I was a boy when the Spartans beat the #1 Buckeyes, in 1974. I cried. Those bastards held Champ Henson down! No replays, then...

Unlike scUM, I don't hate Michigan State. I always respect Michigan State and I often fear Michigan State. 1998:

To me, the subtext of the following lyrics, describes Ohio State's other B10 rival:

We Don't Give a Damn for the Whole State of Michigan

O, we don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan
The whole state of Michigan, the whole state of Michigan
We don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan, we're from Ohio
We're from Ohio...O-H
We're from Ohio...I-O
O, we don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan
The whole state of Michigan, the whole state of Michigan
We don't give a damn for the whole state of Michigan, we're from Ohio

http://www.sgsosu.net/osu/songs/michigan.html

Dantonio from Zanesville (like Schembechler from Barberton) coached at Ohio State. Tactic #1.

Dantonio from Zanesville (like Schembechler from Barberton) relishes being the underdog. Tactic #2.

However, the 2017 Spartans are not true underdogs, despite the bombastic opinion of some in Vegas. MSU has defeated Iowa, scUM and State Penn. 

Remember where MSU was last year...

See where MSU is, now.

MSU is on the precipice of a great moment in its history.

The Spartans are dreaming...this time.