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[MARCELL DAREUS POWER]

this d for michigan state looks crazy good.

rush, gholston, white, hoover... that might be the best dline in the bcs...  and they go 2 deep, their backups of heath, calhoun, reynolds, and kittredge as really good.

i think they have the best lbs in the country, norman, allen and bullough will all play in the nfl, and lawrence thomas is a 6-4 280lbs freak lb from detroit...

their secondary in lewis, dennard, and adams are scrappy and solid.

i think their o will pound it and not make mistakes and i think their d will be close to alabama last year. jmo...

its very possible they go undefeated...

[Gordio]

MARCELL DAREUS POWER, on 25 June 2012 - 10:39 AM, said:

this d for michigan state looks crazy good.

rush, gholston, white, hoover... that might be the best dline in the bcs...  and they go 2 deep, their backups of heath, calhoun, reynolds, and kittredge as really good.

i think they have the best lbs in the country, norman, allen and bullough will all play in the nfl, and lawrence thomas is a 6-4 280lbs freak lb from detroit...

their secondary in lewis, dennard, and adams are scrappy and solid.

i think their o will pound it and not make mistakes and i think their d will be close to alabama last year. jmo...

its very possible they go undefeated...

I suppose anything is possible.  Like you have stated their defense should be unreal.  There offense is going to take some time to develope though.  They are only returning 4 starters & starting a QB that is pretty talented in JR Andrew Maxwell but he is unproven at this time.  Looking at their schedule they have a tricky opener at home against Boise State.  I know Boise has lost alot especially on the offensive side of the ball but they are still talented & still dangerous especially given the fact that Peterson has a whole offseason to game plan for this one & this is going to be a tough game.  The good news is if they come out of this game looking good & get the W that should catapoult them right into the National Title discussion.  Looking down the line they have Notre dame & Ohio State at home.  I like their chances in both of those but later in the season they got to play at the Big House, @ Camp Randle & then come home to play a tough Nebraska team to end a brutal 3 game stretch.  I doubt they make it thru that without a loss.  I also doubt they play for the NC if they do not go undefeated.  It seems like only SEC teams are allowed to lose a game/games & play for the NC.

[Ramius]

They should have a good squad. How is their QB situation going to be with the loss of cousins?

I don't see them going undefeated. Boise, ND, Ohio St, and then the 3 game stretch of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nebraska? Looking at those games individually, yes they can win each one. Looking at those games collectively, i don't see them winning all of them. However, if they can go 12-1 with a b1g 10 championship and that schedule, i'd put them in the title game (barring 2 undefeated teams)

The good thing about this season is that after last year's debacle, no matter how good the teams are, the SEC is getting a MAX of 1 team in the title game.

[MARCELL DAREUS POWER]

yeah

maxwell should be really good at qb, and they have 7 wrs that are young but can play... and a massive te dion sims 6-6 285

4 starters back on the oline

3 rbs back...

the d could be historic...

gholston/rush/calhoun/thomas at de.... that might be the best in the ncaa

and at dt, reynolds is 6-6 330lbs- he replaces worthy
white, kettridge- a transfer for georgia, knox and hoover... they have 5 starters at dt... its the best dline in the country...

best lbs

and a top 15 secondary with 3 starters coming back...

probably the best spartan team since the 87 rose bowl team

[BiggieScooby]

I'd say Ohio State is a potential road block and Boise & ND could make things interesting.

[bizell]

no way is Michigan State a NC contender.  That Bell guy is going to run out of gas and their QB stinks.

[KD in CT]

MARCELL DAREUS POWER, on 25 June 2012 - 10:39 AM, said:

its very possible they go undefeated...

Uh......no.

Go Irish!!!!

[Cynical]

Is Mich St a legit national contender? Depends on what they are contending for. BCS? No.

its very possible they go undefeated... This question just got answered - no.

i think their d will be close to alabama last year. jmo... Three weeks in, and this looks like - no.

[Ramius]

Perhaps we should change this thread to "Is Mich St a BOWL game contender?"

4-4, with Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Northwestern all coming up. They're not even a shoo-in to be bowl eligible.