Post-game thoughts by the numbers

As previously reported the spartans certainly did not impress as we all hoped they would. They had a remarkably slow start, which they can't afford when playing against their higher ranked opponents such as upcoming Notre Dame. So here are some of the stats showing the pros and the cons of last night's game.

CONS
- MSU was having trouble with the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. they lost 25 yards rushing and YSU only lost 15.
-The spartans had 8 penalties for 55 yards.
-MSU wasn't solid on 3rd down: only 3/7.
-The penguins managed to get over 200 yards of offense.

PROS
-MSU was 4/5 in the red zone.
-The Spartans had about 400 yards of offense.
-B.J cunningham had a remarkable performance with 9 catches (putting him close to the all time record) for 130 yards and a TD.
-The running game showed dominance (159 yards) despite the lost yards.

All in all, the spartans still put away YSU. However, the fashion in which they did it was no doubt sloppy. I was hoping to see a performance similar to that of Wisconsins against UNLV. A rough start to the season but things should get better.