MSU Twitter melting down over Mangham visit to Michigan

Submitted by Toby Flenderson on May 8th, 2024 at 10:59 PM

The title says it all, the MSU Spartans, who have only had 1 winning season this decade, have been brutalized by the transfer portal. Now, this isn’t a surprise, MSU are born losers. 

However, Jaden Mangham has a visit to Michigan this week. Prior MSU players, such as RJ Shelton (Their leading receiver during their 3-9 season) and Felton Davis (poor man’s version of Braylon Edwards) are attacking the Kid and their family. 

It’s truly great to see this mediocre program continue to seethe in 5-7 life!

Denard In Space

May 8th, 2024 at 11:10 PM ^

Well, OP writes that former players are attacking Mangham on Twitter, so it is actually explained in the post, though it's not especially interesting or illuminating. But I found this article to be perhaps more emblematic of the Sparty attitude, in which the AI posing as an author says:

He was never a true Spartan.

He never cared about being at Michigan State. Nobody who actually wanted to be at Michigan State would ever even flirt with the idea of transferring to Michigan. I’m fine if someone wants to transfer and typically don’t have any negative feelings toward that player, but this is different for me. Mangham’s heart may have never been with Michigan State. I want players who bleed green and white, guys who would do anything for the program and university because they can’t imagine themselves anywhere else.

MGlobules

May 9th, 2024 at 5:49 AM ^

Oh, they'll get plenty of green and white blood for a long time to come. And deservedly. 

I don't think we know that the guy is coming here, but the good news is that they continue to hemorrhage. MSU will be TOTALLY irrelevant in football for a lotta moons to come. They've already lost a decade, and NEBRASKA is now a bigger part of the Big Ten conversation; NORTHWESTERN is a bigger part of the Big Ten conversation than old brokedown MSU. And here come Washington, Oregon, USC, and UCLA. 

As they say on the posters at the travel agent's: Fly Bolivian! 

wolpherine2000

May 9th, 2024 at 3:47 PM ^

Maybe it's my perspective as someone who more or less failed out of Michigan State* and graduated from Michigan, but gloating isn't a great look. Having an athletic rivalry is one thing, disparaging folks for their academic potential and intellect something else. Michigan's reputation is worth more when we aren't dicks about it.


*Being an eighteen year old can be complicated

SeaWolv

May 9th, 2024 at 10:19 AM ^

I never understood the need for posters to say "Title says it all." to begin with. Just saying nothing would communicate that very sentiment which would require less typing and Captain Obvious imagery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I understand even less the need to say that and then go on to say more, thus nullifying the point of the comment altogether. 

MGlobules

May 9th, 2024 at 11:08 AM ^

As I always used to tell my brother: At least we've got a university attached to our football program. Their egos are tied up solely in their sports. They got almost nothing else. (Okay, I like what they do with food systems development and analysis.) When your teams suck at MSU, it's not like you can return to class Monday with your head held high. It might well have been axed to pay some fat old governor's bonus. 

MacGyver

May 8th, 2024 at 11:13 PM ^

Jaden, not Jaren. Jaren Mangham (RB) left MSU for Minnesota. Jaren’s brother Jaden (S) is the MSU DB visiting Michigan, Nebraska and OSU.

Maizinator

May 8th, 2024 at 11:15 PM ^

It's Jaden by the way (Safety).

Jaren was a former MSU running back that transferred to Minnesota.

EDIT:  Since I duplicated what MacGyver said, I'll give you puppies.

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Blue@LSU

May 8th, 2024 at 11:17 PM ^

Prior MSU players, such as RJ Shelton (Their leading receiver during their 3-9 season)

Is that kind of like being the summer school valedictorian?