THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
TEN FACTS AND LAWS ABOUT EAST LANSING
- East Lansing has a population of 48,579.
- It is illegal for a man to seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl. He risks five years in prison if he does.
- Michigan State has the largest single campus student body of any university in That State.
- In Clawson there is a law that makes it illegal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats and chickens.
- The Kellogg Company is based in Battle Creek.
- A woman is not allowed to cut her own hair.
- The world's only floating post office is located in That State. The boat, J.W. Westcott II, will deliver mail to ships at sea.
- It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday.
- No matter where you stand in That State you are always within 85 miles of a Great Lake.
- Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
Sources- strangestlaws.com, dumblaws.com, 50states.com
LOCATION | East Lansing |
YEAR FOUNDED | 1855 |
ENROLLMENT | 50,085 |
NICKNAME | Spartans |
COLORS | Green and White |
HEAD COACH | Mark Dantonio |
KNOW MICHIGAN STATE'S RECENT HISTORY
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MICHIGAN STATE | YEAR | OHIO STATE |
11-2 | 2014 | 14-1 |
13-1 | 2013 | 12-2 |
7-6 | 2012 | 12-0 |
31-9 | TOTAL | 38-3 |
10-3 | AVERAGE | 13-1 |
KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS MICHIGAN STATE
Mark Dantonio was hired by Michigan State on April, 21 2007. He has led the Spartans to a record of 83-32 (.722). Prior to taking the head job at Michigan State Dantonio was the head coach at Cincinnati from 2004-2006. Dantonio's last position as an assistant coach was at Ohio State as Jim Tressel's defensive coordinator from 2001-2003.
The Spartans are 9-1 this season. The lone loss was to Nebraska two weeks ago. Many circled Michigan State as Ohio State's toughest regular season game at the beginning of the season. With the improvement of That Team some fans have overlooked the Spartans. Don't fall in that trap. Michigan State will be the most talented team Ohio State plays in the regular season. Mark Dantonio will have his team prepared to leave Ohio Stadium with a victory. Will the Buckeyes be ready to defend their turf?
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POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
QB | CONNOR COOK | .837 | QB | J.T. BARRETT | .935 |
RB | L.J. SCOTT | .971 | RB | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | .969 |
WR | AARON BURBRIDGE | .956 | WR | MICHAEL THOMAS | .870 |
WR | MACGARRETT KINGS | .868 | WR | CURTIS SAMUEL | .970 |
FB | TREVON PENDLETON | .699 | HY | BRAXTON MILLER | .983 |
TE | JOSIAH PRICE | .873 | TE | NICK VANNETT | .912 |
LT | JACK CONKLIN | .699 | LT | TAYLOR DECKER | .927 |
LG | BRIAN ALLEN | .892 | LG | BILLY PRICE | .916 |
C | JACK ALLEN | .861 | C | JACOBY BOREN | .870 |
RG | DONAVON CLARK | .878 | RG | PAT ELFLEIN | .842 |
RT | KODI KIELER | .838 | RT | CHASE FARRIS | .925 |
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AVERAGE | .852 | AVERAGE | .920 |
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
Michigan State's highest rated starter is RB L.J. Scott (.971).
The largest gap among the offensive starters is the 284 point gap between Ohio State's Braxton Miller and Michigan State's FB Trevon Pendleton.
The average of Ohio State's starters is 68 points better than Michigan State's starters.
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POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
QB | 3 | QB | 4 |
RB | 8* | RB | 5 |
WR | 9 | WR | 11 |
ATH | 4 | ATH | 9 |
TE | 7 | TE | 3 |
OT | 8 | OT | 11 |
OG / C | 3 | OG / C | 7 |
TOTAL | 42 | TOTAL | 50 |
*1 FB included.
OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
201 | WEIGHT | 208 |
.893 | COMP. AVERAGE | .890 |
Connor Cook is averaging 247 passing yards and 2 touchdowns per game this season.
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-0 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
201 | WEIGHT | 207 |
.887 | COMP. AVERAGE | .953 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed seven running backs. L.J. Scott (.971) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Ezekiel Elliott (.969).
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-1 |
183 | WEIGHT | 189 |
.855 | COMP. AVERAGE | .914 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed 9 wide receivers. Aaron Burbridge (.956) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Jalin Marshall (.983).
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
189 | WEIGHT | 198 |
.864 | COMP. AVERAGE | .915 |
The Spartans signed 4 athletes between 2012-2015. Byron Bullough (.876) was their highest rated athlete. Curtis Samuel (.970) was Ohio State's highest rated athlete.
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-6 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
239 | WEIGHT | 228 |
.839 | COMP. AVERAGE | .901 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed seven tight ends. Ohio State only signed three. Josiah Price (.873) was Michigan State's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Marcus Baugh (.960)
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-8 | HEIGHT | 6-8 |
293 | WEIGHT | 297 |
.830 | COMP. AVERAGE | .904 |
Between 2012 and 2015 the Spartans signed 8 offensive tackles. Noah Listermann (.875) was Michigan State's highest rated OT commit. Ohio State's highest rated OT commit was Jamarco Jones (.970).
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-5 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
284 | WEIGHT | 293 |
.830 | COMP. AVERAGE | .893 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed three players at offensive guard / center. Kyonta Stallworth (.920) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Demetrius Knox (.952).
ALL SIGNED PLAYERS 2012-2015
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PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
DAMION TERRY (2015) | 6-4 | 218 | .918 | J.T. BARRETT (2013) | 6-2 | 205 | .935 | |
TYLER O'CONNOR (2012) | 6-2 | 205 | .882 | JOE BURROW (2015) | 6-4 | 200 | .897 | |
BRIAN LEWERKE (2015) | 6-3 | 180 | .878 | CARDALE JONES (2012) | 6-5 | 220 | .870 | |
STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) | 6-4 | 208 | .859 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-3 | 201 | .893 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 208 | .890 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
L.J. SCOTT (2015) | 6-2 | 228 | .971 | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) | 6-0 | 212 | .969 | |
ANDREW DOWELL (2015) | 6-1 | 211 | .889 | DONTRE WILSON (2013) | 5-10 | 181 | .969 | |
VAYANTE COPELAND (2014) | 6-1 | 185 | .889 | MICHAEL WEBER (2015) | 5-9 | 219 | .960 | |
MADRE LONDON (2014) | 6-1 | 205 | .873 | BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) | 6-2 | 218 | .954 | |
NICK TOMPKINS (2012) | 5-9 | 182 | .866 | WARREN BALL (2012) | 6-2 | 203 | .914 | |
R.J. SHELTON (2013) | 5-11 | 187 | .861 | |||||
GERALD HOLMES (2013) | 6-1 | 209 | .857 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-0 | 201 | .887 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 207 | .953 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
AARON BURBRIDGE (2012) | 6-1 | 190 | .956 | JALIN MARSHALL (2013) | 5-11 | 196 | .983 | |
MONTY MADARIS | 6-1 | 190 | .910 | JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) | 5-10 | 187 | .964 | |
FELTON DAVIS (2015) | 6-3 | 175 | .872 | PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) | 6-0 | 184 | .936 | |
MACGARRETT KINGS (2012) | 6-0 | 186 | .868 | K.J. HILL (2015) | 6-0 | 188 | .930 | |
KALEEL GAINES (2015) | 6-0 | 175 | .855 | JAMES CLARK (2013) | 5-10 | 170 | .911 | |
KYLE KERRICK (2012) | 6-3 | 185 | .846 | TERRY McLUARIN (2014) | 6-0 | 190 | .905 | |
TREY KILGORE (2013) | 6-2 | 180 | .845 | COREY SMITH (2013) | 5-11 | 185 | .903 | |
JAY HARRIS (2013) | 5-11 | 175 | .841 | ALEX STUMP (2015) | 6-3 | 195 | .897 | |
MATT MACKWOOD (2012) | 5-11 | 195 | .699 | FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) | 6-3 | 195 | .878 | |
RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) | 6-2 | 185 | .876 | |||||
MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) | 6-4 | 200 | .870 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-1 | 183 | .855 | AVERAGE | 6-1 | 189 | .914 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
BYRON BULLOUGH (2014) | 6-1 | 190 | .864 | CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) | 6-0 | 185 | .970 | |
DELTON WILLIAMS (2013) | 6-2 | 205 | .868 | JEROME BAKER (2015) | 6-2 | 203 | .969 | |
DARRELL STEWART JR. (2015) | 6-0 | 170 | .859 | TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) | 6-4 | 204 | .961 | |
KHARI WILLIS (2015) | 6-0 | 189 | .852 | SAM HUBBARD (2014) | 6-6 | 225 | .923 | |
NOAH BROWN (2014) | 6-2 | 212 | .919 | |||||
MALIK HOOKER (2014) | 6-2 | 185 | .886 | |||||
TYVIS POWELL (2012) | 6-4 | 180 | .876 | |||||
CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) | 6-3 | 190 | .868 | |||||
DARRON LEE (2013) | 6-2 | 195 | .860 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-1 | 189 | .864 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 198 | .915 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
JOSIAH PRICE (2012) | 6-5 | 240 | .873 | MARCUS BAUGH (2013) | 6-4 | 225 | .960 | |
MATT SOKOL (2014) | 6-5 | 225 | .860 | BLAKE THOMAS (2012) | 6-4 | 240 | .871 | |
EVAN JONES (2012) | 6-6 | 240 | .853 | A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) | 6-4 | 220 | .869 | |
JEMARE MILLS (2012) | 6-5 | 250 | .850 | |||||
MONTEZ SWEAT (2014) | 6-6 | 230 | .822 | |||||
COLE CHEWINS (2015) | 6-7 | 255 | .820 | |||||
DYLAN CHMURA (2013) | 6-6 | 230 | .794 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-6 | 239 | .839 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 228 | .901 |
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PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
NOAH LISTERMANN (2015) | 6-7 | 293 | .875 | JAMARCO JONES (2014) | 6-5 | 290 | .970 | |
ZACH HIGGINS (2012) | 6-5 | 310 | .869 | EVAN LISLE (2013) | 6-5 | 260 | .965 | |
TYLER HIGBY (2015) | 6-4 | 286 | .863 | ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) | 6-6 | 272 | .950 | |
CHASE GIANACAKOS (2014) | 6-6 | 280 | .843 | TAYLOR DECKER (2012) | 6-8 | 315 | .927 | |
KODI KIELER (2012) | 6-6 | 307 | .838 | KYLE DODSON (2012) | 6-6 | 330 | .919 | |
MIGUEL MACHADO (2014) | 6-6 | 290 | .827 | KYLE TROUT (2014) | 6-6 | 300 | .901 | |
NICK PADLA (2014) | 6-6 | 280 | .826 | GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) | 6-6 | 275 | .873 | |
JACK CONKLIN (2012) | 6-6 | 298 | .699 | KEVIN FEDER (2015) | 6-9 | 305 | .870 | |
BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) | 6-7 | 330 | .867 | |||||
BRADY TAYLOR (2014) | 6-5 | 276 | .862 | |||||
TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) | 6-5 | 310 | .842 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-8 | 293 | .830 | AVERAGE | 6-8 | 297 | .904 |
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PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
KYONTA STALLWORTH (2015) | 6-4 | 275 | .920 | DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) | 6-4 | 294 | .952 | |
BRIAN ALLEN (2014) | 6-1 | 287 | .892 | MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) | 6-4 | 321 | .949 | |
BENNY McGOWAN (2012) | 6-4 | 290 | .872 | JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .908 | |
MARCELYS JONES (2014) | 6-5 | 325 | .881 | |||||
JACOBY BOREN (2012) | 6-3 | 275 | .870 | |||||
MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) | 6-5 | 275 | .852 | |||||
PAT ELFLEIN (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .842 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-5 | 284 | .895 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 293 | .893 |
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