Michigan State (2-1) vs. Notre Dame (3-1) Post Game

[ELA]

Last time these two rivals meet until 2026.  And considering those are shaping up to be neutral site games, could be the last time we see the Irish and the Spartans and their shared history (Big Ten membership, '66 Game of the Century) in East Lansing for a long, long time.

But at lease I assume Delany can get them replaced by a Wednesday afternoon game in July against Rutgers, at Madison Square Garden, so it's all good.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Notre Dame leads the all time series 46-29-1.

They have played for the Megaphone since 1949.

Prior to that, Notre Dame went 13-2 vs Sparty from 1897-1921, with Sparty winning 1910, and 1918. Notre Dame also won in 1948, the year before the Trophy emerged. 

Notre Dame won the first Trophy game in 1949 as well.

In the 1950s, MSU went 7-1 vs Notre Dame.

In the 1960s, MSU went 6-2-1 vs The Domers

In the 1970s, Notre Dame went 9-1 vs Sparty. 

In the 1980s, The Irish went 8-2 vs MSU. 

In the 1990s, Notre Dame went 5-3 vs MSU

In the 20ots, MSU went 6-4 vs ND. 

So far in the 2010s, Notre Dame is 3-2 vs The Spartans. 

[ELA]

IIRC the road team has done disproportionately well over the past 20 years in the series

[medinabuckeye1]

IIRC the road team has done disproportionately well over the past 20 years in the series

The teams took a two-year hiatus in 1995 and 1996 (ND replaced MSU with tOSU, MSU replaced ND with Nebraska and both teams MSU&ND went 0-2).  
After that hiatus they played 17 straight years (1997-2013) then did not play in 2014 and 2015 and got back together in 2016.  MSU is 4-4 at home and 6-4 on the road.  The road team has done disproportionately well due to an odd seven year stretch in which the road team went 7-0:

• 2001 MSU won 17-10 in South Bend
• 2002 ND won 21-17 in East Lansing
• 2003 MSU won 22-16 in South Bend
• 2004 ND won 31-24 in East Lansing
• 2005 MSU won 44-41 in South Bend
• 2006 ND won 40-37 in East Lansing
• 2007 MSU won 31-14 in South Bend

The Spartans had home wins in 2000 (27-21) and 2008 (23-7).  

[Roaddawg]

I will actually be at this game, instead of in Columbus, watching the Buckeyes.  I will be listening to Buckeye game on the radio on the way, and then watching this game.  Hoping for a good game, and will sorta be saying Go Green/Go White......real real real softly.........lol

[MaximumSam]

Could be a fun game.  Haven't got to watch any of MSU.  ND is ok on defense this year, which is a great step after being galactically terrible the last couple years.  Offensively, Wimbush has a live arm but his accuracy coupled with the receivers general blahness makes OSU look like the Air Raid.  But they do have a physical offensive line and they can run the football - they posted 515 yards rushing against Boston College and 422 against Temple.  Georgia held them to 55.  Pretty clear game plan for Dantonio - stop the run.

[ELA]

MSU also putting Kirk Gibson into the Ring of Honor on Saturday night to coincide with his induction into the College Football HOF.

[FearlessF]

Knute Rockne, when asked why Notre Dame had lost a game: “I won’t know until my barber tells me on Monday.”

[847badgerfan]

Could be a fun game.  Haven't got to watch any of MSU.  ND is ok on defense this year, which is a great step after being galactically terrible the last couple years.  Offensively, Wimbush has a live arm but his accuracy coupled with the receivers general blahness makes OSU look like the Air Raid.  But they do have a physical offensive line and they can run the football - they posted 515 yards rushing against Boston College and 422 against Temple.  Georgia held them to 55.  Pretty clear game plan for Dantonio - stop the run.

Does MSU have the DLine to do this?

[ELA]

#22 in the nation in S&P+ defense

Shut down a Western Michigan run game that ran all over USC the week before, and lead the Big Ten in total defense.

A lot to be determined, but so far, I have no reason to think they don't.  Even from the start the question wasn't so much could the DL stop the run, it was whether it could get after the QB.  That's been a more mixed bag thus far.

[PortlandSpartan]

Does MSU have the DLine to do this?

Indications thus far are that the front 7 can absolutely stop the run.

[847badgerfan]

Gotcha. I haven't got to see much so far this season because our channels on the boat are limited to broadcast and plain ESPN.

[MrNubbz]

I will actually be at this game, instead of in Columbus, watching the Buckeyes.  I will be listening to Buckeye game on the radio on the way, and then watching this game.  Hoping for a good game, and will sorta be saying Go Green/Go White......real real real softly.........lol

RD glad you traversed,some of the old guard trickling in

[ELA]

Also, this week, and really every week, it's important to remember Brian Kelly killed a kid