COTTON BOWL - #3 Michigan State vs #2 Alabama - DEC 31 at 8PM on ESPN

[Valenth]

Gonna be a good one! Thoughts...

[alabama mike]

I am a Bama fan, born and raised.

Here is my take:
Bama plays like the old Tressel coached OSU team, nothing flashy on offense, tough defense, great punter, above average field goal kicker that is back from early season back problems. Solid, fundamental and well coached.

MSU is a well coached team. They have very good receivers that Cook can use. Cook will pick us apart if we do not get pressure on him from various places on the field. Their defensive front 7 is not as dominant as Bama's but I believe thei DBs are better than Bama's. Special teams are about the same. Solid and fundamental as well.

I look for an old school, smash mouthed game.

[Chieftain2009]

Hope for an old fashioned smash mouth game. My favorite kind

[Valenth]

Deciding factor of this game is the Sparty Run Defense against Henry.