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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: ELA on September 21, 2021, 01:52:28 PM
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I think I can say that pretty safely, particularly when comparing the relative strength of the schools, no team has given MSU more problems in the past decade than Nebraska.
I have no desire to see them coming to East Lansing.
- 2011 - Michigan State's lone regular season Big Ten loss was a 24-3 loss in Lincoln
- 2012 - MSU blew a 10 point lead in the final 7 minutes, partly due to a defensive touchdown called back due to a block in the back 40 yards away from the play
- 2013 - MSU won
- 2014 - MSU led 27-3 early in the 4th, and 27-9 with 4 minutes left, yet Nebraska had the ball with a chance to win, until getting a game ending INT after a 43 yard gain
- 2015 - only pre-CFP loss came in Lincoln to a 6-7 team, and a WR using some extra space to catch a pass
- 2016 & 2017 - DNP
- 2018 - blew a 6-0 4th quarter lead in the snow, after matt Dotson dropped a wide open pass that would have made it 10-0, but letting Nebraska kick three FGs in the final 11 minutes
- 2019 & 2020 - DNP
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I was at the 2012 game in EL. Really a wild game Some very dubious calls by coaches, players and refs in that second half.
The penalty, if indeed it was a foul, not so sure, seemed to be far away from the play.
Some weak PI call against MSU in the final drive. Taylor Martinez had some brilliant runs in that game and his usual arm punts. MSU in game drive decisions were head scratchers in 4th.
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Skers have had some luck vs Sparty in the past recent matchups
can only hope it continues
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Tucker wants "The Woodshed" to be filled on Saturday night, a game the school is dubbing “Stripe The Stadium,” with alternating sections of fans wearing green and white shirts. The Spartans enter the 7 p.m. game with a 3-0 record and a No. 21 ranking in the coaches’ poll as they ride a wave of positive momentum both from supporters and at the national level.
Tucker also noted Nebraska only requested 2,500 tickets for the game.
“I wouldn’t expect there’d be one more Husker body in the stands than that. It’ll be (all) Spartans,” Tucker said. “It’ll be loud and we’ll be getting after it. It should be intense, it should be deafening – I anticipate that.”
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Tucker wants "The Woodshed" to be filled on Saturday night, a game the school is dubbing “Stripe The Stadium,” with alternating sections of fans wearing green and white shirts. The Spartans enter the 7 p.m. game with a 3-0 record and a No. 21 ranking in the coaches’ poll as they ride a wave of positive momentum both from supporters and at the national level.
Tucker also noted Nebraska only requested 2,500 tickets for the game.
“I wouldn’t expect there’d be one more Husker body in the stands than that. It’ll be (all) Spartans,” Tucker said. “It’ll be loud and we’ll be getting after it. It should be intense, it should be deafening – I anticipate that.”
I think doing that against a team that travels like Nebraska is not going to work so well
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they will find a way to get in
I've had my road trip
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Series History: Nebraska vs. Michigan State
Saturday's matchup between Nebraska and Michigan State will be the 12th all-time between the schools, with Nebraska holding a 9-2 lead in the series. This matchup is the first between the schools in East Lansing since 2014, and just the fourth overall meeting at Michigan State.
In the last meeting, Nebraska defeated Michigan State, 9-6, in Lincoln. The game featured just five field goals and Nebraska's victory was its first without scoring a touchdown since a 3-0 victory over Kansas State in 1937.
The Huskers' 39-38 win over sixth-ranked Michigan State in 2015 marked just the third time in school history an unranked Nebraska team defeated a top-10 opponent. It was also the highest ranked team Nebraska had defeated in 14 seasons.
Michigan State was ranked in the top 15 in three straight trips to Lincoln (2011, 2013 and 2015), with Nebraska earning victories in two of those three games.
Nebraska rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter of its 2012 win in East Lansing, one of four second-half double-digit comebacks in 2012.
One of the teams was ranked in eight consecutive meetings from 1995 to 2015, with a pair of games (2011, 2014) matching two ranked teams.
The next scheduled meeting between the schools is set for 2023, also in East Lansing.
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I haven't bought a Nebraska road game ticket from the school's block since 1995, and that's only because it was a lottery for the students.
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I haven't bought a Nebraska road game ticket from the school's block since 1995, and that's only because it was a lottery for the students.
I kind of assumed it was just students, donors, and families who went through those, particularly with how easy it is to buy tickets online through second-hand marketplace
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Most of the Nebraska road games I attended with my family in the 80s, early 90s, we bought from the visiting school ticket office(Hawaii, Syracuse, Iowa St 7xs, Minnesota 2xs, Ucla, ASU, KU, Mizzou) things didn't get difficult to go that route until Big 8 teams started pooling single game tickets for Nebraska games wo a 3 game buy. That made secondary market very healthy.
Now it is about the only way I do it. Though my road trips are mostly 'other' games these days. Our Bama at A&M tix for this year were a 3 game buy this year, and we've already unloaded the other two with a modest markup.
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Series History: Nebraska vs. Michigan State
Saturday's matchup between Nebraska and Michigan State will be the 12th all-time between the schools, with Nebraska holding a 9-2 lead in the series. This matchup is the first between the schools in East Lansing since 2014, and just the fourth overall meeting at Michigan State.
In the last meeting, Nebraska defeated Michigan State, 9-6, in Lincoln. The game featured just five field goals and Nebraska's victory was its first without scoring a touchdown since a 3-0 victory over Kansas State in 1937.
The Huskers' 39-38 win over sixth-ranked Michigan State in 2015 marked just the third time in school history an unranked Nebraska team defeated a top-10 opponent. It was also the highest ranked team Nebraska had defeated in 14 seasons.
Michigan State was ranked in the top 15 in three straight trips to Lincoln (2011, 2013 and 2015), with Nebraska earning victories in two of those three games.
Nebraska rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter of its 2012 win in East Lansing, one of four second-half double-digit comebacks in 2012.
One of the teams was ranked in eight consecutive meetings from 1995 to 2015, with a pair of games (2011, 2014) matching two ranked teams.
The next scheduled meeting between the schools is set for 2023, also in East Lansing.
One nice thing about being part of this forum is to learn about the experiences of other university teams than one's own. I was aware of Nebraska's domination of the series against Iowa, until recently, and Iowa's minimal margin over MSU in that series which is not explainable because MSU is generally a superior football program to Iowa's.
I was aware of Nebraska's wide left to go down in defeat to FSU on 1/1/94.
FSU has had wide left and wide right issues of its own in critical games, too.
You all informed me of a series dominance by Nebraska over MSU of which I had no awareness.
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I think State rolls and wins by double digits. Nebraska did play OU tough last week, but not really sold on them as being an elite team. Rattler doesn't look anywhere near the type of player Baker or Kyler were at QB.
I would like to see Nebraska come back to the fold of the elite one day. Not sure it'll ever happen, but it'd be great for the sport and for the conference.
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the Huskers aren't an elite team, not even in the West, but I don't think they need to be elite to keep this game within a score - single digits
Martinez will need to have a very good game as the Huskers will not run the ball vs Sparty
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the Huskers aren't an elite team, not even in the West, but I don't think they need to be elite to keep this game within a score - single digits
was referring to OU. Not sold on them as being elite.
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I think State rolls and wins by double digits. Nebraska did play OU tough last week, but not really sold on them as being an elite team. Rattler doesn't look anywhere near the type of player Baker or Kyler were at QB.
I would like to see Nebraska come back to the fold of the elite one day. Not sure it'll ever happen, but it'd be great for the sport and for the conference.
How about the rest of the conference
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was referring to OU. Not sold on them as being elite.
me either, especially after Saturday
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The memories of Sam Foltz and Mike Sadler* will be honored during Saturday night’s coin toss at Michigan State.
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Interesting game here, the season is really getting into shape now.
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An unlikely quarterback duel
Nebraska and Michigan State boast some of the nation’s most effective quarterbacks. Nebraska junior quarterback Adrian Martinez and Michigan State sophomore quarterback Payton Thorne are both top 10 in QBR, ESPN’s all-encompassing quarterback metric statistic.
Saturday marks the first game of the season between two top-10 quarterbacks in QBR but that’s not where the fun stops.
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I love what the SPARTANS have been able to do, so far. However, I think Nebraska isn’t as bad as they looked in week zero, so I am looking for a very competitive game (coin toss) in this spot. Maybe Nebraska needs this more?
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Huskers obviously need this one more
not sure it that will be enough motivation to play a relatively clean game
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I love what the SPARTANS have been able to do, so far. However, I think Nebraska isn’t as bad as they looked in week zero, so I am looking for a very competitive game (coin toss) in this spot. Maybe Nebraska needs this more?
Nebraska definitely needs this one more. Michigan State is a good team, they'll win bunch more games. If Nebraska loses this- they might not win another game. They need every win they can get their hands on.
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Ed Zachery
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https://twitter.com/i/status/1441070208484003846
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FACTS & FIGURES
Michigan State is 3-0 for the first time in six years. ... Huskers haven’t beaten a ranked opponent on the road since 2012, when they won 17-14 at No. 12 Penn State. … The Spartans beat the Hurricanes 38-17 on the road, outscoring them 21-3 in the fourth quarter. … Nebraska has given up 33 points, the fewest points it has allowed over three games in 11 seasons. ... Michigan State has surpassed its win total from last season, when coach Mel Tucker was 2-5 in his debut season. ... Huskers have outscored opponents 41-7 in fourth quarters. Oklahoma had a touchdown in the final quarter last week. ... Michigan State ranks third in the Big Ten and 11th in the nation with 263.7 yards rushing per game.
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According to the trends, fans of Michigan State have cause for concern given the Spartans record when entering a game as a favorite at home. In its last 13 games as a home favorite, Michigan State has just a 1-12 record against the spread and have lost four games outright.
That’s according to data from ESPN’s Chris Fallica:
https://saturdaytradition.com/michigan-state-football/historical-trend-favors-nebraska-in-road-matchup-vs-michigan-state/?fbclid=IwAR3s3WE0prnbts142j7WCHK_uMvVhPwaKGCa5aVERbKvt7b4KXwYkkmZOdc (https://saturdaytradition.com/michigan-state-football/historical-trend-favors-nebraska-in-road-matchup-vs-michigan-state/?fbclid=IwAR3s3WE0prnbts142j7WCHK_uMvVhPwaKGCa5aVERbKvt7b4KXwYkkmZOdc)
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Nebraska is better than their record indicates. Perhaps if they played Western Michigan, Washington, Northern Illinois, and Rutgers they would be 4-0.
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Rutgers is an improved proram,if Schiano can get some kids to stay home it'll be a solid program
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what happened evidently there was an illegal tackle on a return in this game? What was that about?
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wasn't the tackle - Martinez went low on the guys blocking on the INT return
the poor kid really wants to win, just too many turnovers
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Someone on one of these boards made it sound like the guy returning was tackled illegally like off the bench.Must be posters tossing back some suds on a Saturday Nite.I mean who does that? :dance:
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as you know........ too many folks watch football w/o understanding the game
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Someone on one of these boards made it sound like the guy returning was tackled illegally like off the bench.Must be posters tossing back some suds on a Saturday Nite.I mean who does that? :dance:
No, the discussion was why is that penalty not enforced on the ensuing possession? Because if either Michigan State is going to return it for a touchdown or not, and no penalties are actually going to be enforced on the subsequent possession, why wouldn't you run off the bench to tackle guy? I think in Iowa poster was who posed the question. And it's true, as long as you stop the guy from scoring, any penalty is just going to be declined anyway
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https://twitter.com/PFF_Anthony/status/1442100891822157826?s=19
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Rutgers is an improved proram,if Schiano can get some kids to stay home it'll be a solid program
they are a lot better than I thought they would be. Schiano can definitely coach. NJ is a hotbed for recruiting talent. If they could keep top kids home, they could have a legit program year-in-year-out there.
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Nebraska is better than their record indicates. Perhaps if they played Western Michigan, Washington, Northern Illinois, and Rutgers they would be 4-0.
no, no they wouldn't.
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While Nebraska's full attention is on this week's 6:30 p.m. showdown with Northwestern, it also learned that another primetime kickoff was added to the schedule on Monday.
The Huskers' Oct. 9 home game against Michigan was officially set for 6:30 p.m. CT and nationally televised on ABC.
That marks the first time NU will have played three straight night games since 2019.
Frost said having two night home games would be an advantage with the crowd energy and added recruiting opportunities. But he also knew that it didn't matter when the games were played if Nebraska didn't play better.