Michigan State-Ohio State has been the Big Ten's best "modern rivalry," but no team gets the Spartans' blood boiling quite like Michigan.

And, yeah, you might be able to tell it's Michigan week based on the fact the Spartans opted not to issue a depth chart this week -- something Michigan has abstained from this season. Other schools like Colorado have spoofed this with made up two-deeps. That's almost what Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio did, claiming the decision to not release a depth chart was injury-related, not a counter to Michigan.

"I said, 'Hey, just put Spartan there,'" Dantonio said (via the Detroit Free Press). " 'Just put Spartan, Spartan, Spartan, Spartan,' because somebody is going to be out there with a green helmet on."

It's true that Michigan State is both young and injury-riddled, but as MLive.com notes, this is the first time in "recent memory" that Michigan State did not release a depth chart.

Regardless of Dantonio's intentions, former Spartans quarterback Connor Cook was, shall we say, less subtle in his approach to Michigan...

It's that week again! ScUM on the clock 😁#7outof8 A photo posted by Connor Cook (@c_cook8) on Oct 25, 2016 at 7:50pm PDT

Cook was 3-0 against the Wolverines during his time as a starter. The Spartans beat the Wolverines in 2013 and 2014 by a combined score of 64-17 before, um, shocking Michigan last fall...

For what it's worth, Michigan opened at around a 23-point favorite in East Lansing. Rivalry games can get tricky, but at 2-5, the Spartans might need another block-six type of miracle.