Boilermaker Rick wrote:
I think Northwestern will play really well too. Good luck.
I admire your belief without evidence! Wish I had some
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:13 am ] |
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Michigan State is arguably one of the most well-balanced team in the nation. Stout defense and good offense. 2 RB punch with and effective Kirk Cousins can't be beat. I think the only thing that NU can hope for is that they look past this game... but seeing as Ryan Field will be half Green and White, I doubt that will happen. I suppose we can always pray to the Turnover God. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:16 am ] |
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make that a three RB punch The thing about teams that rely on superior running and defense is that they rarely come out flat. |
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| Author: | Hawkeye Vince [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:36 am ] |
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good dolphin wrote: make that a three RB punch The thing about teams that rely on superior running and defense is that they rarely come out flat. Dont tell Alabama that. |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:55 am ] |
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good dolphin wrote: make that a three RB punch The thing about teams that rely on superior running and defense is that they rarely come out flat. Amen. And that makes 3 more RBs than we have. The line opened at 7... I'm a little stunned its only that. This is against a team that lost to Purdue's walking wounded. |
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| Author: | jimmypasta [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:23 am ] |
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It seems like NU has been the same team every year since the days AFTER Gary Barnett. Great offense,always exciting,very proficient. Defense has massive holes that gets exploited by the better teams. Can't anyone teach Defense & recruit defense up at NU? |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:02 pm ] |
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jimmypasta wrote: It seems like NU has been the same team every year since the days AFTER Gary Barnett. Great offense,always exciting,very proficient. Defense has massive holes that gets exploited by the better teams. Can't anyone teach Defense & recruit defense up at NU? I wouldn't say massive holes, but you are absolutely correct that we haven't had a legit good defense since '95-'96. Over the last 3 years, depending on how you measure it, NU has had better defenses Michigan, Indiana, Purdue, and arguably Minnesota. NU's defense started getting better when Fitz hired Hankwitz as DC. We produced two NFL defensive draft picks last year alone (Corey Wootton and Sherrick McManis). But I wholeheartedly agree with your point that the offense does consistently outshine the defense. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:23 pm ] |
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This is a great spot in the schedule for Northwestern to play MSU. Coming off a homecoming win with a huge game against Iowa the next week is a great position for MSU to be caught. I think Northwestern will play really well too. Good luck. |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:26 pm ] |
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Boilermaker Rick wrote: I think Northwestern will play really well too. Good luck. I admire your belief without evidence! Wish I had some
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:26 pm ] |
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Boilermaker Rick wrote: This is a great spot in the schedule for Northwestern to play MSU. Coming off a homecoming win with a huge game against Iowa the next week is a great position for MSU to be caught. I think Northwestern will play really well too. Good luck. No, the letdown game was against the Dr. Ken's. He told us so. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:29 pm ] |
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RFDC wrote: Boilermaker Rick wrote: This is a great spot in the schedule for Northwestern to play MSU. Coming off a homecoming win with a huge game against Iowa the next week is a great position for MSU to be caught. I think Northwestern will play really well too. Good luck. No, the letdown game was against the Dr. Ken's. He told us so. 
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:30 pm ] |
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| I do what I can.
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:07 pm ] |
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RFDC wrote: Boilermaker Rick wrote: This is a great spot in the schedule for Northwestern to play MSU. Coming off a homecoming win with a huge game against Iowa the next week is a great position for MSU to be caught. I think Northwestern will play really well too. Good luck. No, the letdown game was against the Dr. Ken's. He told us so. I'm looking at another potential letdown game this week after Indiana's stirring and emotional, come-from-behind victory over Arkansas State. Here's a fun fact: Indiana's 4 wins are against opponents with a combined 3-23 record. That's beating the teams that you are supposed to - Gettin' it done. |
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| Author: | NSJ [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:54 pm ] |
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My_name_1s_MUD wrote: I admire your belief without evidence! I see what you did there. ♫ Purple Pride. Purple Cats. Northwestern Wildcats. Purple Pride. Purple Cats. ♪ |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:11 pm ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: I'm looking at another potential letdown game this week after Indiana's stirring and emotional, come-from-behind victory over Arkansas State. Here's a fun fact: Indiana's 4 wins are against opponents with a combined 3-23 record. That's beating the teams that you are supposed to - Gettin' it done. This will make it all the sweeter when IU wins the boob bowl this week. |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Tue Oct 19, 2010 4:50 pm ] |
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FWIW, the line on this game is 5. I would give those points all day long. MSU matches up too well against NU. |
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| Author: | Hawkeye Vince [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:02 am ] |
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My_name_1s_MUD wrote: FWIW, the line on this game is 5. I would give those points all day long. MSU matches up too well against NU. I'm still on the fence here. Total trap game for MSU. Basically the Rose Bowl could be on the line next week for them and playing a team with a spread like offense could spread em out and give them hell. |
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| Author: | jimmypasta [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:03 am ] |
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You guys think Mike Quade will be at this game? |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:18 am ] |
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Hawkeye Vince wrote: My_name_1s_MUD wrote: FWIW, the line on this game is 5. I would give those points all day long. MSU matches up too well against NU. I'm still on the fence here. Total trap game for MSU. Basically the Rose Bowl could be on the line next week for them and playing a team with a spread like offense could spread em out and give them hell. If I'm not on the fence, how could you be? The matchup is horrible. This is the best defense that NU has faced. Despite putting up phenomenal passing stats, the Cats are among the worst in the Big 10 with red zone scoring. The Cats struggle when the field gets shorter. That makes sense because we have ZERO running game. Michigan State is going to drop its LBs into zones and dare NU to throw the ball. And if Persa thinks he can continue to be the leading rusher on the team, then he should talk to Robert Marve to see how that ultimately turns out. And let's not talk about our defense. We can't stop the run and they have a stable of RBs that are going to pound us into submission. And when we stack the box... Kirk Cousins is going to make some high percentage passes to keep our LBs honest. Fun fact I just heard... this will be the fist game that Michigan State has played outside of the state of Michigan this year. That and $1.50 will buy you a cup of Starbucks. |
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| Author: | Hawkeye Vince [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:31 am ] |
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MUD, stranger things have happened....and seriously, this is the perfect spot for MSU to be looking ahead. A couple quick strikes changes this game entirely. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:45 am ] |
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I predict that Northwestern has the lead in the game with under 2 minutes to go. |
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| Author: | jimmypasta [ Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:49 am ] |
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MSU 37 NU 24 |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:14 pm ] |
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ESPN's Mark Schlabach is picking NU over MSU for his Upset Special of the Week http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5710243 |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Thu Oct 21, 2010 4:19 pm ] |
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Apparently Phil Steele is predicting an upset too. Jeeeeez... I don't know what they are seeing that I'm not. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:30 pm ] |
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i'll be watchin', hoping for a wildcat upset. but i agree with ya mud, i don't see it happening without some miracle work. |
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| Author: | Coast2Coast [ Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:45 pm ] |
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Phil Steele got his underdog play of the week when he read the post from boilermaker rick. He nailed it at the top of the week. Great situational spot. Good technicals for NU also. Fundamentals all MSU though. |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:09 am ] |
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The only reason that NU is getting this attention is that they have a little reputation as a "spoiler"... frankly I think that is a b.s. reason to pick NU. Like Coast said, the fundamentals are all MSU. My 5 year old could figure out the gameplan for this game. MSU run the ball... wear down NU's bad rush defense... then make several high percentage passes to keep the LBs honest. And despite the great yardage numbers for Persa, the red zone scoring offense is not good. It's not a coincidence that when the field gets shorter, NU's offense really starts to miss a good rushing attack. |
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| Author: | Aggravated Sox Fan Bob [ Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:48 am ] |
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Hawkeye Vince wrote: My_name_1s_MUD wrote: FWIW, the line on this game is 5. I would give those points all day long. MSU matches up too well against NU. I'm still on the fence here. Total trap game for MSU. Basically the Rose Bowl could be on the line next week for them and playing a team with a spread like offense could spread em out and give them hell. Sparty always lays an egg in the middle of the season, but I am starting to think this team is different. They aren't sleeping through the 4th Quarter anymore. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:45 am ] |
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MSU by a minimum of three touchdowns. |
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| Author: | My_name_1s_MUD [ Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:53 am ] |
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good dolphin wrote: MSU by a minimum of three touchdowns. I'll take that bet. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:36 am ] |
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I've changed my view. Northwestern plus the points. |
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