Football is Life...The Rest is just Details. (NCAA 11)

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Pur 6-4(3-3) vs #24 MSU 8-2(4-2)

Overall Rating: B- ------ B
Offense Rating: B ------ B+
Defense Rating: B- ------ B

Points per Game: 23.6(#59) ---- 24.8(#47)
Total Offense: 3298(#81) ---- 3367(#51)
Rush Offense: 1090(#66) ---- 1559(#13)
Pass Offense: 2208(#53) ---- 1808(#95)
Total Defense: 3510(#89) ---- 3285(#67)
Rush Defense: 1181(#86) ---- 971(#45)
Pass Defense: 2329(#85) ---- 2314(#79)
Turnover Diff: -6(#94) ---- 6(#27)
Kirk = MSU
Lee = MSU

Preview:
This should be a decently easy game for MSU, but no one is easy too beat in the Big Ten. The season is winding down and a loss right now would be devastating for the Spartans. As long as Caper gets going on the ground and Cousins continues to play good we think the Spartans will be ok.

[DerkontheOS]

NCAA Scoreboard - Purdue (6-5) at Michigan State (9-2)

November 13, 2010 1 2 3 4 F Purdue 0 0 13 0 13 #24 Michigan State 7 7 0 0 14 Top Performers Purdue - Stats R. Henry 18-29, 321 Yds, TD Michigan State - Stats O. Wilson, 5 Tkls, 5 TFL, 5 Sacks	Team Stats Comparison Pur MSU First Downs 14 17 3rd Down Efficiency 5-12(41%) 4-10(40%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0(0%) 0-0(0%) Total Yards 394 357 Passing Yards 321 173 Rushing Yards 25 107 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-37 2-25 Turnovers 1 2 Time of Possession 13:46 22:41
Scoring Summary First Quarter Pur MSU MSU 1:40 TD MSU: B. Cunningham, 12 Yd pass from K. Cousins (D. Conroy kick) 0 7 Second Quarter Pur MSU MSU 4:56 TD MSU: L. Caper, 17 Yd run (D. Conroy kick) 0 14 Third Quarter Pur MSU Pur 5:24 TD Pur: J. Johnson, returned fumble 40 Yds (C. Wiggs kick) 7 14 Pur 0:06 TD Pur: K. Smith, 81 Yd pass from R. Henry (missed kick) 13 14
Purdue Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT R. Henry 18/29 321 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD R. Bolden 14 57 4.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD C. Smith 5 58 11.6 0 K. Smith 4 108 27.0 1 R. Bolden 4 41 10.2 0 O. Ross 2 56 28.0 0 A. Edison 2 42 21.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD C. Williams 8 0 1 0 C. Carlino 7 0 0 0 G. Roberts 7 0 0 0 J. Holland 7 0 0 0 J. Van Zant 5 0 0 0 N. Mondek 3 2 0 0 R. Kerrigan 3 1 0 0 J. Werner 2 0 0 0 J. Johnson 4 0 0 1 A. Evans 2 0 0 0 D. Kelly 1 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Smith 2 39 0 20 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Smith 4 9 0 3 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG C. Wiggs 0/2 1/2 1 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 C. Wiggs 4 173 43.2 3 Michigan State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Cousins 15/24 173 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD L. Caper 25 108 4.3 1 D. Spears 2 21 10.5 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD B. Cunningham 8 109 13.6 1 C. Gantt 3 7 2.3 0 K. Martin 2 54 27.0 0 L. Caper 1 -2 -1.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD C. Norman 7 1 0 0 M. White 8 0 0 0 O. Wilson 5 5 0 0 T. Robinson 5 0 0 0 G. Jones 6 0 0 0 J. Worthy 5 0 0 0 C. Rucker 3 0 0 0 E. Gordon 3 0 0 0 C. Neely 2 1 0 0 M. Hyde 2 0 0 0 J. Adams 5 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Martin 2 44 0 24 I. Lewis 1 22 22 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Martin 4 11 0 8 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D. Conroy 0/0 2/2 2 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 A. Bates 5 213 42.6 0

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Review:
The Spartans squeak out a win, with some luck. This was a game that was too close for comfort for MSU fans, thinking this would be a blow out. It was far from a blow out, as MSU had trouble stopping the pass attack of Purdue. Luckily for MSU the poor weather conditions made the Purdue kicker miss a 23 yard field goal with 49 seconds left and all the Spartans had to do was take a couple QB kneels. Up next PSU!



B. Cunningham(#3) catches this 12 yard pass for the Spartans first score.



L. Caper(#22) runs over A. Evans(#32) to get into the end zone from 17 yards away.



C. Wiggs misses this 23 yard field goal late in the 4th Quarter to let MSU just squeak by 14-13.

[DerkontheOS]

2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	LAST WK	RECORD	POINTS
1.	Washington(32)	1	10-0	1496
2.	Ohio State(28)	2	11-0	1451
3.	Alabama(1)	3	11-0	1364
4.	Georgia Tech	4	11-0	1227
5.	Boise State	5	10-0	1196
6.	TCU	6	11-0	1094
7.	Oklahoma	8	10-1	936
8.	Stanford	9	10-1	898
9.	Arkansas	10	9-2	854
10.	USC	11	7-3	809
11.	Fresno State	7	9-1	798
12.	North Carolina	12	9-2	771
13.	Texas A&M	13	9-2	736
14.	Texas	14	8-3	695
15.	Texas Tech	15	8-3	661
16.	Wisconsin	16	7-3	639
17.	Houston	21	9-2	481
18.	Virginia Tech	22	7-4	439
19.	Oregon	23	6-4	397
20.	Michigan State	24	9-2	380
21.	Georgia	25	8-3	346
22.	Auburn	--	8-3	346
23.	West Virginia	--	8-1	278
24.	Iowa	17	7-4	270
25.	USF	--	7-3	252

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Dropped Out
#18 Florida State
#19 Pittsburgh
#20 Tennessee

Others Receiving Votes
Nevada(239)
Oklahoma State(215)
Connecticut(117)
Pittsburgh(113)
Utah(88)
Florida State(83)
Penn State(80)
Navy(70)
Tennessee(16)

after 12 weeks

[DerkontheOS]

2010 Heisman Watch
(after 12 weeks)

#1 Mark Ingram HB Bama >>>
--- Last Game vs FCS SE W(40-7)
------ 21 Car, 145 Yds, TD, 6 Rec, 62 Yds, 2 TD

#2 Jake Locker QB Wash <<<
--- BYE
------ BYE

#3 Josh Nesbitt QB GT ===
--- Last Game vs Duke W(47-13)
------ 14-20, 176 Yds, 19 Car, 89 Yds, 4 Total TD

#4 Case Keenum QB Hou ===
--- Last Game at USM W(60-21)
------ 18-27, 283 Yds, 4 TD, 9 Car, 33 Yds

#5 Taylor Potts QB TTU >>>
--- Last Game vs FCS NW W(48-14)
------ 33-46, 504 Yds, 4 TD, 12 Car, 22 Yds

*denotes risers
*denotes fallers

2009 winner Mark Ingram HB Bama

[DerkontheOS]

Battle for the Land Grant Trophy


Since Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference in 1993, the Nittany Lions and Spartans have played each other for the trophy in the last week of conference play. The trophy, designed by former Michigan State coach George Perls, features pictures of Penn State's Old Main and Michigan State's Beaumont Tower. Penn State won the most recent meeting 42–14 on November 21, 2009, at Spartan Stadium. Currently, Penn State leads the overall series 14–12–1, though many of the games were played prior to Penn State joining the Big Ten and are thus not included in the trophy count. Michigan State has not won at Beaver Stadium since 1965.

Michigan State University and Penn State University are the nation's oldest land-grant universities, hence the name for the trophy. In 1955 on the 100th year anniversary of the founding of the land grant system, Michigan State and Penn State were commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp honoring the "First of the Land-Grant Colleges". These two universities were the first ever universities to be placed on a U.S. postage stamp.

They are also the most recent additions to the Big Ten. Fellow Big Ten members Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue and Wisconsin are also land-grant schools

#20 MSU 9-2(5-2) v PSU 7-4(4-3)

Overall Rating: B ------ A-
Offense Rating: B+ ------ A
Defense Rating: B ------ B+

Points per Game: 23.8(#55) ---- 25.5(#41)
Total Offense: 3647(#86) ---- 4100(#34)
Rush Offense: 1666(#13) ---- 1612(#16)
Pass Offense: 1981(#92) ---- 2488(#45)
Total Defense: 3631(#77) ---- 3388(#53)
Rush Defense: 996(#38) ---- 1009(#41)
Pass Defense: 2635(#96) ---- 2379(#71)
Turnover Diff: 5(#34) ---- 0(#55)
Kirk = MSU
Lee = MSU

Preview:
This is the last regular season game for MSU and it is one of the most important, this is the difference between playing in a top notch bowl or a low grade bowl. This is gonna be a tough game for MSU, as they have to travel to the 2nd toughest stadium to play at. The first thing they need to do is establish the run and score quick to take the crowd out of it, then, Cousins and the defense need to step up.

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NCAA Scoreboard - Michigan State () at Penn State ()

November 20, 2010 1 2 3 4 F #20 Michigan State 0 0 7 10 17 Penn State 0 14 0 0 14 Top Performers Michigan State - Stats B. Cunningham 2 Rec, 85 Yds, TD Penn State - Stats C. Powell 11 Rec, 82 Yds, TD	Team Stats Comparison MSU PSU First Downs 11 17 3rd Down Efficiency 4-11(36%) 7-15(46%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-0(0%) 0-1(0%) Total Yards 386 406 Passing Yards 169 230 Rushing Yards 125 93 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-15 2-15 Turnovers 2 2 Time of Possession 18:17 19:42
Scoring Summary Second Quarter MSU PSU PSU 7:12 TD PSU: S. Green, 2 Yd run (C. Wagner kick) 0 7 PSU 2:02 TD PSU: C. Powell, 2 Yd pass from K. Newsome (C. Wagner kick) 0 14 Third Quarter MSU PSU MSU 1:53 TD MSU: M. Dell, 3 Yd pass from K. Cousins (D. Conroy kick) 7 14 Fourth Quarter MSU PSU MSU 7:47 TD MSU: B. Cunningham, 80 Yd pass from K. Cousins (D. Conroy kick) 14 14 MSU 0:00 FG MSU: D. Conroy, 39 Yd FG 17 14
Michigan State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Cousins 13/24 169 2 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Spears 23 108 4.6 0 A. Buford 1 10 10.0 0 K. Cousins 3 7 2.3 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD M. Dell 4 42 10.5 1 C. Gantt 3 14 4.6 0 K. Martin 2 20 10.0 0 B. Cunningham 2 85 42.5 1 D. Spencer 1 6 6.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD E. Gordon 10 0 0 0 T. Robinson 7 0 0 0 C. Neely 8 2 0 0 C. Norman 6 0 0 0 C. Rucker 4 0 0 0 O. Wilson 4 1 0 0 M. White 3 0 0 0 C. Parker 2 0 0 0 C. Jude 5 0 0 0 J. Adams 4 0 0 0 S. Gardiner 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG I. Lewis 2 39 0 21 K. Martin 1 27 0 27 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Martin 7 26 0 8 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D. Conroy 1/1 2/2 5 39 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 A. Bates 6 293 48.8 0 Penn State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Newsome 24/38 221 1 0 M. McGloin 1/1 9 0 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD S. Green 21 111 5.2 1 J. Suhey 1 3 3.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD C. Powell 11 82 7.4 1 D. Moye 6 69 11.5 0 C. Drake 2 14 7.0 0 A. Szczerba 2 15 7.5 0 G. Zug 1 22 22.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD N. Stupar 6 0 0 0 G. Hodges 6 0 0 0 C. Colasanti 6 0 0 0 D. Thomas 4 0 0 0 J. Crawford 5 1 0 0 N. Sukay 8 0 0 0 D. Astorino 6 0 0 0 O. Ogbu 2 1 0 0 E. Lewis 3 0 0 0 D. Lynn 1 0 1 0 E. Lewis 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG C. Powell 3 60 0 22 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG G. Zug 4 23 0 10 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG C. Wagner 0/0 2/2 2 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 D. Soldner 7 288 41.1 0

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Review:
This was a thrilling game for MSU fans and a disappointing one for PSU fans. This is the first time since 1965 that the Spartans have marching to Happy Valley and won. It was all possible thanks to K. Cousins and his performance under-pressure, also the defense stood strong after letting PSU take a 14-0 lead at halftime. Then, K. Cousins went to work and march his team down the field twice three times, scoring two touchdowns. But his most important play came with 10 seconds left when Cousins felt the pressure getting to him, he stepped up in the pocket and took off for a 1st down inside Penn State's 30.



M. Dell(#2) catches this 3 yard pass to put the Spartans on the board late in the 3rd quarter.



B. Cunningham(#3) catches a short pass and then makes some people miss to take it to the house for 80 yards.



D. Conroy(#4) makes this clutch kick with time running out to give the Spartans the close victory.

[WWF80sKid]

Nice close wins man. I'm hoping next season you'll have some more games where you can relax while playing them. This year for you, it's been all about close wins...nail biter finishes.

I know that's gotta wear you out man.

[DerkontheOS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt_GoBlue

Nice close wins man. I'm hoping next season you'll have some more games where you can relax while playing them. This year for you, it's been all about close wins...nail biter finishes. I know that's gotta wear you out man.

Yea it's been pretty rough.