ESPN's Todd McShay Calls Michigan State 'Overrated'
By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc
I will admit that I am a lifelong Michigan State fan. I have never wavered one bit. As my father would say, "I was raised the right way."
Michigan State is on the cusp of their best season arguably since 1966 when they won the National Championship.
The 8-0 Spartans are on a bye this week and have done everything possible to get some national recognition. That is something they just can't seem to get.
The Spartans started the season as 5 in the AP Poll, jumped to 2 after they topped Oregon and have recently dropped to 7 and now currently sit at 6.
It is mind boggling that the Spartans can fall in the rankings for winning, I guess they are just not winning pretty enough.
ESPN's Todd McShay believes the Michigan State Spartans are overrated.
In an ESPN Insider (pay site) McShay says:
But Sparty might be slightly overrated at sixth in the AP Top 25 and fifth in the coaches' poll. This past Saturday, they let Indiana hang around -- it was a two-point game at the end of the third quarter before Michigan State blew the game open. The Spartans nearly blew a 21-0 lead to Purdue, which is currently 1-6. And while their home win against Oregon was highly touted at the time, it's hard not to view that a little differently in hindsight, given the Ducks' 4-3 record.
McShay does make some fair points. The point about Indiana is crazy to me though. That same Indiana team hung with Ohio State, and lost eventually 34-27 but no one wants to bag on them for that. You can't pick your opponent and McShay bagging on the win over Oregon is crazy in my opinion, it's because of analysts like him that had the Ducks ranked seventh in their preseason rankings.
Maybe I am wrong and the Spartans are overrated. Leave a comment below and let me know if you do indeed believe they are overrated.