What Do We Know About Sparty?

[IowaHawkeyeFBnBB4Life]

Strengths? Weaknesses?

I know they still have LJ Scott, so I imagine they like to feed him the rock. How is their defense? Turnover margin? Special teams?

 

[nu2u]

They tend to practice very well.

 

[JEDN]

Good run/pass QB and by all accounts are an improved team over last year.

 

[bagdropper]

They turn the ball over. A lot. And they are a very young team.

Definitely got the talent to beat Iowa for sure though. Can they play a clean game is the big question.

 

[scotthawk1964]

They wear green.

 

[Johnsoda123]

300 is a pretty cool movie about Spartans if you have never seen it.

 

[DewHawk]

Lewerke is a pretty athletic QB and he has a good arm. If no pressure he will hurt Hawks IMO.

 

[Wadzinator]

Turn AJ loose

 

[funnyfletcher]

I think they've fumbled 9 times this year. QB averages over 300 yards total offense. Defense is pretty decent. Hopefully Iowa can win the turnover battle.

 

[SpartanJD]

They turn the ball over. A lot. And they are a very young team.

Definitely got the talent to beat Iowa for sure though. Can they play a clean game is the big question.

This is pretty much it plus we have a QB that can run.

 

[Hawk68]

I watched the ND/MSU replay and MSU is better than the score indicated. Dantonio is the opposite of KF in that he is constantly bitching at the refs and his own players. The team as a whole is undisciplined and kind of thuggish.
There QB is quite talented as he can run and pass well. Their receivers are above average. The O-line is big but kind of slow with a lot of holding. Their RB had a hard time against NB.
Their D will give us many problems if we go conservative with runs on first down as they blitz about 60% of the time with both their safeties and LB's. We need throw screens and use draw plays. BF has to let Stanley throw early in the game.
I will say it is an even match. ND was the superior team.

 

[ICParrent]

"Thuggish".....Nutt punches in the pile, wet willies, head stomps??????

What quantifies thuggish in this context?

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

Their punter is a good actor/flopper. ( if he's still there )

 

[terrehawk]

"Thuggish".....Nutt punches in the pile, wet willies, head stomps??????

What quantifies thuggish in this context?

What qualifies as thuggish to you, Sir Wokealot?

 

[terrehawk]

If history means anything, their quarterback will have a coming out party and make no mistakes while running and gunning up and down the field.

 

[H4wkfan4life]

"Thuggish".....Nutt punches in the pile, wet willies, head stomps??????

What quantifies thuggish in this context?

u aint no rill gangsta w/o da wet willy!!

All I know, is they haven't done well since jimmy got back to MI and I think MN has been the only team w/ more rapists recently

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

I haven't seen one snap of Spartan fball this year. Kind of weird. They're the only team I haven't watched play.

 

[ICParrent]

What qualifies as thuggish to you, Sir Wokealot?

That's the deal....its hard for me to apply thuggish to football. Much easier with basketball. Last real thug Iowa had was McCabe.