Molon Labe.

The Paul Bunyan trophy gets to stay in East Lansing for another year! With a 28-14 win, we can claim a 4-0 win streak against the boys in Piss and Blue.

It was a great win by our boys in Green and er… bronze on a cold and windy day. A dominant performance on both sides of the ball against Hoke led We Are Michigan team. It seems that the bye week helped make our offensive line a more cohesive unit and allowed our players to nurse their injuries.

I’m thinking that Michigan established a defensive plan that was geared more towards trying to stop our passing game due to our lack of ability to run the ball. I think we surprised Mattison and defense as to how committed to the run we were. Where a running game that we lacked against better teams appeared suddenly out of nowhere. A magnificent 213 yards of rushing was achieved against the Wolverines so called top 5 defense. Edwin “Rock” Baker provided 167 yards on 26 attempts. Kirk Cousins did enough to manage the game where winds were gusting up to 30 mph.

So how good was the patchwork offensive line? Mike Martin, a Wolverine DE NFL prospect, was no where to be found. Jordan Kovacs? The same. The offensive line was dominant enough enough make them both non-factors in the game.

On our defensive side of the ball, it was an ugly start. When Michigan marched right down the field and drew first blood, I thought this might be a close game. But the Spartans settle down and for the most part took care of business. Narduzzi continued off using the same blue print we used last year to limit Denard “Shoelace/Mr. September Heisman” Robinson. We contained Denard and forced him to try and beat us with his arm in 30 mph ours wind. It resulted in marvelous 9/24 passing for 123 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT a remarkable 18 carries for 42 yards.

Of course there were some ugly incidents on the field. Especially you Mr Gholston (Was that face mask helmet twist on Denard really necessary? I’m all for playing with intensity and but that was just brutal). We commited 13 personal fouls for 124 yards. Our personal fouls essentially WAS the Michigan offense. It allowed Michigan come into our territory and gave them better field position and a better chance to score. If this was a better Michigan team instead of an over hyped one, they would have taken advantage of those fouls and would perhaps won the game. We even gave them two fumbles in our territory to help their cause.

At the same time. I was pleased as to how aggressive our defense played. It showed we would not be intimidated and that this is not the same Michigan State the past yonder years. We will not fold underneath our mistakes and penalties. We are going to be a force to be reckoned with. Of course Michigan doesn’t consider Michigan State to be a rival. They only consider a school to be a rival when they get their asses handed down to them numerous times by schools, ie Ohio State University.

In the end, this is a game of football. It’s a physical sport. We are not playing patty cakes or hopscotch. The aggressor makes the rules. We punched Michigan right in their mouth and they cowered.

4 more years and more to come.

P.S.

After having a few months to think about the Pro Combat Jersey, I’ve decided I too like them. Remember, these were designed for the players and future Spartan football players who thought they were badass. Not for the fans.

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So Michigan faces Michigan State in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing this coming Saturday. This game will be a testament as to which State of Michigan team is going to better.

As a Spartan fan, it’s always a gut wrenchingwhen playing against team Denard Robinson. As much as I dislike the University of Michigan skunkbears, I do respect the humble, play making ability of Denard Robinson. It’s just too bad Denard doesn’t know how to tie his shoes and that the vast Michigan fans are incapable of learning to be humble like Denard.

Coming off a bye week after beating Ohio State, I’m hoping to see a more solidified offensive line. They did a fairly decent job of protecting Kirk Cousins, but to win this game, we’re definitely going to need the offensive line to open up running lanes. The team with the most rushing yards has won 38 of the last 41 games. With the predicted weather forecast of having 30 mph winds, the run game becomes extremely important. Although with all the luck Michigan is having this season, the 30 mph winds will most likely be an advantage to the Walverines. Due to how Denard throws the ball under ideal conditions, I expect the 30 mph winds to lead him to throw tight spirals. It’s either that or the balls will float into the stands.

Defensively, I’m hoping we can contain Denard like last year and force him to pass and make more decisions. After all, we did set the blue print for Big Ten play. Watching him play, his passing game seemed to have regressed. With that being said, I expect Worthy and company to continue their defensive dominance which was shown against Ohio State and knock Denard around and rattle him quite a bit. This will hopefully force Denard to throw his wildly inaccurate passes to become even more wildly inaccurate which will than be easily picked off by our secondary for six points. I believe our front four will be able to take control of Michigan’s offensive line, but it would then be a game of preventing Denard from making a play with his feet from a busted play. We all know that when Denard is pressured and forced to throw, he tends to throw off his back foot and the ball floats like a lame duck.

I imagine that this game will be more of a defensive battle with both offense struggling. It’s going to be a game of who has the capability to make big plays, less mistakes, and which team has the better defense. I will admit that Michigan’s defense has improved since the last few years. They still sometimes show signs of being a crappy defense, but overall they have unfortunately improved. Of course when you were ranked dead last in defensive statistics a year ago, you really have no where to go but up. In the end, I think the we have the defensive edge. We may have lost some good players (Greg Jones and Eric Gordon), but a lot of newcomers have stepped up.

I also think in order for Michigan State to win, we’re going to put a lot of points on them quickly and maintain pressure on the Denard. Michigan has a done a pretty decent job adjusting in the second half on the defense and managed comeback wins. Most likely by luck. But a win is a win.

I’m thinking that this will be a close game. I’m thinking a 31-24 win for the Spartans giving the Waaah-lverines their first lost of the season and we keep the Paul Bunyan trophy for another year in East Lansing.

“No bueno.”

Those were the words a rabid Michigan State fan used when asked about what’s going on with the Spartans today in South Bend.

Si. No bueno.

The first-half stats don’t quite tell the whole story. Even though the score is 21-10 in ND’s favor, Sparty is only 2 of 7 for 3rd down conversions. ND’s run-defense has held the Green and White to 13 yards on 14 attempts. Adding salt to the wounds is MSU’s foiled fake FG at the end of the half. So much for Little Giants 2.0.

Spartans QB Kirk Cousins’ 141 yards through the air account for the bulk of the Spartans 154 yards on offense. It’s time for State to line ‘em up, spread ‘em out, and get the offense going airborne.

Hey, Green and White, keep the lucky little leprechauns from scoring, and  LET”S BE OFFENSIVE!