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Final Score: White 38, Green 37 (OT)

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Rexrode details how it ended here.

I'm sure the guys who actually attended the game will have a better sense of what happened, but a glance at the stat sheet shows much to be encouraged about:

  • Looks like our relative optimism about the quarterback position was justified: Nichol went 20-28 for 357 (!) yards, 4 TDs, and no INTs; Cousins was 29-43 for 357 yards (same as Nichol, apparently), and also 4 TDs and no INTs.  (Though Cousins did throw an INT on the 2-point conversion attempt on the last play of the game.)   If anything, it seems like QB this season may be an upgrade for us this season.
  • Some huge receiving performances: for Green, Blair White had 6 catches for 89 yards; Mark Dell, 4 for 77 and a TD; Charlie Gantt, 4-70-2; Chris D. Rucker, 5-64-0.  For White: Brian Linthicum (wow!), 6-69-1; Keshawn Martin, 3-89-0; BJ Cunningham, 3-63-1; Myles White, 2-86-1.

Some more troubling points, briefly:

  • It's difficult to figure out defensive performances from stats alone, but, yeah, 714 passing yards in the game, 8 TDs, only one interception.  Yikes.
  • The two leading contenders at running back this year?  Caulton Ray: 9 rushes, 9 yards; Ashton Leggett, 10 rushes, 7 yards.  Back to square one, I guess.

(Photo credit: msuspartans.com)

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0 INT's?

Unless that one at the end was dropped, Kirk had 1 INT. I only saw the fourth quarter on, but I definitely liked what I saw out of the quarterbacks.

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by Seer on Apr 25, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Oops

The stat line at msuspartans.com doesn’t have any INTs for either QB, but I did link Rexrode’s blog post detailing the end of the game. Correction forthcoming . . .

"Do not cheat your team or your teammates. Know your plays. Block. Protect. Add to what we are trying to do."
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by LVS on Apr 25, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Re fix it

There were Zero INT’s today. The play was on the two point convo to end the game. They dont count either bad or good in the final stats. its either a good 2pt or bad nothing more.

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by msufan23 on Apr 25, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

You're also right.

"Do not cheat your team or your teammates. Know your plays. Block. Protect. Add to what we are trying to do."
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by LVS on Apr 25, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Um, he's not going anywhere until tomorrow.

"Do not cheat your team or your teammates. Know your plays. Block. Protect. Add to what we are trying to do."
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by LVS on Apr 25, 2009 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Were our QBs that good?

Or was the secondary that bad? (That’s the trouble with trying to interpret the spring game: for every “QBs put up brilliant show” headline, there’s an equal and opposite “Secondary gets carved up like Thanksgiving turkey” headline. Given our history of atrocious corners, I am definitely worried that the latter might be closer to the truth.)

by SpartanDan on Apr 26, 2009 11:23 AM CDT reply actions  

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