vBook: Michigan 34, Michigan State 31 (Final, OT)

[rocketman]

Looks like scUM is pulling out all the stops on the first drive; Hart with a huge run, Henne actually hitting receivers (Mario Manningham will have some career that's for sure), direct snap to Bass for a 98 yard drive for a TD.

Edit:

WOW. Does State have a defense? 14-0, scUM

 

[Piney]

With Iowa being up 14-0 this goes to show that Illinois is just that bad. So bad that the normal Michigan State letdown waited a week so Michigan can beat the heck out of them.

Why am I at work and not at home watching this game? Oh yeah, had to work some OT on a Saturday and might as well be the week OSU is off.

 

[BB73]

State scored to get back in the game. scUM still has some issues stopping the run on the edges.

14-7

 

[jlb1705]

Both of these teams suck and are stupid. The Bucks should roll through the league.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

MSU was moving to ball well again until an INT near the Michigan goal line. MSU's secondary sucks...

 

[jlb1705]

That penalty was BULLSHIT!

If anything, they should've flagged that fatass kicker for unnecessary roughness. He probably crushed that CB when he landed on him on the flop.

 

[ScArLeT_bUcK]

Wow!! TD MSU!

21-21

Good old scUM lite

 

[BB73]

I'm glad we'll get to see that look-away WR screen on film before we play Stanton. Heck of a play to tie the game at 21.

 

[OH10]

Michigan and Henne have had an outstanding first half, and MSU has struggled at times.

Still, score 21-21. That's not good for the girls in blue. They're in trouble

 

[scarletngrey11]

Its 24-21 at the half. We'll see who wants it more and who has the better depth in the second half...

 

[sandgk]

MSU came into the game with the #23 Rush D in the country - and they are not getting it done against the sCUm rushing attack. 97 yards given up at the half, vs 91 yds per game for their rank. The passing D for the Spartans is looking weaker also - 220 yds given up through the air. Finally MSU has been guily of several key penalties and mistakes.

They can still pull this out, but need to play a half of mistake free football, and get their running game going to keep the ball out of Henne's hands.

Before this game I thought that for sCUM to win they would have too play much, much tougher defense. They are doing so against the run at least, less than 90 yards given up on the ground versus one of the top ranked rushing attacks in the nation coming into the game (MSU was #7 in the nation)

 

[scarletngrey11]

Henne just threw a pick right at a MSU defensive back, MSU has ball deep in scUM territory, around the 12 yard line.

 

[sandgk]

Lets see if MSU can capitalize.

 

[JohnnyCockfight]

Henne just threw a pick right at a MSU defensive back, MSU has ball deep in scUM territory, around the 12 yard line.

Didn't we recruit SirDarean for a while a couple years ago? I only remember that because we could have had two "Sirs" in that class.

 

[scarletngrey11]

scUM is horrible on defense, they always try for the big hit, and even if they do the guy rarely goes down, they are too arrogant and have to much pride to wrap up and make a firm tackle I guess.