Though different from Alabama's vaunted unit in scheme and complexity, the end results are not dissimilar
Powerhouses from rival conferences. Purveyors of "old man football." Physical, punishing defenses, and pounding, pro-style run-heavy offensive schemes. There are many threads which knit together the respective football spirits of the Alabama Crimson Tide and Michigan State Spartans as the two teams prepare to meet in the Cotton Bowl for a chance to play for the National Championship.
Sure, the teams differ in enough ways to add intrigue to what will likely be a bruising display of football might.