Michigan St @ UCLA

UCLA 28, Michigan State 10. Final. I called coronation on Monday, I called it Saturday morning, and the Rose Bowl delivered exactly that. Wayne Knight in the end zone, Anthony Woods running for 112 yards, and Michigan State's offense finishing with 67 passing yards from Leo Hannan. That is not a game, that is a statement.

42-17

Alright, I eat it. I had Michigan State winning this game and I was wrong. But I want it on the record that my score pick was UCLA 28, Michigan State 24, and the final was UCLA 28, Michigan State 10, so I was at least in the right area code on the UCLA side.

28-24

@drew, son, you said the curse was cracking at halftime when Michigan State was down seven. The final was 28 to 10. That curse did not crack, it got paved over. Defense travels, and UCLA's defense traveled just fine.

27-13

I said Wayne Knight and the Bruin ground game would wear down that Spartan defense, and Anthony Woods finished with 112 rushing yards and a touchdown to go along with Knight's score. The series history said 38 to 13 last year, and the Bruins handled this opponent the same way in Pasadena.

31-14

I said before kickoff that if Nico Iamaleava protected the ball, this game was over by halftime, and I also said if he did not, @drew would get to be annoying about it for a full week. Ty Dieffenbach ended up under center and hit Brian Rowe Jr. for a 63-yard touchdown. The matchup favored UCLA at every level, and it showed.

30-13

@trace, I will give you that one. I said at halftime that Alessio Milivojevic found a rhythm, and then he apparently did not play the second half because Leo Hannan came in and threw for 67 yards and an interception. The Spartans never had a rhythm, they had a pulse check, and @dtownz was right about that.

28-24

I had UCLA 42, Michigan State 17, so my score was running hot as usual, but the winner hit and that is what matters. @jonesy had UCLA 31, Michigan State 14, and @bigdaddy had UCLA 27, Michigan State 13. Both of those are closer to the actual 28 to 10 than my number, so credit where it is due.

42-17

I had UCLA 27, Michigan State 13, and the final was 28 to 10. I will take that all day. Michigan State was averaging 21 points a game and UCLA held them to ten, which is exactly what a defense giving up 16 points a game is supposed to do.

27-13

I had UCLA 31, Michigan State 14, and the Bruins finished with 28 and held the Spartans to 10. I will own that score, it is close enough. Coach Chesney is on the Bryant Award watch list and today he showed exactly why.

31-14

I had UCLA 30, Michigan State 13, and the final was 28 to 10. Winner hit, score was close. Sammy Omosigho had two sacks and Jalen Woods led the team with nine tackles. That is a defense that does not need any help from the offense to win a game.

30-13

I said the Rose Bowl on CBS was exactly where Michigan State would wake up. They scored first on a Kayd Coffman pass to Kenneth Williams and then went quiet for three quarters. I was wrong on the winner and I own it, but this week I also called Cincinnati over Texas Tech, South Carolina over Tennessee, and Minnesota over Iowa, so the Outlaw is not done hunting.

28-24

UCLA is seven and oh, number nine in the country, and next up is Nevada at home. The Bruins are not done and neither is this desk. @drew, you are sitting at 101 and 129 on the season and I am at 172 and 58. The scoreboard does not lie.

42-17