Rose Bowl Open Thread
The Granddaddy of them all! The 100th Rose Bowl. Number 4 Michigan State vs. Number 5 Stanford. Who are you guys taking in this game and why? I like Stanford so I wouldn't mind to see them win. I do think the perception of the Big Ten is somewhat important, but I also don't think the Big Ten being that great matters a whole lot. I'm cheering for neither team though. I am just hoping for a good quality game.
The line favors Stanford by 5.5 points. Michigan State has the best defense in the country. Stanford has one of the best ground and pound teams in the country.
F/+ Projection: Stanford 20, Michigan State 11
Win Probability: Stanford 73%
| Michigan St | Stanford | |
| Actual Score | 0 | 0 |
| Most Likely | 13 | 17 |
| Median | 13 | 17 |
| Mean | 14.63 | 19.37 |
| Win Probability | 36% | 64% |
January 1st, 2014 at 8:07 PM ^
Boom.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:08 PM ^
That Sparty just got laid out.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:10 PM ^
dudes on every damn play...about time they called it.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:15 PM ^
It's missed at least 75% of the time and even if you're caught it's at most a 15 yard penalty which is always going to hurt you less than a completion
January 1st, 2014 at 8:10 PM ^
Hogan having a hell of a drive
January 1st, 2014 at 8:11 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:11 PM ^
generous spot
January 1st, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
stop running up the middle.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
Why does Stanford simply refuse to accept the fact that they cannot run up the middle?
January 1st, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
It's like watching the PSU game, except, they get 2 yards everytime instead of -2
January 1st, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
Narduzzi down on the sideline. The Sparty players say once that happens the game is over.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:16 PM ^
I don't follow. Most DCs are on the sideline. It's OCs that are in the booth.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
dumb
January 1st, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
No hold on that? Holy shit the MSU defender got mugged going for the tackle.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:13 PM ^
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January 1st, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
i bet
January 1st, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
Stanford pulls a "Dantonio" - think flag might mean ineligible.
EDIT - yep
January 1st, 2014 at 8:16 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
Oh boy
January 1st, 2014 at 8:15 PM ^
i think that's a bad call. it looked like the interior linemen all stayed home to me.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
after explanation. i thought outside 2 guys would be eligible.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:16 PM ^
Stanford just pulled a good old Sparty No themselves.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:16 PM ^
wasn't the holder's knee down when he picked up the snap?
January 1st, 2014 at 8:19 PM ^
There must be a rule that allows holders to have one knee down. They do it every play.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:20 PM ^
Funk to be gone. I don't know shit about coaching OL, but hard to imagine not making any change after the OL debacle this year, youth or not. A stud OL coach could change everything for next year.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
pressure on DB and BH to deliver. Watching a rival deliver 12-1 and possible Rose Bowl win MUST add urgency to the situation.
No longer time to wait for recruits to "develop".
January 1st, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
with MSU's D or Stanford's inability to recognize the elephant in the room (can't run vs. MSU).
January 1st, 2014 at 8:19 PM ^
There is no doubt that MSU's D is good, but it's not like it's a particularly novel or complicated scheme. They simply rely on the fact that your WRs won't be able to beat their corners 1 on 1, and thanks to medicore receivers on pretty much every team they play, it works.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
grab and hold constantly, but officials are reluctant to call it more than a couple times a game.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:19 PM ^
i still don't get the FG. if sparty gets a couple first downs, the game is over anyway.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
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January 1st, 2014 at 8:20 PM ^
And no 99 wasn't downfield
January 1st, 2014 at 8:22 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:20 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:20 PM ^
to see how much better Sparty is than we are.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:23 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
And our defense has been awesome all year?
January 1st, 2014 at 8:20 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
Here comes a wide open crossing route for MSU for the first and the game
January 1st, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
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January 1st, 2014 at 8:21 PM ^
It's awful to think about all the Highschool football players who watched a listless Michigan team get killed by Kansas State and are now watching State in a great position to win the Rose Bowl. If I was a highschool recruit who wasn't already deeply entrenched in Michigan fandom, it would be hard not to see State as the more ideal location to go right now. The up-and-coming recruits probably don't remember/care about when Michigan was a yearly power, they just see State rolling of 11-win seasons and Bowl victories.
Can't help but feel bad for Gallon, Lewan etc., who never got to experience a Rose Bowl and now have to watch State enjoy it. Definitely not what they had planned dfor their time at Michigan.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
Good news is no one watched our bowl game!
January 1st, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
Our coaches look incompetent every week. Who would want to play for them?