Sparty not playing well against Youngstown State
Been flashing back and forth between the Tigers (who have a comfortable lead) and the MSU vs. Youngstown game. Score is 7-6 MSU with a few minutes left in the first half. But for some stupid penalties and a blown extra point Youngstown should be leading. MSU's line looks attrocious. Can't open up a hole on the inside and the only runs they're getting are running to the sidelines where they're just flat out faster than the YSU players on most plays (thats how State gots its TD). Sparty has an absolutely horrible starting CB (White #32) who can't cover anyone without an interference penalty.
EDIT, and the second I post, Cousins drops a sixty yard pass play on Youngstown and they go in three plays later with solid blocking and an off tacle run be LeVeon Bell 14-6.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:51 PM ^
one that finished #61 in Sagarin's preferred Predictor measure.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt09.htm
I thought Youngstown State looked fairly decent for a AA team tonight, but they were 3-8 and #146 in the Sagarin Predictor measure last year.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt10.htm
However shaky they looked, Sparty is cruising late w/ a 28-6 lead. To me, I'd say good enough/rusty on offense, but needs some serious improvement on D.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:25 PM ^
Yikes, talk about announcer jinx.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:28 PM ^
UFR, the holder knocked it down. Double yikes.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:37 PM ^
But the coaching staff has to be worried about 4.6 YPC on thirty carries. This line is in trouble if they can't open holes against an FCS team.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:40 PM ^
replace a lot on their OL. It's either not going to be a very good line at all, or it will be better once the new guys mesh. I'll wait a bit to judge, as 1 game is a very small sample to base anything on.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:50 PM ^
But the new guys don't have alot of time to mesh at all. If they want to have any chance this season they're going to have to learn very fast. If they arent gelling by the ND game it could get rough playing OSU, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nebraska all in a row.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:52 PM ^
don't mesh, I won't be crying about it
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:43 PM ^
Boring game. It's quiet. Too quiet.
September 2nd, 2011 at 10:54 PM ^
I didn't tune into the Wiscy game last night until it was 20-0 about to become 27-0. Zzzzz.
At least this one kept my interest.
September 2nd, 2011 at 11:21 PM ^
I don't care what anyone says, that is how a national powerhouse handles their business against YSU.
September 3rd, 2011 at 12:03 AM ^
We are acting very little brotherish here. I liked it a lot better when we just plain didn't care how MSU did.
September 3rd, 2011 at 12:43 AM ^
Or... We were just watching a Friday night football game?
September 3rd, 2011 at 12:11 AM ^
Carry on.
September 3rd, 2011 at 1:26 AM ^
Bullough made a ton of tackles . . . too bad they were all 5-10 yards down field!!
Offense will be OK if the Oline can figure things out.
Defense, wooowwww that looked pretty bad, just sayin. I think after ND loses a close one to us they will go home the next weekend and shred MSU D for about 450 - 500 yards.