The outstanding Michigan State blog A Beautiful Day For Football has an interesting film study of the Outback Bowl in its latest post.
MSU's defense had 16 tackles for loss - 16! The question I have about the game is how Georgia managed to keep the game close while giving up 16 negative plays. Check out the two plays that follow.
Are the play calls faulty? The execution? The training? The talent?
Put your questions or comments for the author (Jim) in comments. He will drop by sometime today (maybe around noon) to talk about the game and answer our questions from a MSU perspective. Remember, he is an invited guest who has graciously allowed me to use his material but is taking his time to discuss football with us.
I can show you this play which occurred in the middle of the second quarter which helps explain the simply gaudy TFL number from a passing perspective.
Here MSU lines up with in a 3-3-5. Denicos Allen and Chris Norman are right up on the ...
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Denicos Allen,
Isaiah Lewis,
Johnny Adams,
Denzel Drone,
William Gholston,
Anthony Rashad White
TEAMS: Michigan State Spartans
TEAMS: Michigan State Spartans
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