Scouts Inc Classic Fail
I saw we made a Scouts Inc. preview so I clicked on it for ESPN. (No link Insider Info) After years of reading this blog I have lost faith in the mainstream analysts realizing they do zero research, but I thought Scouts Inc. was little better than listening to Mark May & Lou Holtz ramble because they actually did some research and you know like....scout teams. Guess not.
So they go thru the match up board on who's got the edge
QB-Mich-duh?
RB-MSU-OK
OL- Mich-Take it I guess
WR-MSU-If you say so it's close
DL-MSU-Eh I can make an argument but how can you defend our D
LB-Mich-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
Another media outlet discredited. Classic
October 5th, 2010 at 2:54 PM ^
Wow...I know Mouton has been decent but...wow
October 5th, 2010 at 2:59 PM ^
So I'll just say this - MSU wouldn't swap its LB corps with UM in a million years. Greg Jones alone makes that grading silly. That doesn't have to be a knock on UM (necessarily) and its LB, but rather, Jones is a top 5 LB in the nation.
October 5th, 2010 at 2:59 PM ^
That's almost as bad as Kiper having Obi in his top 5 MLB prospects for about the first 5 weeks last year....
October 5th, 2010 at 3:01 PM ^
I think they may have the DL and LB flipped.
October 5th, 2010 at 3:06 PM ^
Maybe our guys get more credit because they have cooler names.
Scout guy: "Who has better LB's? Let's see, MSU has...Greg Jones...ew he sounds shitty. UM has Jonas Mouton and Obi Ezeh? They sound wild. Cool, UM it is."
October 5th, 2010 at 4:03 PM ^
who has one eyebrow and his nickname is Death Row (Roh). That is totally bad ass.....
October 5th, 2010 at 3:06 PM ^
Scouts Inc is ESPN. What did you expect?
October 5th, 2010 at 3:11 PM ^
where's the article, I want to see it. I can't find it on the website.
October 5th, 2010 at 3:12 PM ^
Obviously, Scout incorrectly assumes MSU runs a 6-1-4 defense.
It is the only way to justify giving MSU's deplorable DEs the nod over Martin, and at the same time, forget that Jones plus 2 midgets could be the best LBs in the Big 10.
October 5th, 2010 at 3:15 PM ^
They were too busy fawning over the SEC to do much research on Big Ten teams.
October 5th, 2010 at 3:17 PM ^
Yeah, when I read it I thought they had the DL and LBs backwards. Martin is better than Worthy, and those two are easily the best players on the lines. I'd take RVB over either of MSU's ends too.
Meanwhile giving us the LB comparison actually made me laugh.
October 5th, 2010 at 3:22 PM ^
Our WRs are better, especially since we've given two of them contact lenses.
I wouldn't take their WR corps over ours in a million years. No way they can block as well as ours, and no way they are as sure handed as ours.
October 5th, 2010 at 3:30 PM ^
They have Shaw listed as out for Saturday, but in an interview with Roundtree (also on scout), Shaw told him (Roundtree) that he was fine and would be ready for MSU?? Apparently doctors have told him otherwise...
October 5th, 2010 at 3:32 PM ^
last week's injury report given it's tuesday and that's not normally released until thursday'ish
October 5th, 2010 at 3:37 PM ^
They had it on the top of the page and listed it as the injury report for MSU above the Roundtree interview link, it has been removed and must have been a mistake.
October 5th, 2010 at 4:02 PM ^
http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/pickcenter?providerid=1&gameid=302820130
Accuscore predicts a 8.1 point victory with Denard going for over 457 total yards! Man, I hope that is right!
Link to OP's Scouts Inc. breakdown: http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/features/take2?gameId=302820130 They predict MSU 38-35.
October 5th, 2010 at 3:54 PM ^
and he thought LB meant Lil Boosie fades....
October 5th, 2010 at 5:13 PM ^
All that aside, they way they're matching things up is stupid. This isn't basketball. Denard is not going up against Kirk Cousins. Darryl Stonum is not going up against Mark Dell. Lewan is not going up against their LT. It means nothing that one team is "better at RB" or whatever without context. You need to compare Rush O vs. Rush D, Pass O vs. Pass D, etc.
October 5th, 2010 at 10:44 PM ^
Even if they’re counting Roh as an LB, which they must be, this is ridiculous. Maybe they flipped a coin for everything other than QB.
October 6th, 2010 at 12:41 PM ^
That is probably a typo.
Is there anything in the analysis that you actually disagree with? It seems on to me.
"Robinson is sure to make some dazzling plays that electrify the Big House, but the Spartans have a few things going for them. First, they have the leadership on both sides of the ball to handle the adversity of playing at Michigan. Second, they have the balance on offense to scorch a porous Michigan defense and keep pace with Robinson. Third, Michigan State's power running game is capable of grinding down the clock to preserve a late lead. And finally, the Spartans have a big advantage on special teams. Their ability to win the field-position battle and convert field goal attempts gives them an important advantage in what should be a close, high-scoring affair."