Grading Michigan State Football

I don't care what mlive says. Pervis' grades are that matters. I assume he's been intensely going over film since the bowl game, so I can't wait for his in depth grading analysis.

I'm extremely sorry for the wait. I was triple-checking my Total Team Execution (TTE) tabulation Tuesday afternoon and saw that I had assigned a missed block on a first down play-action pass early in the third quarter to Branden Dawson instead of Jordon Simmons. It was then that I realized I had been drunk for several days. I had to completely re-analyze every play, but I'm on track for a final grade tomorrow evening or early Saturday. Your patience is greatly appreciated.

Bowl game grade: pass.
Season grade: fail.

Pervis Muldoon wrote:Bowl game grade: pass.
Season grade: fail.

Harsh. Pervis is the DE OG.

Bruh

Welp, back to the subscription services. Smh

Jeepers, now I have to re-evaluate my entire existence. How could I have been so… so… wrong?

This is the most difficult thing I've ever had to tell anyone, and I once spent two years as a very clumsy surgeon and several months as Michael Dukakis's pollster.

I'm surprised, puzzled, and more than a little hurt by the reactions here, which cause me to wonder what message you'd prefer I send these student athletes.  Should I set a lesser standard and tell them that good enough is good enough? Should I poison this program with the soft bigotry of low expectations?  Should they scale the mountain till the summit is in full view, then camp for the night and trot back down?

I don't know what to think.  I gave everything I had to this thread, only to become an object of scorn.  I refuse to be your punching bag.  This is my very last post ever, for the rest of the whole night.

Pervis Muldoon wrote:This is the most difficult thing I've ever had to tell anyone, and I once spent two years as a very clumsy surgeon and several months as Michael Dukakis's pollster.

I'm surprised, puzzled, and more than a little hurt by the reactions here, which cause me to wonder what message you'd prefer I send these student athletes.  Should I set a lesser standard and tell them that good enough is good enough? Should I poison this program with the soft bigotry of low expectations?  Should they scale the mountain till the summit is in full view, then camp for the night and trot back down?

I don't know what to think.  I gave everything I had to this thread, only to become an object of scorn.  I refuse to be your punching bag.  This is my very last post ever, for the rest of the whole night.

I CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!

But direct your grades specifically to Turtleneck. He’s our resident Negative Nancy.

Don't stop doing what you do Pervis

Pervis if you completely delete greenways posts from your mind then everything everyone else says on this board appears Much happier

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Pervis if you completely delete greenways posts from your mind then everything everyone else says on this board appears Much happier

Fixed for consideration by mods

Trapper Gus wrote:

Pervis Muldoon wrote:Bowl game grade: pass.
Season grade: fail.

Tough grader ...

13/11 * 100 = 85%

Solid B

Not a math major, eh?

Spring Game grade: pass.

Hey Pervis, I came across this on the bird app thought maybe it would be a good way for you to pick up some scratch.

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Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Hey Pervis, I came across this on the bird app thought maybe it would be a good way for you to pick up some scratch.

No way they can match tSwill's comprehensive compensation/benefits package. Also, the buyout on Pervis' exclusive Swill contract (with non-compete clause) is rumored to be 7 figures.

Heat Miser wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Hey Pervis, I came across this on the bird app thought maybe it would be a good way for you to pick up some scratch.

No way they can match tSwill's comprehensive compensation/benefits package. Also, the buyout on Pervis' exclusive Swill contract (with non-compete clause) is rumored to be 7 figures.

Resume:

Pervis Muldoon

I would like a position breaking down MSU football.

Experience:
I've broken down MSU football on the internet.



Writing example 1:
Bowl game grade: pass.

Writing example 2:
Spring Game grade: pass.



I'd think any personnel department manager would agree with me that this is an extremely strong candidate.

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Heat Miser wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Hey Pervis, I came across this on the bird app thought maybe it would be a good way for you to pick up some scratch.

No way they can match tSwill's comprehensive compensation/benefits package. Also, the buyout on Pervis' exclusive Swill contract (with non-compete clause) is rumored to be 7 figures.

Resume:

Pervis Muldoon

I would like a position breaking down MSU football.

Experience:
I've broken down MSU football on the internet.

Writing example 1:
Bowl game grade: pass.

Writing example 2:
Spring Game grade: pass.

I'd think any personnel department manager would agree with me that this is an extremely strong candidate.

Agreed. That's why his Swill contract is so generous and ironclad.

I'll wait for Pervis' grade. He has more analytics and advanced metrics than I do. In the meantime, these are my observations from the cheap seats.

The bad. Throne was off. Missed 4-5 pretty easy throws. They looked very bad live. The game is not close if he cleans that up. Chaulking it up to rust. Too his credit, he still made big plays and delivered when it mattered. PK still a concern.

The good. Mother fucking Wild Thing. The one he ripped into the end zone from his 30(?l) was insane. Ball fires off his foot like a cannon.

Equally impressive were they WR/TEs. All of them. Every single one. Coleman delivered on the preseason excitment. Uncoverable. I think we have our answer on who fills Heywards role (Baker). He can lineup in a lot of roles. It'll be geared to fit his skill set. He is a luxury weapon most teams don't have.

OL was excellent. MAC team, but I think their Dline was veteran unit. Encouraging none-the-less.

Windom. He is mother fucking football player. Bright spot in an otherwise uninspiring D effort. Was hoping for more from Bogle. He was solid against the run, but got swallowed up in the pass rush. Pass rush in general was lacking. LBs were average (not including Windmon in the LB group). DBs looked fine. They had little help from upfront. Safety play was out of sorts when X went out.

It was pretty clear Snow & Halliday were going to be the main paring at LB. With Windmon as standup DE. I heard VanSumeren's name a lot after Snow went out. But overall, LBs did not stick out.

Agree with all of that Nordic. Bogle had one sack (or maybe it was a big TFL), but not as impactful otherwise. I wasnt expecting all that much from him, though.

Brooks had some good plays when X went down, but when Brooks was out (cramps, I believe?), we had a freshman filling in for our Captain. So as much as that pass D in the 3rd quarter gave me flashbacks to last year, I'll hold off on pushing the panic button yet. Hopefully some guys can step up and make some noise in the absence of X and Snow.

MiamiSpartan wrote:Agree with all of that Nordic.  Bogle had one sack (or maybe it was a big TFL), but not as impactful otherwise.  I wasnt expecting all that much from him, though.

Brooks had some good plays when X went down, but when Brooks was out (cramps, I believe?), we had a freshman filling in for our Captain.  So as much as that pass D in the 3rd quarter gave me flashbacks to last year, I'll hold off on pushing the panic button yet.  Hopefully some guys can step up and make some noise in the absence of X and Snow.

The Bogle sack was pretty much #4 flushing the QB. I'm probably being harsh on #2. Watching some of the replay, he was stout on the line. VanSumeran looked really good on the replay. He was playing a lot before Snow went down. Booker was also playing some safety before X went down. X was playing some corner on a few snaps. All encouraging. D was probably better than I gave it credit for above. .

You ain't wrong about the safety play in the 3rd. From the stands Grose was really 'coaching up' whoever was in. Low #, can't remember what it was.

Lots to think about. I wonder how Pervis will grade it out.

I apologize for the delay. I had finished grading after my marathon film session ended late Tuesday night, but my agent asked me not to post it until my new contract with this fine message board was finalized and signed. Other suitors got involved, but my heart was with the Swill the entire time. This is my home.

Game one grade: pass.

Bump

Here is my grade for MSU football through the Akron game
A+ 100%
2-0

Good morning!

Game two grade: pass.

Pervis Muldoon wrote:Good morning!

Game two grade: pass.

Astounding! It's like I'm re-watching the game!

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Pervis Muldoon wrote:Good morning!

Game two grade: pass.

Astounding! It's like I'm re-watching the game!

No need. It is all right there.

Can someone tell me what the advanced metrics say about our game against Washington so I can get the info to Tucker and he can make the appropriate adjustments? I know it takes time it’s just we have another game coming up fast

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Can someone tell me what the advanced metrics say about our game against Washington so I can get the info to Tucker and he can make the appropriate adjustments? I know it takes time it’s just we have another game coming up fast

I sincerely appreciate your interest, but I ask you kindly not to rush the process. A poorly-considered grade may do more harm than good.

I’m sorry, I got impatient :( as penance I will not read this weeks grade until after the Minnesota game :(

As one of the foremost Michigan State football game evaluators in my county, I'll admit that I was tempted to grade this Spartan performance with my heart. Who wouldn't be, after seeing those warriors pick themselves up again and again to continue their brutal battle on foreign soil? They gave everything to this game, wearing tights on the plane to maintain blood circulation and banking sleep like it was NIL money. They didn't bow to the ever-lengthening odds and give up; they fought until the clock ran out, without once looking at the score. Maybe they should've looked at the score.

Game three grade: fail.

Pervis Muldoon wrote:As one of the foremost Michigan State football game evaluators in my county, I'll admit that I was tempted to grade this Spartan performance with my heart. Who wouldn't be, after seeing those warriors pick themselves up again and again to continue their brutal battle on foreign soil? They gave everything to this game, wearing tights on the plane to maintain blood circulation and banking sleep like it was NIL money. They didn't bow to the ever-lengthening odds and give up; they fought until the clock ran out, without once looking at the score. Maybe they should've looked at the score.

Game three grade: fail.

Tough but fair

A pox on your message board house!!! Not one mention about firing a coordinator. That's no way to evaluate after a loss (on a message board/twitter/comment section of the newspaper).

Hard to argue with this kind of in-depth analysis.

Fail seems a bit generous.