Social Media Reacts to Spartans' Worst Performance of the Season
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Michigan State fell below .500 for the first time this season with its dreadful loss to No. 13 Indiana on Saturday.
And Spartan Nation is not happy.
Michigan State was expected to come prepared for the visiting Hoosiers after falling to its greatest rival, Michigan, and while it seemed to be out of the gate, the Spartans fell apart and, as a result, were handed a brutal 47-10 loss in front of their home crowd.
And social media had thoughts.
Michigan State students heading for the exits #iufb https://t.co/EW8UgpgkMJ pic.twitter.com/FD07Xd2uPk
— Nick Rodecap (@nickrodecap) November 2, 2024
Student section gone. Fans are clearing out. Indiana running you at home. Michigan State has a long way to go.
— Brandon Champion: Low Ego, High Output (@BrandonthaChamp) November 2, 2024
No victory lap from me this week. Huge thank you to Michigan State for the experience trailing in a game. Valuable practice reps, first time we’ve gotten them all year. Gonna be huge when we play better teams than your poverty organization later this year.
— WBR (@W_B_Rick) November 2, 2024
win or lose, i love Michigan State Football and i love our guys. I believe in @Coach_Smith and our coaches. Periodt
— karen (@klsmd12) November 2, 2024
GO GREEN forever! 💚🤍 pic.twitter.com/XXi00ezT2D
Indiana is BURYING Michigan State 😮💨pic.twitter.com/dLuNsYCLCj
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) November 2, 2024
Indiana 40
— The Orange Army (@BuckToothChainS) November 2, 2024
Michigan State 10
4th quarter
Aidan Chiles: 16/24 for 193, 1 TD, 2 INT and has been sacked 5 times. That's a total of 23 sacks this year.
MSU fan can't be happy with any of it.
One of the few bright spots for the Spartans on the day was the performance of freshman wide receiver Nick Marsh, who added to his incredible first collegiate season with 78 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Aidan Chiles (just turned 19 last month) to true freshman Nick Marsh (18 years old)
— Joe Pop (@JoePops_) November 2, 2024
Please stay at Michigan State forever pic.twitter.com/ahjL8LuxlS
NICHOLAS 👏 MEGATRON 👏 MARSH pic.twitter.com/wCj97ciy4X
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) November 2, 2024
Nick Marsh has officially broken the Michigan State’s true freshman receiving record.
— Justin Thind (@JustinThind) November 2, 2024
It’s MSU’s 9th game of the year. He missed a game and was limited in another one.
He’s put together a great season & has a chance to really extend the record in November.
THE BEST FRESHMAN WR IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL pic.twitter.com/8PxDnlNtQK
— Michigan State Content (@msucontent) November 2, 2024
This angle of the Aidan Chiles —> Nick Marsh touchdown is SWEET pic.twitter.com/eJs5b30lM3
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) November 2, 2024
Amidst the loss, Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles left the game with an apparent wrist injury in the second half.
Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles is down on the field, lying on his back. Looks like maybe something with his wrist.
— Dylan Traeger (@dylan_traeger) November 2, 2024
Official timeout. #iufb
Chiles threw two interceptions on the day, his 10th and 11th of the season. The criticism toward the young quarterback continued.
Aidan Chiles can’t go a game without a horrible turnover
— Biff(Brian is my government name) (@Bballj7985Brian) November 2, 2024
Per PFF, no QB in the Big Ten has more turnover worthy plays than Aidan Chiles.
— IndianaHQ (@IndianaHQ) November 2, 2024
Chiles had 21 coming into the game, 10 higher than anyone else in the league. High risk/high reward QB. It hurt him there. #iufb
Aidan Chiles is legit one of the worst qbs I’ve seen
— MW 🌰🐶 (@MW_THFC) November 2, 2024
The Aidan Chiles Experience
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) November 2, 2024
After exiting the game, Chiles was replaced by backup veteran quarterback Tommy Schuster, who didn't play any better. He threw for just 36 yards on eight attempts and finished with a 0.8 quarterback rating.
Someone please save Tommy Schuster
— taylor from bite-sized bison (@ByTaylorL) November 2, 2024
Another huge sack from Mikail Kamara... 2.5 sacks today from Kamara.
— Dylan Traeger (@dylan_traeger) November 2, 2024
A big time play as Kamara sacks Tommy Schuster for a loss of 14 yards. Indiana really going out big. #iufb
They need to call this game off early. Tommy Schuster is going to die back there #iufb #NeverDaunted
— Luke (@HandsomeHoosier) November 2, 2024
After back-to-back 160-plus-yard rushing outings, it seemed Michigan State had finally found the answers to what had been a poor run game through its first six contests. But on Saturday, the Spartans produced -24 yards on the ground.
Michigan State had +22 rushing yards after the 1st Qtr. With 11:45 to play Sparty now has -27 rushing yards total. Indiana's defense has 6 sacks and 14 TFLs. #iufb pic.twitter.com/C5f91Kltt6
— Jim Coyle (@jimcoyleISB) November 2, 2024
Michigan State has run the ball well the last two games against two very good fronts. They have 18 rushes for 15 net yards in the first half.
— Corey Robinson (@C_Robinson247) November 2, 2024
Why is Michigan state determined to run the ball on 3rd and short. It hasn’t worked all game. This o line cannot run black. Stuck to what’s working throwing the ball. Throw it to em up the run.
— Kraven Moorehead (@AboveAverage_Ed) November 2, 2024
Michigan State finished with -24 yds rushing!! #yikes #bigten #CollegeFootball
— Murani Lewis (@viewpv) November 2, 2024
Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke, who made his return after missing last week with a thumb injury, torched the Spartans' defense, throwing for 263 yards and four touchdowns.
Kurtis Rourke had surgery on his throwing hand and still threw for 263 yards, 4 touchdowns, and zero turnover worthy plays. Best player in the country. #IUFB pic.twitter.com/qYFJTclFql
— Hoosier Nate #BeatMichiganState (@NTillBilly) November 2, 2024
The only QBs since 2000 to throw at least 3 TDs in their first three @bigten road games:
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 2, 2024
🌰 Justin Fields, 2020
🔴 Kurtis Rourke, 2024
Watch the @IndianaFootball star's Week 10 scoring strikes 👇#B1GStats x #B1GFootball pic.twitter.com/vbBuYn08z2
What if Kurtis Rourke was just our Heisman
— Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) November 2, 2024
2 things…
— Kieran (@carebearkieran) November 2, 2024
1. Indiana is really like that
2. Kurtis Rourke should be heavily involved in the Heisman conversation
With just four wins through nine games, some were quite critical of first-year Spartans coach Jonathan Smith.
Hey Oregon State … take back Jonathan Smith please. I’ve seen enough.
— Go Green Go Gators (@SpartyOn21b) November 2, 2024
He’s good for one quarter then gets badly outcoached. Unacceptable against 2 rivals.
Well gee whiz guys we gotta coach it better and I gotta watch YouTube better to understand the rivalry better and I gotta get around the Midwest better because I have no foothold on this side of the country better and golly gee we can do better better better better aw shucks.
— Justin Spiro (@DarkoStateNews) November 2, 2024
Btw, Beaver fans were dead serious when they said that Jonathan Smith's nature was the perfect fit for Oregon State, and the worst fit for any other team in the nation.
— Digital DAM 🦫 (@TheDigitalDam) November 2, 2024
It's a spitting image of Mike Riley at Nebraska. https://t.co/ETPFJMZmKX
I realize I said we have to be patient while Jonathan Smith builds the program and it will take time but when you see Indiana with less talent, also change coaches and starting 8-0, being poised, well coached, and laying the wood to MSU, hard to continue being patient.
— MI2TX (@SpartanFourLife) November 2, 2024
Jonathan Smith is not impressive.
— Jack Conway (@jack_conway) November 2, 2024
James Franklin Jonathan Smith
— MGo🫘 (@MJoeBean) November 2, 2024
🤝
Blowing a 10-0 lead at home
Michigan State will look to bounce back to .500 after its second bye week. It's next opponent is Illinois, which it will face on the road in two weeks.
The Spartans still need two wins to make a bowl game, and it has just three more games to do it.
The good news for Spartan fans is that Michigan State's last two games are at home. Then again, so was Saturday's game.
But the Spartans' two home losses were against ranked opponents. Purdue and Rutgers, their two remaining home opponents, are the two worst teams in the Big Ten.
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