[Spartandawg]

I doubt if the Sparty D could hold Oregon scoreless for 3.5 quarters of football.

MSU has struggled with gimmick teams on occasion, but not against teams like Iowa, Wisconsin and Stanford.  Several analysts and coaches have claimed that MSU has the best defense they've seen in the last decade of college football.

Having 7 NFL players on defense (minimum) with a lot of experience allows MSU to do a lot of different things that most offenses have not seen.

[Spartandawg]

I doubt if the Sparty D could hold Oregon scoreless for 3.5 quarters of football.

MSU has struggled with gimmick teams on occasion, but not against teams like Iowa, Wisconsin and Stanford.  Several analysts and coaches have claimed that MSU has the best defense they've seen in the last decade of college football.

Having 7 NFL players on defense (minimum) with a lot of experience allows MSU to do a lot of different things that most offenses have not seen.