But if Henry does the same number on Michigan State he’s done on everybody else, there’s a good chance nothing else the Spartans do will matter much.
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“It’s going to be our greatest challenge of the year, for sure”, Michigan State offensive coordinator Dave Warner said Tuesday.
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“That seems to be an ongoing story these days, huh coach?”
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There are only so many ways the same question can asked, and answered, and every probe into their relationship – yes, as a young Kent State assistant Saban recruited Dantonio out of Zanesville (Ohio) High before he opted for SC, and years later employed him as his Spartan defensive backfield coach from 1995-99 – was successfully parried. Now when you say Michigan State, you think Mark Dantonio. He’s content. He’s relaxed next to his former mentor.
“When you look at Connor Cook, obviously he’s a guy we’ve talked about all day long about how accurate he is and how smart he is”, Desmond Howard said.
It’s a moment they’ve earned on the field.
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Clemson’s scout-team quarterback is 45 years old and makes almost $1 million a year.
The players have agreed and maintained the message that this year’s team has better leadership. They’ve won four straight bowl games.
Michigan State has a great defense as well. Michigan State is an elite program right now. Eight of those 16 came on special teams.
Connor Cook’s shoulder is not 100 percent, we know that. “And we didn’t whine about it, we didn’t stress about it, everybody just had a good time with it”.
Maybe that’s why Dantonio can sit back and offer that half smile. “And as a coach, you know what it takes, the hard work that it takes, the togetherness that it takes, the culture that you have to sort of establish to have a winning program”.
That relationship with Saban has been overplayed this week, but there’s a pattern.
The only team returning to the playoff from a season ago, Alabama sees this as another opportunity to make things right for itself. Although numbers don’t control the games, they do give us a pattern of who truly is the best team.
Dantonio followed the model. Michigan State had the ninth-best rushing defense in the country, allowing 113.1 yards per game.
This game will be won on the line, in the line, below the lines. Saban and Alabama have set the standard since, going 98-18 with three national championships and four Southeastern Conference titles. “That doesn’t mean you’re always going to win, but certainly that’s what our goal is with our players”.
I’m just glad we get to face a mighty SEC team in a game that matters since it will never happen earlier in the year as Wisconsin and MI are the JV teams compared to the Spartans.
LAST-SECOND SPARTANS: Michigan State had heart-pounding, last-play victories against Michigan and Ohio State and went down to the final minute to beat Iowa for the Big Ten title. However, it took time to get back in a groove as he as just 5-for-9 in the first six games.
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Saban inherited a great football history at Alabama, but the program had consistently failed to put together a National Championship team. Quarterback Jake Coker got better as the year progressed, finishing with 2,500 yards passing and 17 touchdowns, completing 65.7% of his throws.
