Why Brandon Minor will destroy Michigan State
Hey fellas,
I know the Bleacher Report isn't the most popular site around here, but I wanted to tip you off on an article I just posted there on how Brandon Minor is gonna run wild on the Spartans this weekend.
I'm no Brian. It's mostly trash talk to get some controversy going. But I wanted to share the Minor love that I know is running strong in the Michigan faithful.
Hey, it's MSU week. You know Sparty's gonna blow this, don't you?
Ok, thanks,
Bryan
September 29th, 2009 at 8:33 PM ^
Gotta love the optimisim.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:33 PM ^
Great article man, I love it. Here's hoping your wild predictions become less than reality......GO BLUE
September 29th, 2009 at 8:36 PM ^
I didn't click it (yet), but hopefully it just says "Minor will destroy MSU because MSU can't tackle."
September 29th, 2009 at 8:37 PM ^
i see no game from here on out as a blowout opportunity, except Delaware State. In fact, i see a very good chance we could lose this game with MSU's air firepower and our defense's inability to cover accordingly. I see a shootout and i sure hope we are the ones left standing in the end.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:51 PM ^
With this offense, I actually think a lot of games could turn into blowouts--they won't all, of course, but I'm guessing we might manage 1-2 more big wins beyond Delaware State.
The defense certainly has its issues but it'll be better some days and worse on others. A couple of stout plays on 3rd down turn a close game into a 2-3 touchdown win. On the flipside, of course, a couple of blown plays turns a close game into a 2 TD loss which is why this season will be so interesting.
The good news is that we seem to have a team that finds a way to win and will have experience taking close games and pulling them out.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:11 PM ^
Love those kids (yeah i am old, shush). The camaraderie is excellent and i think it has been key to their 4th quarter successes. It also speaks volumes of their coaching staff. God bless'em.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:16 PM ^
all good teams lay an egg during the season.. See USC every year..
September 29th, 2009 at 11:16 PM ^
Hopefully our egg was Indiana. I think it was and we pulled it out. Last yr we play bad we lose by 30. This yr and this team are different.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:21 PM ^
Not all good teams have Nick Sheridan. Don't underestimate the power of the headset.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:40 PM ^
I know anything can happen, but damnit, we're 4-0 and they're 1-3. We are gonna kick some spartan ass, we're gonna run them into the ground, help them up, and do it all over again, until they lie broken, crying on the sidelines.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:36 PM ^
tricks,
That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. Brian's last column was the first one where I thought, no, that's excessively negative. Sure, our defense didn't step up, but they will. They'll win one game for us that our offense can't. And maybe it will be against Sparty, although I think the offense will rise to the challenge this week like they did against the Irish.
That's if Minor is healthy, which I hope to be the case by now. If he is, this is the game where he shows why he's All Big-Ten.
Word.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:21 PM ^
I actually have to agree here. I guess the negativity is a way to not get crushed but still. We need to celebrate were 4 0.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:39 PM ^
MINOR RAGE is gonna be in full force come saturday.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:42 PM ^
I hope your right and Minor has a huge game.
I'm really interested to here what Jamie Mac has to say about saturday. The current line is Michigan +2.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:04 PM ^
40% chance of showers in EL on Saturday, double-digit winds. All good things for slowing the passing game and Minor-mudbowl 2009.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:38 PM ^
Yea if it becomes a race to 300+ rushing yards because of weather I think we are in good shape.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:44 PM ^
will leave spartys all over the field wondering what happened.
If Minor is healthy and runs like he did against PSU last year, MSU is in for a long day.
Carlos Brown is a great change of pace for Minor, he is faster and more elusive. The combo of power and elusivity in these two backs will be key Saturday.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:58 PM ^
And if Minor and Brown aren't enough, there are plenty of little slot guys for another change of pace, not to mention DRob.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:20 PM ^
Defense has a chip on its shoulder. You don't think Brandon Graham wants to win this one badly after guaranteeing a win last year? Graham seems like the leader of the defense over Warren, so I assume his mentality will be felt full force this week during practice.
By the same token, I'm sure State wants to win just as badly, but their focus is getting respect from us, not from Michigan's players, who seem to respect State plenty. Hopefully Michigan's "just win" mentality will carry them past the "wah, wah, we want respect NOW" mentality.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:24 PM ^
God this thread got me even more pumped for the game. Not to mention the somewhat wildly optimistic article by the OP. My brain says definitely not, but my heart responded to his poll with 7 touchdowns for Minor.
And when he does I really hope he shows up at the post-game presser with a couple of lines that put Hart's 'little brother' comment to shame.
It's not that I even hate msu that much (I'm from ohio)...I just wanna see Dantonio asplode.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:24 PM ^
I'd love to see some Minor Rage this Saturday. Anything that gets us to 5-0 and State to contemplating jumping off a bridge works for me.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:38 PM ^
I like your non-answerable question: 1-10 TD's? What if he gets shut out?
Personally, I believe he will score 4 TD's by kicking the pylon illegally.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3663838&categoryid=2564308
http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/msu_football_blog/2008/10/msu_m…
September 30th, 2009 at 2:35 PM ^
Watching that video, the Ringer run to make it 14-7, if Graham had 10 more yards he woulda caught him. Either way, that was a pretty nice run.