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Report card and game-changing moments

Sunday, October 2nd, 2005

Todd Schulz of the Lansing State Journal gave his post-game report card on Sunday. The Spartan offense and coaching got a C, defense a C+, and special teams a D-. Most fans will agree that Schulz’s assessment seems about right
Offense: C
• The final numbers weren’t bad. But Drew Stanton and company had three […]

Mixed reactions in post-game quotes

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

After losing in overtime to Michigan, head coach John L. Smith and a few players gave their somber reactions to the game.
John L. Smith was unhappy with the Spartan defense and kicking game.
“We didn’t play well on the defensive side of the ball. We gave up way too many big plays in the first half. […]

College Football News has an early analysis of the Michigan loss

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

While many fans will reach their own conclusions about Saturday’s game, Matthew Zemek of College Football News has his own. As an impartial college football analyst, Zemek feels that the outcome today was determined by the “boneheaded” plays of MSU.
The obvious reason why Spartan slip-ups gave Michigan this victory came in overtime, when […]

Spartans fall short in overtime

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

Despite a valiant effort by quarterback Drew Stanton, Michigan State lost to the Wolverines on Saturday. After kicker John Goss missed a field goal in the extra session, his counterpart for Michigan, Garrett Rivas, drilled a 35-yard attempt down the middle to give coach Lloyd Carr a 34-31 victory.
Stanton was 20 of 30 for […]

College Gameday: Lee & Kirk’s predictions

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

College Gameday was live from Tempe, AZ on Saturday morning. During a segment in the middle of the show, Desmond Howard joined Kurt, Lee and Kirk to discuss the Michigan-MSU matchup. They agreed that the Wolverines would be fired up and ready to face the Spartans. Lee made a point that Michigan […]