"While I recognize that we are all members of the family of Michigan academic institutions, I’ve always viewed U-M and MSU as cousins, certainly not brothers.Michigan is the entitled cousin, the one from a family of means.
They genuinely wonder how others don’t just give up and bow down at the mere sight of the Block M. They expect Michigan to win every game, and always assign blame to either the officials or some non-Michigan related entity for a loss.
(U-M fans certainly regarded Rich Rod as a “non-Michigan entity”).
This cousin tends to be an insufferable bore, always bragging about wealth/status/career, but for some reason you always end up paying the tab at the bar when you hang out.
Michigan State is the cousin you better relate to, more down to earth and someone you enjoy hanging out with.
That is until the mere mention of U of M.
At this point, otherwise rational, intelligent, likeable people become rabid dogs.
All the things that kind of annoy you about Michigan drive MSU into a state of crippling psychosis.
This is the cousin that you can’t talk politics or religion with.
If you are with a MSU fan and the subject veers towards U of M, either change the subject or get the hell out of there."
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