Got back from the game after midnight. Weather was obviously crappy- even with rain gear I was cold and soaking wet. Mavs made more mental mistakes and unnecessary penalties in that first half than I had seen all year. Zylstra showed that he has jumping ability and speed as well as the ability to make one hand diving catches. Gunn just keeps pounding away until he is in the end zone. What is the constant in this- the big hogs up front. They tend to wear teams down in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter. Defense continues to keep battling away- the pressure on the passer was relentless. I was expecting them to give up more points against SRU and didn't expect to be up by 22 at half. When The Rock scored after that pick I was worried until Zylstra put it away. I liked the use of multiple weapons- when SRU was blitzing their LBs and stopped the Mavs for a three and out, the Mavs came back with that jet sweep by Arnold. And you don't expect your #3 QB to score twice on two point conversions and have that long run, or your #3 running back go 75 yards for a TD.
On another note- everyone I met was polite and friendly. Met a soccer player who directed me to the bookstore so I could by a hat pin. Saw shirts there that said something like Blame IUP For Everything, Signed SRU. Easy to tell who their rival is. After the game several people congratulated me on the win and wished us good luck. Glad to get there and back but I'm pretty tired now.
I scanned through the many posts on here- I think most of the questions about MSU have been answered by somebody- if not, feel free to ask again- I probably don't have the answer but I'll try. Hope to make it to Texas but I'll go to the eye doctor tomorrow- had some vision problems that started last week- just didn't want to miss this trip. Hopefully I can go- it is supposed to be warmer but when people talk about t-shirts and shorts I'm not so sure. I've been in Texas for parka weather.
On another note- everyone I met was polite and friendly. Met a soccer player who directed me to the bookstore so I could by a hat pin. Saw shirts there that said something like Blame IUP For Everything, Signed SRU. Easy to tell who their rival is. After the game several people congratulated me on the win and wished us good luck. Glad to get there and back but I'm pretty tired now.
I scanned through the many posts on here- I think most of the questions about MSU have been answered by somebody- if not, feel free to ask again- I probably don't have the answer but I'll try. Hope to make it to Texas but I'll go to the eye doctor tomorrow- had some vision problems that started last week- just didn't want to miss this trip. Hopefully I can go- it is supposed to be warmer but when people talk about t-shirts and shorts I'm not so sure. I've been in Texas for parka weather.
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