I don’t really know what to say. The strictures of sports journalism, and my contract of employment, compel me to write something scheme-based about what we witnessed on Saturday afternoon in the Minnesota versus Michigan State game.
Going into the game, I knew there was a range of outcomes that included a Michigan State loss, but I genuinely expected MSU to eke out a 24-20-type win. However, as we all know, that emphatically did not happen, as the Golden Gophers dominated the Spartans by a final score of 34-7.
In this article, I want to take a brief look at what worked when MSU found success, and what didn’t work, finishing with some conjecture about potential game plans and what it all means.