After Michigan beat Michigan State a few weeks ago, I wrote the following:
In the essence of Dantonio referencing the Bible, I offer this passage from Joel 3:9:
“Proclaim this among the nations: ‘Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up.’”
“On Saturday, Team 144 embodied this verse and shared a translation that everyone could understand: “Michigan vs. Everybody.”
At the time of writing, the sign-stealing allegations were in their infancy, Pete Thamel had yet to earn multiple unenviable nicknames, and everything felt like static background noise that merely existed to serve as a distraction.