Copper Bowl Open Thread, MSU vs. TCU
December 30th, 2012 at 1:56 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:43 AM ^
But I thought Michigan was their bowl game?
December 30th, 2012 at 1:43 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:44 AM ^
It looks like the Michigans are going to save the Big Ten in bowl season.
December 30th, 2012 at 1:46 AM ^
Oh well. Win for the B1G, and I think Sparty will again be mediocre next year.
But going with Cook is hardly a genius move when Maxwell was sucking as badly as he did (and really has all year).
December 30th, 2012 at 1:48 AM ^
Maxwell wasn't really as bad as everybody made him out to be. His receivers dropped so many passes throughout the season and ran such lazy 6 yard routes, so it was really the receivers that made him look pathetic.
December 30th, 2012 at 1:59 AM ^
I don't really agree with that. Sure early in the year they were terrible, but they survived that for the most part. After that it became a magnification of that being the thing. Every team drops balls. They came to be average to slightly below average once Burbridge emerged. And Sims is an elite TE as a receiving option. There weren't many (any?) B1G teams with more than one elite receiving option, and many/most teams had below average WR's.
And any team with Bell as the RB should have play-action wide-openness of WR's built in. Not necessarily because he's great, but because he's a load and you want to meet guys like that near the line (pulling LBs into the play action early).
But you don't really need me to argue that he was bad. His own coach benched him for a freshman on the last drive of their bowl game.
December 30th, 2012 at 3:17 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 9:52 AM ^
He does have the uncanny ability to make it seem like he's running in slow motion though. That can be quite entertaining for everyone except State fans.
December 30th, 2012 at 1:46 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:46 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:46 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:47 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:47 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:49 AM ^
I guess Connor Cook is now the threat?
December 30th, 2012 at 2:02 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:51 AM ^
Kudos to MSU. They controlled the second half of this game. They ran the ball on a pretty stout D and got some opportunistic passing going. So the Big Ten is 1-1 and has looked respectably in both games.
BTW, this is about the third time this season someone has said "Quick, what are they saying on the RCMB?" in the middle of a game MSU was losing - and each time, they went on to win and this board looked ridiculous. How about you at least wait until the game is over to obsess over MSU fan reaction?
December 30th, 2012 at 1:53 AM ^
You're the one obsessing over obsessing over fan reactions.
December 30th, 2012 at 3:42 AM ^
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December 30th, 2012 at 1:52 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 1:56 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 2:14 AM ^
Doesn't the real trophy reside in Madison?
December 30th, 2012 at 2:38 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 3:43 AM ^
I believe either of the above are acceptable. Win B1G or go home!
December 30th, 2012 at 1:57 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 2:47 AM ^
Sparty definitely got some help from the officials on their last drive and on TCU's last drive. Too bad: it would have been great to see them go 6-7 this year.
December 30th, 2012 at 7:47 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 7:48 AM ^
Too bad Minnesota couldn't have pulled off its upset; then the B1G would be 2-0 in the postseason so far.
December 30th, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
Feeling way better about the State game next year the more I watch them play. I can't picture their offense being much better than what we saw this year. If Bell and Sims, bolt probably worse. Neither of those quarterbacks present many problems for a defense.
December 30th, 2012 at 9:56 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 10:58 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 11:20 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 9:51 AM ^
Sparty played last night? That goes to show how much I worry about them. Wake me up when they are relevant.
December 30th, 2012 at 10:29 AM ^
You've lost 4 of the last 5 to them...
December 30th, 2012 at 11:22 AM ^
December 30th, 2012 at 11:35 AM ^
No sarcasm or joke font used. Plain text doesn't translate, and I think he was serious.
December 31st, 2012 at 8:41 AM ^
We've also won 7 of the last 11...What's your point?
December 30th, 2012 at 10:51 AM ^
I went to bed and woke up and said geez what happened?
December 30th, 2012 at 10:54 AM ^
I hope that we can hold up our end of the B1G bargain on Tuesday. While I hate MSU with a serious passion, I think we need to acknowledge that they beat an SEC team in their bowl game last year, and--lemon-sucking look or not--that Dantonio and his team have earned serious respect on the national stage. Even their uniforms kinda looked okay last night (he offered grudgingly).
Between Minny's valor and inspired defensive effort against Tech and the Spartans, the Big Ten is off to a better start than I expected.
December 30th, 2012 at 11:11 AM ^
I agree, as much as I hate sparty I am happy the big ten got their first bowl win against a respectable team. Now Jan 1st will either be another year where we see how the rest of the big ten pans out
December 30th, 2012 at 11:44 AM ^
As a Michigan fan either way I end up happy with the result.