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Originally Posted by Spartanic
What we have seen this season is that MSU should be in the game with every team on the schedule. Thats the good news.
The flip side is that every remaining team on the schedule is tough defensively. And tosu showed everyone the recipe for stopping the MSU offense. To a lesser extent, the remaining 4 teams will be able to emulate what tosu did today.
The hope for MSU is for improvement on the offensive side of the ball; improvement in OLine play; improvement in some of the key playmaker positons.
The MSU D has shown they can play well enough to keep MSU in the game, but scoring points on O is going to be the decisive factor in these last 4 games. |
I don't think tOSU showed anyone a recipe for stopping us--unless they have those linebackers and the rest of tOSU's defense. Its pretty clear that stacking the line against the run is the first thing to do against us--good luck to the rest of our schedule with that "recipe."
I'm not saying we'll win out--that's crazy talk--but its a bit simplistic to say that now our D is fine and the season hinges on scoring enough points. This team is a work in progress, and though we're moving in the right direction it shouldn't be surprising to see steps forward and back by both the offense and the defense.