The ES met with an old colleague from his days working in the Michigan State Senate... he used to play cornerback for Bo Schemechler at scUM.  He said, "I haven't seen you in a while, what have you been up to?" ES response:, "since we been kicking your arse, I haven't needed to get in your face."  He laughed, and said: "well, that's about to change."  The ES said "show me."  Fantastic engagement.  Loved it.

As for any football updates, the one interesting tidbit is Rollerball #2 is about to hit Spartanland this fall.  We saw our first Rollerball playout last year with the debut of the new OregonNikeIsh Spartan football jerseys last year.  Now, MSU will display some freakish highly advanced "fully integrated uniform system" for the MSU vs scUM matchup this fall, October 15, at Spartan Stadium.  Nike officially calls this a "2011 Nike Pro Combat system" -- those who will sport it will include Army, Boise State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan State, Navy, Ohio State, Oregon and Stanford.

What is interesting is we got a taste of it already (at right), at least those of you who watched the professional debut of Cam Newton in the 2011 BCS Championship Game, as Oregon with its Combat Uniforms did its best to leapfrog the Auburn Tigers, to no avail.

What to expect?  ES guess is some freakish helmet whose colors shimmy from green to white to gray, a green uniform with tiny whitish spots and some ugly gruff "pretend" shield painted on the shoulder pads like the stupid feathers painted on the Ducks' pads, and some whitish/graying pants.  You will see them keep the Rollerball-ish numbers and Michigan State typeface on the front, a la Oregon. Any stripes?  Nope, not anywhere -- they ain't on the Oregon combat unis, and don't expect them on the Spartan combat unis.

Will we see Neon Spartan Green?  It remains to be... well, seen....  Who cares, so long as we kick Brady Hoke and his scUM arse, we can wear pantyhose and pink jerseys for all the ES cares.