Standing Room Spartans

This week's games:

Youngstown State @ Michigan State (-19.5)

Oregon @ Ohio State (-14.5)

Iowa @ Iowa State (-4.5)

Appalachian State @ Miami (-8.5)

Washington @ Michigan (-6.5)

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First Scott is back to give his thoughts on last week's Northwestern game.

Next we give a preview of the Youngstown State game, focused on what we want to see change or continue from our week 1 performance to make us feel comfortable going into the more difficult stretches of the season.

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Kevin riding solo to recap the Northwestern win.

Going position by position to give takeaways from every group after a massive week 1 win to start the 2021 season.

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Scott and I intro the format of the weekly Friday picks podcast, and then jump into the action!

This will be a weekly 10-15 minute episode that breaks down our official picks against the spread for the Michigan State Football game, as well as the biggest games in college football.

Head to https://www.standingroomspartans.com/post/standing-room-spartans-fan-picks-week-1 to make your picks and get in on the action!

This week's games:

Michigan State @ Northwestern (-3)

#19 Penn State @ #12 Wisconsin (-5.5)

#17 Indiana @ #18 Iowa (-3)

#1 Alabama (-19.5) vs. #14 Miami - neutral site

#23 Louisiana @ #21 Texas (-8)

#5 Georgia vs. #3 Clemson (-3) - neutral site

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Scott and I hit on some podcast news to start the show this week as we're partnering with The Pigskin Podcast Network (not to worry, nothing will change on your end)

Next we touch on the following hot takes submitted via twitter for the 2021 season!

@SLBrowny - Cal Haladay will start at least one game at linebacker this year

@JD_Jerbear - Jalen Hunt becomes the best player on the defense

@spartan18770 - 1. Noah Kim will be QB2 by the end of this season, and the starting QB in 2022. 2. King will not survive the Bama defense, paving the way for MSU'S 3rd straight victory.  3. Gameday will show up for the Michigan game.

@SpartanJayJay - 9-3 with losses to Miami, Ohio State, and Indiana. A trip to the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day, 10 wins and a final ranking in the top 15.  #TuckComin

@DastarLegend19 - MSU shocks the world and wins 10 games and they're a playoff contender #TUCKCOMIN

@JohnnyMacSparty - Thorne is the starting QB, he throws for 3,000 yards and 25 TD’s.

@lwbaker33 - We briefly crack the top 25 once this season due to the way our schedule lines up

@LuthonS - It becomes a two headed backfield and Collins out touches Walker (barely).   Also Heyward finishes 3rd overall on the team in catches at TE.

Finally we preview the Friday Night game in Evanston against Northwestern, giving you a breakdown of the Wildcats in 2021, and the key matchups to watch out for.

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We started with some notes on Dillon Tatum crystal balls and College Football week 0.

We then gave our full Big Ten predictions after picking every game of the B1G season.  We give 1-7 in each division and pick our Big Ten champion, along with giving some strong over/under picks.

Finally we get into the MSU schedule.  Scott and I pick every game on the MSU schedule and see how the record stacks up.

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We talk about the open practice and then preview each of the defensive positions, talking about potential starters and rotations, breakout players, question marks, and more!

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We finish up our offensive position previews.

WRs: Who steps up besides Reed and Nailor, where does the depth come from? What's the deal with Ricky White?

TEs: How can we find some production? Will one of the newcomers (Carr, Allen) step up?

OL: Can a brother get some run blocking? What is Horst's impact? How is the depth?

All that and more!

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Lots of buzz coming out of camp this week, we're calling for fact or fiction? 

Is Keon Coleman a potential true freshman play maker?

Will Tank Brown make a pass-rushing impact in 2021?

Is Elijah Collins back to 2019 form?

Jarrett Horst starting LT?

Is Connor Heyward a TE now?

Then we dip into our RB preview and talk about Kenneth Walker, Elijah Collins, Jordon Simmons, Harold Joiner, Connor Heyward, Donovan Eaglin, and Davion Primm. We discuss what type of workload Kenneth Walker might take, what the other roles look like, and how good this group can be.

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We touch on some program news before jumping into the Phil Steele CFB Preview - Which players are All-B1G selections? Where are we ranked in the B1G East? Where does he see improvement/regression?

We begin our position previews with the QBs, talk about the differences between Russo and Thorne and what they bring to the game, who will start, and what do we have behind them?

Last we give our weekly over/under props - Do we throw for over/under 20.5 passing TDs? Do the QB(s) run for over/under 4.5 rushing TDs?

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