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Michigan State football is bad but the bright side is it’s almost basketball season

By Patrick Schmidt

Oct 24, 2020; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Payton Thorne (10) warms up before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2020; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans quarterback Payton Thorne (10) warms up before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Michigan State football is so bad but the bright side for Spartans fans is that it’s almost basketball season.

The Michigan State football season just begun but it’s already over.

It’s going to be a long season for the Spartans if the start of their opener vs. Rutgers is any indication. Rutgers has been one of the worst, if not the worst, Power 5 team in college football the last few years but they look like Ohio State against Mel Tucker’s team.

Rutgers scored on their first possession, then forced a fumble and forced a second fumble on the one-yard line, stoning Michigan State on fourth down and took a commanding 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

It’s time for Michigan State football fans to look forward to basketball season

Sure, a 14-0 lead may not be a commanding lead in many games, but considering Rutgers needed five Big Ten games before they put up 14 in a game last year, this start vs. Michigan State is more than noteworthy.

It was always expected this would be a rebuilding year of sorts for Michigan State in the first year under former Colorado coach Tucker who accomplished very little in Boulder. But adding in the unique circumstances of the pandemic and the postponed Big Ten season presenting all sorts of new challenges and hurdles for the Spartans, and it’s not shocking to see Michigan State off to an ugly start.

The good news for Michigan State fans is that it won’t be long until Michigan State basketball is on the court. That’s right, the football season is over and it’s time to put the focus and all your hopes on Tom Izzo’s Spartans to deliver plenty of wins this season because it doesn’t look like Tucker and the Michigan State football team will be delivering many of them this fall.

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