It's the week of the preseason-dubbed "Game of the Century", and Mark Dantonio is in the middle of a Michigan-Ohio State-Michigan State, which-rivalry-is-better debate. Again.
Michigan State and Ohio State face off in Columbus on Saturday, where the winner will be the favorite to win the Big Ten East. But during Tuesday's press conference, Dantonio was asked a question about the scale of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry vs. the Michigan State-Ohio State rivalry.
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The reporter said that in southeastern Michigan, everyone is "conditioned to hearing Michigan-Ohio State, for good reason." Dantonio's reaction, as you would guess, was priceless.
Here's the interaction between @Lynn_Henning and Coach Dantonio at today's presser: pic.twitter.com/ijf7zmDhFV
— David Harns (@isportsDave) November 17, 2015Lynn Henning of the Detroit News is right, to some degree: Michigan-Ohio State was the premier matchup in the Big Ten for decades. But since 2008, Michigan is a combined 2-12 against the Buckeyes and Spartans.
For now, let the best rivalry debate be settled on the field. We get the Spartans and Buckeyes this weekend followed by the 112th edition of "The Game" the following week.
