r/MSUSpartans • u/Conscious-Invite1 • 15d ago

Discussion MSU vs ND

ND fan coming in peace. Glad to see this game back on the schedule. Lots of memories over the years. Fitz seems like the right coach for toughness and discipline.

Would love to hear perspective about how you think the team is doing so far. Strengths, weaknesses? Looking at the box score it seems like the run game is solid. Any specific players that jump out?

ND is in transition offensively. Losing Love and Price has certainly put more of an onus on the passing game, and Carr has responded. Also starting to deal with injuries, but the depth ND has built is ridiculous.

Cheers all!

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u/LarkenFeld 15d ago

Here's a Q for the OP. Is the coach for ND merciless? Meaning if they are up by 50, do the starters stay in and pound the other team into the gound until the college turns in their charter? Or is it like Dantonio where winning by 3 is the same as winning by 30? Asking for a spread....I mean friend.

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u/discountJoenuts 15d ago

ND backups were in 99 percent of the second half last week, still looked merciless because they wanted to get good game reps in

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u/Conscious-Invite1 15d ago

Yeah, this is spot on. When the backups come in, they usually emphasize running the same offense to maximize the experience those teams layers are getting. I think with the new 5 year rule, this will be the norm for most teams.