Aside from the fact that we lost to Michigan, it was a great night for football. It is late in the regualar football season, yet global warming has had its positive effect in East Lansing. Starting time, 3:30 PM, temperature at kickoff was 55 degrees; Wind from NorthWest at 14 MPH, and a cloudless sky. A beautiful day for football.
After the Star Spangle Banner U o M looked like a juggernut and was up 14 to 3 by half time. After 3 michigan 3 and outs, MSU was ahead 17 to 14. The stunning play by Jevon Ringer starting at the MSU 18; a sweep to the left, immediately diagnosed by Michigan, 4 maze and blue about to tackle him for a loss; he reverses field, the MSU quarterback throws a knock down block on a defensive lineman, and Ringer cuts across field and down the sideline pushed out of bounds on the 5 yard line. End of the 3rd quarter, change in field direction, MSU lines up in a power I formation (3 running backs behind one another and the quarterback under center, the quarterback fakes to one, the another running back and lobs a touchdown strike to the tight end who has flared out to the right and into the endzone.
The eventual score however was 24 MSU and 28 UoM. MSU could not stop the air attack and lost with 2 minutes to play; ending a 4th and 18 with an incompleted pass.
So it was. The night was cool but the wind had died. The only difficulty was the score at the end of the game.
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