Bob Wojnowski, John Niyo and James Hawkins of The Detroit News look ahead to the Michigan-Michigan State game in East Lansing on Saturday. Detroit News
East Lansing — For a few days, at least, clichés are out the window.
Every coach and athlete usually has them at the ready, all set to trot out a harmless quote that won’t raise too many eyebrows but doesn’t exactly mean all that much.
Players and coaches in East Lansing and Ann Arbor will still watch what they say over the next couple of days, but with the next edition of the Michigan State-Michigan rivalry set to tip at noon Saturday at the Breslin Center, it’s clear it’s not business as usual.