Spartans a 9-10 point underdog vs Wisconsin in B1G Ten Title game The Enlightened Spartan: Spartans a 9-10 point underdog vs Wisconsin in B1G Ten Title game

Monday, November 28, 2011

Spartans a 9-10 point underdog vs Wisconsin in B1G Ten Title game

Michigan State is a 9 to 10 point underdog to Wisconsin in the inaugural Big Ten title game.  Recall, MSU was a 7-point underdog when we defeated the Badgers earlier this year. Again, no respect -- and it is up to the Doctor and the Spartans to earn it.  Bring on the Badgers.

What IS total bullcrap are the ESPN bowl projections:  so, Wisky is expected to blow out Sparty, thus Wisconsin gets a Rose Bowl bid and... Michigan, which the Spartans have firmly defeated 4 years in a row, and which is a game behind MSU in the Legends Division, would then get a notch into the Sugar Bowl????  Sorry, the ES ain't buying it.  If there was ever, EVER, any incentive for Dantonio and the Spartans, thank you to ESPN. 

As for the BCS, Michigan State moved up to #13... but is a solid #9 in the coaches' poll (USA Today) and #11 in the AP media poll.



USA Today Poll
RKTEAMRECORDPTS
1LSU (59)12-01475
2Alabama11-11411
3Virginia Tech11-11291
4Stanford11-11289
5Oklahoma State10-11245
6Houston12-01096
7Oregon10-21041
8Boise State10-11033
9Michigan State10-2941
10Arkansas10-2937
11Oklahoma9-2882
12Wisconsin10-2852
13South Carolina10-2833
14Georgia10-2816
15Kansas State9-2681
16Michigan10-2658
17TCU9-2534
18Baylor8-3457
19Nebraska9-3390
20West Virginia8-3295
21Clemson9-3286
22Penn State9-3192
23Southern Miss10-2173
24Florida State8-486
25Cincinnati8-356
  • Dropped from rankings: Georgia Tech 21, Notre Dame 24, Virginia 25
  • Others receiving votes: Texas 51, Georgia Tech 42, Brigham Young 29, Notre Dame 29, Northern Illinois 19, Missouri 16, Arkansas State 13, Ohio 8, Virginia 8, Rutgers 6, Louisiana Tech 4