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College Football - Michigan State is out Trained outside and discomfort Played by Central Michigan 29-27

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

Michigan State blew its chance to run the table this year, leaving poor coaching and poor play to open the door to Central Michigan upset the Spartans 29-27 in own ground.

The Spartans, a 14.5 point favorite on the Chippewas of the average, half American Conference, will not go undefeated this year despite getting both Michigan and Penn State and home, and not have to face Ohio State at all.

Michigan State's schedule was a godsend football, but coaches and players of Sparta, uncomfortable, the university and its followers, demonstrating the old adage that "Everything belongs to me, come to me when I open the capacity to receive it. "

Heck, it was a matter of state of Michigan is not ready for prime time, the Spartans were not even ready for regulation.

After playing like no one knew what the outcome would be 52 to 60 minutes, Kirk Cousins BJ Cunningham related to score on a of 7 yards to put Michigan State up 27-20 with 7:33 remaining. You can win games scoring only 27 points. The offense did not lose this game, MSU's defense did.

With 32 seconds, Chippewa QB Dan LaFevour launched a strike 11-yard TD to Paris for drawing cotton to a point to tie the game, 27-26. But Central Michigan was playing to win and successfully completed a pass of 2-point conversion, however, was not out of the end zone. By all accounts, had MSU a hard fight, undeserved victory at this time.

There was only one little problem. Central Michigan, is playing to win, has a perfect onside kick Andrew Aguila, recovered, and ultimately, to attempt a field goal from 47 yards to win the game. Eagle attempt failed, but an offsides penalty very carried the ball more anxious about 5 yards and left his second attempt, 42 yards is not lost with 3 seconds. Game over.

So what really happened in this game?

First, the Spartans were not mentally ready to play and win the game. Secondly, the Central Michigan coach Butch Jones used successfully expanded its offensive to exploit the Spartans' weak defensive secondary, the same high school that played poorly last season and still not repaired, and neutralize future programs linebacker Greg Jones.

Butch Jones had his quarterback completed passes under the entire game as the defenders of Sparta played too loose, and missed tackles like clockwork. Central Michigan picked up 418 yards on 76 offensive plays, MSU had 316 yards on 56 offensive plays, talk about ball control.

Third, the coaches of Sparta, who could have exploited weak secondary Central Michigan, decided to run for a miserable 101 yards on 30 attempts (a paltry 3.3 yards per carry), instead of letting Kirk Cousins pass play and the ball with his body capable receiver. End of story.

When Central Michigan went ahead 13-10, Michigan State regained the lead with their passing game, not their running game. This approach was not good enough for the State, the coaches wanted to run the ball, all that showed how you could lose the game.

In the beginning of the game, senior receiver Blair White Chippewa ended on the back cover as if they were at rest and caught one pass for 39 yards to set up a 1-yard by Caulton Ray, and State was up 7-zip. White continued to run past defenders of Chippewa, and ended the day with 7 receptions for 105 yards. White could have caught passes twice, because defenders could not keep up with him.

Cousins finish the day completing 13 of 18 for 164 yards and 7-yard touchdown pass from Cunningham. Keith Nichol also played QB, ending the day at 3 of 8 for 51 yards and a 16-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Gantt. Name me a team of Top 25 that is rotating two quarterbacks field in and out like musical chairs?

Unless Cousins is calling the plays (and he is not), that should have been allowed to continue with passing game, when it was clear that Michigan State was not prepared to defend and in a dogfight. State could have surpassed Central Michigan, but the defense Spartan was giving up too many points.

Why not coach Mark Dantonio and offensive coordinator Don Treadwell use the force of its passing game more? Perhaps because they are stubborn and concerned about having to placate hot shot too many runners. Dantonio is a defensive, not offensive-minded, the coach.

Dantonio needs to remember that establishing a running game and control the clock only works if you can stop the offense the other team. Playing conservatively never wins football matches, only preserved, and even then it is better to master and create a great advantage to protect.

This week the Spartans travel to South Bend, Indiana to face Notre Dame fighting Irish, not exactly a national championship caliber team (who were upset by the reconstruction of a team of Michigan last week)) with no players are thriving in both the past and faded glory past glory.

One thing is for sure the best candidates for Spartans to beat the Irish in their own land or broth Michigan State will have a great success for the worse.

Team Mouse

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