Tears of Unfathomable Sadness for Ohio & Sparty Scenario
Auburn destroys Missouri.Ohio gets a lucky win in a close,dull,controversial game (MSU gets called for a shady pass interference penalty late in 4th Qrt.) BCS voters put Auburn ahead of Ohio.A bitter Ohio goes to Rose. Urban cries to the media about Auburn being chosen ahead of Ohio and is roundly critisized for being a hypocritical crybaby.Ohio gets beaten badly by Stanford/ASU.Sparty goes to Cap1or Outback Bowl and loses big.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:04 PM ^
i would win the opposite of the tears of unfathomable sadness award if that actually happened. unfortunately, it's almost impossible that auburn passes OSU if OSU wins.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:10 PM ^
I'm afraid you're right. I think it's just the media trying to drum up a story.
December 6th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^
AU and Ohio both barely won last week and AU shortened Ohio's BCS lead from .1 to .02. Granted AU won over #1 Alabama.
Now, you guys are telling me that a dominant AU win over the #5 team in the nation versus a nailbiter Ohio win over #10 MSU will keep Ohio at #2? I don't think so. Especially with Ohio only up 31 votes in the AP and only up 25 votes in the Coaches poll.
Auburn wins soundly and a Ohio nailbiter gives AU the push to #2.
Even sweeter, if MSU loses I hope that somehow they fall out of top 14 so they miss a BCS bowl. Oh sparty tears would taste oh so like sugar then.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:36 AM ^
That's my number 1 hope for this game. A lot of predictions have OSU to the championship and MSU to the Rose Bowl but I would love to see the MSU Rose Bowlless streak continue past the quarter century mark. So as much as I hate to say it, I want OSU to absolutely curbstomp MSU to guarantee they end up #15 or worse.
December 7th, 2013 at 9:50 AM ^
And . . . there is still the hope for Tears of Unfathomable Sadness. If Ohio State loses yet another NC, they'll have to walk around with their tail between their legs for another decade.
They don't crow as much about beating us in the "#1 vs. #2 game" in 2006 as you would expect. Because all you need to mention is that they got crushed in the NC. The #1 was a myth and they know it.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:09 PM ^
OSU isn't getting passed if they win by only 1 point (unless Auburn wins like 49-0).
December 6th, 2013 at 6:11 PM ^
If this was a non brand name team, I could see Auburn passing them. With Ohio State, it isn't happening. You're sadly going to have to cheer for Michigan State if you want OSU out of the championship game.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:19 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 6:36 PM ^
with that attitude you can't....
December 6th, 2013 at 6:48 PM ^
can say that again....
oh wait, nevermind....
December 6th, 2013 at 6:36 PM ^
with that attitude you can't....
December 6th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^
My bet is Lil' Bro goes to the Rose Bowl win or lose. So I may have to root for them.
Who am I kidding, I can't root for either.
December 7th, 2013 at 2:53 PM ^
This is not Iowa vs MSU. It's $#U%Q(@_$%$ Ohio, ESPN's favorite school, and the only non-SEC or PAC 12 team with any chance at a NC.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:11 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 6:20 PM ^
A more likely scenario is: Ohio wins BTCG and goes to the national championship to face FSU, while MSU goes to the Rose Bowl to face Stanford. It is then discovered that Jameis Winston is actually Jack the Ripper and the Tallahasee PD has been hiding it for 150 years. OSU stomps Winston-less FSU and wins the MNC. Meanwhile, Sparty obliterates #5 Stanford and wins the Rose Bowl, legitimizing themselves on the national stage.
As Michigan fans, this is our lot in life.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:17 PM ^
first one ever! What should I do with it?
December 6th, 2013 at 6:22 PM ^
I'm afraid that msu is going to get the shaft from B1G officials like they by the officials during the ND game. And don't give me the ''their corners play aggressive'' crap. They got fucked during the ND game. I WISH our corners had the ability to play as aggressive as the msu corners and not give a ten year cushion.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:43 PM ^
I think they can and can be reletively effective at it, but our front 7 just wasn't getting home at all like MSU's generally did, which makes playing tight man coverage very risky.
December 6th, 2013 at 8:10 PM ^
Alright everyone, gather round and put on your tinfoil hats: Does anyone else think that there's a possibility that the Big Ten brass see the value in an OSU win and will do something to influence the game? I don't expect anything if it's a blow out either way, but if it's a tight ball game I am half expecting to see some help for OSU in the form of pass interference calls or no calls in OSU's favor.
Call me crazy, but I think that Jim Delany and the other guys who run the B1G recognize what a huge opportunity they have here. They have a big name team with a new big name coach who has gone 25-0 over the course of his tenure there. With an OSU win this week there is a great chance that the SEC's championship will be broken (albeit by default) and who could think of a better way to kick off the new look Big Ten than with a title winner? I don't have any inside information on the subject but the B1G has a lot to gain with an OSU win.
Also, chemtrails are chemicals used to control our minds and Gordon Gee is a reptilian man.
December 6th, 2013 at 8:33 PM ^
That's why I hope msu kicks osu's ass. Officials can't control an ass kicking.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:23 PM ^
1.Down 4,with no time outs,Ohio completes a pass to the Sparty 1 yard line,they rush to spike the ball but alas the clock has run out BUT NO WAIT,for some reason the clock shows 1 second left.Ohio gets 1 more play and scores the winning TD. Sparty fans complain for decades over what UM fans dub the "Revenge for Timekeeper Bob Game"
2.MSU stages a valient rally and scores a last second TD to bring Sparty within 1.They courageously go for 2.On the 2 point try an Ohio CB holds,trips & interfers with the Sparty WR but no callis made.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:47 PM ^
I was at both the "They tripped him in the endzone!" game and the Sparty Bob game.
You, sir, have ripped open many wounds.
/begins rocking in the corner
December 7th, 2013 at 10:20 AM ^
tears. I guess your tears would be called "Unfathomable, delusional, obsessional, tears of sadness."
December 6th, 2013 at 6:27 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 6:30 PM ^
I find myself wanting to root for Sparty this weekend. As annoying as Sparty can get, I can't stand the Urban Meyer win streak and would hate nothing more than the possibility of an OSU national championship.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:34 PM ^
Ohio/Urban has a long history of low class,unethical behavior and are the poster boy for what's wrong with college football today.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:38 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 6:32 PM ^
There is no doubt Sparty will get screwed if the game gets close, but Auburn will not pass Ohio State if OSU wins. Impossible. However, if FSU loses, then Auburn's got a pretty good chance.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:32 PM ^
I think this game will be between Ohio State's defense and Sparty's offense. Both can play well, but can be equally suspect at times. Whichever lays the bigger egg, loses.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:41 PM ^
I want Sparty to win.
Havent been to a Rose Bowl since 1988?? I'm ok with them going. Plus it kicks OSU out of Champ game, where they do not belong IMO.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:41 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 6:43 PM ^
...at all costs, that is all...sorry for the profanity, just doing my part to up the 'fuck' count ;-)
December 6th, 2013 at 6:53 PM ^
100%, both with your statement and the profanity. It is very difficult for me to write Ohio, without putting "fuck" in front of it, and I live here.....*sigh*
December 6th, 2013 at 7:24 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 6:46 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 6:49 PM ^
well said my friend well said
December 6th, 2013 at 6:56 PM ^
I would rather see OSU win. I think that would be better for Michigan. Yes, I do feel dirty after typing that. Here is my thinking:
OSU is already seen as an elite program. It ain't fair, but that's how it is. Winning another conference crown and going to the NCG doesn't change how they are viewed all that much.
MSU isn't seen as elite, or even a top-tier program. However, they are getting noticed. A win against OSU, a Big Ten title and a legitimate trip to the Rose Bowl wouldn't make them elite, but it would move them up to the next tier of teams. Do. Not. Want.
I think Michigan has more to loose from an MSU win than an OSU win.
I will still be hoping that zombies overrun Lucas Oil on Saturday. Actual zombies. Yep, go zombies.
December 6th, 2013 at 7:12 PM ^
It's already lose lose for us.
If osu goes to the national title game it will turn more heads than it already has. We go up for recruits against osu a lot more than msu, so that wouldn't be good.
Never root for osu.
December 6th, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
I never said I was rooting for OSU, just that an OSU win hurts us less. I thought I made it clear that I am rooting for zombies.
I do agree that this is like debating whether you would rather freeze to death or burn to death.
Zombies, man, zombies.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:53 AM ^
I'm thinking fast, dumb zombies would be perfect. That way they won't be too much of a problem once they leave the stadium later.
December 6th, 2013 at 6:55 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 7:05 PM ^
the living would envy the dead.
December 7th, 2013 at 12:04 AM ^
What would be the over/under on the number of coaches burned if that happened? How far would you be able to see the columns of smoke from East Lansing and Columbus?
December 6th, 2013 at 7:03 PM ^
MSU beats the bucks and gets mauled in the Rose Bowl.
OSU gets the "real" championship game against Alabama. Ohio scores on the opening kickoff but breaks their returner's leg in celebration. Bama then scores the next 64 points going for 2 after each TD.
Meyer resigns to spend more time with his family(haha) and Kiffin is named the new coach.
December 7th, 2013 at 9:31 AM ^
Having said that, gotta envy both programs as they are head and shoulders above Michigan in football
All about the coaching...
Go Blue!!
December 6th, 2013 at 7:07 PM ^
How can anyone not root for MSU here? If OSU wins, we could see an OSU title and an MSU rose bowl win. If MSU wins, only one of those is possible.
December 6th, 2013 at 8:36 PM ^
December 6th, 2013 at 7:20 PM ^
We went 7-5.
7 and fucking 5.
Both the programs can laugh at us. Even if this scenario occurs, M is still mediorce.
December 6th, 2013 at 7:22 PM ^