder of the Spartans.

MSU went on to win the next four straight and six of seven. The only other loss came in 2012 with former Spartan quarterback Andrew Maxwell unable to get the offense going.

The Wolverines won on four field goals by a score of 12-10.

MSU hasn’t just beat U-M in their matchups since Dantonio took over, they’ve dominated. In the Spartans six wins over Michigan under Dantonio they’ve had a +16.3 margin of

victory.

Since 2008, MSU has outscored U-M 197-101 — not bad for “little brother.” U-M fans will point to the Wolverines 68-34-5 all-time series lead, and that’s all they’ve been able to do since Dantonio took over.

U-M is relatively wealthy when it comes to their 11 national championships, but much like the Michigan Daily’s columns, you have to take that with a grain of salt.

Michigan only has one outright national title (1948) since 1936 when the Associated Press began naming the champion.

Since 1948 U-M has just one championship, a split with Nebraska in 1997.

U-M fans like to live in the past, but most of their success came before the average Wolverine fan was born.

Since Jim Harbaugh took over as head coach at Michigan, it’s been all Harbaugh, all the time. Their fans have bragged about how they are “back” and how “order has been restored.” However, this is the new order — a world where the Wolverines have to beat MSU to prove they are relevant.

U-M’s last couple of games put the Harbaugh hype train at top speed, to the point where U-M is now favored by +8.5 despite being ranked lower and outscored 64-17 in the last two games between the two.

The last thing Michigan fans needed was another chip on the shoulders of these Spartans. The “little brother” fuel has provided four straight MSU wins.

Last year when U-M linebacker Joe Bolden foolishly put a stake in the ground at Spartan Stadium he put a chip on the shoulders of a better team.

It doesn’t mat ter how they won. MSU is undefeated and now they are being disrespected.

“Really doesn’t take much to have a chip on our shoulder,” MSU senior quarterback Connor Cook said. “We’re going to go into each and every game with the underdog mentality, that we’re going on out there and prove to everyone why we deserve the respect that we deserve.”

It may not be the Wolverines fault that their hype train has left the Spartans feeling disrespected, but they will suffer the consequences.

When the 2014 Online Pacemaker-winning and SPJ National winning paper comes out victorious as underdogs on Friday in our annual touch football game against the Michigan Daily the other “underdogs” will do the same on Saturday.

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“It is able to put itself in third and short situations and convert.”

“U-M rushes for more than 200 yards and wins the time of possession.”

“The offensive line is healthy enough to protect Connor Cook and MSU forces Jake Rudock to beat them passing.”

“The offensive line can’t protect Cook and the MSU defense can’t stop Michigan’s rushing attack.”

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From left to right, advertising junior Julianne Frontiero, business law sophomore Katherine Fernandez, chemical engineering sophomore Lucas Layher, and Spanish junior Alison Trainor chat on Tuesday next to Sparty. Frontiero said that she loves that no matter the weather, the marching band guards the statue during rivalry week.

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BY MCKENNA ROSS MROSS@STATENEWS.COM

Staying up all night to protect a statue in October might sound a little ridiculous to the average person.

But to the Spartan Marching Band, it’s a traditional duty the band is glad to uphold.

Each year during week leading up to the football game vs. University of Michigan, the band spends every night outside on Sparty Watch — protecting Sparty from anyone who attempts to vandalize, or throw dildos at the statue – which happened last year Dozens of Spartan Marching Band members gather around 8 or 9 p.m. each night and stay until about midnight, when they sing “Victory for MSU.” After that, the job is up to Johnny Spirit to stay the whole night.

But Thursday, some members stayed all night, huddled in sleeping bags behind the statue.

Journalism junior Emma-Jean Bedford said she loves the event. Although not everyone spends the night, she said she will.

“I just feel like it’s part of the experience, part of Sparty Watch, part of fulfilling my duties as a Spartan Marching Band member and part of the tradition, mostly,” Bedford said.

Music education senior Rachel Sze said many members come out for the same reasons.

“There isn’t an obligation as far as members coming but I feel like there’s a spirit and an energy where people want to participate in this really great event,” Sze said.

Tuesday night, head coach Mark Dantonio came at 9:50 p.m. to thank the band for their support and bring them pizza.

The band fraternity and sorority, Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma, respectively, host the Sparty Watch.

Packaging junior Caleb Doerr is part of the committee which puts the week together every year.

He said the committee starts planning for guard-

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Each year, the Sparty statue is guarded during rivalry week to make sure no one paints on him or does other weird things. It is a tradition for members of the band to stay for part of the night or camp out all night.

Head football coach Mark Dantonio usually makes an appearance with pizza for the dedicated members.

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“We work together to help create Sparty Watch,” Doerr said. “Everything from what shirts are we gonna order, what designs are they gonna have, what themes are we gonna do each night, how do we get Dantonio here — everything in between.”

But the members said they regard this week as more than just a chance to continue a tradition.

Bedford said she thinks of it as a time to bond with her friends.

“No one’s going to come to the Spartan statue and do the macarena, like you see right here, but we do it,” she said. “I do it because of the tradition. I do it because I love everyone in the band with me. They’re my best friends, they’re my family.”

Quinton Merrill, a fisheries and wildlife and professional writing senior, said Sparty Watch also gets the band and the university excited for the big rivalry game.

“It’s fun because people see you sleeping by Sparty and they honk and you wake up,” Merrill said. “It just a really great time to be revved up for class and push through the week so you can get to the weekend so you can really perform as an ensemble and as a student section.”

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Spotlight Stakes are higher than ever in this year’s rivalry game with Michigan The University of Michigan football team defeats BYU, 31-0, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, MI.

BY RYAN KRYSKA RKRYSKA@STATENEWS.COM

For the better part of the last seven years, football in the state of Michigan has been run by the underdogs, the Spartans, and yes, as it gets brought up every year at this time, the Spartans have taken the back seat to the throne for many of the years prior.

While their counterparts and in-state rival Michigan Wolverines have cycled through coach after coach for the past several years, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio has steadily built a powerhouse program down the street in East Lansing, one that’s gone 32-3 throughout the course of their last 35 games.

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HARBUAGH MANIA That perception all changed on Dec. 29, 2014, when the Wolverines hired head coach Jim Harbaugh to head their program.

Harbaugh’s rejuvenation of the Stanford football program from 2007-10 was followed by a four-year stint with the NFL 49ers, during which he lost the 2013 Super Bowl with a quarterback in his first full year starting.

And now as the 108th meeting between MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten East) and U-M (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten East) gets sent to take place at the “The Big House” on Saturday, a changing of the seasons can be felt with Harbaugh’s renewed success.

The U-M team will enter its stadium fresh off of three straight shutouts, which have led to its No. 12 overall ranking in the AP Poll. MSU enters the game ranked No. 7 overall in the AP Poll and was previously ranked No. 2 before the gap in its margins of victory began to shrink after a three-point victory (24-21) against Purdue and a seven-point victory (31-24) against Rutgers.

“I will say Michigan is playing outstanding football right now, and we need to play better at certain points and times, but we are undefeated, we’ve found a way to win football games — that’s the bottom line,” MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio said at his press conference on Tuesday.

With the Vegas betting lines slotting U-M as a -8 point favorite, the Spartans will look to their playmakers to overcome a period in time when their roster has faced much adversity.

“You’re only halfway through, but I think what you know about Michigan State right now is that we will hang in there and we will hang tough and we will play through some pain, and that we will play through some adversity and that we’ve come out on the other end, and that’s the positive,” Dantonio said. “Are we perfect? No. Do we have some playmakers? Yes. That’s what you know, halfway through.”

SPARTAN INJURIES Of the Spartans’ 11 injuries, the first of four indefinites occurred in the preseason to fifth-year senior linebacker Ed Davis, a preseason All-Big Ten selection. In week two against Oregon, promising redshirt freshman cornerback Vayante Copeland went down with a neck injury. In week five against Purdue, sophomore tackle Dennis Finley joined the list with a broken leg and fifthyear senior and two-year starting safety RJ Williamson tore his bicep. A return for Williamson in week 12 against Penn State is possible, though, according to Spartan Athletics.

There is a light at the end of the Spartans’ tunnel, however, as six of the seven remaining injured players are listed as possible starters against U-M and the other, junior cornerback Darian Hicks, is listed as the outright starter.

“In regards to, I guess, injuries and things of that nature, you always have a plan — if so-and-so goes down, there is always a plan in place,” Dantonio said.

Kodi Kieler or Jack Conklin will start at left tackle. Both are junior linemen recovering from knee injuries, and both have experience guarding fifth-year senior quarterback Connor Cook’s blindside. In Conklin’s 27 career games, he has allowed just 2.5 sacks on his quarterback, according to Spartan Athletics.

Next on the possible starter list is fifth-year senior lineman and captain, Jack Allen, who left the Rutgers game with an ankle injury. His sophomore brother, Brian Allen, who usually starts at left guard, is listed as his co-starter.

“There is a chance (Jack Allen) will play,” Dantonio said. “There is always a chance. It’s life.”

Then comes junior tight end Josiah Price, who left the week

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Head coach Mark Dantonio looks down at sophomore offensive lineman Dennis Finley after Finley broke his right tibia and fibia in the second quarter of the Homecoming game against Purdue on Oct. 3, at Spartan Stadium. The Spartans defeated the Boilermakers, 24-21.

three game against Central Michigan with an ankle injury. Price is listed as a tri-starter this week next to junior Jamal Lyles and senior Paul Lang.

Perhaps the most worrisome of co-starters, though, are redshirt freshman running back Madre London and freshman running back LJ Scott. London left the game against Rutgers with a mild knee injury and Scott was used sparingly. The two have been listed as co-starters in previous games, but week seven is the first as a perceived health related split.

Amidst the Spartans’ lack of solidarity, their comparative statistics have been analysed as below the bar, but with a bar set at the highest standard of excellence, maybe the MSU team is in better shape than it appears.

FACING FACTS When the 2014 MSU team wrapped up its sixth game of the season, its opponents were averaging 19.2 points per game.

Through six games this season, the Spartans’ opponents are averaging 21.3 points per game, just 2.1 points more, according to MSU Athletics.

Also, through the first six games of 2014, the Spartans allowed 222.7 passing yards per game and tallied a combined 22 sacks.

This season, the Spartans have allowed 242.0 passing yards per game and have tallied 21 sacks, per MSU Athletics.

The kicker, however, can be found in MSU’s ability to stop the run. The 2014 Spartans allowed on average 81.5 yards per game through its first six compared to this season’s 130.2, a 59.8 percent increase. And in correlation, the team’s total yards allowed has increased 22.4 percent from 304.2 total yards through their first six games in 2014 to this season’s 372.2 total yards per game.

These two dramatic increases have contributed to the Spartans allowing 33 more first downs this season, respectively, and in correlation, the Spartans’ time of possession margin has decreased by more than half, from plus-12:01 in 2014 (through six games) to plus-5:32 this season.

And though MSU has a 62-10 record under Dantonio when winning the time of possession margin, it is hard to score an average of 45.5 points per game (the 2014 average through six games) when the opposing team is able to run the clock — which is exactly what U-M head coach Jim Harbaugh will look to do with his pro style rushing attack.

The Wolverines are averaging 201.3 rushing yards per game, which is third in the Big Ten, according to Michigan Athletic Communications. And though Dantonio’s MSU teams have only allowed 200-plus rushing yards 14 times in 112 games, they are 5-9 in such and 16-20 when being out-rushed in general, accord-

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So in a game expected to be centered around ball control, it might be the turnover ratio which sets the winner ahead.

Dantonio acknowledged U-M’s defense as “outstanding,” but said MSU’s experience will also be a key factor in the game.

“We’ve had to do things at the end of the game offensively to win, to close it out. Probably the biggest thing we have done is close out games,” Dantonio said. “And I think it should give us confidence in tough games, tough environments and tough situations.”

The Spartans and Wolverines are currently in a four-way tie for first place in the Big Ten East with AP No. 1 Ohio State and Penn State.

And with the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions squaring off Saturday as well, the winner of the MSU and U-M matchup will be making a large step toward a division title.

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Lansing resident Kay Howse shouts to cars, “Go Green, Go Blue,” as she poses for a portrait on Tuesday in front of her home on Cavanaugh Road in Lansing. Howse, who grew up a University of Michigan fan, painted the entire exterior of her home maize and blue. PHOTO: JULIA NAGY

“It all began with the front porch,” Kay Howse said as she stepped outside her maize and blue home.

Despite living in Lansing since 1969, Howse always knew she was a diehard University of Michigan Wolverines fan.

From the maize and blue picket fence to the Wolverine statue, Howse marvels at the thought of being in Ann Arbor.

“My father was always a Michigan fan,” Howse said. “So a year ago I decided to begin painting, starting with the front porch.”

But the theme grew much further than the front porch. Howse said her daily amusement stems from watching pedestrians snap pictures or drop off green and white balloons at her home.

“The funniest story was when a group from California knocked on my door to take pictures,” Howse said.

“They even asked if there was a U-M gift shop inside.”

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“I work for the Michigan State bussing system,” Howse said. “So I will admit, last year I wore half MSU gear and half Michigan gear. It was quite the scene.”

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