Now what? Now that Michigan beat Michigan State using 65.9 percent effort, and Michigan State confirmed it was the finest 2-6 team in America, there’s nothing left to argue.
The backyard tiff ended not in flames and fights, but with shrugs.
The only slight drama came when the Spartans hid the Paul Bunyan Trophy in a musty, seldom-used room — the offensive staff’s game-planning office — but the Wolverines eventually found it.
They were surprised to notice ol’ Paul was missing chips on his wooden shoulders and was wrapped in green lingerie, but hey, when you own something for seven of eight years, you get a little comfortable with it.