PREMIUM
Schule's NCAAF Michigan State vs. Alabama *COTTON BOWL*
(NCAAF) Michigan State vs. Alabama,
12/31/2015 3:00 PM, Score: 0 - 38
Point Spread: 10.00 | -117.00 Michigan State (Away)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 10.00 | -117.00 Michigan State (Away)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* play on the Michigan State Spartans.
For the second straight season, the Alabama Crimson Tide enter the playoffs as a double digit favorite against a BIG10 team. We all know what happened last year, as the eventual champions Ohio State took Bama behind the wood shed. This time they face the Michigan State Spartans, who just happened to have beaten that same Ohio State team on their home turf just a few weeks ago.
Over the last decade, we've been conditioned to believe that the SEC reigns supreme as by far the most powerful conference in college football. People are starting to challenge that idea though, and nobody is more vocal on the subject than Colin Cowerd. The Fox Radio host has delivered several long rants on how bad the quarterback play is in the SEC, and while I don't agree with everything the guy says, I think he hit the nail on the head on this subject.
The quarterback matchup in this game is very one sided in favor of the Spartans, as Connor Cook comes in with just shy of 3,000 yards, 24 TDs and just 5 INTs. Here is what I had to say about Cook prior to the Spartans win over Iowa:
"The way I see it, Michigan State is battle tested, led by a money quarterback with a reputation for playing his best in the big games. Connor Cook threw for 248 yards and three TDs on 19-of-28 passing in last week's win over Penn State. He led the Spartans to a win over Ohio State in the BIG10 Championship game in 2013, and followed that up with a big win over Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Last season the Spartans trailed Baylor by 20 points in the fourth quarter in the Cotton Bowl, and Cook rallied them back to score the game winning TD with 17 seconds on the clock. He threw for over 300 yards and at least two TDs in all three of those games."
The Spartans have covered the spread in seven straight games at a neutral site, while Alabama has only covered the spread twice in it's last 13 non-conference games. The Tide are coming off convincing wins over Florida and Auburn, but neither of those teams stack up to Michigan State. I think this number looks way too high.
Take MSU.
GL,
Jesse Schule
For the second straight season, the Alabama Crimson Tide enter the playoffs as a double digit favorite against a BIG10 team. We all know what happened last year, as the eventual champions Ohio State took Bama behind the wood shed. This time they face the Michigan State Spartans, who just happened to have beaten that same Ohio State team on their home turf just a few weeks ago.
Over the last decade, we've been conditioned to believe that the SEC reigns supreme as by far the most powerful conference in college football. People are starting to challenge that idea though, and nobody is more vocal on the subject than Colin Cowerd. The Fox Radio host has delivered several long rants on how bad the quarterback play is in the SEC, and while I don't agree with everything the guy says, I think he hit the nail on the head on this subject.
The quarterback matchup in this game is very one sided in favor of the Spartans, as Connor Cook comes in with just shy of 3,000 yards, 24 TDs and just 5 INTs. Here is what I had to say about Cook prior to the Spartans win over Iowa:
"The way I see it, Michigan State is battle tested, led by a money quarterback with a reputation for playing his best in the big games. Connor Cook threw for 248 yards and three TDs on 19-of-28 passing in last week's win over Penn State. He led the Spartans to a win over Ohio State in the BIG10 Championship game in 2013, and followed that up with a big win over Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Last season the Spartans trailed Baylor by 20 points in the fourth quarter in the Cotton Bowl, and Cook rallied them back to score the game winning TD with 17 seconds on the clock. He threw for over 300 yards and at least two TDs in all three of those games."
The Spartans have covered the spread in seven straight games at a neutral site, while Alabama has only covered the spread twice in it's last 13 non-conference games. The Tide are coming off convincing wins over Florida and Auburn, but neither of those teams stack up to Michigan State. I think this number looks way too high.
Take MSU.
GL,
Jesse Schule
