2-The Mic },gm- Deily : Football Satfday - October 9. 1999 i - 0 0- 0 flher 9'i1999 -F0 5 lL*P.%._ ' What makes this game spe- cial? For starters, it's the first time in almost 40 years that both the Wolverines and the S partans enter the game undefeated. Check out the inside scoop and cut through the hype PAGE3 Can Michigan score on the Spartans defense? Can Michigan State score on the Wolverines defense? Will the final score be 0-0? Read the Daily's take on the game. PAGE3 What does the other side think about the game on Saturday? And what role has Bill B3urke played in State's 5-0 start?'Turn the page and read about the State view on things. PAGE4 Michigan's defense has cone from suspect to ... the suspects" with an impres- sive showing against Purdue, all eyes are on the Wolverines defenders. PAGE15 Check out the two-deeps when the Spartans have the ball, along with a complete Michigan State roster and the Daily's expert picks. PAGE6 What about when the Wolverines have the ball? Check out their two-deeps, along with a complete Michigan roster. PAGE7 Rivalry 'always a war out there' What is ... FootbfL all Saturday?, Football Saturday to those who know the Michigan athlet- ic tradition, is an institution urnparalleled in excitement and spirit, From the action on the tield to the flying marshmal- lows in the stands, the Big House becomes the center of life in Ann Arbor each fall,~ every time the Wolverines take the field. -- from the first Football Saturday, Sept. 20, 1997 This week, Football Satu~ay is moving northwest, to East Lansing. For roughly three hours, Spartan Stadium will be the center of the world, or at least the state. Michigan fans will be making the trip, and so is The Michigan Daily. So break out the marshmallows, root for your favorite team, and read Football Saturday. -- The 1999 football writers =FoehaSafturday @ Foorusa tw rrmrs: TJ. 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Peter Zhou, DESiGNER Seti Benson By Rick Freeman Alhhough there wNill be almost no actu- 1! ;,oil on1the Spartain Stadlitum carpet, today' s matchup w ith the l1th-ranked Spartan's might be the dirtiest game the Miichigan foo),tball team has played in all ~~l's lwas awar out there," said junior defensive end Jake Etysinger. "I don't want to say it's a dirty game, but there's a lot of talk in the trenches." There's been plenty of talk already. This is the highest the two teams have been ranked in the week before the game since 1961. That year wtas also the last time both teams wecre undefeated - the 2-0 Spartans wecnt 3-0 and made the Wolverines 2-1 after their 28-0 win at Michigan Stadium. Never before have both teams been 5- 0 for this game. Spartans coach Nick Saban said he hopes Saturday's game can be a watershed moment in the rivalry - a chance to place his program alongside Michigan's in the national spotlight. To that end. Saban has trid to squelch some talk. He held players back from their usual appearances at Monday's press conference. This could be his biggest game as coach in East Lansing and he doesn't seem to be taking chances with it. It's the hyper-bowl already, and the game is three days away. But even the excitable Ian Gold pointed out that this game could be bigger, right? "It could," the senior linebacker "It could," the senior linebacker said. "We could be 9-0; we could be No I and No.2 in the country' Anid with all the media attention - including the first East Lansing visit from ESPN's GameDay crew since 1997's Michigan-Michigan State game -- Saban may get his wish. He has said he hopes that the two programs don't need to succeed at each other's expense. He -- and nearly everyone else associ- ated with this game - would like today's No. 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 25 26 28 28 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 41. 42 43 44 45 45 46 49 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 59 60 61 62 62 63 63 64 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 82 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 99 ...-- PLAYER David Terrel Cato June Brandon Korblue Todd Howard Marquise Walker Tormones Victor Hobson. Jonathan West Drew Henson Water Cross Ryan Parini DiAllo Johnson Tom Brady Brandon Williams Mike Kaseitz Jason Kapsner Brian Smals Andy Mignery Dan Williams DeWayne Patmon Travis DeMeester John Navarre Rudy Smith Larry Fote Tyrece Butler Mark Bergi n Ronald Bellamy Tad Van Pelt Ian Gold Jeremny aSueur Greg Brooks Hayden Epstein Michael Manning Julius Curry Anthony Jordan Scott Panique Aaron Richards Ryan Beard Jon Shaw John Sptek Anthony Thomas Brent Cummings Justin Fargas Phil Brabbs B.J. Askew Blake Nasif Aaron Shea Bob Fraumann Kurt Anderson Dwight Mosley Evan Coleman Eric Rosel Tommy Hendricks Tate Schansk Carl Diggs Dave Armstrong Jeff Del Verne Phillip Brackins Andy Secher Mat t Johnson Kirk Moundros Jeff Smokevitch Eric Brackins Chris Ziemann Shantee Orr Maurice Williams Dhani Jones James Hall Dave Pearson Rob Renes Grady Brooks Joseph Sgro Grant Bowman Cyle Young Courtney Iolrgan Brodie Killian Eric Warner PJ. Cwayna Steve Frazier Stephen Baker Andy Brown Kyle Froelich David Brandt John Wood Todd Mossa Jeremy Miller Ben Mast Joe Denay Demetertous Solomon Adam Adkins Steve Hutchinson Tony Pape Jonathan Goodwin Jeff Backus Tommy Huff Bill Se~ mour Joe G annam Bennie Joppru Shawn Thompson Marcus Knight Gary Rose Detan Dubuc Norman Boebert Josh Williams Dan Rumishek Jason Ptak Eric Wilson Patrick Kratus Dave Petruzielo ShiawF Lazarus ak rysinger Pos. 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LE 95 Nick Myers 89 Hubert Thompson LT RT 96 Josh Shaw 66 Desmond Thomas 80 .Jace Sayler 68 Joe Tate RB TY 32 Anthony Thomas L~IV~8 Walter Cross CB 3 Amp Campbell 37 Cedric Henry v< FB WNLB 58 Josh Thornhull 31 Shawn Wright M LB 351. Turner 2S Mike Austin 55i 9 Aric Morris 27 Duron Bryan Both defenses sh DAVID ROCHKND/ Da y After missing last year's Michigan State game with an injurN senior linebacker tan Gold has one last chance against the Spartans today. game to be more than a Big-State- School-rumbles-with-ag-School matchup, a la TexasTexas A&M, or Iowa-Iowa State. The way both teams have loed this season, it has the poten- tial to transcend those perceptions, the way Alabama-Auburn has. "'The country may not see it that way, but we do;' Gold said. And old, who sees it from a far clos- er level than the media, said it means more than juist national recognition. "To me, it means a lot,' the Belleville native said. "Last year,!I didn't get to play in this game. I want to go out with a win. I don't want to hear You lost to State in your last game,.". None of the seniors wan that. And none of the underclassmen - on whose shouilers that burden is -want to let them dwn. That goes for both teams, which may explain why there's extra woofing - and more - between players. , Oh ny God, mry first Michigan State game, I almost wras taken off on a stretch- er," gold said, recalling an incident on special teams. Gold was running don- field to cover a kick, until... "Ire just leveled me' Gold said of his anonymous assailant. "l just laid there for about five seconds, and I started to think 'Well, this is going to be on film. And Coach Carr is going to notice. And I'll get pointed out in front of the whole defense." Gold has learned from that first, brutal introduction to this rivalry. Now he and his defensive teammates are looking for- ward to shauing their knowledge with some young Spartans, in particular, true freshman tailback and linebacker TI:. Duckett, a fellow in-stater from Kalamazoo. "He's a freshman and he doesn't have too mudh experience~, so we're looking to break himt into Big Ten football;' Gold said. DISPLAY SALES Stane $, Manag ASSOCIATE MANAGER Dvya Ramaknrshran. STAFF: Matt Andrews, Jennifer Sal. Jaco Fenton. ate Heisier. Jon lioutzer. Kle Kinney. Aaron wenansiki, Nicole Lataus. anh Nguyen. Pransa Polan, Jennifer Ryoa, Jame Rose, Drborah SKolnik, Mike Solomon, Elyse Stettner. Eaa Wenl. CL S U D E d "ASSISTANT MANAGER. Rita Polyachenk'o. STAFF: Tobyy Bulloff.,Jenn Daly. Pat Lee. Lindclsy Ablef. Lauren Rice. Lauren Stone. Jessca walker. . STAFF: Craig isakow. Megan Spillane. FINANE Sum u~f ASSISTANT MANAGER: Laura Girling. STAFF: Courtney Moale%.Ekize VYon. STAFF' Sethi Benson. Isaac Dietz, Casey Frushour. PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS' Janice Bic run ri ar, Brias f4rrns. Jo&I SYSEMS AMYTSbMhdmin Pu G U NA L MIM-j----Key 94W MATCHUPS Continued from Page 3 find their way to the ball. That should be no different this weekend. Advantage: Michigan MICHIGAN STATE PASSING OFFENSE AGAINST MICHIGAN PASSING DEFENSE: After shedding the 'suspect' label against Drew Brees last week, the Michigan secondary doesn't have much left to prove. Still, Spartan quarterback Bill Burke will throw often, especially once Michigan State coach Nick Saban realizes that his running game is ineffective. Michigan's secondary has devel- oped into a hard-hitting machine. Last week, cornerback Todd Howard said, "If they (receivers) want to touch the ball, that's their prob] The secondary bullied Put including a bone-crunching hi Howard, and got into Boilermakers's minds, forcing dropped passes. If that happens a, not only does Michigan win matchup, the Wolverines win game. Advantage: Michigan SPECIAL TEAMS Jeff Del Verne has been a pie, surprise for the Wolverines this but Paul Edinger he's not. Edii Michigan State's placekicker, ha all 10 of his field goal atter including two from beyond 50 y The Spartans also have a punter in Craig Jarrett, averaging yards per punt. So the Spartans the edge in the field position gan Michigan still doesn't have a ka. .,...,.ter, " -- _ " y .