Fair or Foul? Michigan State Reveals Peach Bowl Rings, Which Include MSU-UM Score
The in-state rivalry between the schools in East Lansing and Ann Arbor never sleeps.
On Thursday, Michigan State football revealed its new championship rings, commemorating the Spartans' 31-21 victory over Pittsburgh in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
Earned, not given 💍#GoGreen pic.twitter.com/Nq7oClGSXq
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) May 5, 2022
One side of the ring features both schools logos, the score of the game and the Peach Bowl logo above Michigan State's final record of 11-2. But it was the other side of the rings which caused something of a stir.
Under the words, 'Keep Chopping' and on top of a symbol of an ax, it reads: "MSU 37, UM 33". Needless to say, that nod to the Spartans' victory over the Wolverines on Oct. 30, 2021 has not gone unnoticed.
Obviously, the folks that make up 'Michigan Twitter' lost their collective minds. That's to be expected. Here's some examples:
If Michigan put 42-27 on their Big Ten Championship ring, I would cringe to no end.
— Stephen Osentoski (@StephenToski) May 5, 2022
Nothing reaffirms the "Little Brother" attitude more than this. https://t.co/9yTp4jj6ZC
Wait…Sparty put the Michigan score on their bowl ring? https://t.co/Ia7jfZqPby pic.twitter.com/G2RdK7SETd
— Brandon Brown (@BSB_Wolverine) May 5, 2022
When you hate being called “Little Brother” stop acting like him, huh? https://t.co/gTznysPDkE
— Todd J. Anson (@TJA4Michigan) May 5, 2022
Then came the rebuttals...
If MSU commemorating a win in the biggest game in the rivalry's history angers you, I suggest stopping a single guy from hanging up five (5) touchdowns OR holding a 16-point lead.
— Fireball sommelier (@Sheehan_Sports) May 5, 2022
Either one seems very simple. These tears could have easily been avoided. https://t.co/9YvCoSBrPg
Don’t like it? Beat us. https://t.co/K64FG4HPPo
— jdebediah (@sptnjd113) May 5, 2022
Cool ring. It reminds me of the time that Kenneth Walker ran for 197 yards and 5 touchdowns in Michigan State’s 16 point comeback win over Michigan on October 30th, 2021. https://t.co/4cIjWlzyej
— “Mr Sandwich” (@jeb_superfan) May 5, 2022
Some neutral parties chimed in as well...
Couple things since the internet is having fun with this
— Jim Costa (@JimCosta_) May 5, 2022
1. Beating Michigan shouldn’t define MSU’s entire season given the quality of the program. No other scores?
2. If Michigan fans think it’s tacky I would suggest actually beating Mel Tucker so they can’t brag about it https://t.co/cWZ5FSGLGo
Michigan State has included their score against Michigan on their Peach Bowl rings.
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) May 5, 2022
(P.s. Keep Chopping is Rutgers thing) https://t.co/NGDmKBfpGu pic.twitter.com/aJ4Nlv1oVI
However, there are some differing opinions even among Spartan fans about having the MSU-UM score on the side of a ring commemorating a bowl victory.
Some disagree with the decision:
Yeah we deserve every “rent free” we get for putting 37-33 on these https://t.co/5fzuM5lPX2
— Jack Williams (@JackWilliaMSU) May 5, 2022
Others enjoy it:
I don’t get the people knocking these. Why wouldn’t we have our biggest win of the regular season against our biggest rival on the other side of the ring? These are dope. https://t.co/ZgmJiSPSSQ
— TheDanimal (@TheDanimal26) May 5, 2022
Rivalry banter like this is what helps get us through the long offseason, and it's clear that both sides are anxious to renew the annual tradition on Oct. 29, 2021 in Ann Arbor.
In the meantime, Mel Tucker is going to work on bringing in the next generation of Spartan Dawgs.
