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

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Battle for the Megaphone

The Megaphone Trophy is awarded each year to the winner of the football game between the University of Notre Dame and Michigan State University. It was introduced in 1949. The Notre Dame side of the trophy is blue, while the Michigan State side is green. The rivalry includes many great games, such as The Game of the Century, arguably the greatest college football game ever played. Notre Dame currently leads the all-time series 45-27-1.

MSU 1-0(0-0) vs ND 2-0

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

Points per Game: 30.0(#45) ---- 22.0(#75)
Total Offense: 403(#111) ---- 876(#27)
Rush Offense: 181(#90) ---- 234(#65)
Pass Offense: 222(#109) ---- 642(#13)
Total Defense: 375(#13) ---- 536(#50)
Rush Defense: 87(#13) ---- 153(#48)
Pass Defense: 288(#25) ---- 373(#58)
Turnover Diff: -1(#73) ---- 0(#55)
Kirk = MSU
Lee = ND

Preview:
MSU vs ND is one of the most heated rivalries in college football and this year is no different. The keys for MSU too win are going to be solid QB play from Cousins and starting a running game, with Caper out for 3 more weeks. Also, the Spartans defense needs to step it up in the red zone because Notre Dame is not a CMU kind of team and will lite up MSU if they can't stop the passing.

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NCAA Scoreboard - Michigan State (2-1) at Notre Dame (2-0)

, 1 2 3 4 F Michigan State 0 7 7 7 21 Notre Dame 3 0 7 7 17 Top Performers Michigan State - Stats D. Spears 31 Car, 200 Yds, TD Notre Dame - Stats D. Crist 19-30, 264 Yds, TD	Team Stats Comparison MSU ND First Downs 20 16 3rd Down Efficiency 9-15(60%) 6-12(50%) 4th Down Efficiency 0-1()%) 0-1(0%) Total Yards 492 448 Passing Yards 176 264 Rushing Yards 212 79 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-10 0-0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of Possession 23:55 13:14
Scoring Summary First Quarter MSU ND ND 6:10 FG ND: N. Tausch, 36 Yd FG 0 3 Second Quarter MSU ND MSU 2:12 TD MSU: C. Gantt, 4 Yd pass from K. Cousins (D. Conroy kick) 7 3 Third Quarter MSU ND ND 6:22 TD ND: A. Allen, 51 Yd pass from D. Crist (N. Tausch kick) 7 10 MSU 0:01 TD MSU: F. Smith 3 Yd pass from K. Cousins (D. Conroy kick) 14 10 Fourth Quarter MSU ND ND 4:36 TD ND: D. Crist, 4 Yd run (N. Tausch kick) 14 17 MSU 0:07 TD MSU: D. Spears, 1 Yd run (D. Conroy kick) 21 17
Michigan State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Cousins 13/29 176 2 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Spears 31 200 6.4 1 A. Buford 5 17 3.4 0 K. Martin 1 8 8.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD C. Gantt 4 60 15.0 1 B. Cunningham 3 59 19.6 0 K. Martin 2 19 9.5 0 D. Sims 1 14 14 0 F. Smith 1 3 3 1 Defense TKL SACK INT TD J. Worthy 6 2 0 0 T. Robinson 7 0 0 0 E. Gordon 5 0 0 0 M. White 4 0 0 0 G. Jones 5 0 0 0 M. Hyde 3 0 0 0 C. Parker 4 0 0 0 C. Norman 5 0 0 0 O. Wilson 3 1 0 0 J. Adams 2 0 0 0 C. Neely 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Martin 2 41 0 21 I. Lewis 1 21 0 21 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Martin 4 42 0 18 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D. Conroy 0/0 3/3 3 0 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 A. Bates 4 173 43.2 1 Notre Dame Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT D. Crist 19/30 264 1 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD A. Allen 12 64 5.3 0 D. Crist 14 13 0.9 1 T. Jones 1 2 2.0 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD S. Evans 8 137 17.1 0 M. Floyd 2 23 11.5 0 D. Kamara 2 21 10.5 0 A. Allen 2 58 29.0 1 K. Rudolph 1 14 14.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD B. Smith 12 0 0 0 D. Fleming 6 1 0 0 R. Blanton 7 0 0 0 A. McDonald 5 0 0 0 M. Teo 4 0 0 0 J. Slaughter 5 0 0 0 I. Williams 4 0 0 0 H. Smith 5 0 1 0 K. Lewis Moore 4 1 0 0 G. Gray 4 0 0 0 D. McCarthy 2 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Floyd 4 86 0 23 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG M. Floyd 3 19 0 9 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG N. Tausch 1/1 2/2 5 37 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 B. Turk 4 180 45.0 0

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Review:
This was a classic MSU vs ND rivalry game, with each team swapping the lead many times. ND played a great game but MSU played an even better one, the defense stepped up and D. Spears carried the offense on his back a couple times during those long drives. Also, K. Cousins did his part by finishing off two long drives with short TD passes. This win puts MSU at 2-0 on the season and has the MSU fans getting more and more excited to see some more MSU football, next up Virginia.



C. Gantt(#83) catches this 4 yard toss from K. Cousins to put MSU up 7-3 2:12 before halftime.



F. Smith(#6) celebrated with M. Dell(#2) after catching a 2 yard touchdown pass to put MSU up 14-10 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.



D. Spears(#26) runs in from 1 yard out for the game winning touchdown.

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2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	LAST WK	RECORD	POINTS
1.	Alabama(32)	1	3-0	1496
2.	Ohio State(21)	2	3-0	1414
3.	Boise State(1)	3	2-0	1371
4.	TCU(2)	5	3-0	1233
5.	Wisconsin(1)	8	2-0	1062
6.	Georgia Tech(1)	9	3-0	1050
7.	USC(2)	10	3-0	969
8.	Oklahoma(1)	11	3-0	900
9.	Florida	4	2-1	844
10.	Virginia Tech	12	2-1	815
11.	Pittsburgh	13	2-0	798
12.	Oregon	14	2-1	716
13.	Nebraska	6	2-1	654
14.	Arkansas	17	3-0	644
15.	Tennessee	19	3-0	629
16.	Iowa	7	2-1	619
17.	Washington	--	3-0	549
18.	Arizona	--	3-0	543
19.	Miami	18	1-1	516
20.	Houston	21	3-0	443
21.	North Carolina	15	1-1	419
22.	Penn State	22	2-1	362
23.	Fresno State	25	2-0	283
24.	Texas Tech	--	3-0	239
25.	Auburn	--	3-0	235

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Dropped Out
#16 Texas
#20 LSU
#23 Georgia
#24 Oregon

Others Receiving Votes
Texas(218)
Florida State(176)
Oklahoma State(164)
Navy(141)
Georgia(121)
Utah(86)
Stanford(51)
Nevada(43)
Missouri(6)

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2010 Heisman Watch
(after 3 weeks)

#1 Mark Ingram HB Bama ===
--- Last Game at Duke W(52-0)
------ 15 Car, 92 Yds, TD, 3 Rec, 37 Yds, TD

#2 Case Keenum QB Hou ===
--- Last Game at UCLA W(23-3)
------ 17-28, 197 Yds, 17 Car, 44 Yds

#3 Kellen Moore QB Boise ===
--- Last Game at Wyo W(38-3)
------ 23-33, 308 Yds, 2 TD

#4 Roddy Jones HB GT >>>
--- Last Game at UNC W(27-10)
------ 9 Rec, 109 Yds, 2 TD, 20 Car, 76 Yds

#5 DeJaun Miller WR OU ===
--- Last Game vs AF W(41-3)
------ 3 Rec, 90 Yds, TD

*denotes risers
*denotes fallers

2009 winner Mark Ingram HB Bama

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NCAA Football Leaders - 2010 Season

Passing Yards	Yards	Passing Touchdowns	TD
1. T. Potts(TTU)	1358	1. J. Wynn(Utah)	12
2. R. Mallet(Ark)	1046	2. T. Potts(TTU)	12
3. J. Wynn(Utah)	958	3. G. McElroy(Bama)	11
4. C. Keenum(Hou)	934	4. B. Gabbert(Miz)	10
5. G. McElroy(Bama)	875	5. B. Anderson(Marsh)	10
Rushing Yards	Yards	Rushing Touchdowns	TD
1. T. Newton(Texas)	422	1. R. Turbin(USU)	6
2. M. Curry(Navy)	422	2. V. Davidson(Ohio)	6
3. M. Tucker(TCU)	409	3. J. Adams(Wake)	5
4. A. Clark(AF)	389	4. B. Bolden(Miss)	5
5. N. Devine(WVU)	384	5. D. Herron(OSU)	5
Receptions	Rec	Receiving Yards	Yards
1. M. Williams(Texas)	32	1. M. Williams(Texas)	484
2. L. Toilolo(Stan)	27	2. V. Green(Nev)	467
3. R. Roundtree(Mich)	26	3. L. Toilolo(Stan)	394
4. J. Karstetter(WSU)	24	4. R. Griffin(UCONN)	387
5. A. Robinson(SMU)	24	5. D. Williams(Ark)	361
Receiving Touchdowns	TD	Solo Tackles	Tack
1. A. Robinson(SMU)	6	1. B. Hendricks(Wyo)	20
2. S. Smithson(Utah)	5	2. J. McKinnon(Ark St)	19
3. L. Toilolo(Stan)	5	3. Y. Yenga(SMU)	18
4. D. Miller(OU)	5	4. N. Bellore(CMU)	18
5. T. Urban(WVU)	4	5. G. Gooden(Pur)	17
Sacks	Sack	Interceptions	INT
1. B. Hendricks(Wyo)	5.5	1. C. Culliver(S Car)	5
2. N. Bellore(CMU)	5.0	2. I. Barfield(KU)	4
3. L. Koskan(USU)	4.0	3. D. Baldwin(UCF)	3
4. G. Gooden(Pur)	4.0	4. J. Flanders(Tulsa)	3
5. J. Tuani(Navy)	4.0	5. P. Smith(Neb)	3

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UVA 1-1(0-0) vs MSU 2-0(0-0)

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

Points per Game: 20.0(#80) ---- 25.5(#58)
Total Offense: 662(#109) ---- 791(#106)
Rush Offense: 237(#95) ---- 393(#49)
Pass Offense: 425(#103) ---- 398(#110)
Total Defense: 544(#12) ---- 718(#34)
Rush Defense: 210(#30) ---- 166(#18)
Pass Defense: 334(#10) ---- 552(#59)
Turnover Diff: 0(#60) ---- -2(#86)
Kirk = MSU
Lee = MSU

Preview:
This should be a good game to watch as both of these teams are about equal on paper, although MSU having home field advantage tilts everything too the Spartans favor. Hopefully, D. Spears can put on a show like he did last week and K. Cousins keeps on playing good football. If the Spartans do that they will walk away with and easy win.

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NCAA Scoreboard - Virginia (1-2) at Michigan State (3-0)

, 1 2 3 4 OT F Virginia 7 0 0 3 0 10 Michigan State 7 0 3 0 7 17 Top Performers Virginia - Stats R. Dowling 2 Tkls, 2 Int Michigan State - Stats C. Neely 4 Tkls, TFL, 3 ATK, 1 Sack, 1 Int	Team Stats Comparison UVA MSU First Downs 16 19 3rd Down Efficiency 5-13(38%) 4-11(36%) 4th Down Efficiency 1-3(33%) 1-2(50%) Total Yards 327 395 Passing Yards 237 217 Rushing Yards 59 101 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-40 1-10 Turnovers 3 3 Time of Possession 20:08 19:04
Scoring Summary First Quarter UVA MSU UVA 3:30 TD UVA: T. Mack, 0 Yd run (R. Randoplh kick) 7 0 MSU 0:00 TD MSU: M. Dell, 7 Yd pass from K. Cousins (D. Conroy kick) 7 7 Third Quarter UVA MSU MSU 5:00 FG MSU: D. Conroy, 26 Yd FG 7 10 Fourth Quarter UVA MSU UVA 3:32 FG UVA: R. Randolph, 18 Yd FG 10 10 Overtime UVA MSU MSU ----- TD MSU: C. Gantt, 6 Yd pass from K. Cousins 10 17
Virginia Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT M. Verica 23/35 240 0 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD T. Mack 23 71 3.0 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD J. Green 6 62 10.3 0 J. Torchia 4 48 12.0 0 T. Mack 4 27 6.7 0 K. Burd 3 18 6.0 0 T. Smith 2 47 23.5 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD S. Greer 12 0 1 0 T. Windle 5 0 0 0 M. Conrath 4 1 0 0 B. Schautz 5 0 0 0 C. Mosley 5 0 0 0 C. Minnifield 4 0 0 0 R. Dowling 2 0 2 0 J. Dolce 4 0 0 0 M. Parker 3 0 0 0 W. Hil 2 1 0 0 R. McLeod 5 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG R. Dowling 1 24 0 24 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG R. Dowling 1 7 0 7 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG R. Randolph 1/1 1/1 4 19 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 J. Howell 4 152 38.0 0 Michigan State Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Cousins 19/33 217 2 3 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD D. Spears 22 87 3.9 0 A. Buford 4 29 7.2 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD C. Gantt 8 75 9.3 1 M. Dell 3 31 10.3 1 K. Martin 3 57 19.0 0 F. Smith 2 25 12.5 0 B. Linthicum 1 8 8.0 0 Defense TKL SACK INT TD M. Hyde 5 0 0 0 C. Norman 5 0 0 0 E. Gordon 8 0 0 0 G. Jones 6 0 0 0 C. Neely 7 1 1 0 T. Robinson 3 0 1 0 J. Worthy 5 0 0 0 O. Wilson 7 0 0 0 J. Adams 2 0 0 0 T. Hoover 1 0 0 0 C. Jude 3 0 0 0 Kick Returning NO. YDS TD LONG I. Lewis 2 37 0 20 Punt Returning NO. YDS TD LONG K. Martin 3 40 0 16 Kicking FGM/A XPM/A PTS LONG D. Conroy 1/1 2/2 5 26 Punting NO. YDS AVG IN 20 A. Bates 3 134 44.6 0

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Review:
This was a battle for the ages, MSUs defense stepped up when Cousins had an off day. MSUs defense had a very good day causing 3 turnovers and only allowed 1 red zone touchdown, on the other hand Cousins had a very inconsistent day tossing 2 touchdowns and 3 picks. All in all, MSU is off to a great start at 3-0 but is about to collide with the juggernaut called Wisconsin. So fans grab your gear and tickets the Spartans are gonna need all the help they can get.



K. Cousins(#8) didn't have a day to remember tossing 3 picks.



T. Robinson(#59) intercepts this pass to stop an UVA drive dead in it's tracks.



C. Gantt(#83) catches this short pass and runs in for a touchdown on MSUs first possession in overtime.

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2010 NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll

RANK	TEAM	LAST WK	RECORD	POINTS
1.	Alabama(37)	1	4-0	1501
2.	Ohio State(23)	2	4-0	1377
3.	Boise State(1)	3	3-0	1313
4.	TCU	4	4-0	1269
5.	Wisconsin	5	3-0	1190
6.	Georgia Tech	6	4-0	1130
7.	USC	7	3-0	1072
8.	Oklahoma	8	4-0	1032
9.	Florida	9	3-1	932
10.	Virginia Tech	10	3-1	895
11.	Oregon	12	3-1	792
12.	Nebraska	13	3-1	728
13.	Miami	19	2-1	590
14.	Iowa	16	3-1	590
15.	Washington	17	3-0	568
16.	Arizona	18	4-0	526
17.	Pittsburgh	11	2-1	469
18.	Arkansas	14	3-1	454
19.	Houston	20	4-0	445
20.	North Carolina	21	2-1	393
21.	Penn State	22	3-1	353
22.	Fresno State	23	3-0	346
23.	Texas Tech	24	3-0	301
24.	Auburn	25	4-0	269
25.	Texas	--	2-2	208

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Dropped Out
#15 Tennessee

Other Receiving Votes
Florida State(194)
Oklahoma State(180)
Tennessee(160)
Navy(154)
Georgia(124)
Stanford(94)
Utah(93)
Missouri(42)
Michigan State(24)

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