Comments for JollyGreenGiants http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com "We will compete, we will measure up, I can promise you that..." Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:11:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Accoutability, Da Bang Stick, and perspective by Rory O'Brien http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/accoutability-da-bang-stick-and-perspective/#comment-148 Rory O'Brien Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:11:38 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/accoutability-da-bang-stick-and-perspective/#comment-148 Greetings, My name is Rory O'Brien from Buster Sports. Buster Sports is a national college sports website that offers commentary and expert analysis from our panel of former head coaches as well as unique commentary from some of the web's most colorful bloggers. Currently Buster Sports' coverage exists on the national and conference level however as we grow each day we are looking to expand our coverage to the individual school level. We noticed your site JollyGreenGiants and we would like offer you the national platform of Buster Sports to give us your take on the Spartans. We were so impressed with your passion for Michigan State that we would like to offer you the chance to be the Spartans voice at Buster Sports. You are obviously a quite knowledgeable Spartans fan. If you were interested, the Michigan State page would become your own, anything and everything you want to voice about the Spartans or rivals like Michigan is fair game. Buster Sports wants to provide your unique perspective with a national platform to help increase JollyGreenGiants traffic as well as personalizing our team content pages. please respond to robrien@bustersports.com Rory O'Brien Content Producer Buster Sports Communications Inc. Greetings,

My name is Rory O’Brien from Buster Sports. Buster Sports is a national college sports website that offers commentary and expert analysis from our panel of former head coaches as well as unique commentary from some of the web’s most colorful bloggers. Currently Buster Sports’ coverage exists on the national and conference level however as we grow each day we are looking to expand our coverage to the individual school level. We noticed your site JollyGreenGiants and we would like offer you the national platform of Buster Sports to give us your take on the Spartans. We were so impressed with your passion for Michigan State that we would like to offer you the chance to be the Spartans voice at Buster Sports. You are obviously a quite knowledgeable Spartans fan. If you were interested, the Michigan State page would become your own, anything and everything you want to voice about the Spartans or rivals like Michigan is fair game. Buster Sports wants to provide your unique perspective with a national platform to help increase JollyGreenGiants traffic as well as personalizing our team content pages.

please respond to robrien@bustersports.com

Rory O’Brien

Content Producer
Buster Sports Communications Inc.

]]> Comment on The Good, the bad and the Ugly at midseason by witless chum http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-at-midseason/#comment-145 witless chum Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:59:24 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-at-midseason/#comment-145 I missed this blog, too. Good to see you back. Brendan Moss has certainly been a find at right guard. Preseason, everyone was talking about Jared McGaha or J'Michael Deane there. Moss has looked very good on a full pulls I've watched him on where he tracked down a DB and just walled him off while Caper scooted by. Cunningham is in the running for most improved player. He really must have worked over the offseason. He's got a huge game or two in him this year, I'll bet. It's too bad about Hoover, so far. A lot of people were thinking he'd contribute last year as a true frosh. You have to love his size, versus the smaller DEs MSU will trot out there, but the results haven't shown up on the field. But, there' s a reason you don't want to be counting on redshirt freshman to contribute too much. He's got three more years of elgibility to show what he can do. Sims might contribute something as a third down pass rusher, but I don't guess he'll make much of an impact there. Too bad we weren't able to redshirt him, with the junior and sophmore TEs we have, but the kid is a freak. I missed this blog, too. Good to see you back.

Brendan Moss has certainly been a find at right guard. Preseason, everyone was talking about Jared McGaha or J’Michael Deane there.

Moss has looked very good on a full pulls I’ve watched him on where he tracked down a DB and just walled him off while Caper scooted by.

Cunningham is in the running for most improved player. He really must have worked over the offseason. He’s got a huge game or two in him this year, I’ll bet.

It’s too bad about Hoover, so far. A lot of people were thinking he’d contribute last year as a true frosh. You have to love his size, versus the smaller DEs MSU will trot out there, but the results haven’t shown up on the field. But, there’ s a reason you don’t want to be counting on redshirt freshman to contribute too much. He’s got three more years of elgibility to show what he can do.

Sims might contribute something as a third down pass rusher, but I don’t guess he’ll make much of an impact there. Too bad we weren’t able to redshirt him, with the junior and sophmore TEs we have, but the kid is a freak.

]]> Comment on The Good, the bad and the Ugly at midseason by Return2Glory http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-at-midseason/#comment-143 Return2Glory Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:48:34 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-at-midseason/#comment-143 I am glad you are back. You are far more sensible than other bloggers. I am glad you are back. You are far more sensible than other bloggers.

]]> Comment on Some personal observations after three games by spartan4ever http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/some-personal-observations-after-three-games/#comment-142 spartan4ever Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:33:23 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/?p=3080#comment-142 Not a fair weather fan just extremely busy between career, family and coaching Pop Warner football. Don't know what has happened to SpartanPride, as he was the one who extended an invite to post here. I'll continue to offer my take on the Spartans throughout the remainder of the football season. I appreciate the feedback and thanks for checking in to read the blog. Not a fair weather fan just extremely busy between career, family and coaching Pop Warner football.

Don’t know what has happened to SpartanPride, as he was the one who extended an invite to post here.

I’ll continue to offer my take on the Spartans throughout the remainder of the football season. I appreciate the feedback and thanks for checking in to read the blog.

]]> Comment on Some personal observations after three games by Matt http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/some-personal-observations-after-three-games/#comment-140 Matt Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:44:50 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/?p=3080#comment-140 Hey what happened to this blog? I just discovered JGG before the season started and was excited to have somewhere to hear about the Spartans other than the RCMB. Don't tell me you're a fair weather fan and gave up just because we dropped a few games. Hey what happened to this blog? I just discovered JGG before the season started and was excited to have somewhere to hear about the Spartans other than the RCMB. Don’t tell me you’re a fair weather fan and gave up just because we dropped a few games.

]]> Comment on Some personal observations after three games by Sean http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/some-personal-observations-after-three-games/#comment-139 Sean Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:16:23 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/?p=3080#comment-139 I completely agree with Wiley being our greatest loss. He was the heart and soul of the defense, and he made all the big plays. I completely agree with Wiley being our greatest loss. He was the heart and soul of the defense, and he made all the big plays.

]]> Comment on Without a running game MSU is grounded offensively. by dlw http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/without-a-running-game-msu-is-grounded-offensively/#comment-137 dlw Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:25:02 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/?p=3076#comment-137 I'm thinking you're overthinking this. Our running game suffered the first two games because both CMU and MontSt were selling out to stop the run. Run blitzes, 8 and 9 men in the box. And as R2G pointed out, we were sticking with running plays even in the face of these defenses. If ND, or any other opponent, sells out to stop the pass, I think our run game will pick up quickly. Our Oline needs to get better, but I don't think it's as bad as you imagine. GoState! I’m thinking you’re overthinking this.

Our running game suffered the first two games because both CMU and MontSt were selling out to stop the run. Run blitzes, 8 and 9 men in the box. And as R2G pointed out, we were sticking with running plays even in the face of these defenses.

If ND, or any other opponent, sells out to stop the pass, I think our run game will pick up quickly.

Our Oline needs to get better, but I don’t think it’s as bad as you imagine.

GoState!

]]> Comment on Without a running game MSU is grounded offensively. by Return2Glory http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/without-a-running-game-msu-is-grounded-offensively/#comment-136 Return2Glory Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:10:17 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/?p=3076#comment-136 As I understand it, a major part of the running game problem is that the QBs are allowed to audible out of power running plays even they see the defense is stacked against it. The coaches have them boxed shackled. As I understand it, a major part of the running game problem is that the QBs are allowed to audible out of power running plays even they see the defense is stacked against it. The coaches have them boxed shackled.

]]> Comment on Just a few observations from Saturday’s game against CMU. by Nick http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/just-a-few-observations-from-saturdays-game-against-cmu/#comment-135 Nick Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:40:30 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/?p=3073#comment-135 The biggest and most concerning thing that I noticed on offense was that we played "run first, pass second" this week. After being overly successful (and streamlined, I might add) last week against Montana State with the pass first mentality, I was looking forward to a big offensive performance all year long from MSU. Now, I'm nervous...I hope they revert to the Week 1 scheme. Sure it was Montana St., but this was Central Michigan; it only gets more difficult from here. The biggest and most concerning thing that I noticed on offense was that we played “run first, pass second” this week. After being overly successful (and streamlined, I might add) last week against Montana State with the pass first mentality, I was looking forward to a big offensive performance all year long from MSU. Now, I’m nervous…I hope they revert to the Week 1 scheme. Sure it was Montana St., but this was Central Michigan; it only gets more difficult from here.

]]> Comment on MSU vs MSU: Projected Starters by witless chum http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/msu-vs-msu-projected-starters/#comment-130 witless chum Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:51:35 +0000 http://jollygreengiants.wordpress.com/?p=3063#comment-130 The links appear to be reversed, unless this became a Montana State blog. I'm really feeling goog about the D this year. Neely is the only guy I don't have a lot of confidence in based on last year/camp reports. The links appear to be reversed, unless this became a Montana State blog.

I’m really feeling goog about the D this year. Neely is the only guy I don’t have a lot of confidence in based on last year/camp reports.

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