RandallFlagg

December 4th, 2020 at 6:34 PM ^

FIFY - Looking great for The Game. 
 

No 100 for Day or Heisman for Fields.  2020 isn’t too bad after all. 

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drjaws

December 4th, 2020 at 6:36 PM ^

Good.  Epic troll job by UM to cancel the game so OSU can’t get to B1G playoff and loses out on CFB playoff. 
 

I have been asking for this outcome .... maybe there is a God?

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MGoStrength

December 4th, 2020 at 6:40 PM ^

Epic troll job by UM to cancel the game so OSU can’t get to B1G playoff and loses out on CFB playoff

They may not get into the B1G championship game, but they will still get a game against Wiscy most likely, whom they'll beat, and also probably get a playoff bid.  The playoff committee doesn't care about conference champions or number of games played, they want the best 4 and think OSU is one of them.  They'll get blocked from the B1G championship, but will get their shot at a NC if they win out, which is all they really want.

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Bo Harbaugh

December 4th, 2020 at 6:55 PM ^

Bama is going to nuke the field.  If you've watched the games this year, they are playing the best football in the country right now and it's not close.

Last year's OSU team was much better (specifically on defense) than this year's team, but they choked against Clemson - again.  Of course, anything can happen, but Clemson, ND, OSU, Florida, Texas A&M, and other contenders look a level below Bama this year.

OSU is obviously a monster program right now, but they've also left a lot of national championship opportunities on the table over the past 15-20 years.  Of course I'd love to swap places with them, but it also must be painful for their fanbase to have squandered some truly great talent and teams.

I do wonder sometimes if the weak B1G leaves OSU a bit untested going into the playoff every year.

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RockinLoud

December 4th, 2020 at 8:03 PM ^

Huh, I wonder who is missing on that side of the ball vs last year....

Could it be.... HAFLEY!!??!??

Brian: "But guyz thats dumb he's never been a HC until now don't be retarded"
 

Oh hey yeah, ever heard of a guy named Ryan Day? How about Dabo? Idk, seems if you get the right guy it works out just damn fine, and if there's anyone who has all the markings of "the right guy", it's Hafley.

 

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Sambojangles

December 4th, 2020 at 7:15 PM ^

From the CFP committee perspective, a win for OSU vs Wisconsin is probably better than a W vs Northwestern, especially after their loss to MSU last weekend. I could see a situation where OSU is 6-0 and there best win is by one touchdown at home to Indiana. I assume Wisconsin beats Indiana at home this weekend and jumps Northwestern in next week's playoff rankings, so if they will be a solid second W for OSU. 

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bronxblue

December 4th, 2020 at 6:55 PM ^

Anyone who was paying attention knew this was the inevitable outcome; it's a testament to these schools and players that a lot of them didn't have outbreaks until late.  But I think we're going to see a lot of programs lose way more money than they thought they would this year, possibly even more than if they had just delayed or cancelled the season.

I worry about basketball and hockey as well, especially since hockey seems to be the youth sport with the highest concentration of cases.

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Absorbine Sr.

December 4th, 2020 at 10:22 PM ^

Agreed. Once they made that decision to cancel they should have stuck to their guns. Some would have blasted them for it, but others would have admired their commitment to safety. 
 
Their decision to reverse tack after a month had already gone by way the stupidest one they could have made and was the worst of both worlds. 

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mbrummer

December 4th, 2020 at 6:41 PM ^

Put this in the other post;

Big Ten.. Simple Call it now

Minnesota and Michigan out for 12/12 

OSU @ Maryland

Rutgers @ Nebraska reschedule

New teams get screwed. oh well

Then we're no the "bad guy"

and 100% if the shoe was on the other foot OSU would cancel and laugh about it for decades

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bronxblue

December 4th, 2020 at 7:01 PM ^

What I don't get then is OSU apparently being able to play considering they had to cancel last weekend.  I know there are differences between positive rates of coaches/staff and players in terms of how long you have to sit, but they do seem to be playing a little fast and loose with the timing as well.

But yeah, if UM misses this week it's unlikely they'll be able to play next week.  Not that it'll matter to OSU's chances at a NC title shot.

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Perkis-Size Me

December 4th, 2020 at 6:57 PM ^

Oh bummer. Now these kids won’t be subjected to complete and utter humiliation in a loss that sets the program back five to ten years by itself. 

I know the players and coaches want to play this game. As they should, and I’ll never fault them for that. They’re competitors. But as a fan with no real vested incentive in Michigan being on the field to play this game, its my opinion that it’s in their best interest to miss this game. 

There is no hope of an upset. None. All this team would be in store for in this game is pain, and quite possibly the worst loss in the history of the rivalry. That’s not an exaggeration. The disparity between both teams is that big, and Ryan Day will be out looking for style points. He will run up the score and get to 100 if he can. He knows he’s got to try and make up ground for missing games and his secondary looking awful against IU.

Whatever Michigan has left in its corner, not just this year but as a program, they stand to lose all of it by playing this game. 

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