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So to me this week we will find out exactly how good UW is.  Sparty comes to town for a 330 EST kickoff in Madison.  Currently ESPN gives UW a 75% chace to win in their matchup predictor and Bucky is favored by 10.5 points with an over/under of 40 points.

I wonder which MSU team will show up?  a beaten up bunch after the O$U game or a angry team that will give it their all.  I also worry a little bit about UW getting some love now.  To me many times when they get a lot of attention they crap the bed in spots like this.

I don't mean to be Captain Obvious but this is a game that Coan is going to have to step up.  MSU plays some pretty stout defense so UW is going to have to be balanced.

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A minimum of 210 yards from scrimmage and 3 TDS?   

Michigan State is 22nd in the country defensively in rush yards allowed and is allowing 18PPG which is 21st in the country.  That includes a game at Ohio State with an explosive offense.  Coming into the Buckeyes game they were only allowing about 50 yards a game on the ground. 

I would not take Michigan State lightly. 

I know Taylor and the OL will do their part. My concern is if and when good teams gear up to counter that ground attack can Coan step up and take charge in the passing game?   

The good news is Michigan State doesn’t have a dynamic offense so I expect the defense to keep them honest but we can’t keep relying on Taylor and the defense to bail them out every week.  

The Badgers have a pretty decent WR group but it doesn’t matter if the QB can’t get them the ball or make big plays.  Hopefully that starts to change but so far there’s nothing that leads me to believe Jack Coan is that guy. 

38-0 and Taylor has like 100 yards from scrimmage

Maybe Coan is the QB that can take them to the next level 

All I know is these are the two best safeties I’ve seen play (Pearson and Burrell) at UW and Nelson was no slouch before he got hurt.   Maybe this is the year they take down O$U.  Helps when you don’t allow big plays on the back end of the D. 

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It’s not often you are going to see Taylor held to 80 yards and 3 yards per rush, but it’s really encouraging to know the rest of the team can step up and deliver.  

Pretty amazing how well the defense has played - 4 shutouts in what, 6 games?  Unbelievable.  The pick 6 basically broke the spirit of the Spartans.  

Keep it rolling 

From Pat Forde - In trademark Wisconsin fashion, the Badgers are trying their best to stay blasÃĐ about this overwhelming first half of the season. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that linebacker Chris Orr called the defense “The Goose Egg Gang” Saturday, a hokey and benign attempt at a nickname. It prompted the following response from fellow linebacker Zack Baun: “That’s not a thing. Don’t let him start that. Don’t let him do that. We don’t need a nickname.”

 

EC Pack posted:

He's a small town kid from Tony.  I would think between his playing days and coaching, he's financially secure and hope that the Wisconsin blood is thicker than any water. 

How old is Chryst?  Maybe line him up to take over for him... 

Chryst is 53.  In my world it would be the perfect transition if Leonard will stick around that long.  I think that someone eventually will come calling to see if he would want to leave and take over a program.  It would suck if he did I just hope he wouldn't go to another BIG program.

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