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Originally Posted by spartan80
Hey genius, go back and check some of Dantonio's quotes after last season's losses, about making another play or two, and it being a game of inches, and MSU wins instead of loses. Often the player he was speaking to was his QB Hoyer, and the proof was in the pudding, when Hoyer hung in against PU, & PSU MSU turned things around. When Hoyer didn't make the plays, like first half PSU & the bowl game, then MSU was in trouble. Some things aren't rocket science, including a football team getting as far as it's QB can take it. Please don't say it isn't all the QB, obviously, but the QB IS USUALLY the keystone.
Also, compare Smoker's senior year to Hoyer's last year. Yes Smoker was a senior, but he was also coming back after a disasterous season that included rehab, and he ran a new system to an 8 - 4 record, setting a few MSU QB records in the process. |
First of all, substitute "
MSU D" for "QB" in your post above to get a more accurate picture of our team last year. We had our best offense (Points per game) in the last 10 years. We scored enough to win almost every game (tOSU and BC are exceptions, IMHO) but our D, especially our Rush D (See NW, Iowa, tOSU, Wisky) let us down.
Your comparison to Smoker is faulty. Unlike Smoker, Hoyer didn't have an entire year of starting under his belt (2001 season). Granted Smoker missed the final 8 games of 2002, but he still had a full season more of starts by the time he came back in 2003 than Hoyer did this past year.
I'd compare Hoyer this year to Smoker as a Soph, first time starters, both won 7 games, Smoker went 6-5 and won the bowl game, Hoyer, by virtue of an extra game, went 7-5 and lost the bowl game. I fully expect an 8-4 or better season next year as it will be Hoyer's Senior year after having a year of starting.