I have never been as much as an Xs and Os kind of guy, but last year, I decided to take a closer look at the Rose Bowl match-up from a statistics point of view using the data from the NCAA website. I general broke down four main statistical areas: rush offense, pass offense, rush defense, and pass defense (all on a yards per attempt basis to normalize for style of play as much as possible). It was a fun exercise last year, so I figured that I would try it again for the upcoming battle with Baylor. Here is the synopsis: In general, Baylor is known as an offensive juggernaut that plays no defense, but the facts are actually a little different. On a yards per attempt basis, MSU's offense (6.58 yd/att, good for 18th nationally) is actually a hair better than Baylor's (6.56 yd/att, 19th), and Baylor's defense is overall better than I expected (34th nationally compared to 20th for MSU). However, MSU is clearly the most balanced team that Baylor had faced all year. MSU ran