The Offbrainer

I still like my MSu Spartan football team but as Bb King would say “the

Thrill is gone.” Fitzgerald is a good coach but he comes with some hazy

baggage that I hold to be his,knowingly,at least in my opinion. TuHis team

as far as the players are concerned is innocent and full of football spirit

but the board of trustees and all the other ugly buisiness of this once fine

university alightnd athletic program has cast shadow so dark that it is hard

to see or enjoy the light.

No matter how many games we win or lose this entire season is going to be

bittersweet for me. Throwing a new coach in and getting our president back

is not enough to make things feel hacompletely right at this point. Time

will have to pass without any ugly occurrences handled inapproprately before

I will feel good about Michigan State again.

I have lived ten minutes away from Michigan State University all my life and

it has always been a big part of my life. The university is truly part of

the East Lansing community and the bond between the community and the

university has always been strong and seemlessly natural. I feel there

has been a betrayel given by the university that has created a type of rift

or a wound that will take a lot of time and good will to allow the healing I

feel is necessary.