Michigan State Football: 5 overreactions from loss to Ohio State in Week 11

Losing to Ohio State might mean the Big Ten title is out of the question for Michigan State football, but what else can we overreact about?

Wins are tough to come by in the Big Ten, just ask Mark Dantonio and Michigan State. The Spartans were expecting to give a much more impressive effort against Ohio State in Columbus Saturday, but were thumped, 48-3.

The Spartans will look to learn from the mistakes made in the blowout loss. It’s not going to be easy, especially with the entire fan base and national media overreaction to the blowout.

Here are five of the biggest overreactions from Michigan State’s loss to Ohio State.

5. Spartans are nowhere near close to contention

After losning by 45 points to the No. 13 team in the country on the road, one would be quick to point out that the No. 12 Spartans were over-matched. That may be true, but they also had to play a seriously angry Ohio State team. Iowa kicked the beehive the week before and the Spartans were forced to face the angry bees.

Some were calling Michigan State a fraud or saying how the Spartans could only win if inclement weather hit, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Every team has bad games, just look at the Buckeyes against Iowa. They lost by 21 points against the Hawkeyes, but came back to prove that a blowout loss doesn’t define their season. Michigan State will have an opportunity to do the same in the final two weeks against Maryland and Rutgers.

Michigan State’s future is bright and it was on the verge of a Big Ten East title in Week 11. To say that the Spartans are nowhere near close to being contenders is just silly.