Michigan State Monday

 Survive.  And advance. 

 That's the best takeaway from Saturday night against Purdue.  Sometimes you win going away in the games you're supposed to win going away.  You're favored by three touchdowns, and you grind the opposition into dust. Sometimes things don't go as planned.  Sometimes you end up coming from behind and hanging on for dear life against a team that decided what the gameday experience really needed was a Disc Jockey in the student section:

A suggestion to improve the game-day musical experience came from Purdue fan and alumnus Jed Wilkinson, a teacher at Harrison High School.

Wilkinson will be a disc jockey before and during home games. He said he hopes to provide an “energetic family environment” with his mixes during the pregame show and between plays. Wilkinson will be stationed near the student section.

“I’m just trying to bring an updated, modern twist to the game-day experience that has been kind of lacking,” Wilkinson said. “It provides sort of that next-level experience.”

And that come from behind victory requires you to ride a white running back still bleeding from a gash on his head as he carries you to victory:

Somewhere in California, David Shaw regrets not recruiting this guy.

But we survived.  And advanced.  And moved to 2-1 while our former foe Temple lost on a last second hail mary pass from Fordham.

That's bad.  But Temple also got a free frogurt!

We survived.  And advanced.  And now, we will do battle with Michigan State and their steroid-addled mascot, Sparty the Spartan

He makes his home base somewhere in the state of Michigan and hangs out with other rather dumb steroid-addled freaks (see photo)

We've got an excellent chance to win heading into this game, for reasons I will explain in full tomorrow.  Especially if Sparty goes anywhere near a tollbooth:

More tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Backer Song of the Week: