Notre Dame 2012 vs. MSU 2015

Mark Dantonio actually gave a pretty classy interview to BTN.  However when they asked what's next for the program he was speechless and exasperated.  He had the look on his face like this is the pinnacle.  He knows they are not going to win it all.  Props to him for doing what he did.  He took Michigan's succession plan and capitalized.  Now it's our turn to get better.  The future is bright.

Well, Sparty never made it to a national title game. So I'd say ND was more overrated.

ND was probably more over rated. 

At least MSU was #3 and had to try to win their way into the NC via a playoff.

ND was a "clear" top 2 team looking at the record alone. They got embarassed on a slightly larger stage as well.

MSU played a night game during NYE. I'd bet money the ratings were way higher for ND.

I kind of mixed perception and viewership into the over ratedness, but still think ND 2012 takes the cake.

At least MSU kept themselves out of the NC game.  They got exposed on a lesser stage.

ND stuck their head all the way in the lions mouth.

The refs handed Notre Dame the Stanford and Pitt wins in 2012. I think that qualifies them as more overrated. It was a forgone conclusion that game would be a bloodbath before it was even played.

I think most people expected State to lose but stay within three touchdowns at least.

I give the nod to ND.

Was sparty overrated?

They dropped steadily in the polls all season as they eeked out victories against weak teams.  They stayed in the top 10 cuz they started in the top 10 and they kept winning.  Than they won the big ten fair and square.  They were not favored in any big games.  I may be remembering wrong, but weren't they at least a 10 point dog in the OSU game, and underdogs against us?  As satifsying as it was to see them dismantled, this team was not overrated, they beat us, they beat Iowa, they beat OSU, and in potential matchups against Notre Dame, Florida State, UNC, and Stanford, they win or are competitive.

They were easily the luckiest team in the B1G. Maaaaybe the the third best team in the conference. You look at the sec over the past four years and they've been incredibly overrated. The sec beat the brakes off of a a 9-3 B1G team tonight

Sparty all the way. Notre Dame put points on the board against a much better Alabama team.

Roll Tide, motherfuckers!

That ND team won at Oklahoma,and at USC. 2 more impressive wins than I think we've had in 10 years. Plus they went undefeated. I don't care who you play or how you won, going undefeated is hard. They simply played a team who was better than they were, it doesn't mean they were a shitty football team.

ND was a much better team who just got cracked by a very good Alabama team. MSU was a 3 or 4 loss team with a string of good luck.

MSU. ND had some good wins on the road. They had a couple of lucky wins and so did MSU. MSU lost to Nebraska. Dantonio sold so many souls against OSU and MSU. Even in the B1G championship game, they needed the last drive to win it. They almost lost to Indiana, Oregon, UM and I am forgetting another team that was not good. They had the luckiest play ever against us. Alabama is just a better team. If you take that away, ND was a better team than MSU. Well, this is not happening again. UM and OSU will take care of that going forward. We will not have this topic for another 10 years. Go Blue!

And so MSU's mythical 2015 National Championship season ends, not with a bang but with a whimper.

Hey guys,

Wife and I are in Boston for the New Year, and we were thinking of heading out to McGreevys. How early should we get there to get a table?

Thanks! Go Blue!