Ohio State's Fraud Schedule
Easy to say in retrospect but OSU had not played a ranked team all year and only played 1 P5 team that as of tonight has a winning record...until tonight. PSU.
Sagarin is not end all be all but look at their weak ass schedule coming into the night. When you play creampuffs all year and then finally get someone who is in your weight class it tends to be a shock to the system.
Much like the B12 teams we mock for playing no one early, OSU was a relatively unknown quantity.
(if curious, Utah 19, MSU 21, NW 42, BYU 48 for comparison... oh and UM is 12)
Also fuck OSU.
Sagarin | |
VA Tech | 43 |
Hawaii | 159 |
No Ill | 69 |
WMU | 73 |
IND | 83 |
MD | 82 |
PSU | 39 |
RUT | 95 |
MN | 72 |
ILL | 68 |
November 21st, 2015 at 8:55 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
Yes. The way their conference schedule set-up (two hardest games at the end) certainly made them a fraudulent contender. Like most other big time teams, they did schedule one tough non-conference game (or so they thought years ago when VaTech was put on the schedule). I'm not going to blame them for having a candy-ass schedule to this point.
But, they had a candy-ass schedule to this point.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:08 PM ^
pretty accurate comment though i respect scheduling va tech and no ill (whos been quite good for that level of play). cant do anything about the strength of conference schedule or how it unfolds as thats a league matter but like most others i respect the programs that try to schedule 2-3 non-conference heavy hitters (even if theyre opponents like oregon state, theyre still power 5 programs scheduled years in advance with the the chance of being good ball clubs).
1 cupcake (or non power 5 opponent) should be the goal for all legit programs
November 21st, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 9:35 PM ^
It finally bit them in the ass. They have one of the worst schedules in the country by far. Finally played somebody of consequence and took a L.
They had one fucking job to do. Beat sparty at home with the backups in. Unbelievable...
November 21st, 2015 at 8:56 PM ^
It's not a dream scenario. But this would be an epic end to the season.
MSU beat OSU. Michigan took care of Penn State.
OSU...already reeling from a HOME loss, heads to Michigan and losses at around 330 pm.
MSU, knowing the outcome of the OSU/UM game. Knows they need to beat PSU to get to the championship game.
Penn State wins in East Lansing on several "Sparty NOOOO!" moments.
Michigan goes to the B1G championship game as MSU and OSU receive their second conference losses of the season.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:01 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:10 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:14 PM ^
Iowa has at least mostly buried the teams they were supposed to. MSU simply has not. And the disrepect card that MSU so loves will belong to Iowa in that game.
November 22nd, 2015 at 12:52 AM ^
Iowa's resume is about as unimpressive as MSU's except that MSU actually has two marquee wins now (no matter how lucky they got to get them)
Iowa's beaten one team of relevance in convincing fashion: Northwestern. Everything else is nothing. If the B1G title game is Iowa-MSU, it's basically a matchup between the 3rd & 4th best teams in the league at best
November 21st, 2015 at 10:46 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:28 PM ^
November 22nd, 2015 at 12:45 AM ^
Shit you scared me. I read "Cook" and thought you meant Brian Cook was out for the season... That said, I wonder if deep down Brian is conflicted by wanting Sparty to lose but secretly rooting for Connor Cook since all Cook's gotta pull for each other. Kind of like me with Tom Brady when the Lions play the Patriots.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:14 PM ^
i wouldnt oppose msu losing a last second heartbreaker on special teams play, pick 6, hail mary, etc, or dantoni losing it and pulling a woody hayes punch to somehow lose the game for his squad
November 22nd, 2015 at 6:53 AM ^
Im calling it Hangover Saturday...OSU devasted depressed with no CFP available ..and will be worn out and exhausted physically and emotionally...players decalring they are leaving, will be flat and emotionless...MSU will be reading all their press clippings , beat up and worn out..typical letdown after big game
BOTH lose and we move on
November 21st, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
Yup . . . This is what happens when you play a shit schedule. Or, you go undefeated and win the title. Either way, I'm drunk.
November 21st, 2015 at 8:57 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 8:58 PM ^
10-1 record, 0-1 against ranked teams.
Says it all.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:07 PM ^
UM is 1-2 against ranked opponents and 8-0 against unranked opponents.
November 21st, 2015 at 11:23 PM ^
November 22nd, 2015 at 9:09 AM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 8:58 PM ^
you bet there's a chance. no ranked opponents on their schedule prior to today and their stars are whining abou their last game at the shoe b/c they all think they are going pro.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:00 PM ^
Why is it that I envision all of them playing for the Raiders or Cowboys?
November 21st, 2015 at 9:12 PM ^
Wrong: Lions. And all busts.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:05 PM ^
Wrong: Browns. And all busts.
November 22nd, 2015 at 1:14 AM ^
that most thought could turn it on when necessary, given that most of the National Championship team was coming back. Clearly a terrible clubhouse coaching job for the year by Urbz & Co.
Pre-Spring Outlook on Ohio State in the Big Ten:
National Championship. That’s the expectation for Ohio State in 2015. The Buckeyes return 14 starters from last year’s national title team and have the top quarterback depth chart in college football. The defense needs to reload at end, tackle and cornerback, but this unit should be among the best in the nation. The schedule is manageable with Michigan State and Penn State visiting Columbus. Road trips to Virginia Tech and Michigan will be a challenge. However, Ohio State should be favored to win its all of its regular season games in 2015.
- See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-football/ohio-state-buckeyes-2015-sprin…
November 21st, 2015 at 9:00 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:01 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 9:31 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 9:02 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 9:05 PM ^
Well if you ignore our two best nonconfernece opponents and dismiss a ranked NW, then sure, they are the same.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:04 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:07 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:08 PM ^
I listed our top opponents as well in the OP. The bottom ones are the same as OSU. The top ones are the variance.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:09 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 9:50 PM ^
You mean top-20 NW, Utah, and BYU. If we ignore a quarter of the schedule, then yes, UM has the exact same weaknesses as OSU.
November 21st, 2015 at 10:36 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:04 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:18 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 9:19 PM ^
Wow.
November 21st, 2015 at 9:25 PM ^
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:48 PM ^
November 21st, 2015 at 9:50 PM ^
Harbaugh's first season as Michigan's coach thus far - 9-2(6-1)
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November 21st, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^
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