So, what does Notre Dame do next week in EL?

but i think this is where MSU's bluff is called. i think ND will be pissed and dayne crist will have a field day. ND's linebackers are good, they swallowed up our running backs pretty well.

ND 40
MSU 17

EDIT: obviously, the ND linebackers didn't swallow up denard but who would?

Hopefully for the first time ever in football, both teams will lose

ND wins 35-17.  And I will love it.

Edit: sorry for double post.

Sparty gets KO'd by the leprechaun.

Obviously Denard was the difference in the game.  Last I checked, State is devoid of dilithium.  Ergo, State loses.

I'm watched parts of both MSU games this year.  Their defense looks ok, but their offense is not very good.  I think that MSU gets an early lead, then ND takes the lead and it's over before the 4th quarter.  42-13 ND.

I hate Dantonio more than any other coach, including Tressell (who is at least a classy winner).  Therefore, I hope State goes 3-9, but I really do think they have the advantage at night in East Lansing, coming off cupcakes and ND coming off 2 big ten games.

Should be a close game, although I will not be rooting for one team over another.

Wow, some of you guys really think MSU is going to win?  ND is going to blow them out of the water.

For the first time in the history of myself and Life on Planet Earth, I will be (secretly and quietly) rooting for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.    Sparty fans have just gotten too annoying.

Kirk Cousins will be exposed as the average QB that he is, their "stable" of running backs will be ho-hum, and Brian Kelly will get a solid ND win by about 3 touchdowns.

They win, and win big. Crist looks like the real deal, and MSU's secondary is like ours, plus they don't have Denard.

Particularly when the Fighting Irish were reduced to playing for ties.

Then they started playing overtimes.

I want them undefeated when we beat them.  Then laugh inside as the rest of their season hits  the skids.

I really am surprised the amount of people that think ND is going to smoke them. I'll take ND but close.

Screw your assumptions, I hope they both lose!

(sorry to break the rules, but it is the truth)

1.  ND by a TD (31-24 or so)

2. The 1966 10-10 tie between these two teams will be brought up many, many times during the telecast (as it seems to have been the only meaningful game these two have ever played).

I'll always enjoy an ND loss, but since I have the misfortune of working with a few sparties I honestly hope ND defeats them.   Tired of their talking.

I hope ND wins the rest of their games, along with UCONN. I know ND is more of a rivalry, but of course it makes us look good. Plus I cannot stand seeing MSU or OSU win any game. I cannot stand to listen to their sorry ass fans. If they both would never win again, I'd be a happy man!

a strong MSU tempts young recruits to think highly of them...ultimately this doesn't matter so much as long as Mich beats MSU.  ND wins this IMO... 24 - 17... but I am just makng that up.

I hope State loses.  My Facebook page is full of State fans claiming that our win against the Irish doesn't mean much, because they're not very good.

I want to see that "not very good" team smoke the Sparties.

I always root against whomever I'm hating more at the moment.  By Saturday that's surely going to be Sparty.  If I thought my hating/rooting could affect the game, I might make a more rational cost-benefit analysis.

The game should provide some good information on where things stand.  MSU seems to have a better running game than last year, and I expect the passing game should be good again.  ND's defense seems better, how much will be interesting.  ND's d-line performed better than I expected.  I don't expect MSU will be able to pass at will against ND, but MSU should be able to put up more than decent numbers.  MSU's still seems to have the same problems on defense as last year, despite the stud linebackers.  ND should be able to put up big passing numbers. 

Assuming Crist is fine, I expect ND holds the turnovers downand and wins.

trouble running the ball vs MSU.  Conversly MSU should run the ball well vs ND, however if MSU struggles its on the arms of the two QB's and I like Cousins over Crist.

Should be  a close one like the UM/ND game, look for ND to be a little sharper in a few areas of decision making.

This is about the only time I can cheer for ND. When we come off a road win in South Bend, it looks way better if ND then goes into EL at night and spanks Michigan State. If Michigan State beats ND, our win doesn't hold as much water. I think this game is going to be very close but I'm leaning towards ND if Crist can see.

I want ND to lose every game, every year until the end of time (December 2012 apparently).

While the MSM's recent infatuation with MSU has been annoying, MSU is likely never going to be a true national power so I don't mind seeing them win 6 or 7 games each year especially if one of those wins is against Notre Dame.

In summary: Screw Notre Dame!

an MSU performance similar to the one from 2006 (1st through 3rd quarters, only)