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| Time for some Kentucky Fried Horse on Saturday |
Michigan State (1-0, 0-0) vs. Western Michigan (0-1, 0-0)
Sagarin Ratings: MSU #32, WMU #68
September 9, 2017. 3:30 ET
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Weather: 65 sunny
TV: Big Ten Network
Line: MSU favored by 7-1/2
Depth Charts: MSU, WMU
WEAR WHITE ON SATURDAY!!!! The Spartan gridders will be sporting an all-white uniform, including a white helmet (first time with a white helmet at home since 1954???? In 1954, MSU was 3-6 overall, 1-5 Big Ten with victories over Indiana, Washington State, and Marquette. Ahem!)
WEAR WHITE ON SATURDAY!!!! The Spartan gridders will be sporting an all-white uniform, including a white helmet (first time with a white helmet at home since 1954???? In 1954, MSU was 3-6 overall, 1-5 Big Ten with victories over Indiana, Washington State, and Marquette. Ahem!)
Predictions:
- Big Bob, WMU 31-28. Did you see the wmu-usc game? MSU will get its ass kicked if it can't stop fumbling. WMU 31-MSU 28. Sorry to rain on yer parade but, remember, Bob Wills is still the king regardless of the outcome.
- Sloth, MSU. I predict LJ Scott will fumble away 2 TD's. Malik McDowell will show up on an ATV and limp around on the sidelines all game, same as he did last season. The good news is that WMU is less than great on defense, our biggest defensive weakness is pass coverage and WMU is less than great in the passing game. So long as we keep WMU to less than 150 yards rushing, State wins this game going away. Otherwise, it will be a loooooooooong Saturday afternoon and it will feel like 1983 all over again.
- RGM3: 24-21 msu. Game winning fg
- Ronnie: 28-17 bog green
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| Chew 'em up, Cole! |
- ES sez: Did anyone see LJ Scott this week around campus? Was he carrying pigskin to class? Was he going to class?
Well, the ES met Cole Chewins (OL, 6-8, 284) today at the Mark Dantonio show at Reno’s East. ES said, “Damn, you are tall! Go get ‘em buddy.” Good kid. Coach D said he came MSU at 232 pounds - so he added 52 pounds in 2 years! Chewins said all he does in eat (he’s CHEWIN!) all day long, and in class, etc. Hopefully, Lewerke doesn’t hit him in the back of the head with some passes. More impressively? He’s a Finance major. Nice, the ES could use him come tax season...
Dantonio provided his usual coaching insight, blah blah blah, that you or I or any other person who watches football could say in their sleep: “We will need to keep on our toes. They have an athletic, mobile quarterback with dangerous running backs.” As if the stats don’t lie with the Broncos’ performance vs Southern Cal. The problem is what coach D also said, in response to a question from a caller: “one of our goals on defense is to create turnovers. When we win the turnover battle we are 52-9, when we don’t we are 25-25 in our 10 years here.” Well, Big Green had a pick-six vs Bowling Green, but gave up three turnovers to lose the TO battle at -2. This must change.
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| Roly Poly... Average age & weight in attendance at the MD show at Reno's? 78 y/o and 295. |
Problem with WMU is their defense gave up over 280 yards to 10 receivers from SC. Now, the Spartans don’t have the depth at receiver as do da Trojans… but the Big Green better figure it out. While MSU hit 10 receivers last week (as did SC), only five had more than one catch, and, the ES is noting several drops. Derrell Stewart (impressive) and Felton Davis (acrobatic despite drops) seem to be the go-tos to take advantage of a weak WMU secondary.
Enuff said. Methinks the Spartans, with Hartbarger, at worst can punt MSU into good field position on the day. Stop fumbling! Any field goal kicking? Naah. Move to 2-0 and next week bring on the Firkin Irish stumbling into EL with their bruises after a loss to UGA.
FINAL SCORE: Chewin' Finance Major 35, Dangerous Running Backs with No Secondary 28.
