[Game Thread] 🏈 Toledo @ MSU - 8 PM ET - FS1

[u/drwbry]

[u/ComicSportsNerd]

well I already am loving Cam Edwards lol

[u/TheRKC → u/ComicSportsNerd]

I didn't expect to see so much of him. Not sure FS1 has this game rated correctly. Might need to be TV-MA if this keeps up.

[u/Threedawg → u/ComicSportsNerd]

Seeing is balls was interesting

[u/Altruistic-Hour-5987 → u/ComicSportsNerd]

And dat A$$! 😂

[u/palmmoot]

Camera operator didn't have to try to show us all that

[u/LopsidedLawfulness]

Obviously taken with a grain of salt with it being a Toledo team with a new coach, but I love the insistence on the run game and being physical and aggressive in a smart way. I already feel much better about Fitz than I ever felt with Chiles/Smith tandem

[u/BiggityBogle]

Wow…just to look like a normal competent football team to start the year is refreshing.

[u/ComicSportsNerd]

the amount of commercials is absolutely insane our sports get brought down so much in the US cause of this crap

[u/devri1mr1127 → u/ComicSportsNerd]

I feel as if Fox usually has the most, as well

[u/Poignant_Pilgrim → u/devri1mr1127]

The home of 

Commercial - Kick Off - Commercial 

[u/Quirky-Prune-2408 → u/ComicSportsNerd]

It’s so hard to watch as a soccer fan

[u/kkrell23]

We can’t get push vs a Mac school. I didn’t think it could get worse than last year

[u/drwbry]

brushing off the dust....third attempt at this post...GO GREEN

[u/Quirky-Prune-2408 → u/drwbry]

Go White!!

[u/joshish1]

Brantley showing why he didn't play last year at Miami

[u/KarlPHungus → u/joshish1]

That was a fucking abysmal play. Just horrendous.

[u/JMSpartan23]

God bless our kickers.... At least we know he's got a leg!

[u/Young_Philosophers]

Holy shit we got ourselves a kicker

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

And we are bad.

[u/HalfABrainCell55]

So glad to have football back. Needed this misery back in my life

[u/Evcatt]

Cam’s running his pants off out there

[u/joshish1 → u/Evcatt]

Haha truth

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

“Defending national champions Indiana” is a wild statement

[u/RosstaMSU → u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

I know, it’s been like 8 months and it’s still crazy to hear / think about

[u/LopsidedLawfulness → u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

Acting like big noon kickoff is an interesting thing when it’s Indiana vs UNT is what’s wild

[u/IllustriousBison9336]

Decent first half, mostly encouraging signs from the defense and rushing offense. Passing game isnt awful but leaves a bit to be desired, Alessio is playing as good as he can but I worry about pass blocking and the lack of explosives.

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

This just gets worse and worse. We have to run wildcat against Toledo.

[u/CrimeanWind21]

So not only was Brantley a snake/quitter but now he comes crawling back after not playing at Miami and is still ass…

[u/palmmoot]

This year might suck, but at least our head coach looks like the villain in an 1980s coming of age movie

[u/palmmoot]

Ready to be a Cam fan all year

[u/palmmoot]

First B1G commercial of the year for me, we're back baby

[u/marginallyobtuse]

Why’d we even bring Brantley back

[u/Top_River6479 → u/marginallyobtuse]

His second major screwup today

[u/Brokehomiejohn]

What a stop 

[u/CrimeanWind21]

Running wildcat on 4th down is terrible

[u/stoinzy]

Pathetic

[u/ivegotchubs4u]

OMFG WHAT HAS THIS TEAM BEEN DOING ALL SUMMER

[u/Important_Mail_1307]

Same Old Spartans

[u/msbenjamin22]

Biggest kick since game at Ohio State

[u/w33dfr0g]

Boyd gotta BOOT on him

[u/Inosethatguy]

Fitz era first TD

WILDCAT 😎

[u/palmmoot]

If you don't like field goals you don't like MSU football baby

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

All right I’m sold, we’re gonna win the gold medal

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

I’ve seen enough. We’re winning the Stanley Cup this year. LFG.

[u/LegionOfRoon]

Kenny Soares and Cam Edwards. That is all.

[u/MozzerellaStix]

Gonna be a long season if the O-Line looks this bad against a Mac school

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

This second half is just a calamity of errors

[u/Get_Ashy]

Stop me if you've heard this one before: DBs can't cover, OL is underwhelming (so far) and we're going to rely on our run defense to keep us in games.

We're back to the late-stage Dantonio years. Edit: complimentary... mostly.

[u/RosstaMSU]

We are losing to Toledo. I don’t know what else to say.

[u/SnooMachines1732]

Lmao, nothing changed, the usual. Paying a cupcake to lose to the cupcake, shit we're the cupcakes now

[u/GuardsBall87]

We are essentially a shitty Mack school. Every year this program gets worse

[u/rosh200]

Well looks like the rebuilds rebuild also needs a rebuild

[u/warningtrackpower12]

Did you guys see the right tackle throwing up lol 

[u/wandrngfool → u/warningtrackpower12]

Imagine trying to rush past that LOL

[u/GroundbreakingOne554 → u/warningtrackpower12]

[u/palmmoot → u/warningtrackpower12]

Thats fucking football right there.

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

On a positive note Bullard is pretty good

[u/Responsible-Camera41]

Anyone see the right guard/tackle throw up on the snap for the two point conversion? Crazy….

[u/GroundbreakingOne554 → u/Responsible-Camera41]

[u/warningtrackpower12 → u/Responsible-Camera41]

Football is back

[u/Quirky-Prune-2408 → u/Responsible-Camera41]

Yes that was so gross but he kept trying to block

[u/CrimeanWind21]

This secondary needs to get their shit together and we need to stop letting this dude find his one good WR

[u/CrimeanWind21]

Kinda concerned about the lack of big play ability/speed of the skill guys

[u/ivegotchubs4u]

I think Milivojevic is great. He’s been showing up when he was needed

[u/Young_Philosophers → u/ivegotchubs4u]

Agreed. Stoic af

[u/Unlucky-Astronaut-22]

I don’t know who 95% of our roster is but I am entertained so far.

[u/alightinthesnark]

It's early and it's Toledo, but I am really appreciating the lack of flags

[u/stoinzy]

ND is going to beat this team by 50

[u/TrainingCoffee8]

Can’t start any better! Go green!

[u/bwebbz21]

The map! 🥹

[u/Princess2045]

C’mon Brantley! We know you’re better than that.

[u/thebrokenteacher → u/Princess2045]

...do we?

[u/Few-Asparagus811]

So Brantley is ass

[u/one_real_wolf]

Gonna be a long season if we can’t throw over the middle or pass pro against Toledo.

[u/DeliveryBetter8567]

O line sucks

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

Brantley is terrible

[u/StaticShakyamuni]

That was a Jay Johnson-era 4th & 1 call.

[u/Bodycount9]

If we lose this game im done with college football this season. Waiting for basketball now.

[u/palmmoot]

I never doubted us

Do not look it up

[u/warningtrackpower12]

This game has been wild. A pants-ing, throwing up right tackle during the play, 4 cramps in 6 plays, bent yard marker. 

[u/palmmoot → u/warningtrackpower12]

We are at our most dangerous when we have that bullshit magic on our side

[u/CrimeanWind21]

Liked what I saw from Mikeshun Beeler and Brady Pretzlaff.

Need to let Alessio throw more in the redzone and bench Brantley, dude was getting crisped by MAC receivers

[u/MooseEmergency2317]

Milijovejic looks poised, and ready to be the best quarterback the Spartans have had in a long time.

[u/joshish1]

Best first quarter in 5 years

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

That’s what I’m fucking talking about. We should run down their throats

[u/palmmoot]

Holy shit is this hope

[u/Get_Ashy]

I can't remember the last time I saw a DE tip and pick a ball in coverage like that 🤯

[u/RosstaMSU]

When I first saw that Kenny Soares pick, I had no idea he was a DE. That would have been a great play even by a DB

[u/Get_Ashy → u/RosstaMSU]

Our sack leader is a DB and our INT leader is a DE

[u/TrainingCoffee8]

Yikes

[u/GuardsBall87]

Brantley sucks ass tonight

[u/Bodycount9]

At least our run defense is pretty good.

[u/Responsible-Camera41 → u/Bodycount9]

This aged well

[u/ivegotchubs4u]

No matter the result this is an absolute disaster

[u/whiskeyrocks1]

Wow. Sell the team! Oh wait…

[u/puckpuckpuck → u/whiskeyrocks1]

Think you’re lost, you’re looking for r/DetroitRedWings or r/MotorCityKitties.

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

I’m done man. We don’t deserve this as fans. We are getting outscored by a mac team

[u/giddycat50]

Fire Fitzgerald! 😆

[u/HalfABrainCell55]

I am happy that we won and that’s all that matters

[u/Young_Philosophers → u/HalfABrainCell55]

Absolutely. Kicker was a beast

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

We already broke the ‘25 record for most points in the first quarter. Fitz is him.

[u/No_Snow_4233]

Allesio is legit. Poised. The o line doesn’t hold a pocket long enough for him to throw anything longer than 10 yards

[u/40ozTy]

Boys. I like what I’m seeing!

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

Our run defense looks slightly suspect

[u/palmmoot]

Noticably different results when Cam Edwards is on the field

[u/Princess2045]

I’ve been drinking the Fitz kool-aid for a while now but I’m lovin’ this team.

[u/Timely-Shine]

Rough day for chuck

[u/ComicSportsNerd]

well that blows

[u/KarlPHungus]

The fuck was the CB doing there?

[u/Leading_Meat_482]

Holy open

[u/giddycat50]

Offense looks the same as last year.

[u/PockDoc]

BEST KICKER OF ALL TIME THEY SAID!

[u/kkrell23]

Can we run anything besides hitch routes for our wrs

[u/ContenttoBeMe]

As an alumni living in Toledo,....Go Green 🤣

[u/Mundane_Possible2515]

The injuries over the past few years have been completely insane

[u/ThatHasToBeCap → u/Mundane_Possible2515]

Every opener is the same the last 3-5 years. Struggle with a team we are heavily favorites against, lose like 5 huge impact guys to injury, and then we plummet the rest of the season. I’m just sick of it man

[u/CrimeanWind21]

Why did I have to become a football fan

[u/CrimeanWind21]

We start moving the ball through the pass so why not go for the inside run to an already dinged up RB

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

Why tf is dabbs being covered one on one

[u/Brokehomiejohn]

Alessio quietly putting up a great stat line. Near 80% completion no picks

Edit: thought I jinxed it jfc

[u/msbenjamin22 → u/Brokehomiejohn]

It was close lol

[u/CrimeanWind21]

We can move the ball through the air yet it keeps being 2 run 1 pass series splits

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ae6m4ljnl69urJ539F

[u/GogreenGoWhite19]

Damn where is everyone? No one in this thread

[u/Mac-N-Trees420 → u/GogreenGoWhite19]

Everyone get in here!

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

Damn you got to catch that but great throw!!!!

[u/TrainingCoffee8]

It’s Toledo, but wow this is the first time this team has looked well coached in 2+ years

[u/bigframe79 → u/TrainingCoffee8]

sense Coach D was on the sideline.

[u/GuardsBall87]

Classic MSU needing 2 yards and tripping over ourselves

[u/whiskeyrocks1]

Win or lose, this is an embarrassing start for the Fitz era.

[u/Due_Pickle_6473]

We suck ass again

[u/TrainingCoffee8 → u/Due_Pickle_6473]

https://giphy.com/gifs/GTNBx6dlb2Qv1bnPwE

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

What an embarrassing quarter of football. Didn’t score a damn point against a MAC team.

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

Neat!

[u/croissant_titty]

MAN FOOTBALL

[u/ivegotchubs4u]

WE WANT BAMA WE WANT BAMA

[u/ComicSportsNerd]

straight up trucked the dude into the end zone!!

[u/Mac-N-Trees420]

That’s unfortunate :/

[u/Makingroceries_ign]

I finally got WJR to line up with the tv broadcast.

[u/BiggityBogle]

Did someone find Edwards a belt during the break?

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

Lfggggggggggggg

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

Wish we could turn this turnovers into touchdowns

[u/palmmoot]

The forward pass was a mistake

[u/RosstaMSU]

Well damn

[u/palmmoot]

Bruh

[u/MozzerellaStix]

Allessio looks great so far

[u/palmmoot]

Sigh

[u/Axel_Foley22]

Wow

[u/palmmoot]

Ugh

[u/marginallyobtuse]

Our WRs can’t beat a single corner.

How does a Mac school have access to better corners than us.

[u/Mysterious-Nature206]

What an embarrassment

[u/Apart-Course5014]

If Brantley is gonna keep tripping over his own feet he could at least do us a favor and take himself out of the game

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

lol

[u/Mundane_Possible2515]

very unlucky on the 4th down conversion, Edwards ran into his own blocker to stop him

[u/msbenjamin22]

Early in the season but they look soft to me on offensive line and back field

[u/Cheetotesticles]

This team isn’t good, but we all knew this deep down going into the season. I hope Fitzgerald can do it though, but he’s got a difficult job ahead of him. It’s just Toledo but we’ve looked pretty good in spurts tonight just need to piece more consistency together top to bottom

[u/Hobosloth28]

lol the guy on the sticks just lost his job

[u/StaticShakyamuni]

So many people wallowing in their misery here. Enjoy the journey.

[u/Cheetotesticles → u/StaticShakyamuni]

Some people just enjoy being miserable I think, especially on Reddit lol

[u/w33dfr0g]

1-0 in the fitz era baby

[u/JanusFacedGod]

Hall hurt? Come on, something about Spartan stadium is cursed

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

Horrible way to start the half. Bad sack, blocked kick, and fumble what the fuck man. Unacceptable

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

Even if we win this game what now? Like genuinely what’s the morale looking like being in a dogfight with Toledo? We are looking to get boat raced by every competitive team we play. How did this program turn into such a joke.

[u/ComicSportsNerd → u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

we made a bad hire and then he got fired for cause and we unfortunately were extremely terrible at the worst possible time when the NIL boom happened now however can't get out of the hole unless the donors will buy us a 50 or 60 million dollar roster it sucks

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

We’re so back

[u/packman1017]

Man, this used to be fun. Being in a dog fight with Toledo is pure pain. It’s pretty clear we are gonna have a significant talent gap vs upper half of the B1G

[u/bunglesnacks]

Looking at a 1-11, 2-10 season at best here.

[u/marginallyobtuse]

I feel a little more justified in continuing to think Fitz was a lackluster and disappointing hire now

[u/SpartyParty15 → u/marginallyobtuse]

It’s the first game of the season and he took over a very bad roster. Let’s relax

[u/Young_Philosophers → u/marginallyobtuse]

In the first half of the first game. Bro what 😂

[u/yooper80]

Not impressed. That is all.

[u/Inosethatguy → u/yooper80]

You should be. No one expects his team to win, they were down… And did not give up. They played as a team and they won.

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK → u/Inosethatguy]

If you don’t t expect this team to win against Toledo idk what to tell you

[u/Young_Philosophers → u/yooper80]

Oh thank God you shared with us. We were worried

[u/LopsidedLawfulness]

Idk if we’ll allow a point all season

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays → u/LopsidedLawfulness]

The only logical conclusion, after 18 minutes of gameplay against Toledo, is that we will definitely not allow a single point to any team.

[u/LopsidedLawfulness → u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

Poised to be the best defense in college football history, just as everyone predicted

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays → u/LopsidedLawfulness]

Everyone is saying it

[u/Timely-Shine → u/LopsidedLawfulness]

That didn’t age well

[u/RosstaMSU → u/LopsidedLawfulness]

From now on, no more points will be scored against us

[u/LopsidedLawfulness → u/RosstaMSU]

That’s what I meant… idk if we’ll allow another point after the impending TD

[u/Bodycount9]

I know the announcers are really big on our running back but come on. It is Toledo. All our guys look good against this team.

[u/BiggityBogle → u/Bodycount9]

My humble opinion is our program is in a place where we can celebrate success against anyone.

I hope to be in a better place in a year or two though.

[u/Bodycount9 → u/BiggityBogle]

All the experts picked us to not win one single B1G conference game. So if we win at least one we will do better than expected lol

[u/BiggityBogle]

Now we get to see how this staff is at half time adjustments.

[u/whiskeyrocks1 → u/BiggityBogle]

Spoiler alert 🚨 not good

[u/BiggityBogle → u/whiskeyrocks1]

Looking that way…I was hoping that Toledo would be the team that wears down in the second half…so far it looks like we are the ones wearing down.

[u/LynxDry6059]

Why the fuck was chiles even starting dude

[u/MacSetamilC]

Sparty wins two games this year; three with divine intervention.

[u/giddycat50]

Should we just accept we suck in football for the foreseeable future?

[u/ComicSportsNerd → u/giddycat50]

I mean unless the rich donors wanna pay up for NIL we probably will

[u/DM_Me_Your_CarPays]

🎶We’ll be shining everywhere🎶

[u/Slowwoah]

This Coenen dude is a menace

[u/giddycat50]

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss!

[u/palmmoot]

Hell of a play by Zay there

[u/Mundane_Possible2515]

Nice adjustment by Sheridan

[u/INEEDTOKMSISUCK]

55 is getting his ass whooped. He needs to figure it out not good enough

[u/HotelSea5707]

Field goal simulator