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FOOTBALL My Take on MSU FOOTBALL: "HOPING TO WIN vs. EXPECTING TO WIN"

MSU FOOTBALL "HOPING TO WIN vs. EXPECTING TO WIN"
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The Spartans' football game with the Wolverines played out much like the loss to Boston College. In both games, it appeared that MSU outplayed their opponent. In both games, there was a kick return blunder, and in both games, gadget pass plays helped their opponent win.

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FOOTBALL PFF Grades from Michigan State's 24-17 loss to Michigan

Important to note that PFF's grading scale is approximately the following;

PFF Grading Scale
90+ - Elite
80 to 89 - Great
70 to 79 - Good
60 to 69 - Average to Above Average
50 - 59 - Below Average
49 and below - Poor

OVERALL TEAM GRADES
WEEKOPPOVEROFFPASSPBLKRECVRUNRBLKDEFRDEFTACKPRSH
1​
Florida Atlantic
68.5​
60.5​
48.0​
80.8​
51.0​
64.1​
67.7​
70.5​
70.6​
78.0​
75.9​
2​
@ Maryland
73.4​
65.8​
72.0​
25.1​
65.8​
77.1​
60.1​
70.8​
82.1​
72.4​
60.9​
3​
Prairie View A&M
85.2​
74.1​
72.1​
82.4​
65.9​
73.8​
68.7​
82.1​
86.7​
81.2​
72.1​
4​
@ Boston College
66.5​
65.1​
66.5​
50.1​
65.7​
74.2​
49.7​
63.2​
73.6​
48.4​
58.2​
5​
Ohio State
61.6​
64.5​
68.9​
13.8​
69.8​
69.6​
57.0​
57.2​
59.8​
47.8​
56.0​
6​
@ Oregon
57.0​
63.3​
58.1​
47.9​
68.8​
66.6​
51.6​
51.7​
67.8​
35.6​
51.3​
8​
Iowa
76.1​
78.7​
67.1​
61.9​
78.9​
85.0​
61.4​
55.8​
73.2​
80.8​
47.8​
9​
@ Michigan
63.0​
60.5​
49.6​
15.0​
66.7​
77.0​
56.3​
64.9​
73.1​
85.0​
56.3​

OFFENSE (65 SNAPS)

POSPLAYERSNAPSSNAP %OFFPASSPBLKRUNRBLK
HBNate Carter
40​
62%​
81.2​
74.6​
75.7​
78.7​
59.8​
SRWRAlante Brown
3​
5%​
76.4​
75.1​
59.5​
60.0​
HBKay'Ron Lynch-Adams
23​
35%​
69.0​
59.0​
73.5​
69.4​
59.4​
TE-RJack Velling
59​
91%​
67.9​
65.5​
52.2​
66.9​
LWRNick Marsh
61​
94%​
66.4​
66.0​
61.5​
SRWRMontorie Foster Jr.
59​
91%​
61.4​
62.6​
57.5​
58.8​
RGBrandon Baldwin
65​
100%​
60.0​
58.4​
59.1​
LGLuke Newman
65​
100%​
59.9​
40.3​
61.5​
TE-RAdemola Faleye
4​
6%​
57.7​
57.4​
CTanner Miller
65​
100%​
55.4​
28.0​
59.8​
RWRJaron Glover
18​
28%​
55.3​
56.2​
56.1​
HBMakhi Frazier
2​
3%​
54.2​
55.8​
QBAidan Chiles
65​
100%​
53.4​
49.6​
70.0​
60.0​
SRWRAziah Johnson
20​
31%​
53.2​
54.2​
55.0​
FBJay Coyne
4​
6%​
45.6​
73.1​
38.2​
RTAshton Lepo
65​
100%​
44.2​
18.0​
58.7​
TE-RBrennan Parachek
32​
49%​
37.6​
53.6​
70.8​
44.3​
LTStanton Ramil
65​
100%​
36.6​
0.0​
59.1​

DEFENSE (52 SNAPS)

POSPLAYERSNAPSNAP %DEFRDEFTACKPRSHCOV
DRTD'Quan Douse
27​
52%​
77.3​
78.4​
73.8​
57.7​
RCBAde Willie
7​
13%​
74.8​
60.9​
73.5​
60.0​
71.8​
MLBWayne Matthews III
23​
44%​
74.7​
76.8​
79.4​
57.5​
67.5​
LEKen Talley
8​
15%​
71.9​
60.0​
70.6​
ROLBKhris Bogle
32​
62%​
71.7​
77.7​
74.8​
54.4​
60.5​
LOLBDarius Snow
28​
54%​
70.0​
63.6​
76.5​
60.0​
71.3​
DRTMaverick Hansen
17​
33%​
68.9​
57.1​
69.7​
55.3​
63.6​
RCBEd Woods
42​
81%​
67.4​
61.0​
78.4​
68.5​
SSNikai Martinez
50​
96%​
65.2​
69.6​
79.5​
61.7​
DLTBen Roberts
9​
17%​
65.1​
60.5​
63.3​
DLEJalen Thompson
31​
60%​
64.0​
66.0​
73.2​
55.9​
LCBCharles Brantley
50​
96%​
62.5​
55.3​
28.1​
63.8​
DLTRu'Quan Buckley
3​
6%​
60.1​
60.1​
60.0​
MLBJordan Hall
25​
48%​
59.7​
43.2​
73.2​
75.9​
62.5​
ROLBAnthony Jones
23​
44%​
58.3​
60.8​
73.0​
54.4​
SCBAngelo Grose
24​
46%​
58.0​
54.1​
52.5​
60.0​
60.5​
DLEQuindarius Dunnigan
15​
29%​
56.8​
59.6​
73.1​
54.2​
MLBJordan Turner
28​
54%​
55.6​
75.3​
75.8​
59.1​
51.1​
DLTAlex VanSumeren
27​
52%​
52.3​
52.4​
69.7​
57.7​
MLBCal Haladay
39​
75%​
51.3​
61.5​
81.0​
59.1​
45.5​
NTJalen Satchell
12​
23%​
47.6​
49.4​
70.1​
56.3​
60.0​
SSMalik Spencer
52​
100%​
44.9​
75.8​
86.1​
57.8​
29.9​

FOOTBALL MSU's Jonathan Smith: 'Frustrating, disappointing' loss to rival Michigan

It was the first drive of the game and plenty of other red zone missed opportunities that hurt the Spartans in the 24-17 loss in Ann Arbor.

"The red zone piece is frustrating," Jonathan Smith said.

More from Smith after the game:

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