In the first half of Friday's game, Jonathan Smith had to love what he saw from the offense as it scored 21 points with relative ease, but Michigan State went completely silent in the second half.
In the first 30 minutes, Michigan State was moving the ball consistently, but the Spartans were doing it without a ton of explosive plays. Unlike Western Michigan, the Spartans didn't have a single play of over 30 yards (Western had two of at least 35 yards). They moved the ball methodically, picking up 5-10 yards on darn near every play in the first half, it seemed.