Nothing. Naw. I'm trying to play like it's a huge deal but it isn't. Don't get me wrong, I'm dissappointed, but it wasn't meant to be, just as it wasn't for defending champions Alabama, Mizzou, Oklahoma, or Ohio State. I'm talking about the national championship though. I have a feeling it's gonna be Oregon and Boise St. this year.
What I do believe is that Kirk Cousins isn't a NFL caliber prospect. I read some chatter about him being an outside Heisman candidate (he'd have to win the national championship though). These probably got to his ears and lost what meant most imo, the hunger to prove everyone wrong. He probably felt complacent as to what he had already accomplished rather than keeping his eyes on the prize, winning. I mean how else could one explain 3 ints, 2 early in the game that really turned the game into a rout. Have to remember though, these are kids, 18-23 year olds.
That's where coaching comes in. I mean there's only so much a coach can do when your qb's throwing like that. What do you do or say? Maybe Cousins and Dantonio aren't that close then. Dantonio didn't have the words to turn Cousins' mind on (or around).
Bottom line, Spartans looked flat out of the gate. They seemed to turn it up 4th quarter, but I kinda stopped watching after the 3rd int. I'm surprised we got a td at all. Sad to say, but I thought the headlines were gonna read, "Spartans Shut-Out".
I don't think it would be too bold to say that Spartans will win out. I'm not gonna go so far as to say "SOS - same ole spartans" unless they lose any of the last 3 games. This iOWA game was tough on paper and it showed. iOWA came to play, and it seemed the Spartans were overwhelmed by all the hoopla.
I hope the Spartans gained some experience, and I hope this loss will motivate them to finish strong. The big ten title is still there, but we don't control our own destiny anymore.
I hope Dantonio really learned from this also.
GO STATE!!!
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