November 24th, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
Nebraska/Iowa had to deal with O'Neill yesterday, so it won't be him!
November 24th, 2018 at 10:46 AM ^
The future is brighter.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
O’Neil crew looks unlikely as they did the Iowa/Nebraska game yesterday.
Hoping for no Capron crew either...
let’s kick their asses so bad it won’t matter.
GO BLUE!
November 24th, 2018 at 10:36 AM ^
WOTS that I cannot confirm is that it's Mike Cannon's crew
November 24th, 2018 at 10:38 AM ^
I don't know his name, so that's encouraging.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:43 AM ^
If true, encouraging. Briefly looking at my 2014-2017 play by play dataset for the Big Ten, without any science attached to it, Cannon is one of the few referees that has called more penalties on Ohio State, on average, than Michigan, on average.
Coupled with the Big Ten's incentive to place a team in the playoffs, I think we may actually get a fair shake today in Columbus.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:57 AM ^
Really, Michigan gives the Big Ten by far the best shot at getting into the Playoff. If we don't get at least a neutrally officiated game, that would reveal a lot about what might be going on behind the scenes here.
I'm hoping the refs take a back seat, let the guys play, and keep a handle on the inevitable chippy shots that will take place.
November 24th, 2018 at 11:00 AM ^
I’m hoping the refs keep their hands off Buckeye asses.
November 24th, 2018 at 11:10 AM ^
If Michigan is a deserving team then refs shouldn't be a factor.
November 24th, 2018 at 11:21 AM ^
Uh, do you remember 2016?
November 24th, 2018 at 10:37 AM ^
Is Cannon’s crew good or bad?
November 24th, 2018 at 10:48 AM ^
It would be a major advantage to us, because it would be a "neutral" ref - sad as that sounds.
November 24th, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^
A quick google search reveals that he's from Minnesota, grew up as a Gopher fan, and went to school in North Dakota, and that he's been graded high enough to work 2 "National Championship" games
November 24th, 2018 at 10:38 AM ^
I hate that this matters. I wonder if fans of other conferences have to worry about it like we do.
i know many of y'all fall into the "incompetence" camp and not the "maliciousness" camp when it comes to describing the refs, but I feel the calls are intentionally bad against us, based on the crew.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
I think fans of every conference feel like their refs are trash. Ask a Pac-12 fan what they think about the crews as a whole.
Honestly, it isn't a conference issue, it's a college football issue.
Look at what the NBA did. The two-minute report acknowledges missed calls. They have grades for refs. They are full-time and receive proper training. They don't always get it right, but when you look at the disparity in anger among players, coaches, fans, it's a wide gulf.
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/03/06/morning-tip-changes-horizon-nba-r…
College football is a billion-dollar industry and they churn out the same crappy crews week after week.
November 24th, 2018 at 11:52 AM ^
2016 was an abomination. Time for balance.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:42 AM ^
Don’t need a thread on weather lol. Looks like the rain moved out? Percentages look low now, and seems dry on GameDay. Happy for this. Regardless of who it might help, I want weather to have no impact on game.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:51 AM ^
I thought the rain was an advantage for us. Pound the shit out the rock and watch Haskins turn the ball over.
November 24th, 2018 at 11:08 AM ^
Haskins O'Korn throwing in a monsoon.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:42 AM ^
Would be interest to look these guys up, when the names are announced, to see where they’re from and what rooting interest they might have. It only took three OSU fanboys and an MSU hack in 2016...
November 24th, 2018 at 10:43 AM ^
TV Teddy
November 24th, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
Good gawd, that's Gene Steratore's music!!!
November 24th, 2018 at 10:44 AM ^
What's sad is that if one single call goes Michigan's way, you know everyone down there is going to accuse Delany of rigging the game for the good of the conference's playoff chances.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:47 AM ^
To be fair plenty of people on this board made the same accusation after Barrett was marked short.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:54 AM ^
It started before that, and with good reason.
November 24th, 2018 at 10:58 AM ^
To be even fairer that accusation was made after several bad calls and then the Barrett call...
November 24th, 2018 at 11:11 AM ^
It’s unfortunate that officials need to be a consideration. It’s also unfortunate that we know any of these guys’ names. The old adage of “play better than the officials officiate” needs to hold true. GO BLUE!!!
November 24th, 2018 at 11:37 AM ^
every coach tells his players "don't leave the game in the ref's hands". So let's not.
November 24th, 2018 at 2:02 PM ^
Seems like refs are a non factor today