October 16th, 2018 at 11:27 AM ^
It's Tuesday.
October 16th, 2018 at 11:30 AM ^
So long as we don't turn the ball over 5 times we're gonna be having a good time.
October 16th, 2018 at 12:06 PM ^
^This. My biggest worry Saturday is Michigan beating itself with turnovers and bad penalties. Take those away and it gets a lot harder for MSU to keep up.
October 16th, 2018 at 11:42 AM ^
The game plan will not change: run the ball, rely on the strength of the team which is the defense, and take opportunities when they present themselves.
The running game will have some wrinkles, which is awesome and could get M moving on the ground. If you were able to crack that defense on the ground they'd be in real trouble. So M will definitely try that first. When field position opportunities or something they've seen on tape allow for some risk, they'll take some. But anyone expecting them to throw it all day a la ASU or NW are fooling themselves. Michigan doesn't need to, it has a defense it trusts and a kicking game they feel is better than MSU's.
October 16th, 2018 at 11:51 AM ^
I think we will be ok as long as we keep attacking. Even if we don’t succeed on a certain series, keep trying, keep attacking. If we fall into Mork’s mud pit, rock fight trap, then we are going to have another year of wondering how spartan fans can breathe through their mouths and talk shit at the same time.
October 16th, 2018 at 12:00 PM ^
Fucking weatherman
October 16th, 2018 at 12:05 PM ^
Isn’t MSU getting back a bunch of players? Didn’t they get some back for PSU that they didn’t have for NW? I’m just saying that I think this MSU team may be better than the first half of the year because they’re returning some guys. Can anyone remember who it is they were missing/are getting back?
October 16th, 2018 at 12:05 PM ^
Run over Sparty’s damp wind blown carcass.
Go Blue!
October 16th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
While everyone is gnashing their teeth and wailing about variables they can’t control, here’s something else to freak you out: Penn State has a large and respected meteorological school, and their graduates have a good placement record. Chances are, a PSU grad is behind many of your weather read-outs.
That said, Go Blue; Fuck MSU.
October 16th, 2018 at 12:11 PM ^
hammer the under
get up early and hold on tight
October 16th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
NOAA is your best source. Game-time conditions:
- Temp 45-48 degrees
- 20% chance of rain, however, it will have rained the night before so that grass field could be a mess by the 2nd half.
- Winds at 15mph with gusts as high as 26mph
Not a great passing day and a slick field, so defense wins this game. Conditions could keep the scoring down as a result.
October 16th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
Fake news. I checked the forecast this morning and the prediction was 18% chance of rain with winds at 10-15 mph.
What source did the OP use?
October 16th, 2018 at 12:13 PM ^
This is concerning.
Rain and wind would make it very difficult to pass the ball. That plays right into MSU's hands.
October 16th, 2018 at 12:17 PM ^
Gotdammit
October 16th, 2018 at 12:24 PM ^
Ugh. The devil’s version of Mother Nature always seems to bail those pricks out
October 16th, 2018 at 12:28 PM ^
Not nearly as concerned about weather as I am about Dantonio luck (read: stupidity) and UM slow road starts.
October 16th, 2018 at 12:29 PM ^
Whatever. If the rain comes, let it come. They've got to play in the exact same weather.
October 16th, 2018 at 12:30 PM ^
It's early yet, but it's looking a little slick.
Might be a good day to have a plethora of running plays, counters, and counter-counters (check), a few great TEs for shorter routes (check), and a stellar defense (check).
October 16th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
Rain is bad because Spartan Stadium is grass. Rain will make it an ugly, muddy, eye-gouging slog.
October 16th, 2018 at 1:33 PM ^
Dantonio's weather machine will be fully operational come Saturday. Expect tornados, monsoons and sleet if the Michigan run game takes off
October 16th, 2018 at 2:20 PM ^
Trash Tornadoes in the forecast
October 16th, 2018 at 2:17 PM ^
This is the exact type of weather that we don't need. Windy and rainy. MSU can shut down our run game and if the weather is going to be like this then the passing game could be in jeopardy. I think this game will be low scoring and decided by 3 points.
October 16th, 2018 at 2:31 PM ^
Hey, at least its not at night.
October 16th, 2018 at 2:36 PM ^
well msu cant run the ball to save their lives so this weather would heavily favor michigan
October 16th, 2018 at 2:40 PM ^
We need to just play State again next year on the road so we can get this schedule FUCK UP FIXED!
God I hate this shit
October 16th, 2018 at 2:47 PM ^
If it had to be cold, wet, and windy all week, I’m sure glad it’ll be this Saturday afternoon.
/s
October 16th, 2018 at 4:01 PM ^
Lewerke will be running plenty, both for his life and by design, right up the middle. That was the one thing we were inexplicably unprepared for last year. It's almost as if Lewerke was watching Devin Bush lining up very wide on a TE or slot receiver, and then he would run it right up the gut where Bush usually roams. I don't know, maybe that was even by design <sarcasm>. It's incumbent upon our coaches to have our defense better prepared this time around.
October 16th, 2018 at 5:38 PM ^
Not surprised. This is all setting up for another victory for Mork. I am out of hope and optimism.
October 16th, 2018 at 9:50 PM ^
You are the most miserable human on the face of the planet.
October 17th, 2018 at 10:27 AM ^
Dantini and his gottdang weather machine.