#8 MSU favored by 22 at Purdon't

Well, despite the 27-22 victory... after the Spartan 4th quarter meltdown that led Nebraska back into the game, we missed an opportunity for a major vault in the national rankings. MSU jumped up two spots to #8. Watching a 27-3 lead evaporate in the span of 12 minutes was nerve-racking... but, there is one relief: Spartan teams of the past would have choked. But, not us. It was the best defensive performance of the year out of MSU. More on this in Monday's post.

That said, the Big Green is a healthy 22-1/2 point fave at Purdon't this week. Early odds for upcoming Big Ten stints:

MSU -22 at Purdue

Minnesota -3 vs Northwestern

Wisky -24 vs Illinois

Iowa -7 vs Indiana

Penn State -1/PK at Michigan

Bye: Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers, Maryland

Associated Press Poll:

AP Top 25
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Florida State (35)	5-0	1461
2	Auburn (23)	5-0	1459
3	Mississippi State (2)	5-0	1320
3	Ole Miss	5-0	1320
5	Baylor	5-0	1258
6	Notre Dame	5-0	1186
7	Alabama	4-1	1060
8	Michigan State	4-1	981
9	TCU	4-0	979
10	Arizona	5-0	951
11	Oklahoma	4-1	904
12	Oregon	4-1	888
13	Georgia	4-1	854
14	Texas A&M	5-1	731
15	Ohio State	4-1	534
16	Oklahoma State	4-1	527
17	Kansas State	4-1	486
18	UCLA	4-1	460
19	East Carolina	4-1	344
20	Arizona State	4-1	325
21	Nebraska	5-1	283
22	Georgia Tech	5-0	235
23	Missouri	4-1	212
24	Utah	4-1	206
25	Stanford	3-2	143

Rank: NR. 5-6 Overall/3-5 Big Ten.
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 2	W. MICHIGAN	W, 35-13
Sep. 10	AKRON	W, 52-0
Sep. 17	at Washington	L, 28-39
Sep. 24	MINNESOTA	L, 7-34
Oct. 1	at Maryland	L, 13-27
Oct. 8	OHIO ST.	L, 20-49
Oct. 15	WISCONSIN	W, 34-28 (2ot)
Oct. 29	at Michigan	L, 7-29
Nov. 5	at Illinois	W, 23-15
Nov. 12	RUTGERS	W, 27-21
Nov. 19	INDIANA	L, 31-39 2ot
Nov. 26	at Penn St	4/FS1

Rank: #9 .11-2 Overall, 7-2 B1G Ten PEACH BOWL CHAMPS.
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 3	at N'western	W, 38-21
Sep. 7	Y'GSTOWN ST.	W, 42-14
Sep. 14	at Miami (Fl.)	W, 38-17
Sep. 21	@ Nwestern	W, 31-10
Sep. 28	NEBRASKA	W, 23-20 OT
Oct. 2	W. KENTUCKY	W, 48-31
Oct. 9	at Rutgers	W, 31-13
Oct. 16	at Indiana	W, 20-15
Oct. 30	MICHIGAN	W, 37-33
Nov. 6	at Purdue	L, 29-40
Nov. 13	MARYLAND	W, 40-21
Nov. 20	at Ohio St	L, 7-56
Nov. 27	PENN ST	W, 30-27
Dec.31	Pittsburgh, Peach Bowl	W, 31-21

Rank: None. 2-5 Overall
Date	Opponent	Result
Oct. 24	RUTGERS	L, 27-38
Oct. 31	at Michigan	W, 27-24
Nov. 7	at Iowa	L, 7-49
Nov. 14	INDIANA	L, 0-24
Nov. 21	at Maryland	CANCELED
Nov. 28	N'WESTERN	W, 29-20
Dec. 5	at Ohio St.	L, 12-52
Dec. 12	at Penn St.	L, 24-39

Rank: None. 7-6 Overall, 4-5 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 30	TULSA	W, 28-7
Sep. 7	W. MICH.	W, 51-17
Sep. 14	ARIZONA ST.	L, 7-10
Sep. 21	@ Nwestern	W, 31-10
Sep. 28	INDIANA	W, 40-31
Oct. 5	at Ohio St.	L, 10-34
Oct. 12	at Wisconsin	L, 0-38
Oct. 26	PENN ST	L, 7-28
Nov. 9	ILLINOIS	L, 34-37
Nov. 16	at Michigan.	L, 10-44
Nov. 23	at Rutgers	W, 27-0
Nov. 30	MARYLAND	W, 19-16
Dec. 27	Wake Forest, Pin Stripe Bowl	W, 27-21

Rank: None. 7-6 Overall, 5-4 B1G Ten
Date	Opponent	Result
Aug. 31	UTAH ST.	W, 38-31
Sep. 8	at Arizona St.	L, 13-16
Sep. 22	at Indiana	W, 35-21
Sep. 29	CMU	W, 31-20
Oct. 6	N'WESTERN	L, 19-29
Oct. 13	at Penn State	W, 21-17
Oct. 20	MICHIGAN	L, 7-21
Oct. 27	PURDUE	W, 23-13
Nov. 3	at Maryland	W, 24-3
Nov. 10	OHIO ST.	L, 6-26
Nov. 17	at Nebraska	L, 6-9
Nov. 24	RUTGERS	W, 14-10
Dec. 31	vs Oregon, REDBOX BOWL	L, 6-7

Sunday, October 05, 2014

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Rank: #12 AP, #13 USAT, #17 BCS. 11-3 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. OUTBACK BOWL CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 2	YOUNGSTN ST	W, 28-6
Sep. 10	FLA ATLANTIC	W, 44-0
Sep. 17	at Notre Dame	L, 13-31
Sep. 24	C MICHIGAN	W, 45-7
Oct. 1	at Ohio St	W, 10-7
Oct. 15	MICHIGAN	W, 28-14
Oct. 22	WISCONSIN	W, 37-31
Oct. 29	at Nebraska	L, 3-24
Nov. 5	MINNESOTA	W, 31-24
Nov. 12	at Iowa	W, 37-21
Nov. 19	INDIANA	W, 55-3
Nov. 26	at Northwestern	W, 31-17
Dec. 3	Wisconsin. B1G TEN CHAMPIONSHIP	L, 39-42
Jan. 2	Georgia. OUTBACK BOWL	W, 33-30 (3ot)

Rank: #7 AP/USA. 11-2 Overall. 7-1 Big Ten. BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
Date	Opponent	Result
Sep. 4	WESTERN MICH.	W, 38-14
Sep. 11	Fla Atlantic (at Ford Field)	W, 30-17
Sep. 18	NOTRE DAME	W, 34-31 (ot)
Sep. 25	NO. COLORADO	W, 45-7
Oct. 2	WISCONSIN	W, 34-24
Oct. 9	at Michigan	W, 34-17
Oct. 16	ILLINOIS (HC)	W, 26-6
Oct. 23	at Northwestern	W, 35-27
Oct. 30	at Iowa	L, 6-37
Nov. 6	MINNESOTA	W, 31-8
Nov. 20	PURDUE	W, 35-31
Nov. 27	at Penn State	W, 28-22
Jan. 1	vs. Alabama (Capitol One Bowl)	L, 7-49