The good, the bad, the Austin Peay
How about Austin Peay vs. Northern Colorado? At least we can forget about this day and not speak of it again and watch MSU and Wisconsin play in a week in an actual football game.
* Mark Dantonio was able to watch on TV before escorting his daughter -- Lansing Catholic homecoming queen Kristen -- to midfield at the Lansing Catholic-Williamston game.
* Kirk Cousins and the passing game. Needed work, got work, looked sharp. Brian Linthicum is going to start making a difference, I believe.
* Forced turnovers. Four picks, six on the season, six all of last season. Greg Jones with his first two and Max Bullough on the board with his first.
* Speaking of Jones and the Bullough family, Jones passed Chuck Bullough for fifth on the MSU all-time tackles list. I don't think Chuck will mind -- check out his UCLA defense's dominating performance in a shocking victory at Texas.
* The rushing attack, 200-plus yards in MSU's first four games. Happened once last season. At this point, MSU has been able to trace back to 1970 and it did not happen between 1970-2009.
The bad:
* Penalties, way too many of them. A few of them can be traced to overzealous youngsters and late hits, but this team already had the most penalty yardage in the league before tacking on 121.
The Austin Peay:
* Although the Governors obviously had their own problems in a 70-3 loss at Wisconsin, Northern Colorado QB Dylan Orms' 6-of-22, three-pick performance was one of the worst QB showings I've seen on this or any college football field.
