This will be our first trip back to Tampa since New Years Day 2005 when Pollack and Greene wrapped up their careers with a win over Wisconsin. Overall we're 3-1 in the game, which was originally the Hall of Fame Bowl. We beat Purdue in OT in 2000, Wisconsin in 1998 when Bobo ate his Wheaties before the game and we lost to Boston College in 1986, the bowl's first year.Michigan State is also 10-3 after losing to Wisconsin in the Big 10 championship game. They are led offensively by Kirk Cousins the school's winningest quarterback. And they sport two good running backs, Le'Veon Bell (huge kid averaging 5+ ypc) and Edwin Baker. But truly their defense is the reason they are the Legends Division Champs. They are 9th in scoring defense only giving up 17 points a game and 5th in total defense.
Both teams' coaches should be pretty familiar with each other, having met in the Capital One Bowl back at the end of the 2008 season. A lot will be made of Murray and Charles returning to Tampa where they starred at Plant HS. But it's also a homecoming of sorts for one of their former teammates. Spartan defensive end Denzel Drone also went to Plant. Other Dawgs from the Tampa area: Kosta Vavlas, Ramik Wilson and Zach DeBell.
Because of NFL games, New Years Day bowls will be on a Monday. So the Outback is slated for January 2nd at 1pm.
2 comments:
Murry gets way too "deer in headlights" in games on big stage. Crowell won't be back next year - won't make it through the summer without an arrest of some kind. Carlton Thomas is a tiny back with an out-sized ego. Ken Malcome deserves to be the featured back in the bowl game. As Munson always said - "We need more linemen!' If I fault the staff for anything over the years it is the inability to keep the offensive line stocked. Having said all that - I LOVE COACH RICHT!
Malcome deserves it over Samuel? I like the way Malcome has run in junk time the last two games, but Samuel should start over any of our other options that have had difficulty handling their business off the field.
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