“I hate Michigan State.” So begins a recent opinion essay by Jane Coaston in the New York Times. The essay grabbed my attention because I completely resonate with it. Growing up in South Alabama, I would not have been able to tell you two things about the Michigan/Michigan State rivalry. The only rivalry that mattered to me was the one that came up every single day in my heated exchanges with friends and classmates. I hated the Alabama Crimson Tide, and I still do.
Politics, Identity, and the Iron Bowl
“I hate Michigan State.” So begins a recent opinion essay by Jane Coaston in the New York Times. The essay grabbed my attention because I completely resonate with it. Growing up in South Alabama, I would not have been able to tell you two things about the Michigan/Michigan State rivalry. The only rivalry that mattered to me was the one that came up every single day in my heated exchanges with friends and classmates. I hated the Alabama Crimson Tide, and I still do.