Night Train Lane
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Night Train Lane
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I have to tell you Night Train, this is a different Spartans Team, then any I have ever seen. I texted a friend when you guys put up 24 straight, "Capital One Bowl, here we come," because every other MSU team I have ever seen, folded their tent when something like this would happen. That said, Connor Cook had the game of his life. I have always found Dantonio to be a good coach (from the Saban/Tressel tree), but he did his best job this year, because this team was the result of mid-30's recruiting classes. Darquez Denard is going to play in the NFL also. They have surprised all year, so even if Stanford kicks their ass, it's been a great season. That said, the Buckeyes are still the Standard for the Big Ten (12).
Would love to see Dennard as a book end corner across from Joe Haden on the Browns. With that said, he's not the only one off that team that will be playing on Sunday afternoons.
Conversely, the OS University sported the worst secondary that I can ever remember.
They allowed about 1200 yards of passing to Gardner of all people....the worst q'back in the Big 10. Corey "Pittsburgh" Brown went to my high school and was an absolute disgrace in the secondary for 4 years.
Urban's recruits will start kicking in next year and there will be some major improvement in years to come on that side of the ball. I look for Miller to come back and will probably win the Heisman...provided the Buckeyes run the table.
But you're right...the Big 10 did themselves no favor by bringing in Maryland and Rutgers next year. How those 2 teams made it to a bowl game this season is a true head scratcher.