Honor&Glory
Paper,Rock, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!
Nobody on the spartan offense scares me. Total domination and a giant wake up cock smack to rest of the nation coming tomorrow.
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bukIpower
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The thing with Burbridge is he's going to get his because we will refuse to double him. We trust both of our corners unlike recent years and IMO I hope that doesn't burn us. We played apple on Burbridge a lot last year due to Grant locking down Lippett. I'd love to see us double him to force someone else to beat us because this year they're really limited in what they can sustain if we take 16 away.
Double Burbridge (at least from time to time), and stop the run. A tight end is not going to beat us so you take away the run and Burbridge and I don't see how they keep up.
Double Burbridge (at least from time to time), and stop the run. A tight end is not going to beat us so you take away the run and Burbridge and I don't see how they keep up.
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ShowMeBuck
You know what? Chicken butt.
Just curious because it's a big recruiting weekend - what will be the uni's, anything different?
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
FILM STUDY: SCOUTING THE MICHIGAN STATE DEFENSE
When the Ohio State offense looks out upon their opponents Saturday afternoon, they should be struck with a feeling of familiarity.
Although the past three matchups between the Buckeyes and Spartans have all been memorable, the Michigan State defense won’t be recognizable just for the names and faces lining up across from them, but rather because what they do is so similar to what the team in Scarlet faces every day in practice.
It’s well known that after losing to the Spartans in 2013, head coach Urban Meyer brought in co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash to implement a system identical to the one that had just beaten his team. Ash and the OSU defense were so successful with the scheme that former MSU coordinator and current Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi proclaimed over the summer that his scheme had just won a national championship. While many bristled at the thought at first, it’s almost impossible not to see just how similar the two squads really are when watching closely.
Both teams run a base, 4-3 over alignment with “Quarters” coverage in the secondary. Both teams feature talented and athletic defensive lines anchored by a superstar end. Even on third downs, both units regularly call for three-man lines, bringing a variety of zone blitzes bringing pressure from every direction while running relatively conservative coverage behind it.
However, when watching the 2015 version of the Spartan defense, something just seems…off. After showcasing some of the best pass defense in the nation in 2012 and 2013, MSU now finds itself sliding further and further behind the pack after giving up 300+ yards on four different occasions this year, including to by pedestrian offenses like Western Michigan and Nebraska.
Entire article including several video examples: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ilm-study-scouting-the-michigan-state-defense
When the Ohio State offense looks out upon their opponents Saturday afternoon, they should be struck with a feeling of familiarity.
Although the past three matchups between the Buckeyes and Spartans have all been memorable, the Michigan State defense won’t be recognizable just for the names and faces lining up across from them, but rather because what they do is so similar to what the team in Scarlet faces every day in practice.
It’s well known that after losing to the Spartans in 2013, head coach Urban Meyer brought in co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash to implement a system identical to the one that had just beaten his team. Ash and the OSU defense were so successful with the scheme that former MSU coordinator and current Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi proclaimed over the summer that his scheme had just won a national championship. While many bristled at the thought at first, it’s almost impossible not to see just how similar the two squads really are when watching closely.
Both teams run a base, 4-3 over alignment with “Quarters” coverage in the secondary. Both teams feature talented and athletic defensive lines anchored by a superstar end. Even on third downs, both units regularly call for three-man lines, bringing a variety of zone blitzes bringing pressure from every direction while running relatively conservative coverage behind it.
However, when watching the 2015 version of the Spartan defense, something just seems…off. After showcasing some of the best pass defense in the nation in 2012 and 2013, MSU now finds itself sliding further and further behind the pack after giving up 300+ yards on four different occasions this year, including to by pedestrian offenses like Western Michigan and Nebraska.
Entire article including several video examples: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...ilm-study-scouting-the-michigan-state-defense
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
PREVIEW: NO. 9 MICHIGAN STATE AT NO. 3 OHIO STATE
Mark Dantonio, like any successful coach, isn't about applying a sense of atonement to football games. It's not about what's happened before — it's about what's next.
"I don't talk to our football team about redemption; I talk to them about getting ready for this year,"Michigan State's head coach said Tuesday. "What's happened in the past has happened in the past. We can't change that, but I always want them looking forward."
Dantonio is a Jim Tressel disciple, working as The Senator's defensive coordinator from 2001-03 before heading to the Queen City to become the head man for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Three years later, he took the Michigan State job and the rest, they say, is history.
Dantonio's 84-32 in East Lansing, with a Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl win to show for it. He won the 2013 Big Ten title against Urban Meyer and Ohio State, a back and forth affair that ended with the latter missing in his first opportunity at a championship since he took over in Columbus.
Meyer returned the favor last year, in a 49-37 upset of the favored Spartans under the lights on the road in early November. It paved the way for Ohio State to win the Big Ten and national championship, as J.T. Barrett was nothing short of magnificent against a stout Spartan defense.
Saturday provides another matchup in a similar breath — at 10-0, the Buckeyes are in the driver's seat in the Big Ten East. The 9-1 Spartans, though, can throw a wrench into their championship plans by pulling the upset at Ohio Stadium.
Oh, and two of their team leaders can atone for missing their chance to beat the Buckeyes a year ago.
"One of the main reasons Shilique (Calhoun) and I came back is because we had some unfinished business,” Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook said this week. “We want to compete for another conference championship, compete for another National Championship, and it all started with facing Oregon Week 2. And we got over the hump with that, and losing to Ohio State last year I think was a little bit more sickening than losing to Oregon last year, because they're in our division, our conference, and shuttered our hopes of going to play for the Big Ten Title game."
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...review-no-9-michigan-state-at-no-3-ohio-state
Mark Dantonio, like any successful coach, isn't about applying a sense of atonement to football games. It's not about what's happened before — it's about what's next.
"I don't talk to our football team about redemption; I talk to them about getting ready for this year,"Michigan State's head coach said Tuesday. "What's happened in the past has happened in the past. We can't change that, but I always want them looking forward."
Dantonio is a Jim Tressel disciple, working as The Senator's defensive coordinator from 2001-03 before heading to the Queen City to become the head man for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Three years later, he took the Michigan State job and the rest, they say, is history.
Dantonio's 84-32 in East Lansing, with a Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl win to show for it. He won the 2013 Big Ten title against Urban Meyer and Ohio State, a back and forth affair that ended with the latter missing in his first opportunity at a championship since he took over in Columbus.
Meyer returned the favor last year, in a 49-37 upset of the favored Spartans under the lights on the road in early November. It paved the way for Ohio State to win the Big Ten and national championship, as J.T. Barrett was nothing short of magnificent against a stout Spartan defense.
Saturday provides another matchup in a similar breath — at 10-0, the Buckeyes are in the driver's seat in the Big Ten East. The 9-1 Spartans, though, can throw a wrench into their championship plans by pulling the upset at Ohio Stadium.
Oh, and two of their team leaders can atone for missing their chance to beat the Buckeyes a year ago.
"One of the main reasons Shilique (Calhoun) and I came back is because we had some unfinished business,” Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook said this week. “We want to compete for another conference championship, compete for another National Championship, and it all started with facing Oregon Week 2. And we got over the hump with that, and losing to Ohio State last year I think was a little bit more sickening than losing to Oregon last year, because they're in our division, our conference, and shuttered our hopes of going to play for the Big Ten Title game."
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...review-no-9-michigan-state-at-no-3-ohio-state
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kippy1040
Hall of Fame
We all know that last years theme and focus was called "The Chase". And that theme led us to an undisputed N/C. Now the theme was changed to "The Grind". Certainly that was an understatement to say the least. It has been a "grind" with so much uncertainty in the rest of the season, ...................up till now. Now the "Grind" is over. It' s time to go Hunting, I hope that Urban and his staff has this team prepared and focused for what is ahead of them, for the rest of this season.
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We will be wearing our playoff jerseys, scarlet with the gray sleeve stripes, this weekend vs sparty. Yes.
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