Celebrate the State

In a ten year span, Spartans will play the Chippewas, Eagles and Broncos 4 times each, from 2011 to 2020. Each will have three games in Spartan Stadium, and one at their home stadium.

As a Spartan Fan and Alum, I think this is a GREAT idea.  What better way to disentangle ourselves from any “Bigger than Thou” attitude...  like the Wolverines have. 

Also, a good way to extend the “Spartan Nation” outwards.

The State of Michigan has FOUR Top 50 teams this year… MSU, Uof M, Central Michigan , and Western Western .. Lets try to keep the Local Hype growing..

Other then the financial differences by playing in the smaller venues, I see no down side…

Capacity:
Spartan Stadium:             75,000
CMU Kelly Shorts Stadium:    30,200
WMU Waldo Stadium:           30,200
EMU Rynearson:               30,200


Great opportunity to see other local stadiums.  This idea is a winner ! 

From MSU Press Release…

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"The series provides an opportunity for competitive games, positive celebrations, and economic benefits. Coming off the 2009 NCAA Final Four in Detroit, Michigan State continues to provide positive economic stories for the state of Michigan.

"The state of Michigan is a great place to live," Hollis said. "In the spirit of `Pure Michigan', we strive to `Celebrate the State' with a football series that provides competition on the field while unifying people of our great state.

"Michigan State University and President (Lou Anna) Simon have made great strides to provide opportunities for the state of Michigan that provide economic and other benefits for our State. FRIB (Facility for Rare Isotope Beams), IBM, and our state wide medical school outreach are a few examples. It is with this spirit that we present the `Celebrate the State' series.

"The series provides an opportunity for competitive games, positive celebrations, and economic benefits. Coming off the 2009 NCAA Final Four in Detroit, Michigan State continues to provide positive economic stories for the state of Michigan.

"Competitively, the Big Ten Conferences enjoys its relationship with the Mid-American Conference in football and multiple other sports.

"The series also provides an opportunity for Michigan State fans to celebrate Spartan football at locations across our state (Mount Pleasant, Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti) while maintaining a seven-game home schedule at Spartan Stadium. “

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