September 19th, 2020 at 10:44 AM ^
Its all about money. Michigan’s difficult crossover games will draw viewers and OSU’s games give them the easiest path to the CFP
September 19th, 2020 at 10:50 AM ^
I have absolutely nothing to add to that. Except, dead nuts on!
September 19th, 2020 at 10:51 AM ^
Bingo.
Create the most exciting matchups for everyone except OSU...get them to the playoff. Max the money.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:58 AM ^
Sad but true
September 19th, 2020 at 11:03 AM ^
this is the answer
September 19th, 2020 at 1:34 PM ^
You are just dead solid wrong. The reason isstated every year by those who know about scheduling. An arrangement was made by BIG at the time of the Rutgers/MD entrance into the league. For the next 18 years the historically best teams of the West (Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin) played the best of the East (OSU, PSU, UofM) on a 6 year rotating schedule. This is the 5th year. Thus, for the last 4 years we have played UW, PSU has played IU, and OSU has played NU. This changes in 2022 and remains the same for 6 years. I think our next 6 years are with Iowa.
We have been unlucky to have UW, while OSU has played Nebraska which has been crappy.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:44 AM ^
Because the Big 10 wants a playoff team. OSU is their best chance so why jeopardize that?
September 19th, 2020 at 10:46 AM ^
It also sticks a finger in Scott Frost's eye. Just for funsies.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:54 AM ^
Ohio St.
Oklahoma/Texas
Clemson
Alabama
...good thing this is a free year for us, hopefully we have a SHIT ton of 5th and 6th year seniors that stick around.
September 19th, 2020 at 11:39 AM ^
Texas??? Might as well just say Oklahoma/anybody
September 19th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
Texas always plays OU tough, win that and the rest of the league is VERY winable.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:54 AM ^
Double post.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:45 AM ^
If we are for real, we can beat Minnesota in front of no crowd. Same goes for Wisconsin.
When you're No. 1, you get stuff handed to you. That's just life. If you want what they have - go and take it from them.
September 21st, 2020 at 8:47 AM ^
I just can’t wrap my mind around losing to Minnesota. Sure they snuck up on some teams last year, but if our recruiting classes can’t beat theirs than I give up. Now Wisconsin I give us a 50/50 chance. I hate to put it all on one guy but how Milton develops by then will be the difference imo.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:47 AM ^
Because their trophy game against a traditional pushover is still against a traditional pushover and Minnesota sort of got their shit together. That's the big disparity.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:49 AM ^
don't worry i'm sure we'll get wisconsin in week 9
September 19th, 2020 at 11:11 AM ^
This is an ahole post by a buckeye, but he's not wrong.
September 19th, 2020 at 11:37 AM ^
While I agree with the a-hole part, all of the hard-easy schedule stuff doesn't mean a thing if we can't beat them - plain and simple
September 19th, 2020 at 11:22 AM ^
here's hoping your luck runs out this year. It's only been two decades.
The good news: There is a name the ancients used to indicate a sea change was coming, that the winds have shifted for good.
Hint: It rhymes with Moe Jilton.
And it's coming for you, Buckeye Jon Ross.
September 19th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
even if joe milton is aimed right at me, something tells me he will sail 12 yards over my head
September 19th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
i am on fire today
September 19th, 2020 at 12:13 PM ^
Smells fetid.
September 19th, 2020 at 12:36 PM ^
Once you grow up, if ever, you’ll realize how much of a douchebag you are posting on a rival’s board.
September 19th, 2020 at 7:10 PM ^
You're just wasting your time with this clown
September 19th, 2020 at 12:42 PM ^
Self-immolation does seem like a reasonable action plan for you
September 19th, 2020 at 1:22 PM ^
Then you may want to close your mouth. Manure is flammable.
September 19th, 2020 at 11:53 AM ^
If there is any justice in this world, you will eat these words.
But... *looks around*... yeah. That's probably how it'll go down.
September 19th, 2020 at 12:34 PM ^
Yeah, bjr isn't necessarily wrong. But he's forgotten someone:
Michigan can beat wiscy & minny, the 2 preseason higher ranked West teams, while osu beats Nebraska. Iowa meanwhile plays neither.
So based on schedule I may say Iowa could be the West #1 seed for week 9 games.
As for all the crossover games bitching, all the B10 did was drop 1 game, they didn't rewrite the entire schedule. Michigan was already scheduled to play at minny & host wiscy. They dropped Purdue from our schedule.
So who was osu scheduled to play that got dropped? Unless it was AT iowa i don't think there's much to this conspiracy theory.
But if it was.........
September 19th, 2020 at 10:49 AM ^
There’s no conspiracy here people lol. Everyone is playing their “permanent” crossover game and the one scheduled road game against the other division. Stop being stupid.
September 19th, 2020 at 1:03 PM ^
Exactly we are still in the 6 year crossover with Wisconsin and they are still with Nebraska. As long as that is going on the schedules will be uneven. A 6 year long cross over was a dumb idea in the first place but it is what it is at this point.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:50 AM ^
Looks like 4 and 4 to me. Losses to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Penn State, and of course Ohio State. Wins against Michigan State (should be tough), Indiana (always a difficult game on the road), Maryland, and Rutgers.
As for the post, Michigan's a "rival" to Ohio State the same way Tennessee is a "rival" to Alabama. Neither series is competitive on the field.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:52 AM ^
That is where I am at but I think 3 wins is more likely. 6-3 is a pipe dream.
September 19th, 2020 at 12:04 PM ^
Keep the bar low.
September 19th, 2020 at 12:45 PM ^
shags will still crawl under it!
September 19th, 2020 at 10:50 AM ^
Lol. Of course Michigan gets setup for 'good TV' and OSU gets setup for going undefeated.
Can't wait till the offseason when everyone lauds Ryan Day and asks 'How could Jim Harbaugh go 6-3?!?!?!'
September 19th, 2020 at 12:36 PM ^
To be fair, if you flipped our schedules, OSU would probably still be significantly favored in every single game and Michigan would still be looking at 7-1 or 6-2 with a loss to OSU and maybe PSU. Narrative won’t be any different until we beat them.
September 19th, 2020 at 11:13 PM ^
And if you flipped the coaches Harbaugh would be going to the playoffs with Ohio state
September 19th, 2020 at 10:51 AM ^
Opening at minny is annoying just bc we’re breaking in a new qb but whatever. They have no idea how to prepare for Milton
September 19th, 2020 at 12:21 PM ^
Keep your safeties deeeep because Joe wants to go full Shane Morris and just throw rockets lol
September 19th, 2020 at 10:52 AM ^
Only two possible answers here.
Either it was random and Michigan got unlucky, or the conference wants a team in the playoff, and knowing a 9 game season already puts teams at a disadvantage wants their best team to have as good a chance as possible to get there.
Nobody on here knows which it is although I’m sure there are plenty of opinions. For me it kinda sucks but is also cool that with us only getting 9 games this year, the fewer cupcakes the more fun it’s gonna be to watch. Let’s win the oldest trophy game in college football and dish some payback for Wisconsin’s cheap shots last year. I’m ready for Michigan football.
September 19th, 2020 at 11:37 AM ^
This is why I don’t like Michigan playing Wisconsin all the time. You can’t get a team back for the serious injury they create with their cheap shots from the prior year. Grant Newsome never came back to play. Dylan McCaffrey can’t get his time missed back from last year. Who knows what would have happened had he not had the concussion? Maybe he ends up starting over Shea over the second half of last season and has a leg up on Milton heading into this year.
Injuries are part of the game. Purposeful injuries should not be.
September 19th, 2020 at 11:46 AM ^
If Dylan were as good as people think or more like "wish", he would be QB1. He wasn't as good as Patterson no matter how bad people wanted him to start and for the same reason, he finds himself as QB2 or QB3 and now without a job.
September 19th, 2020 at 11:57 AM ^
Exactly, methinks Wiscky is worse than sparty for cheap shots. Didn’t they knock out Speight too?
September 19th, 2020 at 12:50 PM ^
Iowa broke Sp8's collarbone in '16. I remember Peters playing vs wiscy in '17, but was it because they had injured Sp8? Or the previous opponent?
And then there was jo'k for msu ?♂️
September 19th, 2020 at 2:55 PM ^
I think that was Purdue.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:53 AM ^
Via Spath on twitter:
"Ohio State's first four opponents had a collective winning percentage of .429 last year.
Michigan's first four: .679"
September 19th, 2020 at 10:54 AM ^
They are not re-doing the entire schedule. They are taking the original 12-game 2020 schedule, removing the non-conference, and removing 1 crossover.
Original Michigan non conference had Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Purdue; while Ohio state had Nebraska, Illinois, and Iowa. The only question is what they used to determine Michigan dropping Purdue while OSU dropping Iowa.
September 19th, 2020 at 10:56 AM ^
They used the fact that OSU is the only team with a real chance of making the playoffs. That is it.
September 19th, 2020 at 11:27 AM ^
I completely believe the conference would drop OSU's hardest crossover opponent (yes, I think Iowa is better than Neb).
I am a bit surprised they wouldn't do the same for Wisconsin. It would give them a better chance of a playoff team in case OSU slips (and make an all undefeated championship game more likely).