*OFFICIAL* Ohio State @ Michigan Thread (11/17/07)

dawade · #1 11-12-2007, 02:15 PM

Losses this weekend or not, let the hype begin!

Zimmer4141 · #2 11-12-2007, 02:38 PM

GO BLUE!!!!!

BobJoeJim · #3 11-12-2007, 04:20 PM

If Michigan wins, all Boise State has to do to get back to the BCS is win out. I'd love to see a mid-major in the BCS with a loss, so GO MICHIGAN!!!

The Bus Driver · #4 11-12-2007, 04:31 PM

johnnylovescandy · #5 11-12-2007, 05:00 PM

This fugly moment in history was captured at an OSU/UM mixer event earlier this semester:

GOD, I hope LSU crashes this game and shows these teams how to party & play football...

kyro · #6 11-12-2007, 05:30 PM

Meh, go Michigan I guess.

monkichee · #7 11-12-2007, 08:04 PM

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If Michigan wins, all Boise State has to do to get back to the BCS is win out.

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My family's from Boise and I currently live in Columbus, so I'm loving this scenario and hope you're right. (I enjoy rooting against the home team here, it freaks people out). But if you'll indulge a stupid girl who doesn't really understand sports... why does a Michigan win in particular help BSU?

damaniac · #8 11-12-2007, 08:09 PM

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If Michigan wins, all Boise State has to do to get back to the BCS is win out.

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My family's from Boise and I currently live in Columbus, so I'm loving this scenario and hope you're right. (I enjoy rooting against the home team here, it freaks people out). But if you'll indulge a stupid girl who doesn't really understand sports... why does a Michigan win in particular help BSU?

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I'd think otherwise. If Mich wins, they go to the Rose and you have a 10-2 OSU team (granted, with 2 straight losses) that is at least a candidate for one. If OSU wins, there's zero chance the Big Ten gets two teams.

FlyWf · #9 11-12-2007, 08:41 PM

Michigan will almost certainly sneak higher than 16 if they win given that a bunch of the teams in front of them will lose a few more games since the Big Ten ends so early.

[censored] Michigan, by the way.

bonds · #10 11-12-2007, 09:11 PM

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why does a Michigan win in particular help BSU?

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BSU has to finish above a conference champion (among other things) in the BCS rankings in order to get a BCS bowl bid. Michigan isn't very highly ranked in the BCS for obvious reasons, and BSU would have some chance to qualify if Michigan wins. BSU can't move ahead of tOSU. This isn't the only possible way BSU can get in (and it doesn't seem that likely anyway), but it's something.

That said, go Blue.