If you watched the game, Michigan State didn’t really hang with Washington. It was a blowout into the Huskies lost their edge. If I remember correctly, it was 36-8 in the third quarter before MSU started scoring to make it look closer than it was.
What I meant to say is Northwestern is scary. Because before every game I say the other team is scary and we are 4-0 so far lol
Minny's first 3 wins were 0-9 going into yesterday. MSU vs Auburn would be a game.
Who has PSU beat?
I think PSU could still lose 3-4 games this year but I can't imagine NW being one of them.
Northwestern is the least likely game for us to lose the rest of the way honestly with Indiana and Rutgers on the road
Northwestern is worst team on the schedule. They wouldnt even scare Bloomsburg
I've been watching Minny VERY closely and they are STRONG AF! Tanner Morgan is a top QB and Ibrahim is a HORSE. Their back up RB is even good. Their TE is a stud and ball hawk. The Minny D is ranked top in the country or close to it. They have annihilated the spread the past two weeks. Fleck is a man on a mission. They are far and away the second best team we play this year. If the White out game was today, I predict the spread would be PSU -4 or -5. And I would be worried. I'm curious what others would think. Minny is the real deal 4 sho. Imagine if they still had their BEST wide receiver?!!? Scary.
Agreed....they look focused and balanced, which they have to be in that run heavy offense. I know they haven't beaten a very good team yet, but they have looked great in all four of their games. Should be a big time game at the white out. We'll have to see how it shakes out if they truly will be the second best team we face...I still think winning at michigan, and the sheer challenge of that, might make that our 2nd toughest game. Take away the covid year, and JF hasn't won at Michigan during a 'real season,' and the games in AA have been a house of horrors.
FYI - Aidan O'Connell was out against Fl At with some injury at Cuse. They lost to us bc of sound drive by Cliff and bad clock mgt. They lost to Cuse bc of dumb penalties after took lead with 50s left. What team has a player AND coach get unsportsmanlike penalties after x-tra point. They kicked from own 10 and gave Cuse ball inside 50. Not soundly coached but dangerous offense. If Aidan plays this week then MN game proves if bad afterall.
MSU without Kenneth Walker barely beat a Pitt team playing with a third string qb in the bowl game last year. They clearly are a totally different team without him because now Thorne is being exposed to being just an average qb while playing without a great rb. In other words, this MSU team right now isn't very good, and Minnesota just did to them what they probably should have, and I don't mean to infer that the Gophers are a mediocre team or anything; I fully expect them to win their division.
Their line is massive, TM is short range accurate, running backs are Big 10, good. They face a pass happy Purdue this week, followed by an Illinois team who seems to improve each week. The Illinois game will be more of an indicator, BB likes those big on big games.
Illinois is a late fourth quarter collapse at Indiana from being undefeated. Bielema really has turned that program around quickly. I like that fact that they emphasize the running game like he did at Wisconsin. I easily could see them becoming a dominant force in that division because they have probably the most fertile recruiting base out of all of the schools in that division.
Okay, I laughed. To answer your question, possibly both? Unfortunately, we have no Idea what we have till our tilt on October 22nd.
Fair assessment! We really don't know how good our team is yet. I can say that the team has looked good and not beat themselves. That's about all I can say.
The same can be said about PSU. Our Signature games have been Purdue and Auburn, and we beat two MAC teams we should have beat. I don’t know how good Michigan State is, they may not be very good, however, the way Minnesota beat them was impressive.
They flat lined today. Good luck to anyone trying to predict the West. That whole division is garbage
