Reminder, Oyster's Unofficial Banger is tomorrow at The Hamptons on King.
THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
East Lansing is located in That State. I'll definitely hold out for that assignment in Hawai'i.
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- dumblaws.com, 50states.com
This individual is breaking the law in That State.
| 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 |
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| DE | SHILIQUE CALHOUN | .839 | DE | JOEY BOSA | .981 |
| NT | MALIK McDOWELL | .984 | DT | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | .988 |
| DT | JOEL HEATH | .872 | DT | TOMMY SCHUTT | .960 |
| DE | LAWRENCE THOMAS | .973 | DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | .898 |
| STAR | DARIEN HARRIS | .858 | WLB | JOSHUA PERRY | .941 |
| MIKE | RILEY BULLOUGH | .870 | MLB | RAEKWON McMILLAN | .989 |
| SAM | JON RESCHKE | .919 | SLB | DARRON LEE | .860 |
| LCB | DEMETRIOUS COX | .923 | CB | GAREON CONLEY | .932 |
| S | KHARI WILLIS | .852 | S | VONN BELL | .987 |
| S | GRAYSON MILLER | .845 | S | TYVIS POWELL | .876 |
| RCB | ARJEN COLQUHOUN | .836 | CB | ELI APPLE | .975 |
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| AVERAGE | .888 | AVERAGE | .944 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
- Michigan State's highest rated defensive starter is DT Malik McDowell (.984)
- The largest gap among the defensive starters is the 139 point gap between Ohio State's CB Eli Apple and Michigan State's CB Arjen Colquhoun.
- The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 56 points better than Michigan State's defensive starters.
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| POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
| SDE | 1 | SDE | 7 |
| WDE | 4 | WDE | 6 |
| DT | 8 | DT | 6 |
| OLB | 6 | OLB | 7 |
| ILB | 2 | ILB | 4 |
| CB | 6 | CB | 11 |
| S | 9 | S | 5 |
| TOTAL | 36 | TOTAL | 46 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
Riley Bullough.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
| 234 | WEIGHT | 226 |
| .803 | COMP. AVERAGE | .924 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed three inside linebackers and Ohio State signed three. Jon Reschke (.919) was Michigan State's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Raekwon McMillan (.989).
Jon Reshke (.919).
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-2 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
| 223 | WEIGHT | 220 |
| .811 | COMP. AVERAGE | .951 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed seven outside linebackers. Ohio State signed seven. Jamal Lyles (.883) was the Spartans' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was David Perkins (.927).
Demetrius Cox (.923).
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 180 | WEIGHT | 179 |
| .810 | COMP. AVERAGE | .932 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed 7 cornerbacks. Ohio State signed 11. Josh Butler (.891) was the Spartans' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Damon Webb (.982).
Khari Willis (.852) wears No. 27.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-0 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 191 | WEIGHT | 187 |
| .820 | COMP. AVERAGE | .936 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed seven safeties. Ohio State signed five. Demetrius Cox (.923) was the Spartans' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Najee Murray (.892).
Joel Heath (.872).
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
| 283 | WEIGHT | 297 |
| .845 | COMP. AVERAGE | .900 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed eight defensive tackles. Ohio State signed six. Raequan Williams (.915) was the Spartan's highest rated commit. Ohio State's Highest rated commit was Tommy Schutt (.960).
Shilique Calhoun (.839).
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-6 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 255 | WEIGHT | 264 |
| .859 | COMP. AVERAGE | .903 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed one strong-side defensive end. Ohio State signed seven. Malik McDowell (.984) was the Spartans' only SDE commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Joey Bosa (.981).
DE Malik McDowell (.984).
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 243 | WEIGHT | 233 |
| .836 | COMP. RATING | .933 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed four weak-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed six. Demetrius Cooper (.860) was the Spartans' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit on roster is Adolphus Washington (.988).
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| JON RESCHKE (2013) | 6-2 | 227 | .919 | RAEKWON McMILLAN (2014) | 6-2 | 242 | .989 | |
| SHANE JONES (2013) | 6-1 | 215 | .903 | TREY JOHNSON (2013) | 6-2 | 218 | .949 | |
| DEON DRAKE (2014) | 6-1 | 220 | .872 | NICK CONNER (2015) | 6-3 | 225 | .912 | |
| LUKE ROBERTS (2012) | 6-2 | 220 | .844 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 221 | .898 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 226 | .924 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| JAMAL LYLES (2012) | 6-1 | 230 | .893 | JUSTIN HILLIARD (2015) | 6-0 | 225 | .985 | |
| TYRIQ THOMPSON (2015) | 6-1 | 220 | .887 | MIKE MITCHELL (2013) | 6-4 | 222 | .973 | |
| CASSIUS PEAT (2015) | 6-4 | 235 | .880 | DANTE BOOKER (2014) | 6-3 | 212 | .972 | |
| RILEY BULLOUGH (2012) | 6-2 | 220 | .870 | JOSHUA PERRY (2012) | 6-3 | 220 | .941 | |
| DRAKE MARTINEZ (2015) | 6-2 | 220 | .862 | KYLE BERGER (2014) | 6-3 | 215 | .929 | |
| GRAYSON MILLER (2015) | 6-2 | 195 | .845 | CAMREN WILLIAMS (2012) | 6-1 | 217 | .929 | |
| DAVID PERKINS (2012) | 6-3 | 230 | .927 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 219 | .871 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 220 | .951 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| JOSH BUTLER (2015) | 5-11 | 175 | .891 | DAMON WEBB (2014) | 5-11 | 180 | .982 | |
| TYSON SMITH (2015) | 5-11 | 175 | .881 | ELI APPLE (2013) | 6-1 | 185 | .975 | |
| T.J. HARRELL (2014) | 6-1 | 210 | .868 | MARSHON LATTIMORE (2014) | 6-0 | 175 | .973 | |
| DARIAN HICKS (2013) | 5-10 | 172 | .863 | CAMERON BURROWS (2013) | 6-0 | 195 | .972 | |
| JERMAINE EDMONDSON (2012) | 6-2 | 170 | .850 | ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .952 | |
| EZRA ROBINGSON (2012) | 6-1 | 188 | .836 | ARMANI REEVES (2012) | 5-11 | 180 | .945 | |
| JALEN WATTS-JACKSON (2014) | 6-0 | 172 | .824 | GAREON CONLEY (2013) | 6-1 | 172 | .932 | |
| DENZEL WARD (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .903 | |||||
| JAMEL DEAN (2015) | 6-2 | 195 | .891 | |||||
| JOSHUA NORWOOD (2015) | 5-10 | 175 | .870 | |||||
| DAMON ARNETTE (2015) | 6-2 | 185 | .860 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 180 | .810 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 179 | .932 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| DEMETROIUS COX (2012) | 6-1 | 187 | .923 | VONN BELL (2013) | 5-11 | 193 | .987 | |
| MONTAE NICHOLSON (2014) | 6-3 | 200 | .971 | ERICK SMITH (2014) | 6-1 | 185 | .967 | |
| DAVID DOWELL (2015) | 6-1 | 180 | .893 | DE'VAN BOGARD (2012) | 6-0 | 190 | .920 | |
| JALYN POWELL (2013) | 6-1 | 195 | .862 | JAYME THOMPSON (2013) | 6-2 | 190 | .912 | |
| MATT MORRISSEY (2014) | 6-3 | 180 | .843 | NAJEE MURRAY (2012) | 5-11 | 175 | .892 | |
| MARK MEYERS (2012) | 6-0 | 190 | .828 | |||||
| JUSTIN WILLIAMS (2013) | 6-1 | 180 | .816 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 187 | .869 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 187 | .936 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| RAEQUAN WILLIAMS (2015) | 6-4 | 280 | .915 | TOMMY SCHUTT (2012) | 6-2 | 300 | .960 | |
| CRAIG EVANS (2014) | 6-3 | 305 | .912 | MICHAEL HILL (2013) | 6-2 | 315 | .924 | |
| ENOCH SMITH JR. (2014) | 6-2 | 270 | .878 | BILLY PRICE (2013) | 6-4 | 300 | .916 | |
| JAMES BODANIS (2013) | 6-6 | 303 | .860 | DONOVAN MUNGER (2013) | 6-4 | 285 | .898 | |
| DAVID BEEDLE (2014) | 6-6 | 285 | .844 | ROBERT LANDERS (2015) | 6-2 | 295 | .872 | |
| NOAH JONES (2013) | 6-3 | 277 | .826 | DaVON HAMILTON (2015) | 6-3 | 285 | .829 | |
| DEVYN SALMON (2013) | 6-2 | 277 | .823 | |||||
| DAVID FENNELL (2012) | 6-3 | 275 | .816 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 284 | .859 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 297 | .900 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| MALIK McDOWELL (2014) | 6-7 | 290 | .984 | JOEY BOSA (2013) | 6-5 | 270 | .981 | |
| JASHON CORNELL (2015) | 6-4 | 260 | .956 | |||||
| DRE'MONT JONES (2015) | 6-3 | 266 | .938 | |||||
| DYLAN THOMPSON (2014) | 6-5 | 270 | .872 | |||||
| JOSHUA ALABI (2015) | 6-5 | 295 | .866 | |||||
| TRACY SPRINKLE (2013) | 6-4 | 250 | .859 | |||||
| DARIUS SLADE (2014) | 6-5 | 240 | .846 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-7 | 290 | .984 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 264 | .903 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| DEMETRIUS COOPER (2013) | 6-6 | 225 | .860 | NOAH SPENCE (2012) | 6-3 | 235 | .997 | |
| MUFI HUNT (2015) | 6-6 | 215 | .856 | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON (2012) | 6-5 | 245 | .988 | |
| ROBERT BOWERS (2014) | 6-6 | 210 | .852 | JALYN HOLMES (2014) | 6-5 | 225 | .962 | |
| JUSTICE ALEXANDER (2015) | 6-6 | 236 | .848 | TYQUAN LEWIS (2013) | 6-4 | 227 | .898 | |
| JAMAL MARCUS (2012) | 6-2 | 225 | .896 | |||||
| RASHOD BERRY (2015) | 6-5 | 240 | .857 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-6 | 243 | .854 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 233 | .933 |
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?
