Our paper has MSU favored by 3.5 tonight which is pretty much a home field advantage spread so I am thinking this is a pick 'em game for the odds makers.
Godfather's keys to the game: How will our defense do against a more traditional smash mouth offense, particularly against the run? Will our defense have the stamina to overcome a 10 or 15 minute deficit in time of possession? Will Floyd finally have a few big plays? How will Crist and other young players respond to a hostile crowd on the road? Weather may also be a factor again as there is likelihood of rain tonight in East Lansing. The Band of the Fighting Irish will be there to spur our football warriors on to victory.
So my pre-season prediction had this down as a loss but I randomly picked MSU as the one Big Ten team we would lose to this year. Since that happened last week, I am going to try to keep my season total on track and pick the Irish tonight but I think it will be a close dogfight. The next four games will be interesting. If (and this is really possible) we lose all four, the Kelly effigies will be out in force. If we win all four we will be on a BCS trajectory. Right now I would like to win 2 or possibly three of the 4 given the talent we have. But let's win one first.
ND 33, MSU 30
GO IRISH!
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I agree with Godfather on this one. ABC commentary this afternoon during the Nebraska-Washington game said we've been within 7 points in the last 10 meetings with MSU. The difficulty is being on the road.
It would do me good to see our guys blow out MSU but that's only a dream. Game on in 20 minutes - Go Irish! ND 17 MSU 13 (I hope)
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