9/17 Michigan State (2-0) at Notre Dame (0-2)

• karen lotz

  

  Can't wait to see what happens next week!!!!!
• killer_ewok

  

  They'll blow a 21-point lead by turning the ball over a dozen times. Michigan State won't need an extra second this year.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  Unlike UM, Sparty has a defense.
• dlazz

  killer_ewok;891218 wrote:They'll blow a 21-point lead by turning the ball over a dozen times

  >implying they'll lead during the game
• sherm03

  

  Sparty by 14.
  
  I'm going to make sure my wife keeps me away from tall buildings, because if Notre Dame starts off 0-3, I might jump out of a window.
  
  
  
  After this start...7-5 looks more and more likely.
• Tobias Fünke

  

  Michigan State has a defense, but am I insane to really like Notre Dame's defensive match up here? Michigan State plays classic Big Ten running football and I don't expect a ton of rushing success. No team has ran well on Notre Dame since October of last year (sans Robinson, but if I need to explain why he's a different beast..nvrm).
  
  Notre Dame needs to stop fucking themselves in the ass. Snag a win against Michigan State and they will beat Pittsburgh, Purdue, and Air Force. Getting to USC at 4-2 is crucial.
• Midstate01

  

  Nd by 10.
• killer_ewok

  

  Some stats and matchup talk sound good but I can't believe in this team until they give me a reason to. They're finding ways to lose games. Evidently taking care of the ball is a big chore for this team.
  
  9 turnovers in two weeks? A fucking joke. A sick one at that. DB's looking absolutely lost (Gary Gray especially) is unacceptable. All of the progress they appeared to have made in the winning streak to finish last year seems like a distant memory. And what's sad is the D played pretty darn good for most of the first 7 quarters of this season. But if ya' can't hold a 17 point 4th quarter lead and a 3 point lead with 30 fuckin' seconds left.....fuck you....you deserve to lose.
  
  Not sure how they rebound from this atrocious start. This season was not supposed to start like this.....
• vball10set

  ND will win--even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then
• killer_ewok

  

  vball10set;891402 wrote:ND will win--even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then

  
  C'mon, vball....you're better than that.
• genghis dong

  Harrison Smith and Zeke Matta suck, so does Gary gray. They couldn't cover my Grandma and she has been dead for 10 years.
• sherm03

  

  ccrunner609;891429 wrote:MSU by 40

  I'll take ND +40. Loser is never allowed to post in the college football forum again.
  
  Deal?
  
  
  
  You'll probably just ignore this one like you did in the ND/UM game thread.
• killer_ewok

  

  No way they lose by 40. That's not gut wrenching enough. They'll lose at the last second again.
• slingshot4ever

  MSU by 7
• killer_ewok

  

  slingshot4ever;891512 wrote:MSU by 7

  Sounds about right. They'll connect on a Hail Mary to win the game. That's par for the course. Or ND will be going for the win and turn it over and MSU returns it for a TD. Gotta mix some ill-timed turnovers in there as well.
• bradmaynard

  

  Imagine if they successfully win on a fake field goal for the second year in a row, imagine.
• dwccrew

  

  MSU wins this one. 34-21
• Mulva

  

  MSU isn't very good. Notre Dame wins this one and while it might not be a blowout, I think the Irish will be in control the whole way.
• merv

  

  I'm going with Notre Dame. ND's defense will stop MSU's running game. ND doesn't have to worry about a running QB this week. Keep feeding it to Wood and Floyd. (Floyd is uncoverable)
  
  MSU - 17
  ND - 27
• karen lotz

  

  Notre Dame opened as a 3.5 point favorite. Within an hour the line moved to -5.
• Tobias Fünke

  

  karen lotz;892512 wrote:Notre Dame opened as a 3.5 point favorite. Within an hour the line moved to -5.

  Haters get your bets in!
• slingshot4ever

  karen lotz;892512 wrote:Notre Dame opened as a 3.5 point favorite. Within an hour the line moved to -5.

  Everyone putting their money on ND again? Vegas looking to make a shit load of money off ND betters again this weekend.
• sherm03

  

  ccrunner609;891429 wrote:MSU by 40

  sherm03;891501 wrote:I'll take ND +40. Loser is never allowed to post in the college football forum again.
  
  Deal?
  
  
  
  You'll probably just ignore this one like you did in the ND/UM game thread.

  Called it. What a douche.
• bradmaynard

  

  Out of curiosity does anybody have a lower moment as an ND fan than Saturday night? I'm not one of the guys who were putting Notre Dame in the national title picture this summer but like any sports fan I hoped they would do well. I mean if you asked me two weeks ago how I'd like the season to play out I'd have said beating Michigan and USC and improving on the win total from last year would have been a complete success. I understand that they can still accomplish two of the three but all the same I really can't think of a lower time for myself as a fan. The night started with a couple beers and by the time the fourth quarter wrapped up it was redbull and vodkas until either blackout or heart attack. The Tulsa loss last year, the Bush Push, the Boston College game in '02, none of them really compared for me.
• Classyposter58

  

  I think the Spartans might be one of...if not the best team in the Big 10 this year. They are a much more complete team than the Irish...they have a very balanced and steady offensive attack combined with a dominating defense. I mean did anyone see what they did to FAU? I know it's Florida Atlantic but they held them to 48 YARDS of offense. I mean that's just sick and with an athletic WR corps and great leader at QB I gotta go with Michigan State by 17