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Lemme add my Trojan 2 cents here, although I know u don't give a damn, Since u Irish don't allow foreigners to post on ur board :)

I say ND. Rees is ur best qb from what Ive seen. BK don't get enuff credit, nd is getting better and the talent is starting to gel, even if some ppl have left the program and ur secondary is shaky. That said, it all comes down to two things: Irish Not turning over the rock, and Irish limiting the yards of that bruiser back msu got.

Michigan State .... Maxwell is not there yet ... but there D will keep them in most games.

Surprisingly...I think ND wins this game easily just b/c their run defense is very solid and their pass coverage doesn't need to be that great....just good enough not to give up 300 yds and 3 tds. ND is at least a threat to throw the ball, but their unseasoned QB could spell trouble for them. I think which ever QB plays the best their team wins...but if I have to pick now I say ND

I'm amazed at how many people are picking ND. Both defenses are good, but I think MSU's is much stronger. I think MSU has the better run game as well, Bell is an animal. Both teams have QBs in their first year of starting - and if ND goes with Rees I will lmao.

Also, its a night game at MSU. That alone is worth at least a score in their favor. I think MSU wins by a TD, after ND scores in the final minutes to make it a closer score.

I think MSU pulls it out..they simply are the better team right now.

I'm hoping all the hype is just, and they get exposed by a mediocre ND team. We need all our division rivals to lose. It's fine by me if ND runs a train on Sparty.

Man what kind of talent did sparty bring in that makes there defense so Good thats what I want to know ... From what I see they can't recruit for crap

Michigan ST. For a couple of reasons.

At Home(They have not lost a home game in 2 years I believe), Because of their defense, ND's inexperience at quarterback, and I think Maxwell and Leveon Bell will make enough plays to put ND away although it won't be easy as ND has a pretty stout front 7.

No disrespect to ND, but this game worries me less than several of our B1G opponents. Based on what I saw last week from ND I have no doubt the Spartans take this one by 7-10. U-M played a night game last year against ND and the crowd had a lot to do with the win as will the MSU crowd this weekend. I was at the BSU game and with our new audio/video toys that was the loudest I have ever heard that place and I'm sure it will be even better with a critical rival like ND coming to town.

I think Michigan State is the tougher, more physical team top to bottom. Even if Maxwell isn't ready to play at a high level yet, I think the rest of Michigan State's team is good enough to make up for that. And that's a lot to ask for Notre Dame's young quarterback to play well in that environment on the road against that defense.

Michigan State wins 24-7

He's playing.

That's great to hear. Definitely feel badly that he's going through such a tough time right now.

Doesn't get enough credit for what? He's coaching Notre Dame, fer godssake...