WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:12.519 Be. Following is a presentation of play Fly Sports properties. Guys, they're 2 00:00:12.560 --> 00:00:30.160 trying to curdle the goal line. What is the good? You know, 3 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:54.320 Pat Shapo up here comes this button. Now the side Gli shown that. 4 00:00:57.200 --> 00:00:59.479 Now, I'm just really Impressedble and you turn on the tape and you see 5 00:00:59.479 --> 00:01:04.120 how they play again with football. Yep, I love it. Comments from 6 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:10.959 head coach Mel Tucker from Michigan State Football spartans. This is SPARTA. I'm 7 00:01:10.959 --> 00:01:15.359 your host Jason Strayhorn along with my co host Jayu toch Culchrik. How you 8 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:19.599 doing, Jai? You good? It's game week. It's we're here, 9 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:26.359 big ten opener, Baby, Let's get ready to rock Minnesota. Golden Gophers 10 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:30.319 come to town. As we turned the page from a week Agos lost out 11 00:01:30.359 --> 00:01:34.079 West to the Washington Huskies, we look forward now to the Golden Gophers and 12 00:01:34.560 --> 00:01:38.840 Golden Gophers coming in three and zero. PJ. Fleck. We know how 13 00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:45.799 inspirational he is and how he's got his team rolling right now, especially on 14 00:01:45.799 --> 00:01:49.359 that ground game. Yeah, Coach Fleck is a great motivator. You saw, 15 00:01:49.719 --> 00:01:53.519 you know, the people around the area here listening to this. You 16 00:01:53.519 --> 00:01:57.840 know they saw what he did with the Western Michigan Broncos and then he took 17 00:01:57.879 --> 00:02:01.000 his talents to Minnesota with the gold and they're gonna come in. They're gonna 18 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:05.519 come in ready to play. You know, they'll be on top of the 19 00:02:05.560 --> 00:02:09.919 world. They're three and zero with big like big wins, dominant wins. 20 00:02:10.439 --> 00:02:14.120 But it's a Big ten opener. You know, they think the Spartans will 21 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:17.280 still be licking their wounds a little bit, but they're coming into a hostile 22 00:02:17.400 --> 00:02:23.800 environment here at Spartan Stadium at the Woodshed, so it'll be excited. So 23 00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:29.879 important for Michigan State to be able to make those corrections that happened a week 24 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:32.439 ago, turn the page and have a short memories. You talked about having 25 00:02:32.479 --> 00:02:36.520 a memory like a goldfish. Yeah, definitely, and that is something that 26 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:38.080 is very important for them to do and I think they will. I think 27 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:43.159 they that's behind them. It's Big ten play now. It's almost a reset 28 00:02:43.240 --> 00:02:50.080 of the season. Yeah, definitely another reset of the season for Michigan State 29 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:53.039 as Big ten play now opens up and these all count even though it's against 30 00:02:53.039 --> 00:02:57.039 a Western opponent, but it's Big ten play now and this is for all 31 00:02:57.039 --> 00:03:00.719 the marbles. Let's go into the MSU gained at break Down, present it 32 00:03:00.719 --> 00:03:06.560 to you by I Hop. The two by two by two breakfast combo equals 33 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:10.840 one delicious meal. Enjoy two pancakes, two eggs your way, and two 34 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:15.680 pieces of bacon for only five dollars only at eye Hop. Hurry in and 35 00:03:15.800 --> 00:03:22.199 enjoy this deal for a limited time, dying in only price and participation. 36 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:28.759 Mary Ferry restrictions to apply and for the statistics. For a week ago with 37 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:32.400 the Golden Gophers, they faced the Colorado team that they played a year ago, 38 00:03:32.520 --> 00:03:36.800 and they won, but this time it seemed a little bit more of 39 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:43.439 a dominant performance, winning forty nine to seven at home, amassing five hundred 40 00:03:43.439 --> 00:03:46.000 total yards of offense, three hundred and thirty four of those on the ground. 41 00:03:46.280 --> 00:03:51.199 Yeah, it was just a dominating win, a win that you know, 42 00:03:51.319 --> 00:03:53.360 if you're a better team, that's what you're supposed to do and that's 43 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:57.360 how you're supposed to do it. So it's definitely a confidence boost of four 44 00:03:57.400 --> 00:04:00.120 Minnesota. And the thing that really strikes me is that yardage that they gained 45 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:06.199 on the ground. Their identity is run the football. Minnesota's identity has always 46 00:04:06.199 --> 00:04:10.800 been running football. When you go all the way back to Lawrence Moroney, 47 00:04:11.960 --> 00:04:15.720 Mary and Barber, those type of guys. That's the identity of Minnesota, 48 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:19.759 Golden gold for football is pounding the rock and run to win. So they're 49 00:04:19.800 --> 00:04:24.560 going to come in here. It's just sportan statum this Saturday with that mindset 50 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:28.319 of running the football. It's what we can do defensively and what can we 51 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:32.800 scheme up to make them throw the ball and be one dimensional. Yeah. 52 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:39.279 A year ago Golden Gophers ran for two hundred and seventy seven yards on the 53 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:44.759 Colorado Buffalo's, averaging five point two of Carrie. This year's same team, 54 00:04:45.399 --> 00:04:49.800 they go three thirty four with a six point four average, graduating four offensive 55 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:54.600 lineman off of this line a year ago. This line seems to be better 56 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:59.439 than as advertised even a year ago. Mel Tucker saying, this is the 57 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:01.399 strength of the p from Minnesota. Yeah, it definitely is the strength of 58 00:05:01.439 --> 00:05:05.480 the program. You know, just like every just like we say with our 59 00:05:05.519 --> 00:05:09.439 team, you're only going to go as far as the offensive line is gonna 60 00:05:09.439 --> 00:05:14.639 take you. And this Minnesota's offensive line, they relish the fact that they're 61 00:05:14.680 --> 00:05:16.959 the strength of the program. They're the strength of the of the offense. 62 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:20.439 So you're gonna see them coming in with a sense of pride, sense of 63 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:30.120 confidence that they can impose their will on opposing defenses. When you have a 64 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:33.680 great Russian attack, it makes for a great passing attack. But your third 65 00:05:33.720 --> 00:05:38.199 down efficiency when you look at what they did and we could go against the 66 00:05:38.240 --> 00:05:44.160 Colorado Buffalo's Buffalo's only one of twelve on third down conversions going vo first, 67 00:05:44.480 --> 00:05:47.879 thirteen of fifteen, a lot of those coming in short yardage, third and 68 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:50.680 short situations. Being able to just punch it through. Yeah, you know, 69 00:05:50.720 --> 00:05:54.399 when you when you have a stat like you know, thirteen or fifteen, 70 00:05:54.439 --> 00:05:58.319 you know that you're playing a clean game offensively. You're putting yourself in 71 00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:02.839 manageable situation. You're never behind the chains, and it's a lot easier to 72 00:06:02.879 --> 00:06:08.879 call for an offensive offensive coordinator when you're in It's a lot easier to call 73 00:06:09.199 --> 00:06:12.399 third and two thirty three as opposed to third and twelve, third and fifteen. 74 00:06:13.199 --> 00:06:15.680 But my question for you, Jason is, you know, we talk 75 00:06:15.720 --> 00:06:18.079 about the strength of being the offensive line, and they came in over three 76 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:24.480 hundred yards on the ground. What's the mindset of an offensive lineman when you're 77 00:06:24.519 --> 00:06:29.560 just mashing your opponents and your running backs having success. You know, that's 78 00:06:29.600 --> 00:06:32.000 what all offensive linemen want to do anyway, is run the ball. It'd 79 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:36.160 much rather run block than pass block, if you be quite honest about it. 80 00:06:36.519 --> 00:06:41.079 And when you're having success and doing that, you just you're looking at 81 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:45.000 the sideline, You're pointing to the press box at your offensive coordinator, and 82 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:48.079 you're asking them to keep feeding the guys, keep running it, keep running 83 00:06:48.120 --> 00:06:54.480 the ball, because you are demoralizing that front seven, front six, front 84 00:06:54.519 --> 00:06:57.639 seven, front eight, whatever they're putting in the box in front of you, 85 00:06:57.639 --> 00:07:01.480 you're demoralizing them because that's the last thing a defense once is to continually 86 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:06.319 get smashed. Be on the ground, knockdowns, pancakes, cut all those 87 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:11.759 things that offensive linemen can do and having their toolbox, and while you're gaining 88 00:07:12.120 --> 00:07:16.360 six point four yards per carry, that means you're you're you're dominating the ball 89 00:07:16.399 --> 00:07:19.279 game, you know. So I think that they have this going. They 90 00:07:19.279 --> 00:07:23.839 have a mojo going right now over in Minneapolis, and they're gonna try to 91 00:07:23.839 --> 00:07:27.560 bring that on the road and see if that travels. Is Michigan State defensively 92 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:30.800 has been okay against the run. That's one thing that I think is a 93 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:36.839 positive for Michigan State. Is that the matchups will be more strength on strength 94 00:07:36.959 --> 00:07:41.199 because you're going to bring a running attack into a team that's pretty good against 95 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:45.120 the run. Missis State obviously has issues in pass game, so we'll see. 96 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:48.079 I don't I don't expect for PJ. Fleck to change his strife and 97 00:07:48.079 --> 00:07:51.399 say let's let's go into an air raid attack right now. But they will 98 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:58.000 test Michigan State secondary. Don't don't make don't don't make any mistakes about that. 99 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:01.160 They will test the secondary. But they are going to come in with 100 00:08:01.199 --> 00:08:03.519 their bread and butter, and that's running that ball downhill and trying to demoralize 101 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:07.680 Michigan State's front six, front seven, front eight in that box. Yeah, 102 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:11.079 you have to do what what got you to the dance. You know, 103 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:13.319 if running the football is what got you to the dance, you have 104 00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:16.519 to stick with that. But you know, with that said, I'm looking 105 00:08:16.639 --> 00:08:22.879 forward to this matchup the offensive line versus Michigan State's defensive line for you know, 106 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:26.480 to see what we can do schematically, you know, to stop that 107 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:31.000 run, to frustrate Minnesota into throwing the ball. But like you said, 108 00:08:31.399 --> 00:08:35.799 you know, don't you know, Michigan Minnesota will you know, test us 109 00:08:35.840 --> 00:08:39.519 in the air a few times just to make sure, Hey, you know, 110 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:43.360 are they do they have their confidence or not. Yeah, that's that's 111 00:08:43.399 --> 00:08:48.639 one thing that will definitely be tested. And as long as the resume, 112 00:08:48.679 --> 00:08:52.240 as coach Tucker said, is on film right now, the Michigan State secondary 113 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:58.399 is a huge question mark for everyone around the country, and they'd be amiss 114 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:01.639 to not try to tow the ball up grabs every now and then. Although 115 00:09:01.120 --> 00:09:07.720 Minnesota does lose their number one receiver, Chris Altman Bell for the season with 116 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:11.960 a knee injury in the win over the Colorado buff Yeah, it's unfortunate when 117 00:09:11.960 --> 00:09:16.120 anybody goes down, especially for a season ended injury. You know, it's 118 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:20.519 a definitely a punch and a gut to those guys their fan base, similar 119 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:24.080 to what it was for us when when Snow went out and X went out 120 00:09:24.080 --> 00:09:28.840 as well, and last week when we played without Reid and Slade. So 121 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:33.279 football, you know, the injuries come along with it. You know, 122 00:09:33.360 --> 00:09:35.919 you know that going into it, but it's unfortunate when it's a season ended 123 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:43.080 injury and may possibly affect your career down the road. But you know, 124 00:09:43.480 --> 00:09:46.200 you know, the funny that we were talking about, you know, running 125 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:50.559 the ball. I wouldn't be surprised if they came out and just you know, 126 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:56.440 went all verticals first play of the game, just to see what's happening, 127 00:09:56.919 --> 00:10:01.559 you know, to see if they practice alway, Yeah, exactly, 128 00:10:01.679 --> 00:10:05.519 just to make sure, just to keep them up. I think that would 129 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:11.480 be fun. You know. You know, the plunter for Minnesota was pretty 130 00:10:11.480 --> 00:10:13.720 tired, was restless on the sideline. I only had one plump. We'd 131 00:10:13.759 --> 00:10:18.600 go that. We talked about it Thursday to fifteen and third down convergence. 132 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:24.440 Special teams is that gonna come into play here? I know we talked about 133 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:28.600 what the predictions were. What are your predictions for this game going forward here 134 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:33.039 from Minnesota and misign State in the big Yeah, it's definitely gonna be Special 135 00:10:33.080 --> 00:10:35.080 teams will play a big part in it because Big ten games. Now you 136 00:10:35.200 --> 00:10:41.159 know your opponents. It's Big ten football versus Big ten football. You know, 137 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:43.480 there's not much you know, like last week it was Pac twelve. 138 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:48.559 They have a more finesse conference and Big Tens and more power. This is 139 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:52.399 power on power. It's gonna be not as high score, It's not gonna 140 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:56.519 be a sexy game like people you know, want to see sometimes. That's 141 00:10:56.639 --> 00:11:01.639 why I think special teams is gonna be huge on this, and if it 142 00:11:01.679 --> 00:11:05.960 comes to special teams, I think the Spartans have the advantage in the special 143 00:11:05.960 --> 00:11:11.159 teams department. You know, this may be one of those games where the 144 00:11:11.200 --> 00:11:16.240 Spartans are in one of those ben but don't break situations. It may look 145 00:11:16.399 --> 00:11:20.720 bad at times in between the twenties. I think that Golden Gophers, they 146 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:26.840 pride themselves on winning the time of possession battle last week thirty six minutes seven 147 00:11:26.919 --> 00:11:31.200 seconds to go to the Colorado Buffalo's twenty three minutes. Le misis State's fine 148 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:35.320 with that because of the weapons they have on the outside, being able to 149 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:39.080 get vertical with players like Keon Coleman, Trey Moseley, Daniel Barker as a 150 00:11:39.080 --> 00:11:45.200 tight end, and hopefully the emergence are the return of Jaden Reeders. Yeah, 151 00:11:45.399 --> 00:11:48.480 definitely, we're okay playing that bend, but don't break defense. And 152 00:11:48.519 --> 00:11:50.799 we've done that. We did it, you know a couple of times, 153 00:11:50.840 --> 00:11:54.080 you know against Style Washington last week with those two goal line stances. But 154 00:11:56.240 --> 00:12:01.919 with that comes you know defenseive's tired. Now your offense has to go out 155 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:09.080 there and do some type of some type of sustain it on offense, they 156 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:13.399 have to get a drive going. It can't be three and out or yeah, 157 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:18.039 we want to see the quick one time shot and you know, a 158 00:12:18.080 --> 00:12:20.600 big touchdown. But your defense you got to keep in mind now your defense 159 00:12:20.679 --> 00:12:26.879 has to go back out they're tired. Yes, definitely want to make sure 160 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:30.879 you monitor the conditioning and the defense whether or not going to be as big 161 00:12:30.919 --> 00:12:35.360 of an issue going forward in Big Ten play, especially in the Midwest now 162 00:12:35.399 --> 00:12:41.159 as the temperature starts to turn and drop a bit on the Big Ten season. 163 00:12:41.759 --> 00:12:46.360 But when you look at what Michigan State's going to have to do, 164 00:12:46.159 --> 00:12:52.120 it's that turnover Beth. Michigan State right now has zero interceptions on the season. 165 00:12:52.240 --> 00:12:58.080 Lots of fumble causing plays and fumble recoveries, but no interceptions. Is 166 00:12:58.240 --> 00:13:03.399 a game where they off of that snide and come up with an interception finally, 167 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:07.080 you hope so and if the interceptions are coming in, you know that 168 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:11.879 Minnesota's deviated from their plan of running the football a little bit and they're going 169 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:15.320 to the air. So hopefully you know that's a good sign. You know, 170 00:13:15.360 --> 00:13:18.360 if they're if they're try going that way and Uh, but I think 171 00:13:18.559 --> 00:13:20.720 you know it'll come. The interceptions will come. You just have to be 172 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:26.200 patient with it. The dbs have to just play their techniques and the biggest 173 00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:31.279 thing is just stay the course. I think one of the things that is 174 00:13:31.279 --> 00:13:35.279 a key to victory for Mischigan State is being able to play fast and attack 175 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:39.159 a type of ball football, especially from the offensive side of the ball. 176 00:13:39.279 --> 00:13:41.120 I think we have to come out if there's a if you win the toss, 177 00:13:41.399 --> 00:13:45.759 take the ball, try to squire, don't defer, and let them 178 00:13:45.799 --> 00:13:50.000 go down the field and and and inject their dominance and dominance on the team, 179 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:52.720 on the game. And so you need to go out attack and score 180 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:58.480 and score quickly and put them in a position where they get to be one 181 00:13:58.519 --> 00:14:01.639 dimensional. Have to do something that they don't like to do. Weill is 182 00:14:01.679 --> 00:14:05.600 throw the ball around. You want to put them in a panic position on 183 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:09.440 the road in a tough environment with that deep in cheering, loud, the 184 00:14:09.600 --> 00:14:13.440 band playing the music going, all those things. That's what you need to 185 00:14:13.480 --> 00:14:18.320 do. If you're misign State against a team that can control the ball and 186 00:14:18.519 --> 00:14:22.840 move it, move those chains like Minnesota can do. You want to keep 187 00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:26.039 them off of the field and then when they are on the field, you 188 00:14:26.039 --> 00:14:28.240 want them to do things that they're uncomfortable doing. Yeah, I agree with 189 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:31.960 making them uncomfortable, but I totally I disagree with you one hundred percent on 190 00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:35.720 you know, if you win the toss, take the ball. I'm big 191 00:14:35.759 --> 00:14:41.039 opponent of deferring. And the reason I say deferst because I always I always 192 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:46.039 like to steal an extra possession in that late in that second quarter, so 193 00:14:46.200 --> 00:14:50.200 you possibly get the ball back in some fashion score and then you get the 194 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:52.480 ball again at the end at the start of the second half. That's still 195 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:56.679 in a possession there. And I think if you defer, there's nothing wrong 196 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:58.840 with that. You can assert your dominance defensively. You have a quick three 197 00:14:58.840 --> 00:15:01.919 in out, the crowd's still gonna go crazy. It's gonna go nuts. 198 00:15:03.840 --> 00:15:07.440 What has to happen is the spartans on the field have to get the crowd 199 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:16.240 into the game early, and that's what's gonna carry that momentum Minnesota. The 200 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:20.639 reason I don't like deferring against a team that's on a roll like Minnesota is 201 00:15:20.759 --> 00:15:26.879 right now is because they come in what they scripted first fifteen plays and it 202 00:15:26.879 --> 00:15:31.559 doesn't matter what the defense gives you this is what you're running, and it's 203 00:15:31.799 --> 00:15:37.960 very well oiled and fast paced. The calls come in very easy, and 204 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:41.039 when you don't have any score, you know, they continue to do that. 205 00:15:41.080 --> 00:15:46.120 When there is a quick score and there's some scrambling going on, and 206 00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:48.399 then maybe you know there's oh wait, wait a minute, we're down by 207 00:15:48.759 --> 00:15:54.200 set a touchdown, we're down by ten points. They deviate from that script 208 00:15:54.240 --> 00:15:56.679 and now it becomes, hey, you got to be a great play caller. 209 00:15:56.919 --> 00:16:03.840 And I think that Michigan state the cards and as a whole opponent against 210 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:07.720 Minnesota's offensive coordinator with PJ Flett coming in town, wanting to do what they 211 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:11.320 do, but they are not a type of team that's gonna get vertical and 212 00:16:11.360 --> 00:16:15.000 throw it on you all day long. That's not what they want to do. 213 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:18.039 But I do agree with kind of still some possessions laing that ball game 214 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:22.799 because it is no doubt going to be a smash mouth, close, big 215 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:26.919 ten matchup. James, Yeah, it definitely is. And you know you 216 00:16:26.960 --> 00:16:30.919 can still you know, if we get the ball first, we score, 217 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:33.519 they're still going to stick to their script. It's still early in the game, 218 00:16:33.679 --> 00:16:38.480 you know. I think the big thing is the crowd in Spartan Stadium. 219 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:42.120 That's gonna be the deciding factor there. If these guys are put in 220 00:16:42.159 --> 00:16:47.320 an uncomfortable position like coach talkers away and dragging them to the deep end. 221 00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:52.120 We have to do that early. And the crowd plays a big, big 222 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:56.120 role in that. The woodshed has to be packed. The student sections have 223 00:16:56.200 --> 00:17:02.080 to show out, come out, and the other fans. You should not 224 00:17:02.200 --> 00:17:06.200 be sitting down on any third down. You should be up getting the team 225 00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:10.960 into it. And that right there will derail the players. It doesn't matter 226 00:17:11.000 --> 00:17:15.279 what's called, you know, what the offensive coordinator calls. If the players 227 00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:19.839 on the field feel that energy, that's gonna play a fact. Yeah. 228 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:25.119 You know, when you look at what Michigan State was able to do from 229 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:30.000 a penalty standpoint going into the Washington game, one of the lowest penalized teams 230 00:17:30.000 --> 00:17:33.519 in the nation, I think, giving up seventy yards in penalties on the 231 00:17:33.599 --> 00:17:38.039 road in Washington. Showed and moved the chains a bit for the Sparts and 232 00:17:38.519 --> 00:17:45.599 also sustained some drives for Washington. A very questionable rough in the passer call 233 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:52.240 early on against Ben's Summer Van Simmerin and Minnesota comes in very low in the 234 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:56.519 penalty department. We could go four penalties for just twenty five yards. Yeah, 235 00:17:56.720 --> 00:17:59.599 you know those penalties that you spoke about in Washington, some of them 236 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:03.759 more very questionable penalties, you know, like you just stated. But yeah, 237 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:06.799 these these are two disciplined teams. They're gonna be playing each other. 238 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:11.920 So it's gonna come down to whoever blinks first. You don't want to be 239 00:18:11.000 --> 00:18:15.680 the one to blink first because that's when that mishaps gonna happen. And it's 240 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:18.920 gonna come down to you know, like I said, the special teams. 241 00:18:18.200 --> 00:18:22.240 These are very two disciplined teams. And well, we're gonna see that on 242 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:27.960 Saturday. We definitely aren't gonna see that. It's gonna be an exciting game 243 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:33.400 in the woodshed. Its gonna be some ticket giveaways, Jayu. I imagine 244 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:37.559 that this is spot as going to put out some information here soon and you're 245 00:18:37.559 --> 00:18:41.480 gonna get to meet with Jayu over in Tough Toown to pick up some free 246 00:18:41.480 --> 00:18:45.119 tickets if you wanted to win. Oh definitely, there will be ticket giveaways. 247 00:18:45.599 --> 00:18:51.839 Come to tuck Town check it out. Uh, there's DJs games for 248 00:18:51.920 --> 00:18:57.880 the kids, yard games, cornhole, foling, lots, of food trucks, 249 00:18:57.920 --> 00:19:02.000 great foods. You can even been go and look check out the broadcast 250 00:19:02.039 --> 00:19:06.839 for w j R, the pregame broadcast. Uh, the whole concert stage 251 00:19:06.960 --> 00:19:08.599 up there, I've seen it. Yeah, lots of you can take a 252 00:19:08.640 --> 00:19:11.960 picture in front of the big Spartan sign. Uh. You know. So 253 00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:17.559 it's a it's a really cool, unique atmosphere that you know that a lot 254 00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:22.519 of families will really enjoy. Very kid friendly over there if you, you 255 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:26.759 know, want to get away from all the debauchery that can happen in some 256 00:19:26.799 --> 00:19:30.119 of those places out there with the adult membages. When the kids want to 257 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:33.000 throw the ball around and have a good time, that's the place to do 258 00:19:33.039 --> 00:19:38.400 with Tucktown presented by Meyer ju Culchrid from This is Sparta in the Spartan Media 259 00:19:38.440 --> 00:19:45.400 Network will be there doing ticket giveaways for lucky winners who ended to win. 260 00:19:45.839 --> 00:19:49.559 They attention to our social media this week on Twitter and this is Sparta MSU 261 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:56.079 and as well as the Instagram. This is Sparta m su. Uh. 262 00:19:56.279 --> 00:20:02.119 But Jayu. Any final comments before we wrap this edition of the preview for 263 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:06.240 the Minnesota Big Ten opener in the Woodshed. Yeah, I'm just looking for 264 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:08.559 the Spartans to bounce back and bounce back in a good way. And I 265 00:20:08.559 --> 00:20:15.079 think we'll see that. Come out to the game, cheer loud and yell 266 00:20:15.279 --> 00:20:21.160 go Green. That's right, go white, and it's that is perfect. 267 00:20:21.200 --> 00:20:25.640 We need to get the Spartan nation out in full force to cheer on the 268 00:20:25.680 --> 00:20:30.599 Michigan State football team against the Golden Gophers of Minnesota and the Big Ten opener 269 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:36.519 in the Woodshed at three. I let's say get there early, get there 270 00:20:36.519 --> 00:20:40.279 about one PM. Let's start cheering loud. It's gonna be a later kickoff 271 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:47.119 in the evening. The Michigan State obviously now another underdog at home. As 272 00:20:47.119 --> 00:20:48.839 far as the Vegas odds are, if you're into that kind of thing, 273 00:20:49.359 --> 00:20:52.200 if you're into that kind of thing, that listen, there's a lot of 274 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:56.319 people into that kind of thing. Will all use you know, these apps 275 00:20:56.359 --> 00:21:00.160 or whatnot they get into nowadays. But look, I think it's another way 276 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:03.960 for Michigan State to put a chip on their shoulder and come out and perform 277 00:21:04.119 --> 00:21:07.599 better than they did, and we could go on the road they did to 278 00:21:07.640 --> 00:21:12.359 be in a comfortable place at home in the Woodshed, and Michigan State should 279 00:21:12.920 --> 00:21:17.319 win this ball game. If things go as we know that they can as 280 00:21:17.319 --> 00:21:19.880 far as a talent perspective, and I know how hard they're going to be 281 00:21:19.880 --> 00:21:25.200 being coached all week long this week. So this is gonna put a bow 282 00:21:25.319 --> 00:21:29.799 on another episode of This Is Sparta. I'm your host, Jason straight On 283 00:21:29.839 --> 00:21:33.079 and for ju Culchrik, we'll see you next time. Have a good night, 284 00:21:33.160 --> 00:21:41.480 God bless and go Go White.