Michigan State fans irate with Michigan coach Dusty May's postgame comments

The Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans finished up their regular season in a classic Big Ten showdown.

The Spartans got the best of their rivals, as Tom Izzo's gang took down the Wolverines 79-62. Even before the win, the Spartans had secured the Big Ten regular season title; however, emotions still ran high on Senior Day in East Lansing.

The two hated rivals had a little scuffle at midcourt near the end of the game. In what has become a tradition at Michigan State, the seniors say goodbye by kissing the logo at midcourt. However, some Michigan players didn't get the moment.

Apparently, Michigan head coach Dusty May didn't get the memo either. When discussing what caused the dust up at midcourt, May said he knew nothing about any tradition.

Dusty May on the altercation at half court:

"I didn't know there was a tradition where they're shooting a free throw and we aren't allowed to stand at half court. I'm not familiar with that one. Is that a tradition?"pic.twitter.com/AJcf2ayeKs
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 9, 2025

"I didn't know there was a tradition where they're shooting a free throw and we aren't allowed to stand at half court. I'm not familiar with that one. Is that a tradition?" May mentioned during his postgame press conference.

Those comments are not sitting well with the Spartan fanbase. Some feel that May was playing "dumb" in his comments about the tradition.

If you really didn’t know… your school failed you.
— KipYoung (@KipYoung) March 9, 2025

No wonder they gave him an extension, total tool. Fits right in https://t.co/XJtz1zxZNB
— craig (@StarlBurner) March 9, 2025

what a great extension for that institution, just as clueless as everyone else in that operation https://t.co/VndgUXKelA
— maxwell (@maxwellklitzke) March 9, 2025

Lmaooo it’s gonna be a long tenure after this comment. Dusty Mid https://t.co/C7Ve1t0LpM
— Jordan Hadley (@J_Hadley2) March 9, 2025

Dusty May fitting right in with the unearned cockiness and arrogance of Michigan athletics. “Rub our noses in it” thinking it’s about you…. No, not about you at all. It’s about MSU tradition.

But yet again UofM finds itself in an end of game scuffle…
Common denominator scUM. https://t.co/BOvojBcxgK
— Dom Toretto (@Dom_MSU) March 9, 2025

Not that this rivalry needed more juice to it, but May has quickly become public enemy number one with the Michigan State fans.

A Big Ten conference final between these two would feed families, and with the season they've had, it wouldn't be all that surprising for the basketball gods to gift us this layup.

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