Thoughts on Game vs CMU

Well, this is one of those games that's hard to say much about.  MSU looked pretty good all around, but this probably has more to do with CMU being so bad rather than MSU improving.  The one area that I was disappointed with is Cousins' play.  I no longer think he has a shot at the first round in the NFL draft and he is simply not playing anywhere near where I expected him to be this year.  At times, he's kind of a liability.  At least his backup, Andrew Maxwell, looks like he could someday be better than Cousins.  He doesn't have Cousins' experience, but he seemed to have more accuracy.  In my mind, accuracy is the most important thing a quarterback can have, so that's promising.

Otherwise, here are a few other positives I saw:
- The O-line played better than last week, especially Fonoti at right tackle.  That should ease the loss of Burkland.
- The defense was stingy, but then again, CMU looked bad against Western Michigan last week.
- Leveon Bell may be the most effective back for the Spartans this year because, even while the O-line struggles, he appears to be capable of making opportunities for himself--usually by pounding out some extra yards.

In short, we'll have to wait 'til next week to really see what the Spartans are made of.  They seem quite capable of handling the cupcakes, but if they lose next week against Ohio State, they may be well on their way to becoming a program that simply can't get over the hump to join the nation's or even the conference's elites.