Big 10 Championship Game Open Thread

Submitted by alum96 on

No meteors seem in the forecast in the greater Indiana area per NASA, so we'll be forced to watch our top 2 competitors in the East face off.  Short of a 25+ pt blowout MSU is destined for the Rose, OSU is playing for the right to give up 60 pts to Florida State.

Have at it....

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CR7

December 7th, 2013 at 9:19 PM ^

M would have more playmakers blossom over the course of the season is they were more aggressive and gave players more of a chance. Staee had no one on the line to start the season but Calhoun reaped the benefits of an aggressive defense and now is considered a 'playmaker'.

Staee show no team respect, and it works for them. M shows teams too much respect and it hurts them.

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Magnum P.I.

December 7th, 2013 at 9:21 PM ^

Why, though? We passed on Ed Davis. No one had ever heard of Shilique Calhoun, Darqueze Dennard, or anyone else on their D when they were coming out of high school.

They have a culture of toughness, confidence, and rock solid technique in that program.

...or they're all on roids.

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CR7

December 7th, 2013 at 9:24 PM ^

I know it isn't the fairest thing but I get frustrated because the seniors on M's squad have been with this staff for 3 years and they still aren't aggressive a lick. Staee has 6 seniors, M has 3 so you're partly right there but it shouldn't be a massive deal. Waynes is young, Calhoun is young, Davis is young, the other safety (Not Lewis, not Drummond) is young.

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alum96

December 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^

It really doesnt matter.  Their big losses are MLB with Max Bullough and their corner Dennard.  Look at Ed Davis, he was all over the place vs UM and tonight.  He is not even a starter at LB.  He is a class of 2011 3 star and already might be their 3rd best LB.  Their staff just finds the right athletes and molds them.  THey will still be a top 10 defense next year, it wont be this dominant but it will be just like their 2011 and 2012 defenses.

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MontuckyYooper

December 7th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^

Icon  44 Marcus Rush | 6-2, 250, RS JR
 52 Denzel Drone | 6-2, 260, RS SR
 92 Joel Heath | 6-6, 277, RS SO
Icon  89 Shilique Calhoun | 6-4, 240, RS SO
 92 Joel Heath | 6-6, 277, RS SO
 11 Jamal Lyles | 6-3, 230, RS FR
Icon  60 Micajah Reynolds | 6-5, 320, RS SR
 99 James Kittredge | 6-4, 271, RS JR
 93 Damon Knox | 6-4, 280, RS SO
 87 Brandon Clemons | 6-3, 300, RS SO
Icon  91 Tyler Hoover | 6-7, 310, RS SR
   8 Lawrence Thomas | 6-3, 280, RS SO
 97 Mark Scarpinato | 6-3, 280, RS SO
 96 David Fennell | 6-2, 270, RS FR
Icon  34 Taiwan Jones | 6-3, 232, JR
 23 Jairus Jones | 6-1, 205, RS SR
 45 Darien Harris | 6-0, 215, RS SO
Icon  28 Denicos Allen | 5-11, 232, RS SR
 43 Ed Davis | 6-3, 220, RS SO
Icon  40 Max Bullough | 6-3, 252, SR
 41 Kyler Elsworth | 6-1, 225, RS SR
 48 Pat Rhomberg | 6-0, 225, RS SO
Icon  31 Darqueze Dennard | 5-11, 190, SR
 39 J. Edmondson | 6-0, 175, RS FR
 29 Mark Meyers | 6-0, 175, RS FR
Icon  15 Trae Waynes | 6-1, 175, RS SO
 37 Ezra Robinson | 6-0, 170, RS FR
Icon    9 Isaiah Lewis | 5-10, 195, SR
 26 RJ Williamson | 5-10, 200, RS SO
 36 Arjen Colquhoun | 6-1, 189, RS SO
Icon  27 Kurtis Drummond | 6-1, 197, RS JR
   7 Demetrious Cox | 6-1, 195, RS FR
   6 Mylan Hicks | 5-11, 190, RS JR

 

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ghost

December 7th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^

Dennard is a guy they will not be a able to replace.  He will be a huge loss.  As far as that reload theory,  look how that went for LSU this year.  1 good year doesn't change everything.  Especially when you are losing all of your best players.

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Magnum P.I.

December 7th, 2013 at 9:18 PM ^

Man, MSU is solid. I took shit on here before our game with them for saying their program's in a better place than ours. I think it's become pretty clear since then that's the case.

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StephenRKass

December 7th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^

Of course, a balanced defense and offense is best. But I love defense, and believe that Mattison will have Michigan there soon enough. You know, neither Mattison nor Hoke have been very effusive in praise of Michigan's defense. They both know we have a long way to go. We're heading in the right direction, but aren't there yet. Every year we're getting closer.

I also completely agree with Salvatore:  patience is a virtue and it took MSU time to get to where they are today. Giving Mattison (and Borges, for that matter,) time to get their players in place and have the right depth and the right players for what you want to do is critical. 

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