September 11th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
My brothers in law are both Spartan grads and have loved giving me crap over Denard's passing issues over the last three years.
Ahhhhhhh, Kharman is a bitch.
September 11th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 8:32 PM ^
I think he is referring to some chick named Kharman. There's actually quite a few on Facebook.
September 11th, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^
its a personal inside joke
My kid said That's Carmen to my wife after she stubbed her toe when putting him in time-out when he was not quite 4. Cracked me up. /csb Having said that, I have no idea why I threw an h in there.
September 11th, 2013 at 7:29 PM ^
But, I'm wathcing ESPNU "Film Room" and it's excellent. Maybe the coaches out there think this is all basic, but for someone who didn't play past 8th grade it's great. Matt Millen (YTMM) just gave a breakdown of some fundamentals of technique by d-linemen to control their gap. They opened with some discussion of the way Alabama worked against Manziel, including the famous play where Manziel bobbles the ball last year and then finds a guy all alone in the back of the endzone. Their argument was that before the bobble, Alabama's d was quite solid.
Anyway I heartily endorse it. It's the same reason I found Mgoblog.
September 11th, 2013 at 7:32 PM ^
As a fat, late-40's couch potato, I hereby throw my hat into the ring as MSU QB. Seems like I got a legit shot at it -- no passing or running skills required. And let's be clear, I'm not trying to get MSU to win or nothing, I'm strictly in it for the free money and sex with coeds.
Oops, wait, that's probably for Mississippi State, not Michigan State. My bad. Uhhh... nevermind.
September 11th, 2013 at 7:44 PM ^
At this point, one would suggest that MSU's offense is beyond repair, they should just save the scholarships and suit up a cheerleader at QB.
The QB's are not the problem, it is the "decided schematic advantage" offered by Bollman and Warner. Imagine a bowl game between MSU's offense and Texas' defense!
September 11th, 2013 at 11:31 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 7:34 PM ^
Throw it to Lucas!
Throw it to Lucas!
September 11th, 2013 at 7:44 PM ^
I wouldn't mind seeing them play musical quarterbacks like this for another few years.
If they sit O'Connor for a freshman he's pobably going to transfer. That pretty much puts the future of the program on the shoulders of Terry, because there wouldn't be another competent quarterback on the roster if he doesn't pan out.
September 11th, 2013 at 8:50 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 9:49 PM ^
To be fair, maybe he encouraged Golson's study habits...
September 11th, 2013 at 9:39 PM ^
If Terry gets the call this year, Maxwell graduates either way, Cook is not going anywhere - he is like Tebow but without Tebow's awesome passing skills, and O'Connor would go as he would probably prosper at a MAC type school. They have another high rated QB coming in next year, Chris Durkin so they'd be young but relatively talented. I'd assume Terry, then Cook (scrub) and Durkin as their 3rd in 2014. Not exactly what you'd want to walk into to Oregon the 2nd game of the season but by Big 10 play if Terry is the real deal he will have a year under his belt and 2 years to go with Durkin passing Cook a year later I presume.
September 11th, 2013 at 11:06 PM ^
I really like that Durkin kid. I don't think he's a Michigan level talent or even the type that Borges wants, but this play makes me think he's going to be fun to watch.
September 12th, 2013 at 11:54 AM ^
Handing Dave Warner and Jim Bollman a "highly touted" QB recruit is like giving a pound of bacon to a vegan chef. Beavis and Butthead would not know what to do with them anyways. They will end up spoiling in the meatlocker.
September 11th, 2013 at 7:46 PM ^
You get the feeling that this is not at all what the Spartans envision when it comes to finding a QB, of course, and it doesn't seem like there is a definite conclusion in sight for them. Here's how Dantonio put it yesterday:
“Above all else, our coaching staff, myself, we want to find the one guy,” Dantonio said Tuesday. “We want the one guy to emerge. I don’t care who it is.”
September 11th, 2013 at 8:36 PM ^
Then let one of them play the full game.
September 11th, 2013 at 7:46 PM ^
Having not really paid much attention to Sparty, how are their WRs so bad? I thought Burbridge and Arnett were supposed to be top-flight prospects?
September 11th, 2013 at 9:41 PM ^
This is a great question. It appears Arnett is one of those "not Michigan men" type and maybe we avoided an asteroid by him not coming here. He doesnt seem to be the "practicing type" ... as for Burbridge ... good question. It takes a pretty good coaching staff to take a recruit of that caliber and make him turn into junk in just 1.25 years.
September 11th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^
I was just reading that Arnett has dropped way down the depth chart now as well as of late..
September 11th, 2013 at 7:51 PM ^
.... If Maxwell hasn't "gotten it" by now, it's a sunk cost. Invest in the younger guys, and hope they have a higher ceiling when they get into the meat of their easy schedule this year (hopefully) and definitely for next year.
September 11th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
No eligibility left, but he's tearing up defenses in the Greater San Diego Area Flag Football League.
September 11th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^
That's kind of cruel Magnus.
September 11th, 2013 at 7:53 PM ^
It is like saying we had a competent quarterback with Death in the game.
September 11th, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
aint walkin through that door
September 11th, 2013 at 8:02 PM ^
is that State will play their best game of the season—by far—against us.
September 11th, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^
Alternatively, a 2002 repeat could be in the offing.
September 11th, 2013 at 9:37 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 8:14 PM ^
Since he's not working out at RB, maybe have him become the QB? It couldn't go worse.
September 11th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 9:46 PM ^
And yet, i feel Borges will completely implode in our game in EL and we might not even win.. I feel currently like it could end up like last year's ND game..
September 12th, 2013 at 2:29 AM ^
September 12th, 2013 at 12:25 PM ^
Nah. I'm really not worried about game planning/calling going forward (well, at least for this season). This coaching staff has been waiting fort a QB like Devin and they finally have him. There is no reason M shouldn't win in EL convincingly.
September 11th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
They should find a Gus Malzahn desciple like two weeks ago, hire him, and just ride this out with Damien Terry running the option for the first time in his life. If you can't block em, you might as well option off of them.
September 11th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 8:25 PM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 8:55 PM ^
September 12th, 2013 at 12:43 AM ^
If you prefer to remain completely uninformed about one of our primary opponents, don't read any of the posts about MSU. It's pretty simple.
September 12th, 2013 at 2:30 AM ^
September 11th, 2013 at 8:57 PM ^
I feel bad for the everyone's eyeballs having to watch this monstrosity lurching around on the field.
September 11th, 2013 at 8:59 PM ^
I thought you meant they found one.
September 11th, 2013 at 9:20 PM ^
when you are playing Youngstown St.? The offense for this this team doesn't improve unless the Oline gets massively better, and the running game can produce something. And that just isn't happening, no matter how dynamic the defense is.
September 11th, 2013 at 9:29 PM ^
I think YSU crushed their first two opponents and are generally pretty good. If this was the season opener, I would give this two yawns up. But since YSU has a couple games under their belt and they see the dumpster fire that is Sparty offense, this will be a good game.
September 11th, 2013 at 9:44 PM ^
YSU does have something called an actual QB who believes in completing passes so that will be new to Sparty's defense. That said YSU has played 2 teams thus far who don't offer scholarships to football players so I would not take much stock in their 2 victories. They did beat Pitt last year but generally were just ok. It will be Sparty's best opponent but that is not saying much. Hollis is a genius scheduler and probably found 2 of the worst 5 teams in college football to schedule for first 2 games.
September 11th, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^
Western is at 131; YSU is 119, right behind Central Michigan. Akron is 156. 3 other MAC schools are even lower. FYI, looking at a couple of week 4 games, FAMU is 226 and UConn is 84. There are 252 FBS+FCS schools listed on Sagarin.
September 12th, 2013 at 12:29 AM ^