CFB Week 10 Rooting Interest

Rooting interest, anyone in the Big Ten who isn't whining about sign stealing (if that team exists). 

Why you no want Ohio St in the CFP?  ;-)

I keep reading on this board how easy they will be for Michigan to beat.

It should not be overlooked that Nebraska is one win away from bowl eligibility.  That's huge considering what they've had to deal with.  Big kudos to the coaches and players for sticking together, trusting each other, and finding ways to succeed.

OSU isn't losing to Rutgers but the Scarlet Knights playing them down defensively would be nice to see.

I sort of want chaos in the Big 12 because both Texas and OU have 1 loss and Texas enjoys a big OOC win @Alabama.  Give them two losses + they give OU another loss and that helps UM in case there's any missteps.

Yeah, Clemson should beat ND to hurt the Irish and by proxy OSU.

Nebraska sneakily being good this year helps UM, and FYS at this point.

Maryland playing well for one week against a good team would be great for UM and for karma.

I disagree with rooting for Maryland over PSU.  We have to play PSU anyway and it would be more beneficial to us if PSU is ranked as high as possible when we play them.  It is unlikely Maryland would be ranked when we play them regardless, so let them eat the loss.

Dude, your logic is screwed. We should root against FSU and every other undefeated team as well as Texas and every other one-loss team so WE can get into the CFP with one loss if it comes down to it. 

As much as I hate ND, I'm enjoying Dabo crashing back to earth.  Seeing Clemson at 4-5 would be nice.

You want me to root for Oklahoma over Ollie Gordon and Alan Bowman and what OU is doing to cfb by leaving for the SEC? 

No I don't think I will

Rutgers has a decent enough chance of making it a closer than comfortable game against OSU. I remain unimpressed by OSU’s defense and their offense outside of MHjr is just ok. I don’t think Rutgers will win but I’d be excited about an OSU loss shaking their confidence before the Game. 
 

I don’t really care who wins in the other conferences except that I’ll be rooting for LSU to top Alabama and Missouri to eek out a win over Georgia. Then LSU can go into the SEC championship game and win, effectively keeping the SEC out of the playoffs assuming the B1G, Pac12, and ACC champs are in, with either Oklahoma or Texas taking the fourth spot. 

My rooting interest is anything that keeps Ohio State out of playoff 

My rooting interests are:  anyone with 0 losses losing, then anyone with 1 losses losing, then 2 losses losing, and so on and so forth

Root for a massive beat down, that undermines the "cheating" argument 

Unless it also underscores the "cheating" argument, in which case they should win by just the right amount to find that happy medium. 

Did you know that Michigan somehow stole msu's signs when they had Houser run to the sideline to get the calls? Pretty sure Stalions was in disguise on the spartan sideline despite the "suspension." I mean, he was suspended WITH PAY. Clearly, he's still operating as a mole. He's basically Jake Peralta working for the FBI when he got "fired" by the NYPD. 

I completely get your rooting interest of keeping a 1-loss OSU out.  But, my fear is that the same results could also keep a 1-loss Michigan out.  Let's just say we stomp PSU this weekend but lose in overtime against OSU, but go to the Big Ten Championship game due to the tiebreakers that you referenced above.  Assuming that the Big Ten Championship game a gimme (the west sucks), we would end the season as a 1-loss Big Ten Champion.  Or, even if OSU goes to the BigTen Championship game due to tie-breakers, we still end the season 11-1 with a ton of good fancy stats.  In that situation, I would want to see every other top 10 team take as much resume damage as possible over the next 3-4 weeks so that we maximize our chances.  So, my rooting interests:

Ohio State 8-0

at Rutgers 6-2

Rutgers.  They are not a bad team.  Them pulling the upset here would be huge in terms of boosting our SOS (they would definitely be ranked, possibly top 15).  Also, fuck OSU.  

Kansas State 6-2

at Texas 7-1

Root for Kansas.  We don't like 1-loss teams, especially 1-loss teams with enough national TV draw that they could get in over us.  

Notre Dame 7-2

at Clemson 4-4

Clemson.  Another ND loss renders them unranked and hurts OSU's resume.  Also, to hell with ND.

Wisconsin 5-3

at Indiana 2-6 

While unlikely, as you said, a Wisconsin loss helps us in the unlikely scenario of a three way Big Ten East tiebreaker.  Also, always root for teams that we played to beat team that we have not played.

Nebraska 5-3

at Michigan State 2-6

Again, as you noted, a Nebraska wins helps us in a three way Big Ten East tiebreaker.  And as you also noted, always root against MSU.

Florida State 8-0

at Pittsburgh 2-6

Doesn't matter who we root for; FSU is going to curb stomp Pitt, but I am rooting for Pitt because I want all top 10 teams to lose.  

Oklahoma 7-1

at Oklahoma State 6-2

SK State.  See above about as many 1-loss teams getting a second loss as possible.

Penn State 7-1

Maryland 5-3

We play both of these teams.  But, we want a PSU win here.  In the event that we lose to OSU, we need our (hopeful) PSU win to look as shiny as possible to prop up our weak resume.  

Illinois 3-5

at Minnesota

Root for Minny because we played them (and don't play Illinois) so a Minnesota wins helps us in a potential three way tie in the Big Ten East 

LSU 6-2

at Alabama 7-1

SEC champ is getting in either way, but a 1-loss Alabama is a threat to make the playoffs over a 1-loss Michigan.  Root for LSU to take Bama out of the discussion. 

Washington 8-0

at USC 7-2

Really tough one here.  I think I would root for USC so that Washington gets its first loss.  With a few more decently tough games on their schedule, they could easily get a second.  USC already has 2 losses and I think they will pick up a 3rd against Oregon next week anyway.  Added bonus:  Washington losing hurts the Caleb Williams Heisman Campaign.  .  

From a purely strategic point of view, we absolutely want OSU to win this week and be #1 when we beat the dust out of them.

An interesting question to me as I think about whether to root for or against possible playoff teams - who do we think Michigan would be best off playing in the playoff among Florida State, Oklahoma, Texas, LSU, and Alabama (I'm assuming one of Oregon or Washington will be in regardless) 

Looks like I'll be pulling for Dabo this week then.  Also pulling for USC.  Imho, Caleb will not win Heisman again.  Just too many turnovers against good teams. 

I’m rooting for Michigan, fuck everyone else*. 
*Unless I put money on you, than you’re cool for this week.

After the last couple weeks, I’m only rooting for Michigan and any coach who said this is all BS (yes, even you purple boy). Everyone else can eat a bag of ….

I'm rooting for Florida State, Washington, and Georgia to win out.  I want the winner of Michigan and Ohio State to make the playoff, with no chance for a 1 loss loser of that game to make it.