Michigan State (1-4, 3-5) at #4 Michigan (5-0, 8-0) Post Game

[Abba]

Looks like it was a nasty anti-semetic re-tweet of a Kanye tweet.  He has deleted it now.  Not sure if this should go to another thread, or if this is the right place to discuss.  It's been a sad week.

[ELA]

re: JJ McCarthy- not saying he's going to be Andrew Luck- but in Luck's first year as a starter at Stanford playing under Harbaugh's run heavy scheme in 2009 as a RS Fr. - he was 57% completion, 2,575 passing yards, 8.9 Yards Per Attempt, and 13 TD vs 4 INT, and a 143.5 Passer Rating. His second year starting in the system? 70.7% completion, 3,348 passing yards, 9 Yards Per Attempt, 32 TD vs 8 INT, and a 170.2 Passer Rating.

JJ's first year so far he's at 77.1%, 1,297 passing yards, 9 Yards per Attempt, 9 TD vs 2 INT, and a 170.6 Passer Rating. Maybe they really don't need him to be THAT DUDE right now, and it's more likely they'll just keep building and adding things and giving him more and more on his plate as they go along and he gets more experience under his belt, and next year will be the year he really breaks out and makes a leap?

Don't risk it, he should go pro now

[ELA]

https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1585369928210780195?t=7oj_cYBESrcgAnVBXVJXTQ&s=19

[Mdot21]

Don't risk it, he should go pro now

can't. JJ is only a true soph.

[Mdot21]

https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1585369928210780195?t=7oj_cYBESrcgAnVBXVJXTQ&s=19

pretty sure Eric Gray was at either at Michigan or a commit- can't really remember. Regardless, Jay Harbaugh was crushing it at RB recruiting as the RB coach. He found Hassan Haskins and was the lead guy on Corum, Gray, Zach Charbonnet, and Donovan Edwards. Dude was a beast on the 'crootin trail. Mike Hart has kinda well not been so beastly on the trail thus far. 

[MrNubbz]

The top rushers in the country this season
Tank Bigsby - that's an iconic football name,has a ring to it.Like Johnny Unitas,Jim Brown,Night Train Lane,Dick Butkus,Spider Lockhart,Bronco Nagurski,Crazy Legs Hirsch,Deacon Jones,Sam Huff,Coy Bacon,Ray Nitschke..............I suppose a Lombardi,Halas or a Weeb Ewbank could coach them

[Temp430]

Things seem abnormally quiet and serene for Hate Week.

[Mdot21]

Tank probably should’ve hit the portal to Georgia or LSU or something. 

[ELA]

Things seem abnormally quiet and serene for Hate Week.

I don't think anyone expects it to be a game

[Mdot21]

it's sounding like there are going to be a shitload of 5* and 4* kids from the 2023, 2024, and 2025 classes at this game. Sounds like possibly even some high profile 5* and 4* committed to other schools as well. Flip-season? Probably more top kids than I can remember for a single game visit. The night games make it easier for the visits, so yeah do more of them please. If Jeem can't get a single commit coming out this weekend, something seriously wrong man. 

[MrNubbz]

I don't think anyone expects it to be a game

Trying to lull them into a false sense of security again

[Temp430]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1585675077135343617

[Mdot21]

https://www.tiktok.com/@joeymulinaro/video/7158868531214454062?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7158868531214454062

[ELA]

Michigan State Spartans (1-3, 3-4) at #4 Michigan Wolverines (4-0, 7-0)

7:30 - Ann Arbor, MI - ABC

The last time I felt this way about this game was 2016.  Michigan State had controlled the recent results, and was having a down year, while Michigan was rolling and coming off a loss in the series that they felt they should have won.  It's the last time I felt like the game meant as much to Michigan as it did to Michigan State, and I get similar vibes this year.  Granted that game was in East Lansing, but that Michigan State team was WAY more down than this team, and I'm not sure how much home field advantage that was.  Michigan controlled early, Michigan State battled back, and it was closer than expected.  That Spartan team had some major locker room issues, but I think also had more talent.  I'm not sure how Michigan State stops Michigan.  The Spartans run defense is getting healthier, with the return last week of both starting defensive tackles, in Simeon Barrow and Jacob Slade, who had missed multiple games with injury, and the bye week should only help things.  Is that enough against a Michigan offensive line that absolutely carved up Penn State on the ground the last we saw them.  Or will Michigan just do what Minnesota did, and say, screw it, you can't stop anyone through the air.  Cade McNamera had no problem carving up the Spartan secondary last year, with season highs in completions (28), attempts (44), and yards (383).  So Harbaugh has shown a willingness to just torch Michigan State through the air, similar to what Fleck did with Tanner Morgan.  I expect Michigan State to certainly throw the ball plenty, with as poor as their run blocking has looked.  The one position of depth the Spartans appear to have is pass catchers, between receiver, with Jayden Reed back and healthy, and a pair of sure handed tight ends, who also struggle to block.  Michigan State is going to give up yards, and have to force Michigan to rely on field goals in the red zone, as they did last year.  Problem is Michigan's offensive line looks actually better to me than it did last year, so I don't think they have as much trouble fighting Sparty in a confined space.

MICHIGAN 37, MICHIGAN STATE 14