Ah Yes,The world is back on its axis

For all the Mazie and Blue Faithful it has been a long slog.

LNU has been quite the pest for some time. Most of it self inflicted I would say, Recall

1) We gave the keys to Brady Hoke for a couple years
2) We let some rugby kid try and catch a punt snap, In a critical point like that I have always wondered why you don't put a Safety behind the punter.
3) John BarleyKorn, singing in the Rain
4) TackleGate on Desmond, Of course I tackled him, the CB said in the postgame interview
5) Clock Bob or whoever that clown was

But Saturday just felt right, Yeah it was cold but the sun was shining. There was a pep in everyone's step and a quiet confidence that we were going to take of business with these boys. I haven't felt that vibe in awhile!

We didn't get off to a running start but the noose just kept tightening and the Sparty Immaturity took hold.

A few observations

-Lost in Space is slowly maturing. but still the occasional I'm way smarter than you play calls.  1st and Goal and we have Haskins taking the direct snap in the backfield. Eliminates any threat of a pass. Eliminates any handoff to anyone else. 11 guys crashing the run between the tackles. Doesn't work? just line up and run it again.

-McCaffrey to Patterson and chuck it in the stands. Shit can this stuff.

-The usual cheap shots and jaw-jacking. I guess its part of the fabric of the rivalry. I can live with it but its always fun to watch StormTrooper Dantonio try to distance himself from it with his post game comments about trying to warn his kids about it.  Not real proud of Mettelus running to their sideline and waving good bye

-Took the students way to long to get the Little Brother Chant going.

-Did I see anything that convinces me we are ready to toe it up with the BuckNuts, in a word, nope but we'll see

-LNU was really targeting Ambry Thomas and having some success. I know he came back and got the INT but he was getting picked on, OSU will exploit that I predict.

-LNU has a the beginnings of a Dumpster fire smoldering here. Nobody has the guts to fire Dantonio, but he has lost this team and doesn't have much in the hopper. In some respects it reminds me of the end of the Lloyd era. NO I AM NOT COMPARING DANTONIO TO LLOYD. These guys all run out of steam and spit at some point. The new President wants nothing to do with the Athletic Department, The AD is just a toadie of Izzo. Watch very closely what happens with the upcoming deposition in the Charles Blackwell Lawsuit. There is dirt there I predict. No compelling candidates out there either.  Stop with the Narduzzi chants, just stop.  I predict that Dantonio, stays to collect his $4.3 Mill payment and then he tries to engineer some special Oscar Mayer special advisor status role and handpick his successor from the staff. My bet is Tressel, out of loyalty to the Pride of Youngstown. Can you even have pride if you chose to live in Youngstown. Sounds like a town Jerry Sandusky would call home.

-Receiver Core gets better and deeper. I'd love to see Collins stay, DPJ leave and let the rest grow.

-Patterson is still quite inaccurate, but at least getting it to the right Zip Code now. I like Jim's comment today that you can't expect to be eating Potato Salad today if you just planted potato's yesterday. This year will be a process with hopefully a strong carryover to next year on Offense. Donny Brown just keep reloading and making chicken salad out of whatever you give him.

-The last TD was a FU to Dantonio, I love it!  Like Bobby Axelrod says, What the point of having FU money if you don't say FU with it once in awhile. Thanks Jimmy!

-Indy can be a trip up game, of course we'll be looking past them. We may need another Johnny Wangler to AC moment in this one!

-Great to see all the Gen2's at the Tailgate. Us Old Schoolers were out numbered but not out gunned. Great bunch of kids but I have to start packing more beer!

-This one, I really missed Russ