| October 29, 2021 
 When Michigan and Michigan State play football, it always feels different, it always feels emotional. Fans have memories of this game that tower over championships and skew the facts. Clocks. No interference. The Clusterpunt. Stakes. Little brothers. Little sisters. It'll-never-be-overs. Pride comes before the fall. An inferiority complex vs the Harvard of the Midwest. Jim Harbaugh desperate to win Michigan's first Big Ten title in 17 years. Mel Tucker giving MSU fans Nick Saban flashbacks (and not the good kind). Take every fiber of that, put it in the fire, and douse it with two Top 10 rankings and undefeated records for the first time in this rivalry since 1964. Saturday's game in East Lansing is more flammable than a couch. Buckle up. EVERY STORY YOU COULD EVER WANT  Neither fan base was predicting championships back in August. So while this game is always a draw for fans, the demand for tickets grew subtly each week as both teams kept winning. A couple weeks ago the chatter got louder and by this week, people were spending major cash for a chance to be in the stadium. It's gotten so crazy, scams and fraud popped up. READ MORE  For the first time ever, FOX's flagship college football show (Big Noon Pregame Show) and ESPN's College Gameday will be at the same place. These are rival national programs, but there was just no other place to be. It will be College GameDay’s first trip to East Lansing since Michigan State’s win against Oregon on Sept. 12, 2015. Meanwhile, FOX, who is airing the game, has been pumping it during the World Series all week.  Everybody is going to pouring in to town on Saturday ready to eat, drink and get rowdy. And if you talk to enough alums, you'll find out quickly how to properly do East Lansing. If you're headed to town this weekend -- or if you just really miss college -- watch this video and enjoy one perfect day on the banks of the Red Cedar. 🅿️ 🍔 🍻 Parking, restaurants, bars: Visitors guide to East Lansing for the Michigan-Michigan State game  OK, enough with the fluff, am I right, junkies? Who cares about uniform combinations and emotions, this is football! What will Michigan's offense look like if they find themselves in a shootout? Will Michigan State's offense pull off the crazy big plays that have defined this season? Those of us who bring binoculars to the game will be watching the slugfest in the trenches. We're talking DUDES vs. DUDES. You can swap out the coaches and the players and you can't print whatever bulletin board material you want, the team that can run the ball usually wins this rivalry. Let's dig in on the football talk: 🏈 Slowing Kenneth Walker III a top priority for Michigan
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