Well, it's that time again.

[Negotiator]

My friends, though the journey has been long and strenuous, we are nearly arrived. Months has it been since we’ve cheered for touchdowns or berated our television screens with any degree of over-seriousness. It seems like ages since we’ve met for our weekly gatherings. And with the election bearing down on many of us, my friends, some of the things worth devoting time to feel like they’ve been forgotten.

Put simply, now is the time for change.

Starting this Saturday, our hope begins anew. We will see mere acquaintances and treat them as if they are our oldest friends. We will rally behind people we have never met, pursuing a goal few of us ever had any hope of achieving. We will partake in the nectars of the gods, be they foreign or domestic, canned or draft, yet still complain that they do not compare to Oberon. Except for the non-believers, who will lament that Oberon is overrated and then be shunned and ostracized until our inebriated memories forget their blasphemy ever transpired.

From the players and coaches to the band members and their directors to the students and alums there will be much analysis, almost all of it bunk. We will simultaneously jeer the likes of Valenti, Hondo, Staudt, and all the rest, chastising their commentary while silently wishing fate would bless us with jobs that enjoyable. We will skirmish with opposing teams’ message boards, demonstrating our self-perceived might to all who we think dare to oppose us.

We must always keep in mind those who have come before us, many of whom have lost their youthful appearances and the function of their livers. While they remain perpetually unsatisfied with the allure of the dance team and the enthusiasm of the students, we would do well to nod in reverence, for we will fill their shoes soon enough.

For now, though, let us all revel in the spectacle about to take place for our amusement. Twelve wonderful Saturdays in sheer irrational hatred of other educational institutions and their members. Twelve opportunities to revisit our memories of the promised land and better times. Twelve more chances to come together and celebrate the festival that is college football. And so I say to you, in the words of our forefathers and in the spirit of unity, let us descend upon East Lansing or the bar, let us cheer as one:

LET’S GO STATE!

[VP Sarah Palin]

Cliffs note version: OT season is over with?

[Colonel Forbin]

FYI - The journey and change started last year.

[Negotiator]

Originally Posted by #1

Cliffs note version: OT season is over with?

Sure, be an effing killjoy. I'm ready for football, dammit!

[Floyd Robertson]

[steve81]

Is this the G rated version of the F*** summer thread?

[Hans Klopek]

[AASpartan]

Originally Posted by steve81

Is this the G rated version of the F*** summer thread?

My will is galvanized.

[P Rob]

[ConquestMSU]

That was beautiful.... can someone hand me a kleenex?

[AUAlum06]

7 wins, a Bowl Win, and watch the dominance of the State of Michigan in football begin

[jdbmst3k]

Please don't be 1-5 in the conference after 6 games again. Please?

[Tek Jansen]

Originally Posted by steve81

Is this the G rated version of the F*** summer thread?

I'm ****ing tired of this **** weak-ass summer. I've been sitting ****ing waiting for football to start up, and these ****ing cheap **** Olympics with the ****ing Chinese cheating in the biggest ****ing ways. The Tigers ****ing suck, the Wings are the only team in Detroit that knows how to ****ing win, and because the ****ing Lions are bull**** guaranteed, it's time for some ****ing Spartan Football. Mark "We're Gonna ****ing Beat You Down" Dantonio is fired up; so am I. It's Week One tomorrow, so let's get going. Cal is in their weak-ass ***** conference. At home...**** that. It's been 240 ****ing days since Hoyer's Heroes have taken the field. They've been stewing. MSU's gonna rock the ****ing house.

[Negotiator]

Originally Posted by Tek Jansen

I'm ****ing tired of this **** weak-ass summer. I've been sitting ****ing waiting for football to start up, and these ****ing cheap **** Olympics with the ****ing Chinese cheating in the biggest ****ing ways. The Tigers ****ing suck, the Wings are the only team in Detroit that knows how to ****ing win, and because the ****ing Lions are bull**** guaranteed, it's time for some ****ing Spartan Football. Mark "We're Gonna ****ing Beat You Down" Dantonio is fired up; so am I. It's Week One tomorrow, so let's get going. Cal is in their weak-ass ***** conference. At home...**** that. It's been 240 ****ing days since Hoyer's Heroes have taken the field. They've been stewing. MSU's gonna rock the ****ing house.

If there's one thing I can always count on, it's Tek Jansen swooping in to one-up me.

[Tek Jansen]

Originally Posted by Negotiator

If there's one thing I can always count on, it's Tek Jansen swooping in to one-up me.

This is why I should be a Mod. Just to undermine you.

[elite]

Originally Posted by Tek Jansen

I'm ****ing tired of this **** weak-ass summer. I've been sitting ****ing waiting for football to start up, and these ****ing cheap **** Olympics with the ****ing Chinese cheating in the biggest ****ing ways. The Tigers ****ing suck, the Wings are the only team in Detroit that knows how to ****ing win, and because the ****ing Lions are bull**** guaranteed, it's time for some ****ing Spartan Football. Mark "We're Gonna ****ing Beat You Down" Dantonio is fired up; so am I. It's Week One tomorrow, so let's get going. Cal is in their weak-ass ***** conference. At home...**** that. It's been 240 ****ing days since Hoyer's Heroes have taken the field. They've been stewing. MSU's gonna rock the ****ing house.

[chitownsparty86]

[Super Nintendo Chalmers]

Originally Posted by jdbmst3k

Please don't be 1-5 in the conference after 6 games again. Please?

No joke, I think MD has done a solid job so far, but those annointing him the next Lombardi are way ahead of themselves.

[SpartyMcTom]

Originally Posted by ConquestMSU

That was beautiful.... can someone hand me a kleenex?

There's probably a box next to your bed

[Desert Green]

Originally Posted by Negotiator

My friends, though the journey has been long and strenuous, we are nearly arrived. Months has it been since we’ve cheered for touchdowns or berated our television screens with any degree of over-seriousness. It seems like ages since we’ve met for our weekly gatherings. And with the election bearing down on many of us, my friends, some of the things worth devoting time to feel like they’ve been forgotten.

Put simply, now is the time for change.

Starting this Saturday, our hope begins anew. We will see mere acquaintances and treat them as if they are our oldest friends. We will rally behind people we have never met, pursuing a goal few of us ever had any hope of achieving. We will partake in the nectars of the gods, be they foreign or domestic, canned or draft, yet still complain that they do not compare to Oberon. Except for the non-believers, who will lament that Oberon is overrated and then be shunned and ostracized until our inebriated memories forget their blasphemy ever transpired.

From the players and coaches to the band members and their directors to the students and alums there will be much analysis, almost all of it bunk. We will simultaneously jeer the likes of Valenti, Hondo, Staudt, and all the rest, chastising their commentary while silently wishing fate would bless us with jobs that enjoyable. We will skirmish with opposing teams’ message boards, demonstrating our self-perceived might to all who we think dare to oppose us.

We must always keep in mind those who have come before us, many of whom have lost their youthful appearances and the function of their livers. While they remain perpetually unsatisfied with the allure of the dance team and the enthusiasm of the students, we would do well to nod in reverence, for we will fill their shoes soon enough.

For now, though, let us all revel in the spectacle about to take place for our amusement. Twelve wonderful Saturdays in sheer irrational hatred of other educational institutions and their members. Twelve opportunities to revisit our memories of the promised land and better times. Twelve more chances to come together and celebrate the festival that is college football. And so I say to you, in the words of our forefathers and in the spirit of unity, let us descend upon East Lansing or the bar, let us cheer as one:

LET’S GO STATE!

Very nicely done!

Go Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!

[Negotiator]

Originally Posted by Desert Green

Very nicely done!

Maybe. Lo the Texan I am not.

[Mr. Tanfan]

too many words. Somebody give me the short and nasty on this novel the kid wrote.

[SpartyMcTom]

Originally Posted by Mr. Tanfan

too many words. Somebody give me the short and nasty on this novel the kid wrote.

It's time to kick some ass in football