Michigan State
Big Ten · 2026 season
The story so far
Michigan State fans opened with wary relief and even bowl talk after a proud loss at Notre Dame, then watched it collapse into despair through a 2-6 start. After the one-point Illinois loss pushed misery to 98, they have settled into gallows humor and basketball countdowns.
From Reddit fan threads · through Wk 8 · Oct 19–25 · 2-6
- Season misery
- 72Miserable
- Worst week
- 97Wk 6 · Oct 5–11
- Best week
- 18Wk 3 · Sep 14–20
Storylines
what fans talked about, week by weekEarly wins and a gritty Notre Dame loss sparked bowl hopes, but the Nebraska and Wisconsin losses turned fans to despair, administration rants, '2-10 incoming' predictions and basketball countdowns.
“Awesome having the rivalry back. You can tell there's a lot of literal respect. Long talk between freeman and Fitz. Dudes staying on the field after. I think ND def underperformed. That defense is nasty when it blitzes. BUT MSU showed a lot of toughness. The last 5 years we would have laid down. The schedule isn't that tough. Bowl game is absolutely on the menu. Clean up some INTs. Hope cam is okay. GGs. Nice civil game thread!”
▲ 297Wk 3 · Sep 14–20
angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder