Probability of a meteorite hitting South Bend during Saturday's game

Submitted by drz1111 on September 21st, 2023 at 4:11 PM

Like many of you, I am hoping for an asteroid to eliminate both Notre Dame and Ohio State from playoff contention this Saturday.  Based upon a couple of assumptions (assuming that all major meteorite impacts after 1800 would be known; that anyone within the tree-blowdown radius of Tunguska would've been killed), there's approximately a 0.000000000008% chance of that happening.  Here's to hoping.  

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FauxMo

September 21st, 2023 at 4:17 PM ^

Personally, I’m hoping for an impact event like the one that created the 100-200 mile wide Vredefort Impact Structure 2 billion years ago. While I know that would likely wipe out Ann Arbor as well - and, well, sterilize the planet for millions of years - it would be a small price to pay for ridding ourselves of both those teams at the same time… 

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LB

September 21st, 2023 at 4:58 PM ^

My dad lived in South Bend for several years. One of the memorable evenings in my life was spent in and around the bar in the Albert Pick after a Boston College game. Needless to say it was some time ago and other than the Sunday Brunch Buffet in the Pick there was not much to recommend it.

 

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MGoStretch

September 21st, 2023 at 5:35 PM ^

Word of warning on gas stops in South Bend, my most recent (and final) time I stopped there, was with the wife and kids in the car and ran to use the rest room at a gas station.  I would have preferred another option, but I overplayed my hand and by the time we stopped there, I was all in on that facility because the mechanical forces on my bladder were maxed out.  When I get there, the men's room is in use and the door's locked.  So I wait. And wait. And wait.  It's over 10 minutes and I'm pondering if I'm better off just going in the parking lot or the beverage coolers.  Finally, a guy walks out with his shirt off, a dripping wet mullet, the toilet clogged with what appeared to be scaled down replica of Mt. Fuji made of toilet paper, and water all over the floor. I believe the gent must've taken a "shower" in the restroom before me, but I had no other choice but to use the restroom.  The only upside was that the line had ballooned while I was waiting so the gent behind me knew that I didn't wash my mullet in there.

TLDR: Never stop for gas or to use a restroom in South Bend. Never.

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JBLPSYCHED

September 22nd, 2023 at 8:54 AM ^

I concur. While any kind of loss will send the OSU fans scurrying for their anxiety meds, a beat down will really amp up the pressure. There's still ~2/3 of the season left and they are bound to further crack before playing us. Then they'll come to Ann Arbor and we'll put the final crumble on their cracked foundation. Go Blue!

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Chicago'00

September 21st, 2023 at 4:42 PM ^

When I was in college (think mid-to-late nineties), ND played OSU in a bowl game and my roommate said she hoped "1 million pigeons would simultaneously fly over the stadium and shit on everyone," and to this day, I have never heard a more genius or apt description of how I feel about these teams.

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mooseman

September 21st, 2023 at 5:00 PM ^

I hope that Gozer the Traveler comes in one of his pre chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!

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Perkis-Size Me

September 21st, 2023 at 5:01 PM ^

I'd happily take a disgusting game ending 3-0 in 5OT, after both teams combine for 20 turnovers and the worst offensive ineptitude we've seen in recent memory. As for "well somebody has to win," I'd rather take OSU. Here's why:

1) Winning this game does nothing to elevate OSU's status as a program. They are already considered one of the 2-3 best programs in the country on a year in, year out basis. Their recruiting is already gangbusters, and I'm not sure how much better it can get. Yes, I will be happy if they lose, but I think it benefits Michigan more if they win because realistically, OSU can't get any better or be perceived any better than they already are. 

2) If Notre Dame wins, this is a program-defining win for Marcus Freeman and could catapult their status as a title contender overnight. It could be their biggest win in years. Their recruiting will likely be affected very positively by this, and while their recruiting is already good, it has room to become even better. I'd rather Michigan not have to deal with that.

I think if ND wins, Michigan's ability to recruit and win becomes harder because Notre Dame has a higher ceiling from where it is now that it can tap into. OSU....kinda doesn't. 

 

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SagNasty

September 21st, 2023 at 9:16 PM ^

Completely disagree. At some point I hope osu’s program has a down period. Losing games would help start that. As far as Notre Dame’s recruiting getting better l, we as Michigan fans have seen that it takes more than winning one or even a few big games for recruiting to really take off. 
 

I will root hard for osu to lose. Just like I always do. 

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uferfan

September 21st, 2023 at 5:01 PM ^

I stayed at a hotel in Gary the night before the Northwestern game in 2003.

Oh.

My.

God.

We left at 3am after the second set of gunshots outside and slept in a Home Depot parking lot instead.

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