Outback Bowl Prediction Pick, 2012, Georgia vs. Michigan State
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Will Aaron Murray get time to throw? Maybe not.
Outback Bowl Prediction Pick, 2012, Georgia vs. Michigan State
This promises to be one of the more evenly matched games in the entirety of the bowl season. You have two teams with strong defenses, good passing games, and future stars on both sides of the ball, and both lost their conference championship games. Who gets to end on a high note? Find out here.
First of all, it’s going to be a chess match. Michigan State has a superbly experienced passing game, where Kirk Cousins can throw to B.J. Cunningham and Keshawn Martin. They were able to gash the Badgers defense for a copious amount of points. (And they are the 8th ranked defense overall.) Jarvis Jones got a lot of sacks this season, but Michigan State has been really quite good at limiting opponents sacks as well.
And when you look at Georgia, their largest weakness has been opponents with a good pass rush. Their three losses were to teams that could get after Aaron Murray. And like Georgia, Michigan State has a star pass rusher (Denicos Allen) and a lot of people who have a few sacks. They’re 4th nationally, and versus the 86th best against? Aaron Murray’s gonna have to check down more often than he would like.
The other issue? Isaiah Crowell. There’s something of a distraction going on here. Crowell’s worn down as the season’s continued, and while he’s been a solid in his debut, he’s been supplanted in practice by Ken Holcombe, with Richard Samuel and Carlton Thomas looking to be healthy come bowl time. And for whatever the Spartans are worth running the ball? At least they know what they have with Le’Veon Bell and Edwin Baker.
But long story short? This is gonna be a tight one. I like Michigan State’s defense, but they have inconsistent performances. And then there’s Georgia. A good team, but they’re definitely not a great one. Michigan State has had flashes of greatness.
It’s going to be a classic. But Sparty, yes.
Michigan State 28, Georgia 27.
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