re: Question about MSU's pass defense

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They are certainly better in rush defense at 22nd in the country and 126.7 yards per game. Not exactly impossible to run on, but definitely solid. I would imagine teams have adjusted playcalling and called more passes against them.

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The thing about our stats is the fact that we're a hard-nosed, developmental program. We don't play for stats, even when it's a Heisman contender we're pulling early in the 3rd in a tremendous stat-padding opportunity. We play for the future almost as much as we play for the present. We're rotating alot deeper in many of these games(even when they are still in doubt early) in order to get experience to guys that aren't quite ready yet in alot of cases. Athletically strong guys that are lacking in experience/knowledge.

All that to say -- if you actually study our film -- our 1A D is virtually impossible to run on when we decide we want to stop it. We're playing 10-deep up front and 7 or 8 deep at LB in many of these games and rotating full units alot of the time. So, our "1A" D is probably on the field together less than 20 snaps a game in these gimme wins. They'll probably be out there together for 50 snaps of yours, with only the DL primarily rotating...