MSU and UM are the same school to 99.99% of the country. We are both small universities in the poorest state in the union. Neither of us have any top academic programs, uncontested national championships in sports, or otherwise outstanding features that differentiate us at a national level.
Internally we might feel like the differences are night and day, but we are really the same damn thing. As it has been said before, it's just one big cripple fight.