Who do we play next week?
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That would be more like ending the season than a bye week.
But he's not wrong. That's a walking M*A*S*H unit out there right now. 8 games in 7 weeks, that's sheer will and guts that these kids just keep getting hurt and trot back out there because there's no one left. They've learned intestinal fortitude, something sorely absent in today's society.
Now they want them to play a 9th in 8 weeks. You can do that in high school but P5 football against all P5 teams damn that's a gauntlet. This wasn't too well thought out by B1G leadership. They didn't expect a team to play all the games.
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Northwestern would have gotten them all in if not for Minny. So the reward is to play Ohio State when they're coming off a bye week. I think they might be the fourth team coming off a bye that we've played this year.
Should've, Could've, Would've, you didn't. You had a bye week to rest up and heal up. Rutgers hasn't it's a walking M*A*S*H unit, with a walkon manning a safety spot. There's no one left. Also you play in the West where the tallest midget wins.
7th Place Michigan St vs Nebraska
6th Place Michigan vs Illinois
5th Place Rutgers vs Purdue (no rematches)
4th Place Penn St vs Minn/Wisc
3rd Place Maryland vs Minn/Wisc
2nd Place Indiana vs Iowa
1st Place tOSU vs NW
None of the other 6 games are rematches, Wisconsin loses to Iowa, they are 4th, Minnesota 3rd, Wisconsin wins they are 3rd, Minn 4th.
6th Place Michigan vs Illinois
5th Place Rutgers vs Purdue (no rematches)
4th Place Penn St vs Minn/Wisc
3rd Place Maryland vs Minn/Wisc
2nd Place Indiana vs Iowa
1st Place tOSU vs NW
None of the other 6 games are rematches, Wisconsin loses to Iowa, they are 4th, Minnesota 3rd, Wisconsin wins they are 3rd, Minn 4th.
Posted this earlier in the day on another thread.
The league is going to want to keep alive the Minny/Wisky rivalry game (129 years) that was canceled.
That means that Maryland and Michigan will play each other in the game that was canceled last week.
The other games would be:
OSU/Northwestern
Iowa/Indiana
Rutgers/Nebraska
Michigan St,/ Purdue
Penn St./Illinois
No rematchs.
The league is going to want to keep alive the Minny/Wisky rivalry game (129 years) that was canceled.
That means that Maryland and Michigan will play each other in the game that was canceled last week.
The other games would be:
OSU/Northwestern
Iowa/Indiana
Rutgers/Nebraska
Michigan St,/ Purdue
Penn St./Illinois
No rematchs.
Maybe the University of Extra Media Timeouts lol
He’s right . These games take way too long .
Rutgers Maryland one overtime game took over 4 hours. That’s ridiculous
I would not be surprised if they schedule Indiana-Purdue, in a rivalry game that was supposed to be played today. Can't abandon that Old Oaken Bucket! Not sure if that can be accommodated, and if so, how.
Freakin Maryland does not deserve or belong in 3rd place. Put them where they belong in 5th and gave PSu play Wisky and RU play Minny. MD can play Purdue.
I think Rutgers should play Iowa. Indiana and Purdue play each other and Michigan State gets Nebraska.
Nebraska with their fourth losing season in a row. They must be jumping off silos there.
We shouldn't play the no. 2 team in the west nor take the beating a physical team like Iowa would provide. Our guys are beat up enough.
Iowa for the 9th game in 8 weeks? Well, that would be... DEATH.
Explain how Maryland plays in the 3rd place game at 2-3 or 3-3....after losing to us in division....I know the beat PSU but who was the other win over ? We have beaten Purdue...Michigan State and Maryland
I want no part of a red hot Iowa who is literally 5 points from playing OSU in the Champ Game right now. Give me Nebraska and a legit shot to bowl with a win.
I don't think any team wants any part of Iowa right now.
Does anybody know what the bowl requirements are? Right now we are only 1 of 3 teams to have played all 8 games and 1 of only 6 to have won at least 3 games..think about that. 6 of 14 and we are 1 of them.
Here's my analysis for what it's worth:
We'll start by penciling in the following three games:
If we assume that there is a West intra-conference game (MN vs WI) then there must also be an East intra-conference game. There are only two possibilities that work: Maryland vs Michigan, or Maryland vs Michigan State.
If it's Maryland vs Michigan State, that creates a dilemma. The league could go with Iowa vs Michigan, and Rutgers vs Nebraska. Or, they could go Iowa vs. Rutgers, and Nebraska vs. Michigan. Either way, you've got one matchup which on paper is one-sided. That is what the league was trying to avoid.
BUT, if it's Maryland vs Michigan, then it must be Rutgers vs Iowa, and Michigan State vs Nebraska, because Michigan State has already played Iowa.
I still think it will be Rutgers vs Nebraska. However, Rutgers vs Iowa is very possible.
We'll start by penciling in the following three games:
- Ohio St. vs Northwestern (that one's in ink)
- Minnesota vs Wisconsin (rivalry)
- Purdue vs Indiana (rivalry)
If we assume that there is a West intra-conference game (MN vs WI) then there must also be an East intra-conference game. There are only two possibilities that work: Maryland vs Michigan, or Maryland vs Michigan State.
If it's Maryland vs Michigan State, that creates a dilemma. The league could go with Iowa vs Michigan, and Rutgers vs Nebraska. Or, they could go Iowa vs. Rutgers, and Nebraska vs. Michigan. Either way, you've got one matchup which on paper is one-sided. That is what the league was trying to avoid.
BUT, if it's Maryland vs Michigan, then it must be Rutgers vs Iowa, and Michigan State vs Nebraska, because Michigan State has already played Iowa.
I still think it will be Rutgers vs Nebraska. However, Rutgers vs Iowa is very possible.
Sadly
tOSU 5-0 1.000
Indiana 6-1 0.833
MD 2-3 0.400
Penn St 3-5 0.375 Tiebreak over RU
Rutgers 3-5 0.375
Michigan 2-4 0.333
Michigan St. 2-5 0.286
RU vs Nebraska would be good...but, you know, I am OK also if this was our last game of the season, beating MD on the road, and how they did it...
They have only 2 wins and have played only 5 games I believe you are incorrect ... I would have thought a team that played less than 6 ( Ohio State) was given a break and rightfully so would also need 3 wins regardless.
We should get rewarded with a home game for playing all 8 games vs Nebraska who played 7.
Nope play away ... stats say we would win... the entire season has shown away teams winning is way up... bein at home has proven the opposite.
well, MSU v Maryland is another game they could remake. If they decide to do that game then this would be the schedule:
Big Ten Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Northwestern
Purdue at Indiana
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Michigan State at Maryland
Michigan at Iowa
Penn State at Illinois
Rutgers at Nebraska
In your scenario, I think it would be:
Big Ten Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Northwestern
Purdue at Indiana
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Maryland at Michigan
Michigan State at Nebraska
Penn State at Illinois
Iowa at Rutgers
All good match ups. The only potential blowout would be PSU/Illinois.
How many games you played is irrelevant. It's winning percentage and head to head.
they have been about 10 bowl games cancelled. I'd be surprised if we get an invite and further surprised if we accept.
Currently Rutgers is the 9th seed in the Big Ten. That isn't good enough. But it doesn't take much to move up. Rutgers was last yesterday morning.
I fully understand that but it doesn't make it right in a year like this. A team playing and winning only 1 game would be tied for OSU for first?
Now it sounds like the plan to do 1 v 1, 2v2, etc is out the window for special reasons. Well in that case change your standings based on win total and head to head. Us % when the first 2 don't come into play.
OSU
Indy
PSU
Rutgers
Mary
Mich
Mich st.
Right now the 5th place team (my 4th) is being discussed to play the 2nd place team?
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