Linking Laconically is king of the hill

By Jeremy Warnemuende Nov 3, 2014, 2:38pm CST

In case there was any doubt, Michigan State is absolutely the most hunted team in the Big Ten this season, as Ohio State players confirmed by immediately going into talk about the Spartans after beating Illinois on Saturday. Today, Urban Meyer held his weekly press conference and continued to talk about how MSU is the team to beat right now. Mark Dantonio being Mark Dantonio, he might find some sort of disrespect in Meyer's comments, but I don't think anyone is respected more in the Big Ten than the Spartans.

Michigan State is 'king of the hill,' Meyer says | Buckeyextra | buckeyextra.dispatch.com

Yep. Yup. Yep. Mhmm. (I hope someone gets the reference.)

Joe Rexrode: MSU graduates from pest to Ohio State's peer | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Damn straight.

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer says Michigan State a 'great team,' but not a rival | MLive | mlive.com

I have no problem with this.

For MSU, OSU, the season's at stake | Detroit News | detroitnews.com

Pretty much.

1974 MSU-Ohio State ending still bizarre years later | Lansing State Journal | lansingstatejournal.com

Never knew about this. Crazy.

Michigan State's Alvin Ellis III shooting to impress coach Tom Izzo in exhibition opener | MLive | mlive.com

Oh yeah, this is happening tonight.