Michigan clearly has the glitzier recruiting classes but that's been pretty much universally true forever. Also, MSU's recruiting has improved incrementally every year under Dantonio (baby steps to be sure but still going in the right direction). MSU may not get the 5*s or nearly as many 4*s as Michigan, but my Spartan brethren and I like the 3*s Dantonio gets just fine, thank you. Any B1G team not named Michigan or OSU would be plenty happy to land most of MSU's recruits if they could.
Also, I think coach Hoke would be equally dismissive if not more so if he were pressed with questions about MSU or any other team. I'm sure when he holds press conferences he is only interested in talking about Michigan.
I think this game is on Shoelace... as a Spartan I'd like to see the qb from the first half of last week's Northwestern game. I worry instead we will face 2nd half D-Rob all day.
MSU's defense is good enough to snatch away a couple of those jump balls he likes to throw, but this will be the most dynamic offense we have faced this season. MSU's lofty defenisive rank needs to taken with a handful of salt (a grain wouldn't be enough).
Shoelace will be the key to Michigan's offense... if he gives the ball away three times like he did in his last game, I like MSU's chances. Otherwise, it could be a long day for Spartan faithfull.
On the other side, while I think UM's defense is miles better than anything ever even imagined under the Rodriguez regime, I have not been likewise impressed with the quality of UM opponents thus far (Michigan fans can rightly make the same criticism of MSU).
Many Spartan fans will look at MSU's oline as our weak link, and I agree. But I think it affects our rushing attack more than passing. Despite some criticism of Kirk Cousins for not being perfect, he's still a pretty good third year captain and starting quarterback. I wouldn't trade my qb for yours or anyone elses.
If MSU can rush for over 100 yards, the oline is having a good game and Cousins and company will make some plays. Less than that and Michigan will probably find it easy to pressure Cousins and that will not bode well for MSU.
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Michigan clearly has the glitzier recruiting classes but that's been pretty much universally true forever. Also, MSU's recruiting has improved incrementally every year under Dantonio (baby steps to be sure but still going in the right direction). MSU may not get the 5*s or nearly as many 4*s as Michigan, but my Spartan brethren and I like the 3*s Dantonio gets just fine, thank you. Any B1G team not named Michigan or OSU would be plenty happy to land most of MSU's recruits if they could.
Also, I think coach Hoke would be equally dismissive if not more so if he were pressed with questions about MSU or any other team. I'm sure when he holds press conferences he is only interested in talking about Michigan.
I think this game is on Shoelace... as a Spartan I'd like to see the qb from the first half of last week's Northwestern game. I worry instead we will face 2nd half D-Rob all day.
MSU's defense is good enough to snatch away a couple of those jump balls he likes to throw, but this will be the most dynamic offense we have faced this season. MSU's lofty defenisive rank needs to taken with a handful of salt (a grain wouldn't be enough).
Shoelace will be the key to Michigan's offense... if he gives the ball away three times like he did in his last game, I like MSU's chances. Otherwise, it could be a long day for Spartan faithfull.
On the other side, while I think UM's defense is miles better than anything ever even imagined under the Rodriguez regime, I have not been likewise impressed with the quality of UM opponents thus far (Michigan fans can rightly make the same criticism of MSU).
Many Spartan fans will look at MSU's oline as our weak link, and I agree. But I think it affects our rushing attack more than passing. Despite some criticism of Kirk Cousins for not being perfect, he's still a pretty good third year captain and starting quarterback. I wouldn't trade my qb for yours or anyone elses.
If MSU can rush for over 100 yards, the oline is having a good game and Cousins and company will make some plays. Less than that and Michigan will probably find it easy to pressure Cousins and that will not bode well for MSU.