Not to dismiss their win over the Aggies but.....ATM has the #89 (out of 128 teams) rushing defense at 197.4 ypg. Even when you take away the last game where MSU ran all over them, they still give up 176.5 ypg (which would make them #72).
ATM is also 95th in total defense, giving up 440 ypg. We are second only to Michigan, and when you remember that we've played the toughest schedule out there and Michigan has played the 52nd toughest....oh, and we're giving up .12 yards per play less than UM.......what this means is our defense is about as close to hermetically sealed as possible.
Alabama 38
MSU 7
I think MSU actually beating ATM HELPS us because they're so happy that it puts THEM at just as much risk of a letdown game as we are.