OT: Boise State @ MSU this Friday. What are your predictions or thoughts?
I'm sure many of us if not all of us (cause I know I am) are hoping to see the Broncos come into EL and tear the Spartans a new one but with Boise replacing pretty much their whole offense and some linemen on defense how do you think Boise State will fair against FYS this coming Friday? I fear this could very well be a rout for Sparty but with a new offense and QB at the helm I could also see them struggling in this game. Defensively though is where Sparty should kill them in my opinion.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:17 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 3:58 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 4:03 PM ^
I was sitting by the 45 yard line on the opposite side and there was a group of Spartans fans sitting below us and this one guy wearing a green S hat with a green hoodie on kept dropping f bombs out really loud every time State had a 3 and out or when Nebraska would score. I had my 10 year old niece with me and some of my cousins who are in middle school and the rest of my family was there but I was getting really pissed off with him and the way he was handling himself. Are most fans of theirs like that? They weren't really friendly people coming into the stadium too. All of immature guys it seemed at least the students were.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:04 PM ^
Yes. Yes they are.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:05 PM ^
I keed -- MSU fans are harmless (or drunk) on the road. It's East Lansing where the fans rise up to the levels of Ohio State-style douchebaggery. Michigan fans, just like everyone else, will have their bad apples and then the majority will be cool and try to convince Huskers that we were true national champs in '97.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:13 PM ^
the trophy hall lol
August 26th, 2012 at 4:51 PM ^
Ooooh SNAP!
August 26th, 2012 at 4:06 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 4:09 PM ^
"Most" fans are not like that, but many on this blog would argue that MSU possesses a higher contingent of such fans. It's tempting to let one rowdy fan color your perceptions of a team, but it's unfair to the other fans of said team.
While it's entirely likely that your children hear worse things in school on an hourly basis, I would have asked him politely not to swear
August 26th, 2012 at 6:53 PM ^
And I'm sorry that people from Michigan acted like that in front of your family. I observed a similar experience here in Ann Arbor during the 2003 Michigan-OSU game where a loud-mouthed, cretin fan of OSU sitting in our section made an embarrassment of himself and his fan-base by uttering every kind of obscenity in front of men, women, and children. He was shouted down on a number of occasions and finally left when he realized his team was going down to defeat.
But, I have to say that I was VERY impressed with the Nebraska fans who attended the game in Ann Arbor last fall. I never saw a single person act like a creep and they showed a ton of class IMO.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:00 PM ^
I just don't see Boise State winning this game, or doing much on offense. I think that MSU will be able to run the ball effectively and Maxwell will be relatively mistake-free, which is all Sparty can ask for in his first start. I will definitely be watching this game in Dallas, of course :)
August 26th, 2012 at 4:00 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 4:02 PM ^
I think MSU wins by two touchdowns.
And I hope they win too, since I want them to be undefeated when we blow them out of the Big House on 10/20.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:15 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 4:04 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 4:04 PM ^
It'll be close, probably around 20-14. I wouldn't be shocked of Boise won, but if I was a betting man I'd put money on MSU
August 26th, 2012 at 4:04 PM ^
but MSU should roll over Boise St. I just don't see how MSU can lose this game at home, with a good defense, and servicable offense. However, as far as who I hope will win? I hope Boise St. wins. I hate MSU enough to discard the "B1G loyalty" variable.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:05 PM ^
Boise State lost quite a bit of talent up front on defense, to a point where they might be trotting some DEs out there who haven't logged any game time before, if their camp was any indication. If Michigan State can get an offensive drive here and there going, Boise State might be hard-pressed to stop it and would have to rely on their secondary (the most experienced unit) to prevent State from breaking off big plays.
Despite Maxwell being the most apparent unknown quantity in the MSU offense, he's got a good line in front of him and he'll get time to read and throw. I think State's defense probably makes it difficult for Boise State to score more than a couple times - they seem good enough to slow down that offense considerably, and there is just not a lot of data on Joe Southwick (probably who Boise rolls out at QB), but very likely he is not Kellen Moore.
State wins this one by a comfortable margin, I imagine - something in the 34-20 range.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:07 PM ^
I'll be rooting for Boise but I still think MSU wins 24-10.
BSU returns 7% of their starters from last year. That doesn't bode well.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:15 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 4:16 PM ^
I think that the scores will be relatively low, being the first game of the season, but I think MSU wins this game.
I just can't see Boise doing much against MSU's defense, and the Spartans always play well at home. While the score may not indicate it, I don't think it will be close.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:27 PM ^
I Hate State!
I was just noticing that everything rhymes with, "I hate State!"
August 26th, 2012 at 4:21 PM ^
alas--drooling on them. If we have lost to Alabama, bet on the media to be shiI**ing on UM after the weekend. It will prove nothing, because Boise without an offense is almost no team at all, but that's the breaks. MSU at home, running the ball down Boise's throat, is likely to equal a sizeable win.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:24 PM ^
Only way I see it being close is if Maxwell really struggles. Sparty should dominate in the trenches.
MSU- 34
Boise- 17
August 26th, 2012 at 4:36 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 4:35 PM ^
MSU is a party school for the most part. Their fans can be good guys at times, but for the most part they are just drunk college guys who thought football started in 2008. There's always 1 or 2 fans that get ejected from the stadium from their section when they visit Ann Arbor.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:44 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 5:10 PM ^
On a side note, we both can't believe that Arkansas hired JLS, even if it's only for this year. I live in the middle of Hog Country, and I'm shocked at how many people think they're going to win it all this year. Fun press conferences, though...
August 26th, 2012 at 6:56 PM ^
They seem to think that JLS will just be a cover boy and the assistants will do everything, but...
"THE COACHES ARE SCREWING IT UP"
August 26th, 2012 at 4:34 PM ^
August 27th, 2012 at 12:16 PM ^
Yeah, they've played the two-time defending B1G champions three times over the past two years, while we've played them zero times.
I understand your point about Ohio's team and Boise's team, but let's not pretend that we haven't had our scheduling breaks as well - MSU arguably had a tougher bowl opponent than we did, too, despite not making it to a BCS bowl game.
August 26th, 2012 at 4:35 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 4:38 PM ^
Chris Petersen.
Sincerely,
Bob Stoops
August 26th, 2012 at 4:50 PM ^
P.S. Where is the ball? WHO THE HELL HAS THE F*$%ING BALL?!?!?
August 26th, 2012 at 4:39 PM ^
Probably MSU 35-14. I think MSU's running game and defense will be the difference
August 26th, 2012 at 5:00 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 5:15 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 5:18 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 5:43 PM ^
Does your younger brother display little bro syndrome in regards to MSU?
August 26th, 2012 at 5:50 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 6:00 PM ^
MSU should win this handily. Given it's at home and Boise is replacing just about everybody, if State doesn't win this one, it's going to be a long, difficult season for the Spartans.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:00 PM ^
MSU should win this handily. Given it's at home and Boise is replacing just about everybody, if State doesn't win this one, it's going to be a long, difficult season for the Spartans.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:00 PM ^
Two words: Go Broncos!
Seriously, I think State rides Bell and their defense to a 27-10 win.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:04 PM ^
I highly doubt that Boise wins this game. MSU picked a good season to play them in the opener, because people still remember them as "OMG BOISE" when without Kellen Moore I suspect they'll be meh. MSU should win handily, regardless of their offensive struggles. 35-7 MSU. I'd be happy to be wrong, however.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:05 PM ^
Chris Petersen is one of the best coaches in football, and he will have his guys ready to play. But with the amount they have to replace, I just don't see hem getting out of EL with a victory. The MSU defense will make life miserable for Boise's new QB all night. The MSU offense will sputter at times, but it's Maxwell's first game. He'll do enough to get by, and Bell will carry the load.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:17 PM ^
August 26th, 2012 at 6:26 PM ^
...how they think they are the second coming and everyone is talking about how great they are gonna be, it would make my night if they got bitch smacked by 20+. I have never been sick of a fanbase in my life more than OSU's until this past 9 months. They need a reality check. Im hoping everyone hands it to them all the way to us so Michigan can bury them. Ready to usher in a new era. Michigan state might not be the joke of the past, but we still own this State.
Michigan Arrogance. I welcome it back.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:31 PM ^
I want Sparty to be unbeaten and completely full of themselves when we play them. Their heads will be huge, but their collars will be tight.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:30 PM ^
Have MSU as a 7 to 10 point home favorite with an over/under at 45........They must be thinking it will be MSU running the ball and controlling the clock with their ground game and defense. At this time of the year, before anyone has played anyone else, they are usually your best prognosticators.
August 26th, 2012 at 6:36 PM ^
Boise's defense is going to be the issue. I expect MSU to run for about 230 yds and several scores. Maxwell will pass for 180 and 1-2 tds.
MSU 34, BSU 10.