Late Afternoon Games Open Thread - Christmas in East Lansing

MIzzou down by 7 to Florida, but driving with under 1 minute left on ESPN2

EDIT:  Mizzou loses

Go Green! I'm rooting hard for MSU today and then getting blackout drunk after the game so hopefully I'll forget it ever happened. 

and taking a nap. Sounds like a good afternoon.

Oklahoma just picked off the gloriously named Steel Jantz to end the Iowa State threat.

Should be no delay in seeing a Christmas-colored East Lansing.

I'll just say it: If MSU does us a favor, Arizona wins their game tonight, and USC loses to Oregon...

M and the Wildcats will each control their own destiny for a spot in the Rose Bowl.

Oh my would ABC love that.

Go staee! Beat Nebraska!

lotta empty seats and nebraska fans in east lansing.  Chipotle must be busy

Time to put my Sparty helm on.  BEAT NEBRASKA!

designer specs?

It looks like a Nebraska home game.

So much red in EL. Is there another Cedarfest I don't know about?

Jesus, I thought Sparty Stadium was supposed to be the toughest place to play?  They lose a few games and the fans desert them!

That is all.

Indiana beat Iowa, just so when Michigan struggles with Iowa I can sit there and bitch about it.

nice crowd national Sparty.....pathetic.

Hail to Pitt, hoping for yet another victory over the Irish.

Sparty, this is why you are little brother.

I also love the Christmas-out game they have going. Really cleve to have all the MSU fans wear red and green

Lose please.

I'm rooting for State today (obviously), but lol at them getting called out by the announcers for being a weak ass fanbase

in our game.

says Will Hagerup

3 and out, and then a shanked punt for Nebraska to start. Great start for MSU. 

Tennessee - Troy gets the LOL of the early games, tied up at 48 2:54 left in the 4th

to convince me Dantonio is throwing this game

Meanwhile, the first offensive drive for Illinois started in the customary fashion - Scheelhaase was sacked. After an exchange of unimpressive, brief attempts at drives for both the Illini and the Buckeyes, we're back to Beckmanball. 

LOL LOL Troy beating tennessee 48-41 on ESPN3!

Stupid Sparty. 

nice work Conroy.....

The Notre Dame Pittsburgh game is the classic Notre Dame letdown game. A 500 team comes in and knocks off the undefeated Irish. I'm calling it here first you can call me a genius later. If I'm wrong It's because I drank too much during the Michigan game

GO STAEE

Feels dirty to say, but is what it is I guess.

Was it in Michigan too? Looks like alot of people dressed up like empty seats in East Lansing!

Been a rough week....thanks again Michigan! Go Blue!

Martinez with a terrilbe INT. Where was he throwing it?

Martinez....lol wow that was bad.

Scheelhaase has underthrown almost everything on this last drive,  partially due to the offensive line getting zero push. Indeed, the turf has three catches for about 40 yards just on that last drive, on its way to a monster game at WR. 

Illinois up 3-0 on Ohio!

but gosh darn is MSU's offense sad. I feel hopefully that they can win when the D is out and then the offense comes out and does nothing. This is painful to watch

YEAH MSU interception.... yeah... I'm finding this pretty damn hard to root for MSU.  But I keep telling myself that after they win today (please), UM will be looking real good at being B1G Champs and going to the Rose Bowl.  That would be another hugh step for this program and I would be SO HAPPY for our seniors, especially Denard and Kovacs who deserve this.

Am I jumping the gun a little?  OK, yes.  

Back to (sort-of) rooting for MSU.  

Love watching 5 star LB Lawrence Thomas playing FB. 

Big Run down inside the Irish 35.

This is saying a lot, but I think Bell is the most overrated Spartan.