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2018 Bowl Recap: Flatland

Prior to MSU's one-point loss in the Make-You-See-Redbox Bowl, my thought was that everyone needed to reserve judgment about the MSU offense until the team had a month to rest, heal, and prepare.  Well, that month has come and gone, the offense looks no better, and MSU has one more loss.  It was a flat, uninspired, and impotent attack, which is particularly frustrating considering how absolutely dominating the defense was... except for that one drive.  But, against the 2018 MSU offense, 7 points has been enough to win in 3 of the last 4 games.  That, frankly, is just not good enough. So, what's done is done.  It is now officially the off-season for MSU football, and the question is, what now?  The defense is at a championship level, and that will likely continue, but what can be done to fix the offense?  But, before we ask that question, we first must answer the question of what went wrong in the first place?  What is the root cause of MSU's troubles?  This is not an easy