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Originally Posted by Nick Papageorgio
Dolt? Being a jerk? That's a mature approach. It's that in retaliation for me attacking you? Oh that's right, I didn't.
Yes, he said that his wife started watching MSU in the late 90's. Then he said the MSU beats ND regularly "now". The 90's are almost 10 years ago. 10 years ago isn't now. I simply pointed out that in the time frame that most would consider "now", the series has been win one, loss win. Am I wrong? |
When you look at rivalries that are as long as the
MSU-ND rivalry, one has to look at the current trend and however long the current trend runs determines what you define as "now". From 1967 to 1994,
MSU only beat Notre Dame 4 times in 28 games. Starting when the rivalry renewed after 2 year break in 1997,
MSU has won 8 out of the past 11 meetings against ND. This marked a CLEARLY defined change in the trend of the rivalry. Last year's team and the current team (hopefully) are a part of that trend. By using this analysis, (which is not something "convenient" but actually rather logical) what started in 1997 is VERY relevant to today because the events of those games are defining the rivalry as it currently stands.
Until ND can put together a few consecutive wins in this series, 1997 and onward is still a part of "now" in terms of the rivalry.