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MSU 1-0/0-0. ND: 1-1
Saturday, September 17, 2016.
7:30 pm ET.
Touchdown Jesus. South Bend, IN.
Line: ND by 7-1/2 (vegasinsider.com)
TV: NBC
Weather: 74 degrees, showers/partly cloudy.
Depth Chart - MSU - Friggin Irish
I hate Notre Dame. Just can't stand the arrogance of the program. Brian Kelly smells like rotten fish, no matter how Irish he is you can't pour enough malt vinegar on him to smell better. And, it's the 50th anniversary of the 10-10 tie of MSU vs ND in 1966, at the time, the first ever regular season matchup of #1 vs #2 in college football history. This time, no ties, and we're under the lights.
The Irish were outplayed by Texas and showed their vulnerabilities in the defensive backfield giving up 50 points to a frosh QB. However, TD Jesus also was able to score 47 at Texas, with 444 total yards - and over 200 on the ground. Their QB, DeShone Kizer, accounted for 292 of those yards, with 5 passing TDs and 1 on the ground (85 total rushing yards on 13 carries). So, you can expect to see lots of Kizer tonight.
But, has the ND front line improved since week 1? Likely. Tyler O'Connor will get a great test today, as he has some years but not much experience. Will the Spartan defensive line prove itself today and contain Kizer and the Irish? The addition of Ed Davis and his pass rush skills should help. Expect far fewer penalties out of the Spartans, who committed 10 (most of them stupid) against Furman.
As Don (from PB) noted - and the ES concurs - a good healthy does of LJ Scott will tame the ND defense: 25 carries should do it.
Enough with the write up - it doesn't matter anyway, because I just CAN'T STAND THE IRISH. Another victory will never ever get old.
Rick: MSU 21-17, Joe: MSU 35-31, Carly: MSU 24-21, Shea: MSU 32-18, Brock: MSU 30-19, Don: MSU 24-21, Brad (I met on the street walking to HopCat): MSU 21-14.
Ronnie sez "ND will not score in the second half. MSU wins 35-17."
LSJ: Couch (whom the ES met last night at Reno's) ND 30-20; Solari, ND 31-28
Chicago Tribune: MSU 27-24
Mlive.com: ND, 21-17
Freep:ND, 31-28
Frankie V:ND, 31-21
Athlon: ND, 27-21
ND Rivals:Somogyi, ND 27-23; Driskell, ND 33-20; Jones, ND 30-24; Boden, ND 34-23; McKinney, ND 27-20
Heavy.com: ND 23-20
