To Clinch Or Not To Clinch

Yup, that is the question.  That was about as lame as a Caddylack tweet.  So where are we? Well MSU has about a 30 point lead over Texas Southern.  The color commentator played for Indiana in 1976 that wen 32-0 and 63-1 in 1975 and 1976, that is ridiculous.  That squad was the last undefeated team.  On to the game though, Trice looks good.  As does Dawson and Nix, and Appling.  We look good, but were playing Texas Southern.  I did not preview this game because I figured we would crush them.  I likely wont preview a lot of the non B1G games, save for Gonzaga.  (Jud is a season ticket holder for the Zags)

This Saturday at 11 am central, the Michigan State Spartans take on the Indiana Hoosiers in our protected cross over rivalry game.  The battle for the Old Brass Spitoon. Currently, MSU leads the Series 40-12-1.  Not  bad. 

1: Controlling the clock.

MSU will looks to run a lot in this game.  Controlling the clock and working the Indiana defense.   Indiana's defense is not very stout and is prone to giving up big plays.  MSU should score on big plays, 25+ yards while simultaneously running the ball early and often.  Cunningham should have a big game, with long receptions for touchdowns. 

2:  Stop the Tre.

MSU will need to bottle up the Indiana quarterback Tre Robinson.  He is a more slender dual threat QB at 6-1 184.  However, he can dual threat.  MSU has shown great ability to bottle up these types of quarterbacks and there no reason to believe that wont continue.  With limited weapons, for the Hoosiers, look for MSU to leave receivers in solo coverage and attack Robinson all game.

3: Senior game!

Well, this is it.  MSU's seniors are graduating.  This Spartan senior class is the winningest class in school history.  Look for these guys to start the game, play well and get off the field so their backups can play.  As Spartan fans we should wildly supportive of this class, and if the student section is not sold out, you will see an op-ed column in the State News.

Call it 42-14 MSU for the reasons mentioned above.

(makes me want a dip)