MSU-Michigan links
Posted by kj on Friday, October 24th, 2008
Programming note: The Spartans Weblog clan is leaving for sunnier parts on Sunday, returning to Michigan the following Sunday. So posting will be light-to-nonexistent next week. I shall return, batteries recharged, ready to do some major tempo-free analysis of the basketball team’s opening exhibition tilt vs. Northern Michigan on Wednesday the 5th.
Links from enemy territory:
- MGoBlog, per usual, has the gold standard game preview. Based on the numbers, likes Michigan’s running offense to outperform MSU’s. Says “passing games seem like washes.” Displays my lovely MSU turnover margin graph. Predicts an MSU win, 24-20. Reverse jinx attempt?
- Varsity Blue, meanwhile, predicts a 28-20 win for the Maize and Blue. “The Michigan offense will reach a new season high in terms of total yardage.”
- Spawn of MZone knows more about our history than we do. Key trash talk line: “The fact is, since 1970 Michigan State has changed their helmet designs more times than they have beaten Michigan (11 helmet changes versus 8 victories).” Now that we’ve settled on the Spartan logo on the helmet (my preference), let the defeating of the Wolverines commence.
Final pregame note: One set of numbers we haven’t talked about are the career statistics of our senior quarterback: 57.1% completion percentage, 7.0 yards per pass attempt, 32-18 TD-Int ratio. If Brian Hoyer can just revert to the mean for one game, it will be a good day for the Green and White tomorrow. One way to make that happen might be to give him a couple first-down play action opportunities early.
Game time is 3:30 on ABC. Mrs. Spartans Weblog and I will be making our first foray into Michigan Stadium.
GO STATE!
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Spartalyticalon 25 Oct 2008 at 6:54 am 1Good luck venturing into that place of which we do not speak.
This game is MSU’s to lose. Aside from State being the better, more put-together team right now, a lot of little, off-paper things are in UM’s favor. Should be a good day of football-watching.
Zekeon 25 Oct 2008 at 7:09 pm 2Enjoy the celebration in Ann Arbor, kj. GO GREEN GO WHITE
Moothekowon 25 Oct 2008 at 7:54 pm 3That was a satisfying win. Won by 21 points in my book though
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witless chumon 25 Oct 2008 at 10:52 pm 4Wooooooooo!
That was good. I think I’ll go kick a pylon. Magical good things seem to happen when you do that.
Oh, and Brian Hoyer played very well today.
Benon 26 Oct 2008 at 10:18 pm 5I think I need to retroactively enter the “favorite moment” contest. _That_ was a fun game to see in person.