John L. Smith new nickname "master of the blowup"

[bling49]

While Notre Dame put the finishing touch on a season-saving, come-from-behind win for the ages, John L. Smith could be seen with a familiar look on his face (think Michigan in '04 or Ohio State last season). With Drew Stanton at his disposal, why did Smith get conservative in the second half?
It was yet another implosion for a coach who's the master of the blowup.

-SI.com

All I can say is L. Yeah

I remember big bowl game losses with John L. at the steering wheel when we were the favorite.

Miami of Ohio & Big Ben
Marshall and Byron Leftwitch
Colorado St.
Boise St

While overall the Big 10 with Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State is probably a stronger conference I can't imagine many coahes picking MSU over U of L if both jobs opened up.

[Judge Dredd]

we were actually the underdog in both GMAC Bowls

the game with marshall was with a team that just seemed like it didnt care and everyone was on Leftwitch's jock cause he played with a broken leg in that game as well as a few others

same with Miami of Ohio and Big Ben. the only difference is that we actually put up a fight in that game. Thing is that the defense was non existant in that one. But hey the offense was there though. But for the most part the media was on Bens sack that whole week

[farmdude]

Mich St still has a more prestigious name, hopefully by the end of the decade UL will be thought of as a football power. We have to prove that we can be a Top 10 team for more than 1 year in a row. Look at UL like people looked at Miami or VTech when they started their runs. "Nice story, come back when you have won something."

If you're talking about which is a better job for an incoming coach, that is a close one. A young coach would have a much easier job improving M St football than they would have at UL.

[Empire Lindy]

FYI, Petrino was at the helm when Big Ben shredded our secondary. That was his first year as coach.

[bling49]

Mich St still has a more prestigious name

The Big 10 is a more prestigious conference but I don't know if Michigan State's football name is really that prestigious.

The have won the Big 10 championship 87', 65', 66' co-champs 53' & 78'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ball_champions

So in 46-years since they joined the Big 10 MSU has won 5 conference championships.

That doesn't really impress me.

Heck Northwestern has 7 big 10 championships.
(03', 26', 30', 31', 36', 95', 96') ....although some of them are ancient.

MSU isn't really impressive when you look at how many Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State have won in that conference.

[AACardFan]

I haven't listened to this yet, but a friend said it was a Mich St. fan blowing up after the loss to ND and it is supposed to be funny.

http://houserockbuilt.hipcast.com/do...15acb69e9d.mp3

[HarveyGlass]

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