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Tag Archives: Michigan State
Playoff What Ifs
As long as everything goes according to plan, the playoff is set. Clemson, Alabama and Oklahoma are in. The last place goes to the Big Ten champion, either Iowa or Michigan State. Oklahoma’s season is finished. They are the Big … Continue reading
Posted in News, Opinion
Tagged ACC, Alabama, Big 12, Big Ten, Clemson, Iowa, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, SEC, Stanford
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What We Learned: Week 12
The Committee Loves Blowouts. Remember when the BCS instructed the computer rankings to take out margin of victory? Remember how they didn’t want to see teams run up the score? The Playoff Committee isn’t like that. Last year Ohio State … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ACC, Big Ten, Butch Jones, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Playoff, SEC, SEC East, South Carolina, Tennessee
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Notre Dame Must Lose
The Committee is going to have hard decisions to make when they choose the last two participants for the playoff. The first two will be easy. Undefeated Clemson will be in the playoff, and SEC Champion Alabama will be there. … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Alabama, Baylor, Big 12, Big Ten, Clemson, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Playoff
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What We Learned: Week 11
Michigan State’s Defense is Good. This isn’t really something new we learned, but we have confirmation. The Spartans did such a good job on Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes that Ohio State players were complaining about the playacting and ball distribution after … Continue reading
Posted in News, Opinion
Tagged Arkansas, Big Ten, Ezekiel Elliott, Georgia Tech, Les Miles, LSU, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, Pac 12, Stanford
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It’s Monday: What do we Know?
Jim McElwain is a Wizard. In the waning years of the Will Muschamp era Florida was known as much for its dysfunctional offense as it was for its dominating defense. The offense was so bad that it was assumed it … Continue reading
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Tagged ACC, Baylor, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Jim McElwain, Memphis, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Ole Miss, TCU
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What We Learned: Week 6
Dabo is sensitive about Clemsoning. Clemson beat unranked Georgia Tech 43-24 Saturday. Had they lost the game, it would have been classic Clemsoning, but they didn’t. A reporter asked Coach Swinney after the game about Clemsoning. He wanted to know … Continue reading
Posted in News, Opinion
Tagged Butch Jones, Clemson, Dabo Swinney, Florida, Jim McElwain, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, South Carolina, Steve Spurrier, Tennessee, What we learned, Will Grier
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Variations on the Smash in E Lansing
Michigan State defeated Oregon Saturday night in a game that was supposed to be a clash of styles. From the West Coast came Oregon with their fancy uniforms and fancy, high octane offense to match. Contrasted against the new power … Continue reading
Gridiron Glossary: Rub Route
A combination of pass routes where one receiver’s route is designed to cause him to run into the defender guarding another receiver. https://youtu.be/txjC9DnM5oA?start=429s&?end=443s This is also called a pick play. There are two receivers in this combination. One is the … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Glossary
Tagged Michigan State, Oregon, Pass Interference, Pick Play, Rub Route
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Third Down Draw 