OSU opens as 27.5 points favorite for The Game
December 4th, 2020 at 4:46 AM ^
One of the more intriguing things to me this year was having the Game be one of the first match-ups of the year back when they were throwing around the idea of having modified schedules 2/2 COVID.
Honestly, I'm at such a point of not caring about this Game that I would rather just have the annual beatdown substitute for the annual out-of-conference L earlier in the season anyway and just move along with the schedule. Maybe Michigan will actually win a bowl game or end on a win streak for once.
December 4th, 2020 at 7:53 AM ^
Agreed on the first part. I truly believe Michigan’s only hope for ever winning this game again is if it just becomes “a game” played in the middle of the season instead of “The Game” played at the end. Then, just maybe, OSU won’t be humming on all cylinders yet. Better yet, we may catch them looking ahead to bigger, more competitive matchups vs. the likes of Indiana or Rutgers. You think I’m joking. I’m not.
December 4th, 2020 at 8:52 AM ^
I honestly don't think it would make a difference when we played them. I do think they are beatable. We eventually will beat them. At this point I think we have to get past the mental block.
But we always get their A game. Always. Its my opinion that Iowa and Purdue generally beat them because they are both looking ahead at their playoff chances and they take time out of *every damned practice* to devote to us. Otherwise, they really shouldn't have the weird, flukey losses they have.
December 4th, 2020 at 12:43 PM ^
completely agree. UM was 10-2 against Cooper and the situation was reversed and now, well, you get the idea...
December 4th, 2020 at 10:41 AM ^
Replying to the top comment. ?
December 4th, 2020 at 12:14 PM ^
Why do they think there will be a game?
December 4th, 2020 at 3:07 PM ^
In all honesty we really need to be in a different division than OSU. There’s no point to play them unless we have a chance to win, which means it would have to be in the big championship game. Having this game as the last game of the season will hamper both teams if we ever return to national prominence. Also, I’m taking OSU for sure. They’ll cover that spread without breaking a sweat.
December 4th, 2020 at 4:27 PM ^
According to the Rivals free-site their inside information is the Covid outbreak is not under control and the team will not be able to make the trip to Columbus. Hopeful for the cross-over game, but that is also in doubt and the season may be over for Michigan football.
December 4th, 2020 at 4:45 PM ^
Psst...
The season was over like five weeks ago.
December 4th, 2020 at 12:59 AM ^
I figured it would be 35+
December 4th, 2020 at 8:32 AM ^
So did I. I would take OSU and give the points
December 4th, 2020 at 8:42 AM ^
What is the line in the MSU game tomorrow?
December 4th, 2020 at 9:50 AM ^
OSU is a 24 point favorite over MSU
December 4th, 2020 at 10:27 AM ^
Thanks!
December 4th, 2020 at 11:09 AM ^
Math checks out.
December 4th, 2020 at 12:56 PM ^
Man, I want OSU -24 all day every day. I don't think OSU is looking ahead to a bad Michigan team. And they are ultra focused on blow outs to impress the committee if they don't get the B1G championship game.
December 4th, 2020 at 10:36 AM ^
I will be betting the over.
December 4th, 2020 at 1:06 AM ^
A nail-biter compared to last year. Can't wait.
December 4th, 2020 at 1:11 AM ^
“The Game” needs to die as a nickname. This isn’t “The Game.” It’s a game. A very boring, uncompetitive game that nobody cares about anymore.
December 4th, 2020 at 3:46 AM ^
“The Shame”
December 4th, 2020 at 4:52 AM ^
'A Game'
December 4th, 2020 at 6:27 AM ^
To be fair, The Game has only been boring/uncompetitive in the second half of the last two games. I guess you could include 2015 also. In all of the other games since RichRod left, we either had a 4th quarter lead or a chance to take the lead in the 4th.
We've been competitive for the most part, not good enough to win, which is only good for participation trophies.
December 4th, 2020 at 1:33 PM ^
If you have to point out there have been halves of football games that were competitive, then they weren't very competitive games.
December 4th, 2020 at 4:48 PM ^
I think it means one team has more depth or knows how to make halftime adjustments.
December 4th, 2020 at 6:49 AM ^
Agree, that was a Bo thing 4 decades ago.
Bo was competitive with OSU.
The last 20 years we are an end-of-season automatic clinch to playoffs game.
Should be called "The Last Victim".
December 4th, 2020 at 10:39 AM ^
Hoke was more competitive against OSU than Harbaugh has.
December 4th, 2020 at 12:21 PM ^
He could get them up for the game but only beat them once, under Fickel. It's not like he had this magic ability.
December 4th, 2020 at 1:48 PM ^
Lost in OT another time. He didn't argue Hoke had "magic ability", just that he was more competitive than Harbaugh against OSU. A low bar to clear, I know.
December 4th, 2020 at 2:15 PM ^
Correct - even back when they had Tressel, it wasn't like they were blowing us out. In fact, many of the games were competitive. 2006 - 3 points, 2005 I think is the game they score twice in the last few minutes to win. 2014, the year they won the NC, we were within 7 points with about 8 minutes left in the game. The 2 point conversion loss. The OT game in Columbus.
So for the most part, while there have been a couple of blowouts, it has been - we are almost - just not quite - good enough and any little item(s) that goes against us tends to tip the balance.
December 4th, 2020 at 7:46 AM ^
"We're Lame"
December 4th, 2020 at 5:47 PM ^
I always hated that name "The Game". I wish it was called something different, or how about just Michigan-Ohio St?
December 4th, 2020 at 6:15 PM ^
"The Loss"
December 4th, 2020 at 6:41 PM ^
I guess OSU fans can refer to it is "the W"
December 6th, 2020 at 1:04 AM ^
This isn't a rivalry either. Its a tradition. Nothing more
December 4th, 2020 at 1:11 AM ^
We don't even know which players we won't have, assuming we can play at all. We're probably set at RB & could survive missing a WR or two. But if QB, OL or anyone useful on defense is out, we are beyond screwed.
December 4th, 2020 at 1:30 AM ^
I think we are already fucked. I will likely watch the first few drives of this game if it happens but can't imagine it'll be competitive after the first quarter. Our defense is very very bad.
December 4th, 2020 at 6:06 AM ^
Luckily, the number of players on the defense that are useful is very small, so the odds of losing a useful player on defense is correspondingly also small.
December 4th, 2020 at 8:02 AM ^
But the impact of losing such player is correspondingly great
December 4th, 2020 at 12:37 PM ^
These kids are very useful! The coaching staff hasn't done their job to make them better. Period.
December 4th, 2020 at 6:30 AM ^
Regardless of the players, the only chance we'd have is if we went with a conservative, bleed the clock, gameplan, something Harbaugh probably misses.
What I'd kill to see some I-formation. I can't believe I'm saying that.
December 4th, 2020 at 6:35 AM ^
Just like my high school basketball team did against Jimmy Jackson and make the final 7-3, but in this case only 42-0.
December 4th, 2020 at 7:37 AM ^
In terms of bleeding the clock, Michigan doesn’t need to make any changes. The idea that Gattis runs some sort of tempo offense is a complete fallacy.
December 4th, 2020 at 8:41 AM ^
They need to stop throwing the ball I guess. A three and out that takes two minutes off the clock is better than a 30 second possession.
December 4th, 2020 at 12:05 PM ^
Yeah. I'm not a fan of the spread, at least the way we have run it here. Whomever is coaching the offense next year I hope they find someone who can run tempo. And run period so we can get a damned yard.
Carr's offenses weren't fancy but at least we could get a damned yard when we wanted for the most part.
December 4th, 2020 at 8:17 AM ^
Blizzard
December 4th, 2020 at 8:19 AM ^
You bleed the clock by continually rushing the ball for first downs. What makes you think Michigan can get first downs against a 10-man box waiting for one of two things:
- A hand-off from the shotgun 6 yards deep to a lone RB following a H-Back
- A play action pass off a fake hand-off from the 2-star true freshman out of the football hotbed of Connecticut
Ball control... LOL! I mean, it's what we're going to see, anyway...