John L. Smith Slap

[BHoz77]

John L. Smith disappeared for a year and then re-emerged in Ann Arbor under the alias "Rich Rodriguez" for three seasons.

[gurneyman100]

So glad Smith is gone. I don't think the Michigan State football team could handle another meltdown.

[swalte6325]

How was he ever in charge of anything?

[MSUTri]

Could you put up the whole interview, or at least what John L says before and after the slap? It's quite funny.

[wanderinghebrew]

0:01 *smack*

[UMAnnArbor2]

The MSU fight song:

We take our players directly from jail. Who needs suspensions? I'm relieved that U of M didn't kick our ass again. Mark Dantonio's a saint he's 2-3 Hooray!

[Chrisrokk239]

Winston was suspended for most of 2008and is a great rehab story. Cousins is pre-med, Blair White is accepted to Dental School. Your "General Studies" morons can't front on that. You're State song has no rhythm. This one actually works.

Fail! When the din coach falters!

Fail! Over-practiced players!

Failure for Michigan, the whinners and pests!

Fail! Poor man's Drew Stanton!

Fail! 4-0 to 5-7!

Failure for Michigan, the scUM of the midwest!

[UMAnnArbor2]

I laugh at all these State fans that actually expect UM to lose to everybody on their remaining schedule except Delaware State. You should hope for 6-6 instead of hoping that UM somehow collapses.

[Rebel0129]

Funny how your still cracking jokes after you lost, pretty pathetic if you ak me. 26-20 is all that needs to be said....btw how did that Iowa game go?

[UMAnnArbor2]

Ok the Iowa game was at away at night, on homecoming, with a slippery ball, and Michigan hasn't been blown out in a game yet, and even in these conditions Michigan lost by two. Losing two games on the road by a combined 8 points doesn't mean Michigan's collapsing.

[Rebel0129]

I never said they were collapsing...I said that you have no room to brag or make fun of after two straight losses

[JPfromFlint]

@UMAnnArbor2

I laugh at UM fans like you that actually expected them not to lose their remaining games except for Delaware State and I laugh even harder at the ones that thought they would run the table. I have a feeling that OSU will give UM the same treatment that Deleware State got. Have fun being 5-7!

[UMAnnArbor2]

Have fun being 6-6 and not improving. At least we have shown that we will be better in the future with playmakers starting to show up. Until then have fun losing to CMU again in Detroit and I'll talk to Sparty in January when we meet in basketball.

[swalte6325]

@JPfromFlint I think 5-7 is a bit too lofty for the scum of the state don't you think?

[cousins851]

@UMAnnArbor2 hahhahahahhahhahahahahahahahah­ahahha UMAnnArbor2.... you wanna take that comment back? cuz looks like you just made yourself the dumbest fan on youtube. LMFAO!!! i honestly cannot stop laughing. because everything you said state would laugh at, happened. the only team you beat was delaware state. hahahahahhahahahahahhahahahhah­ahahahhahahahahahahahha

[UMAnnArbor2]

@cousins851 The Michigan football team doesn't have a weakness in 2010. Corner spot is sealed up with 5 star recruit Justin Turner. MSU did another classic kick to their ass again with their team not left having any great players left. Either state recruits in the middle of Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago, or Dantonio isn't the coach to handle discipline.

[Chrisrokk239]

The joke's on you. UM did lose to everyone except Delaware State. Get ready for a repeat NEXT YEAR.

[UMAnnArbor2]

@Chrisrokk239 Winston is a great rehab story off the team. Your team will suck next year, and Michigan finally breaks through next year because they have 5 star recruit corner Justin Turner, and Tate Forcier and Vincent Smith back. Plus they have the trio of Roy Roundtree, Martavious Odoms, and Junior Hemmingway. Toussaint comes, and the whole Michigan team doesn't have a weakness right now.

[cousins851]

@UMAnnArbor2 oh goddamnit umannarbor. shut the fuck up. okay. just shut the fuck up. this is the exact same thing you michigan fucks were saying last year. and michigan state is gonna be better next year dumbfuck. we have the best quarterback in the big ten (yeah bitch, thats right look it up statistic wise. your bitch forcier is shit) cousins is only a sophomore. our running game can only get better. michigan state is gonna be much better next year. i dont know what the fuck your talking about.

[UMAnnArbor2]

@cousins851 We have the best offense in the big ten, and will have the best next year as well because all of our Wr are great, RB are great, and QB are great.

[cousins851]

@UMAnnArbor2 hahahah are you stupid? no you dont. michigan state actually had the best offense this past year in the big ten. i think michigan beat us BARELY with coring average because of that pathetic delaware state game. and if you would have played a REAL team state would average more points a game. and cousins is better than both of your qbs, our runningbacks are better than yours, our receivers are better than yours. our defense is better than yours. you have got to be kidding me UMann.

[UMAnnArbor2]

@cousins851 Did you forgot MSU played Montana state to help their scoring average. Cousins is a decent qb, but not anything great. Forcier is awesome just made some mistakes being a freshman, and Gardner is 1. qb recruit for 2010 class. Our running backs are way better Vincent smith, Toussaint, Shaw. With Wr we have an edge with Roundtree, Odoms, etc., our defense has martin, ezeh, 5 star recruit turner, maybe Warren, van bergen, Roh, Campbell

[cousins851]

@UMAnnArbor2 actually yes i did forget we played montana state. so you have me there. but cousins is also onlya sophomore and he split time with nichol. and im not gonna argue with you. both teams will be better. should bea good one nexy tear.

[TheJimster222]

@UMAnnArbor2 forcier is far from awesome. I;m not saying hes bad but hes decent.

[msuspartans03]

@UMAnnArbor2 I stopped reading after Forcier is awesome, and there's no way you're going to tell me Vincent Smith and Michael Shaw are better than Edwin Baker, Larry Caper, and LeVeon Bell. Not a chance on Earth. You may not understand football but I'm sure you can understand this: /watch?v=aJxrX42WcjQ

[theTOOJ]

@msuspartans03 HAHAHAHAHAHA

[mike0n0jake0inc]

@cousins851 MSU has the best PASSING offense in the Big 10

[Chrisrokk239]

Your team has NO DEFENSE! That is why you fail. Next year, next year, next year. UM fans like you are is the all time whiningest.

Your basketball team is a prime example of the NEXT YEAR talk. 1-3-1 D? 25 3's a game? Ha ha ha ha.

Soon you'll be telling me to watch out for SWIMMING SEASON.

How's that TOILET BOWL going for you?

Cousins, Caper, Baker, K. Martin, Gholston, Jones, Worthy. You can't hang. Preach to choir about NEXT YEAR, you'll still suck.

[UMAnnArbor2]

@Chrisrokk239 The reason UM failed was because their corner position and safety wasn't good. Next year we get Justin Turner and move Woolfolk to safety. I was right that Forcier would be good, and Turner should be excellent. Your bball team has all of its wins against teams the like of Wofford, Florida Gulf Coast etc. Michigan has backup qb Devin Gardner who is the 1. qb in the 2010 class.

[UMAnnArbor2]

All of these pre season expectations crack me up. How in hell is Michigan State going to be third in the big ten when they will have no RB, not many experienced WRs, and a battle between two qbs.

[kyle17111]

no experienced WR's we only lost one WR last year and he did not even start and as for QB we got 2 good ones and we got a SR running back and 2 top 10 freshmen RB. and our d-fence a lot of returing starters.

[UMAnnArbor2]

Wringer was your team the last two years. Can State find playmakers with him gone this year? If they can, it could be a decent season. If they can't, it could get ugly.

[kyle17111]

yeah but we got a great coach also and many people will carry the ball this season. i see this team going 8-4 or 9-3 or maby 10-2 best case

i think michigan will go 6-6 7-5 somthing like that.

[UMAnnArbor2]

You never know what record the teams will have.  May the best team win.

[dcvids123]

true wringer was there team. i hpe they go winless

[JPfromFlint]

State found playmakers yesterday. 26-20.

[Chrisrokk239]

How the hell is UM going to be any good when they have to choose from 2 weak and small true freshman and a crappy walk on at QB, their RBs always get injured, their WRs are smaller than other team's Dbacks, their o line looks like Biggest Loser "after" pictures, and their only good defensive player is Graham?

Oh yeah. UM's going to suck again. The Motor City Bowl is yours if you overachieve...

[UMAnnArbor2]

Rodriguez is trying to get the players to compete more knowing there is some what of a competition. We have Forcier who is just as good if not better than Nichol. Denard Robinson is speedy, and could also be a good option. Of course we aren't going Nick Sheridan the starters job, when we have two talented qbs. Our RBs are definately better than your teams RB, and we have better WR. Who cares if they're small if they can catch they can catch.

[UMAnnArbor2]

You seriously looked at pictures of Michigan's o-line that's sad. The biggest problem was accuracy from the qb. Forcier is extremely accurate. Defensive players Graham, Mike Martin, Obi Ezeh, Fitzgerald, Mouton, Donovan Warren, Van Bergen, Brandon Herron

[xMgoBLUEx]

our QB's looked "real weak" last week...

but they were playing Western Michigan and not a powerhouse like Montanna State

[Chrisrokk239]

They should have plenty of time to practice before they take on the great Delaware State.

[Tigersfan829]

yeah, how the hell is UM going to be any good? idiot.

[bullrose5]

Let's see: UM 4-0, ranked #22 in the country. MSU 1-3, unranked. I rest my case.

[Tigersfan829]

i'm a michigan fan. i was just mocking what he said earlier

[bullrose5]

My apologies to you. Please accept it. GO BLUE!

[Chrisrokk239]

You dUMbass fans are so stupid that you end up arguing with each other. Classic.

Although, not as classic as Dantonio letting you get your hopes up for four minutes and then crushing your lame team like he did for 90 percent of the game. Dantonio: 2, Rich Rod: 0.

But anyway, go Tigers! They're going to need all the help they can get.

[drefan20]

hows a notre dame fan gonna post this there worse off than we are at leat michigan state is fixing the problem you gave yours a 40 million dollar raise.

[AllTerroristsMustDie]

As a Notre Dame fan from South Bend...you're right. Ever since Bob Davies it seems to me that at Notre Dame (much like in Hollywood and Washington, D.C.) you fail upwards. BRING BACK LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!

I remember when Notre Dame was feared, respected, and was a powerful team. Now, I walk around (I live in Florida now) down here and I'm laughed at. BRING BACK LOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Inter arma enim silent leges,

ATMD

[StoicBehavioR]

Really, you had one good season in a Big Ten down year. I really hate to see what happens when Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin are actually competitive. Nevermind, you'll go back to being bottom feeder who always taints.

Now that your offenese is gone(Ringer). Have fun trying find another way to play as a one dimensional offenese..

[drefan20]

we prob will go backwards its mich st not like i have huge expectations DICK

[heavymetalrulz123]

Atleast he slapped himself in the face haha. Joking!

[Notredame2121]

haha Michigan State sucks GO IRISH

[pakikalu]

im a michigan fan but jus fyi....michigan state beat u guys...shhhhhhhhh

[Irishfan21]

notre dame has yet to really play a game this year, they ran on momentum against sdsu and watched michigan blow up by themselves and ND just picked up the pieces

[VinUM2004]

1 time in 7 years...

[Criminology187]

he was such a fuckin nutjob

[IrishFan1989]

Times like this I wish YT had a replay button.

[Zurrixia]

Over His Head

[CrzyAzn5103]

Thank God for Dantonio lol

[revueguy]

He could have punched himself out right on the spot!!!

[ixcuincle]

lol

[omcdurham]

bring back George Perles. Aat least he won a Rose Bowl.

[VinUM2004]

He's the only sparty coach in decades to even go to a Rose Bowl!

[radio187]

Sad for Michigan State. MSU should be a good football school perenially, so the succession of bad coaches (save Satan) is a real shame.

[SmoothJazz98]

John L. Smith was quite possibly one of the most undisciplined, childish and just downright bizarre individuals coaching any collegiate sport. And that's saying a LOT.

[diablo313]

i liked John L. Smith but he never had control over his team. I think he was having personal problems that were distracting from his job.

[Redwings119]

are you kiddin me? jls sucks!!!!!

[twojeeze]

Didnt he choke a player on the sidelines once.

[anibull]

he's a clown.

[ss4gg092]

LMAO! couldn't agree more hahahaha

[JohnnyHotNutz]

that was after the Illinois loss

[Irishfan21]

o, if he didnt lose at the last minute against notre dame the week before, this wouldnt have happen, but since it happened 2 weeks in a row, he slapped himself, so part of it is because of the notre dame game

[TCSoccerfreak]

Actually, no. He's telling the reporters what happened when the MSU players confronted the Illinois players that were planting the flag at midfield and he got slapped in the commotion.

[cousins851]

@Irishfan21 well actually no, the notre dame game really had nothing to do with it. he slapped himself because illinois hadnt won a big ten game in like 2 years and they beat michigan state on an upset. he slapped himself because of all the turnovers that msu had in that game. it had NOTHING to do with the loss against notre dame. nothing whatsoever. but, if that gets you to sleep at night irishfan21, then i guess it had something to do with the notre dame game. (NOT).

[Phoenixz33]

I wish I could have slapped him instead.  :(

[samueledwardjones]

amen.