Cancel your dinner plans. Pour yourself a beverage. And grab yourself a comfy spot for a couple of hours on Saturday night.
The rivalry game is almost here. All that’s at stake is a share of the Big Ten title and a truckload of psychological ammunition for the next year.
Yeah, the Michigan-Michigan State football game each fall is big. But it ain’t the most compelling game in the rivalry these days.
The basketball version is.
You’ve got two of the best coaches in the business and two programs on equal footing. You’ve got antithetical styles of play (at least on the surface), and radically different sideline personalities on display.