Bucky dominance of Okla St tonight-what does it portend for M TCU?
The mediocre Badgers, led by a QB making his first start of the year, after their long time starter escaped into the portal, led by their third head coach this year, who’s been on the job for just a few weeks, with the interim predecessor coaching the defense, is up 24-7 and dominating the OSU Cowboys right now, as we speak.
Running the ball down their throats. Completely shutting down their offense. All of their offense on one play, an 84 yard TD run. Through three quarters, the juggernaut OSU offense, have managed 78 yards on 38 plays with six first downs.
This is the same Cowboys team that scored 40 points and took TCU to double OT in TCU’s stadium.
Comparison analysis can be misleading, but this is pretty powerful stuff. This strongly points to a U-M blowout of the Horny Toads (not the Prince variety!)
The M Board’s thoughts??!!
GO BLUE!!
[Ed: Oklahoma State was without many of its best players, including the QB]
December 28th, 2022 at 4:54 AM ^
Unfortunately most bowls lost their luster so it’s hard to take anything from a non CFP bowl anymore. I was telling my 16 yr old how this used to be my absolute favorite time of the year. Now it’s simply a way to pass time.
December 28th, 2022 at 5:07 AM ^
Bowl games are completely pointless beyond a cool trip for the teams and their fans. You can draw no comparisons or conclusions based on anything that happens in bowl season. Its competitively trash.
The playoff is the only thing that matters and those 4 teams are really nearly the only ones that resemble their regular season selves.
December 28th, 2022 at 8:13 AM ^
They’ve become pre-season affairs for the next year. The bowl prep is important for those who stay.
December 28th, 2022 at 6:51 AM ^
Go Blue!
Beat TCU.
December 28th, 2022 at 7:09 AM ^
Not sure how much I’d take away from it. Ok State fell apart down the stretch and was was downright awful. Who knows how many of their guys just gave up on the season, played like they didn’t want to be there, etc. Oklahoma State is not a good football team this year. At all.
I’d expect TCU to put up much more of a fight on Saturday afternoon.
December 28th, 2022 at 7:29 AM ^
"... led by their third head coach this year ..."
What? Fickell was on the sideline but he wasn't the head coach for the game.
December 28th, 2022 at 7:30 AM ^
Nothing
December 28th, 2022 at 7:35 AM ^
I cut it off after Wisconsin was refusing to take the free TEs Oklahoma St. was giving them. A dropped EASY pick 6. A dropped bomb in the endzone.
It was clear Wisconsin was the better team and would win...but I was going to sit there while they figured it out for themselves.
December 28th, 2022 at 8:28 AM ^
Please don’t ever refer to Wisconsin as Bucky, especially in a title.
December 28th, 2022 at 10:07 AM ^
Haha, reminds me of a former coworker who epitomized Wisconsin sports fandom. She claimed that she made a "bucky list" of things she wanted to do before she left campus and I almost threw up on the spot.
December 28th, 2022 at 8:42 AM ^
Increasingly, very little can be taken from bowl games. Most players of substance don’t bother playing. Very similar to the NFL Pro Bowl.
December 28th, 2022 at 8:42 AM ^
I wouldn’t put much stock into a bowl game with both teams missing key players. Also, the majority of bowl games are meaningless now.
December 28th, 2022 at 9:03 AM ^
21, unfortunately, I agree with you. The only bowl games that seem to generate any real interest are the CFP games. There are a couple of interesting matchups - including K State vs Bama, and - I always enjoy the Rose Bowl.
These other bowls are just to “watch college football in the background”, and - are entertainment, I guess.
It will be very interesting to see what happens when the CFP field expands to 12.
December 28th, 2022 at 8:49 AM ^
I had a similar thought - though all four teams are different, or have changed.
Michigan plays TCU in a few days, and I like our chances. Go Blue!
December 28th, 2022 at 9:00 AM ^
That depends, how did we do against Wisconsin this year?
December 28th, 2022 at 9:05 AM ^
Yeah, transitive analysis based on completely different rosters a month after the season ended doesn't say a lot. OSU is a middling team that gave TCU trouble; TCU is still pretty good and I don't think there's much to take away specifically from this game other than the fact TCU tends to be in close games with teams that turned out to be 7-6/6-6/8-4.
December 28th, 2022 at 10:09 AM ^
This is why I dont take these bowl games in account. You have guys quitting and I cant say I blame them much since theyre not playing for anything meaningful except a bowl ring.
Its been this way for several years. Only playoff games matter, and I think thats a huge reason why they decided on 12 playoff teams instead of 8.
December 28th, 2022 at 10:29 AM ^
Oklahoma State kind of looked like a train wreck towards the end of their regular season, and that was when they weren't missing players.
December 28th, 2022 at 10:43 AM ^
Is that the same turf we're going to play on?
December 28th, 2022 at 11:47 AM ^
Different stadium. They played at Chase Field, primarily a baseball stadium and home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Fiesta Bowl will be at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Football Cardinals.
December 28th, 2022 at 10:52 AM ^
Oklahoma State started the season 6-1, with their only loss being the aforementioned 2OT game against TCU. They then proceeded to limp to a 1-4 finish.
I don't think this is the same OSU team that TCU got. I don't know enough about them to know who sat out (if anyone) for the bowl game.
Transitive property for games is fairly meaningless in college football. I think it's even less useful when it comes to bowl season.
I am not sure it tells us all too much, but it certainly doesn't discourage me in any way.
December 28th, 2022 at 2:21 PM ^
What does it mean? Nothing pertaining to our game, just a filler bowl game
December 28th, 2022 at 12:49 PM ^
Okie St was playing decent ball up until that TCU game, then dropped 6 of their final 8, including the bowl game.
What does it all mean? Nothing. TCU needs to be treated as a formidable opponent, because they are.
December 28th, 2022 at 3:33 PM ^
Nothing.....
December 28th, 2022 at 4:06 PM ^
Zilch
December 28th, 2022 at 6:25 PM ^
It may prove that B1G OL and DL are just better. I hope Michigan does not get over confident. I think they have the talent to win by 2 TDs but I'm sure TCU will get some big plays.
December 28th, 2022 at 6:29 PM ^
Not irrelevant. Quite possible we play 2 Big 12 teams in the CFP this year… /s
December 28th, 2022 at 6:54 PM ^
I wouldn't say Wisky dominated.
December 28th, 2022 at 6:57 PM ^
Arkansas destroying Kansas. TCU beat Kansas by a touchdown. One touchdown.
December 28th, 2022 at 7:02 PM ^
Kansas, who is currently being curb stomped by 6-6 Arkansas.
December 28th, 2022 at 9:22 PM ^
Re: all the comments of bowls being pointless now bc of the CFP
Bowls have always been a moneymaking graft tacked on to the end of the season. Exhibition games with a loose system of who goes where with outcomes of no further consequence.
I’d argue the CFP is the same on steroids. While the winner gets a big Dr Pepper trophy, who gets in is still largely arbitrary in that it is dependent on 1) a committee’s subjective interpretation and 2) preseason rankings. It is not a system that is sure to pit the best teams against each other, nor does it necessarily reward the most deserving. And what do these concepts even mean? What’s the point?
These games are not of any real significance absent an objective system, like you have with conference championships or the NFL playoffs. These are ultimately overhyped exhibition games to satisfy the whims of an unaccountable governing elite and pad the pockets of the malevolent worldwide leader in cable sports melodrama. Let’s not give them too much credit.
Point being: embrace the nihilism and wacky imbalance bowl games provide. The virtue is in winning and having fun.