...talks about how UConn hasn't been in contact and how they're out. (HT: UMHoops)
Copper Bowl Open Thread, MSU vs. TCU
December 29th, 2012 at 11:36 PM | 
My
My
December 29th, 2012 at 11:35 PM |
The hockey team has drove me
The hockey team has drove me
The hockey team has drove me to throw the Coke Zero aside and start drinking. Hopefully TCU beats them down and I can have something to laugh at.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:36 PM |
This again? Why do the
This again? Why do the
This again? Why do the announcers have to mention several times a game that MSU's losses have been so close? They're not the first team college football team in history to lose close games.
Go Blue! Always!
December 29th, 2012 at 11:37 PM |
I thought seeing all their
I thought seeing all their
I thought seeing all their losses again was funny
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
December 29th, 2012 at 11:40 PM |
I'm guessing that it's because...
I'm guessing that it's because...
... if you removed the meaningless prattle and misleading statistics out of play by play commentary you would be left with silence.
As a matter of fact I like beer.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:38 PM |
iPhone
iPhone
Must be that hard to find something positive to talk about when the subject is Michigan State football.
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:42 PM |
Not really. I've watched
Not really. I've watched
Not really. I've watched most of MSU's games this year and the announcers always make some shit up when they're bored. Like how proud Sparty is when they get a 2 star recruit that chose them over Michigan. Or when their players rack up several personal fouls and the announcers say Dantonio won't be happy with that kind of play because he's the "Dean of discipline."
Heh.
Go Blue! Always!
December 29th, 2012 at 11:40 PM |
Give them a break...
Give them a break...
they are trying to keep viewers glued to the late night Chicken Wing Bowl between 2 teams that dont have 1 full offense between them.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:37 PM |
Maxwell just looks awkward
Maxwell just looks awkward
Maxwell just looks awkward and unathletic back there.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:40 PM |
iPhone
iPhone
This makes sense because he is. un-athletic
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:37 PM |
TCU's DLine is going to eat
TCU's DLine is going to eat
TCU's DLine is going to eat Sparty's lunch if they keep finding themselves in obvious passing downs.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:39 PM |
iPhone
iPhone
I think your mean late dinner or supper depending on how you were raised.
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:38 PM |
This is stacking up to be...
This is stacking up to be...
...the vicious punting battle that everyone was hoping for.
As a matter of fact I like beer.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:38 PM |
Sargin
Sargin
I was doing some Sargin rankings reading and their margin of victory based ranking is lower than their pure wins and losses score. This seems to make no sense given their season.
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
December 29th, 2012 at 11:40 PM |
Hahaha, William Gholston with
Hahaha, William Gholston with
Hahaha, William Gholston with the hesitation offside, double take, and then follow through jog to the QB to pretend he did that intentionally.
Go Blue!
December 29th, 2012 at 11:43 PM |
I am ecstatic that this game
I am ecstatic that this game
I am ecstatic that this game is being inflicted on the American public at 10:30 pm on a Saturday night. This is the rock fight everyone dreamt of when this game was announced.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:43 PM |
4 possessions - horrible offenses
4 possessions - horrible offenses
Only a sparty pass interference saves another 3 & out
December 29th, 2012 at 11:43 PM |
Was that Gholston that the
Was that Gholston that the
Was that Gholston that the TCU lineman just owned?
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
December 29th, 2012 at 11:43 PM |
Close losses
Close losses
I heard Dantonio on the radio, mentioned the close losses and that they were almost a 10-win team this year (then backed off, said 'our record is our record', related coachspeak). I love that this is his approach. That kind of thinking has surely leaked into his team (and the Sparty fanbase).
No one seems to mention that they won 3 games by a combined 11 points. One of those in OT, and another against Indiana. And the Eastern game was much closer than the score indicated. Granted they won these games and should get credit for them. Just as they should take the blame for the losses. They were as close to 4-8 as they were to 8-4.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:45 PM |
What Mork forgets is that the Big Ten sucked this year.
What Mork forgets is that the Big Ten sucked this year.
Close losses to mediocre teams is no better than blowout losses to great teams.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
December 29th, 2012 at 11:51 PM |
It's called the "no excuses" style of old-school
It's called the "no excuses" style of old-school
coaching. Breeds toughness.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:55 PM |
True
True
Unfortunately Michigan was within a play of losing to this embarrassment of an offensive team at home, and add in the Northwestern game and the same could be said about Michigan being just as close to 6-6.
The offenses overall in the Big Ten were just not very impressive so it is hard to say if the defensive performances were all that either. The chicken or the egg concept.
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
December 30th, 2012 at 12:03 AM |
Sure, but we lost to ND barely with 6 turnovers.
Sure, but we lost to ND barely with 6 turnovers.
Lost our QB against Nebraska. Heck, could have beat OSU.
Maybe 6-6 to 10-2 sounds better than 4-8 to 8-4.
(I mean really, we play a nice baby seal OOC schedule we're 10-2 and in a BCS game)
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
December 30th, 2012 at 12:04 AM |
ND turnoverfest and Denard
ND turnoverfest and Denard
ND turnoverfest and Denard injury in NE disclaimers apply. Ohio game was winnable in Columbus. But that's a fan talking, and even I wouldn't make a serious argument that Michigan was 3 games better than our actual record.
Hoke - unlike Dantonio - is not running around telling people Michigan was almost an 11-win team, is the point.
December 30th, 2012 at 4:10 AM |
*shrug*
I think that's
*shrug*
I think that's
*shrug*
I think that's just football. Look at the Lions, the same could be said. Some lucky bounces make them a 10-win (LUCKY) team and some bad ones make them 4-12. Just how the game goes. All teams at all levels are exposed to good and bad breaks, surprise recruits, bust recruits, surprise draft picks, etc etc etc.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:44 PM |
I'm totally digging the TCU
I'm totally digging the TCU
I'm totally digging the TCU helmets. Those are the best I've seen.
December 30th, 2012 at 12:00 AM |
Seconded.
Seconded.
I haven't liked the Christmas tree ornament helmets, but for some reason it works for TCU. But then again, they've pulled off scales.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
December 30th, 2012 at 12:02 AM |
Those caught my eye as well,
Those caught my eye as well,
Those caught my eye as well, very sharp.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:45 PM |
Gholston - Most overrated Big Ten Lineman
Gholston - Most overrated Big Ten Lineman
Tom still gets mentioned as causing havoc in the backfields all year.....only thing that I can think is that they are watching practices because he seems to have had one good game in the last two years against Georgia in the bowl game last year.
"You're gonna eat lightning, and you're gonna crap thunder!"
December 29th, 2012 at 11:50 PM |
iPhone
iPhone
He's a starting big ten linemen? Weird Lewan owned him like he belonged on the practice squad.
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:48 PM |
7-0 Frogs.
7-0 Frogs.
Ribbit, ribbit.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
December 29th, 2012 at 11:48 PM |
Strange to see All American
Strange to see All American
Strange to see All American Gholston on the sideline when TCU is in the red zone. I have to presume it was because Dantonio did not want to hurt the Horned Frogs this early by unleashing the beast in such a crucial situation.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:49 PM |
Sparty D looks horrible so
Sparty D looks horrible so
Sparty D looks horrible so far. Blown coverage that only a horrible pass kept from being a TD, and then they just looked confused on that last drive.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:49 PM |
Really? Who cares.?
Really? Who cares.?
Not me.
Go Blue !!!
Dave Brandon: Detailed and thorough investigation proves that Freep report was intentionally misleading.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:52 PM |
Posts like this are just
Posts like this are just
Posts like this are just silly. You see a thread about MSU and take the time out of your night to open it and make a post acknowledging that you do not, in fact, care. Bravo. The power of denial is strong in this one.
For today, goodbye. For tomorrow, good luck. And forever, Go Blue.
December 30th, 2012 at 12:11 AM |
Yes, he did his part
Yes, he did his part
To contribute to this being bigger than the whole Michigan Basketball thread was....in the first half.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
December 29th, 2012 at 11:50 PM |
TCU Speed
TCU Speed
a real issue for Sparty. You'd think that since they spent their entire season preparing for Denard, they'd be better prepared for an option type offense. .
December 29th, 2012 at 11:52 PM |
Tired of the sparty defense meme
Tired of the sparty defense meme
Look - the B1G this year was full of lame offenses with marginal QB play. The raankings the announcers refer to do not account for the strength of opponents offense
December 29th, 2012 at 11:56 PM |
At the same time, their
At the same time, their
At the same time, their offense is so horrible that the D is constantly on the field, yet still has those numbers.
For today, goodbye. For tomorrow, good luck. And forever, Go Blue.
December 30th, 2012 at 12:04 AM |
MSU's offense actually isn't
MSU's offense actually isn't
MSU's offense actually isn't all that bad from a time-of-possession standpoint. All those Bell runs eat up a lot of clock. They're just very, very bad in the redzone - they attempted 31 (!) field goals this year.
December 30th, 2012 at 4:13 AM |
Ya.... I'm still gonna go
Ya.... I'm still gonna go
Ya.... I'm still gonna go ahead and say their offense is putrid. I'll give you ToP but take everything else. They're horrid.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:52 PM |
Being that the BW3 bowl is
Being that the BW3 bowl is
Being that the BW3 bowl is the replacement to the Insight Bowl name, will they still play for that beautiful Sammy The Sperm Trophy?
December 29th, 2012 at 11:54 PM |
How many true and redshirt
How many true and redshirt
How many true and redshirt freshman did we role out this year? Wasn't it close to 14 for true fresh?
"Everybody thinks of changing humanity, but nobody thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy
December 29th, 2012 at 11:55 PM |
So many drinking games could
So many drinking games could
So many drinking games could be played watching this game.
Take a shot every time MSU's close losses are mentioned, every time that clip of Le'veon Bell hurdling that Boise State player is shown and every time ESPN shows that Lexus December to remember commercial.
Go Blue! Always!
December 30th, 2012 at 12:02 AM |
Let’s hope this is a December to dismember for TCU.*
Let’s hope this is a December to dismember for TCU.*
vvv
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
December 29th, 2012 at 11:56 PM |
For a big back
For a big back
Bell sure gets stuffed on a lot of 3rd/4th and shorts
December 29th, 2012 at 11:59 PM |
Anyone else notice this is
Anyone else notice this is
Anyone else notice this is the battle of 3D printed numbers on the jerseys??!
December 29th, 2012 at 11:59 PM |
iPhone
iPhone
Sparty NO!
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
December 29th, 2012 at 11:59 PM |
Hahahaha that was a denard
Hahahaha that was a denard
Hahahaha that was a denard esque armpunt and the safety missed it
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
December 29th, 2012 at 11:59 PM |
iPhone
iPhone
Sparty NO!
If you see someone in an airport with Michigan logos on luggage and they are wearing a pilot uniform come say hello.
STAEE relatives call it bad luck. Its losing.