On ESPN's "Championship Drive" podcast on Friday, Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio was asked about an offseason in which Michigan and Ohio State have been the talk of college football. The Buckeyes are coming off of an impressive national championship run and are in good position to make a repeat run in 2015. Michigan made one of the more notable coaching hires in recent memory, prying former quarterback and elite coach Jim Harbaugh from the NFL. Dantonio's response was simple, and pointed.

“Hey, we just work at it,” Dantonio said. “Right now, we’re selling results. I’ve said this over and over. We’re selling results. Other people are selling hope.”

Of course, Dantonio clearly has the grounds to make such a comment, particularly when directed towards the Wolverines. He is 6-2 against Michigan in his eight seasons in East Lansing, and the Spartans have experienced a recent run of success never seen by the program before, as they've won 11 games in four of the past five seasons, including their first Rose Bowl victory since 1988.

Friday afternoon, Michigan tight ends coach Jay Harbaugh put out a tweet that appeared to be a subtle response to the idea of "selling hope".

You can’t just HOPE 2 b gr8 , you must WORK 4 it. We are not recruiting guys who 'hope-ers'- we are recruiting WORKERS — Jay Harbaugh (@JayHarbaugh) May 8, 2015



There's almost never a dull day when it comes to Michigan and Michigan State, and Friday is no different. The two schools will meet in Ann Arbor on October 17th in their annual tussle.