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GO BLUE!

Lots of joy in Ann Arbaugh tonight!

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If Michigan can win the B1G championship next week, then B1G Commissioner Tony Pettini has to hand Jim Harbaugh the B1G championship trophy.

That’ll be interesting.

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The only game that matters to me today is the Iron Bowl. Hopefully we can get the W. Roll Tide!

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It’s not an if Michigan wins, it’s a when Michigan wins. I am an Iowan and an Iowa fan. They are a terrible team and won the west division by default because everyone else in more terrible. Michigan is a good team and will roll right on over Iowa.

And, I agree, it will be interesting to watch the trophy hand off.

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What a complete cluster at a&m.

Last night, it was all over the media that they were going to hire Mark Stoops from Kentucky as their next head coach.

Then that gets squashed by the aggy board of directors. Some are saying their AD negotiated with Mark stoops without the approval of the board of directors and now he may get fired.

It’s pretty obvious why they havent won a national title since 1939 despite all their money and resources.

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Having played and coached sports most of my life, I would never “count my chickens.”

As we all know, the football is oddly shaped and bounces weirdly. :grinning:

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I just want to see what JJ can do when completely healthy. Still has a shoulder and thigh injury he’s rehabbing. Maybe he won’t have to go 4 quarters on Saturday. But Michigan has shown they can win different ways. Defense. Special teams with some offense. Play the clock game (amazing but nerve racking) then the ultimate when all three phases just clicking. It was like an old time 1980s Michigan win over OSU.

We go to a Chicago “Michigan” bar with some friends and it was hopping.

Go Blue!

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It’s too bad Mcnamara and Ali(from Iowa) that played for Michigan are out for the season,with injuries. That would of been kinda cool to see.

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Iowa couldn’t score 14 points even if there was no defense on the field.

Every Michigan TD is like the equivalent of dog years against Iowa. 1 TD is like equivalent of a 49 point lead.

They probably recruit punters like most teams recruit WRs. Punting is probably in their offensive playbook.

“Son, we really need you. You’d be a big part of our strategy”.

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I find the spread (Michigan -23) and over/under (35.5) interesting.

A 35.5 over/under is really low. And the spread of 23 is HUGE.

So, the oddsmakers are saying, to me at least, that the score will be something like 30-6 ish, though it could just as easily be 36-0, 19-17, etc. :rofl:

Penn State, which has an excellent defense, beat Iowa 31-0 at Penn State. And Michigan beat Penn State 24-15 at Penn State.

I’m not a betting person, but I’d be thinking hard about betting the “over,” but then maybe it’s a blowout and Michigan takes out their starters early. :man_shrugging:

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The obvious assumption is Iowa will maybe score 7 points which means Michigan will have to score over 28 to get past the over.

Iowa has a decent defense but not great.

The oddsmakers are thinking that once Michigan jumps out to an early lead, they’ll just run the ball 30 straight times which limits high scoring opportunities.

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If that’s what they’re thinking, then that’s why I’d place my bet on the OVER, because I think Michigan has a fairly sophisticated running game and McCarthy, Blake Corum, Donovan Edwards and Kalel Mullings are “homerun hitters,” and will surprise.

And if Michigan does get up by a bunch, then Michigan’s D reserves will give up some points.

IMO, of course. The score was 42-3 in 2021 and Michigan is better now.

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With the upcoming conference championship games there are a lot of possibilities of who will be chosen for the playoffs. I hope no conference gets two teams in. A nice intersectional playoff would be great.

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Oregon being ranked above Texas is BS. Are they factoring common opponents or not? :rage:

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We need FSU to lose. That’s our only shot.

They’ll take 1 from the Pac 12, 1 from big 10, 1 from SEC, and 1 from either the ACC or Big 12.

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Does Texas and Oregon have a common opponent in 2023?

Sagarin’s ratings has Oregon at #4 and Texas at #7.
http://sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htm

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Texas Tech. Oregon beat them by 8; we beat them by 50. :roll_eyes:

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Oh, I just checked their schedules. Here’s my opinion.

  1. It’s one opponent. A sample of one.
  2. Oregon played at TT. Texas played TT at home.
  3. Oregon-TT played September 9 and Texas-TT was played last Friday.
  4. Oregon lost to #3 Washington by a missed FG on the last play.

Just like March Madness, early season results don’t matter as much as late season results. I haven’t seen any ranking that has Texas above Oregon.

And any team can run up the score just to try and impress the CFP committee.

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  1. Common opponents is part of the criteria. If you aren’t going to use it, then don’t make it part of the criteria.
  2. Is home field worth 42 points? Oregon had to come from behind to beat Tech.
  3. So? I mean, I know what you’ll say so save your breath. Why play any of those games if they don’t matter? Let’s just play six games starting in October. :roll_eyes: Why do they say strength of schedule matters and then it’s overlooked. Texas has stronger strength of schedule than Oregon.
  4. Yes, Oregon’s loss is better, though Texas’ loss was only four points at a neutral site. But Texas’ win is better. Much better. Double digits over Bama AT Bama, breaking a 20+ home winning streak?

Running up the score? I guess you are talking about this last game. We had third-stringers in there. How about the 81 points Oregon put up on Portland State? Wow, way to put it on the Big Sky Conference. What’s the incentive to play REAL non-conference opponents such as Bama if that’s dismissed by the committee? I’m bummed that we are playing Michigan next year. Why bother? Wonder whether Portland State has an opening?

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September 9th, early season wins/losses are valued less. They just are.

No one cares about the Oregon-Portland State score, which was played September 2nd. If you’re trying to impress the committee, late in the season, then yes, running up the score against TT may sway a vote on the committee. For me, there’s no sway with the 50 point win. Once the ball gets rollin’ downhill in a game, there’s no way to stop it.

Texas played Alabama September 9th, again, early season wins/losses get discounted. Bama is a much better team now than they were back then.

Texas barely beat Houston 31-24, but for a bad spot. Talk to the Houston supporters. They feel they were robbed. And if I know about it, then the CFP committee does too.

We can analyze each win and loss, but the bottom line is that the experts like Oregon better and that’s been the case for weeks.

I obviously have no bias in either direction, Texas or Oregon, but I’d side with the CFP committee too.