Big 10 Championship Game Open Thread
No meteors seem in the forecast in the greater Indiana area per NASA, so we'll be forced to watch our top 2 competitors in the East face off. Short of a 25+ pt blowout MSU is destined for the Rose, OSU is playing for the right to give up 60 pts to Florida State.
Have at it....
December 7th, 2013 at 7:46 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
I'm watching that and the Pac 12 game. I can't watch the Big Ten game. Makes me sick.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^
Fuck both teams.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:27 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
one of them's guaranteed to lose.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
http://www.gusjohnsongetsbuckets.com/
Wrong sport? Whatever.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:49 PM ^
Wait...who's delivering all the pizzas in the Midwest tonight?
— MVictors (@MVictors) December 8, 2013
December 7th, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 7:57 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
and he went to UM for a year before having to drop out to take of me.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:57 PM ^
Many coolers shall be defecated into/many couches shall be burned
December 7th, 2013 at 8:12 PM ^
and with that, I'm definitely going for MSU in this game. Urban needs to get beaten by a B1G team to wipe that smug look off his face, if only for a few seconds. I think that's going to happen tonight.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
I'm wearing red and rooting for (?, not sure that's the right way to phrase that) MSU. I'm totally confused. Someone please restore order to the Force.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
Go Green
/dies
December 7th, 2013 at 7:51 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 7:53 PM ^
the Stanford-ASU game probably just ended.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:58 PM ^
Well MSU goes to the Rose Bowl either way so by the theory of this game can only hurt OSU if it loses, I guess I am rooting Sparty. Although I am faced with more Spartan fans day to day than Ohio peeps, so they will be insufferable. I think this game is in the low to mid 30s, and comes down to the last drive.
MSU crushed NW and UM, OSU barely squeaked by both. MSU went to Iowa and handled Iowa better than OSU did at home, etc. Also Stanford stopped Oregon, and Ok State stopped Baylor and MSU has a better defense than those 2 teams (although Stanford is comparable) so hence my thinking Sparty has a very good chance in this one.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:56 PM ^
I know I'm basically alone here but I'm rooting for OSU to win tonight and then the MNC. And I want Sparty to win the Rose Bowl. I'm sick of the B1G getting slammed as a crap conference and the only way that happens is if our conference starts winning some big games.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:00 PM ^
But if they win potentially Michigan could lose recruiting clout in its own backyard and in Ohio. I prefer they lose badly in their bowl games; conference quality can improve later. Their wins pose a greater danger to us than their losses.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
So next year or the year after that when Michigan IS good again you cant complain if we're left out of the discussion. The reason Auburn is being discussed this year is because Alabama & LSU and Florida won in year's past. They are riding the conference reputation.
I want that for us. And the only way that happens is if our teams start winning IMO. Who else from our conference do you see as a threat to make that happen other than these two and us? Wisconsin?
December 7th, 2013 at 8:18 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:20 PM ^
Wouldn't it be better for the Big Ten if OSU loses, goes to a weaker bowl and then wins than to win tonight and get blown out of the Championship game AGAIN?
December 7th, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^
OSU winning a national title might help the Big Ten, but it does little to nothing to help Michigan. In fact, from a recruiting perspective, its about the most harmful thing that can happen to us, since we're competing for a lot of the same kids with OSU.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:26 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:43 PM ^
your opinion is factually wrong.
because.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:44 PM ^
Yes, you are alone on this.
December 7th, 2013 at 7:58 PM ^
I don't know man... All I can do is drink heavily and be bitter. Eventually I believe my hated of State will win out and I'll just pass out... Hopefully...
December 7th, 2013 at 7:59 PM ^
Auburn is 6-0 in 1 score games. They have to be the luckiest team in the country. There is no way that will happen two years in a row. They will be like Texas A&M. When everyone else has a year of film on them it will make a big difference.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:02 PM ^
I don't know, Gus Malzahn is a great offensive mind and as long as he has a decent defense the offense probably won't slow down.
There's no doubting that he'll add some wrinkles to his team this offseason. However, the luck part I agree with. They have won too many close games for this to be sustainable.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:06 PM ^
Malzahn is definitely an awesome coach, but they will take a step back next year. And he is going to have to do something about that D. With the way Auburn's fan base Malzahn would be wise if he gets offered a better gig (Texas) to take it in run.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:00 PM ^
It feels dirty that the B1G Championship game is on Fox....
December 7th, 2013 at 8:01 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
Hell no! We don't want to keep them here. There are two buses waiting to take them to the border.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:20 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
How can you not like Gus Johnson.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:22 PM ^
Gus Johnson = automatic mute.
This is a good game for mute anyway.
December 7th, 2013 at 9:59 PM ^
Gus is awesome. You're so mean, so old, so "down in front."
I bet you're wearing a walkman right now listening to the radio while watching the game.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^
Time to start drinking!
December 7th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
My God that promo made the Staee players look like...uh....Staee students.
December 7th, 2013 at 8:09 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:10 PM ^
Brandon, hoke and company better fix this shit, and I mean now. . .
December 7th, 2013 at 8:21 PM ^
big changes needed for Michigan to be relevant again
2014 = 4-6 losses
December 7th, 2013 at 8:28 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 8:10 PM ^
December 7th, 2013 at 9:55 PM ^