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Indiana Hoosiers (3-0, 0-0)
Sept. 22, 2018. 7:30 pm.
TV: Big Ten Network.
Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN.
Sagarin Ratings: MSU #22, Indiana #55.
Line out of Vegas: MSU by 5.
How did we get here?
Well, whaddya know. Here are our Spartans in the middle of September, having played just one game at home and looking like crap in both games. This underwhelming team's biggest deficiency has reared its ugly head, that being the Offensive Line... which is more like the Maginot Line. In two games, and specifically in the loss to Arizona State, the left side of that offensive line had no push, and no protection for Brian Lewerke. We certainly miss Cole Chewins on the left side of that line. LJ Scott hasn't been much of a help, either. If the Maginot Line has been poor, then Scott's protection for Lewerke has been poorerer. Oh yeah, he's a running back. Well, his running has been just as poor - in the first two games, he's dancing like Justin Timberlake instead of running like Jim Brown: just 103 yards and averaging 3.4 yards per carry against powerhouses Utah State and Arizona State. And on the other side of the ball? Let's be honest, the defense was LUCKY against Arizona State, as their QB overthrew pass after pass after pass after pass... and finally connected on the last drive when MSU DBs had to make a stop. Bend bend bend break! Just too many mental mistakes, too many opportunities lost (e.g. Lewerke INT in the endzone) - mistakes do not make a mark of a good team.
So, now Indiana?
The Hoosier nation is in constant desire of football mediocrity. Indiana is 3-0, again. So, expect another 5-7 season out of the Hoosiers... unless they find a way to trip up our Spartans.
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Stat chat
Well... other than MSU's run defense... well.... offense averaging 114 yards on the ground per game??? Screw that, who are we?
MSU has won 16 of the last 20 against Indiana... and 7 of the last 10 played at Indiana. Doesn't matter much, unless you are considering this against expectations.
Pix:
Kat: MSU 30-17
Smig: MSU 32-26
Carter: MSU 24-10
CHock: MSU 24-23
Keith: MSU 35-32. "trap game."
Dr. Tom: MSU 24-7. "This has become infinitely harder after ASU game… Honestly they could rebound and drop a bomb on Indiana or continue to look like a bag of hot dicks. And their o-line looks like such a piece of shit I don’t even know. I think we win 24-13 because Lewerke takes over the game. Wait. 24-7. Dantonio is pissed."
GR Gregger: MSU 38-20
Big Joe and Phantom 309: MSU 24-22
RGM3: MSU 31-10.
ES sez: MSU 21, John Cougar Mellencamp 17.
