Rose Bowl Open Thread
The Granddaddy of them all! The 100th Rose Bowl. Number 4 Michigan State vs. Number 5 Stanford. Who are you guys taking in this game and why? I like Stanford so I wouldn't mind to see them win. I do think the perception of the Big Ten is somewhat important, but I also don't think the Big Ten being that great matters a whole lot. I'm cheering for neither team though. I am just hoping for a good quality game.
The line favors Stanford by 5.5 points. Michigan State has the best defense in the country. Stanford has one of the best ground and pound teams in the country.
F/+ Projection: Stanford 20, Michigan State 11
Win Probability: Stanford 73%
Michigan St | Stanford | |
Actual Score | 0 | 0 |
Most Likely | 13 | 17 |
Median | 13 | 17 |
Mean | 14.63 | 19.37 |
Win Probability | 36% | 64% |
January 1st, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
*sigh* I guess this is good for the Big Ten....
January 1st, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
okay. The Big Ten won the Rose Bowl. Now the Buckeyes can lose big.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^
Well that sucks.
But, Congrats Sparty, they were the better team today. At least the B1G saves a little face.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^
I hate Tom Rinaldi with a passion.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^
Still think they're all on steroids.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^
My god. In two years we saw a zero loss OSU, 1 loss ND, 1 loss OSU, and 1 loss sparty.
All while Michigan is almost painfully impossible to watch.
KILL ME
January 1st, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
If not for tattoos the national championship game last year would have been a joke - ND v OSU.
But your greater point is there - OSU ND and MSU were all top 5 type of teams sometime in the past 14 months. Those are our 3 rivals. It is a low point for decades for UM football in relation to where UM is to all 3 rivals. SIgh
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 9:19 PM ^
to Hoke's pay scale
/s/
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
I would love to see MSU play an offense with elite WRs just once.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
MSU does something Michigan has never done...win 13 games. Puke.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
2014 please be better!!!
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
"we're deep..." -Mark Dantonio.
-Also what she said.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
Sparty now has a Top 3 program. Never thought Id see that day anytime soon, but they did it.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
Are those Rose Bowl champions hats bedazzled?
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:33 PM ^
the Curse of Mike Hart
January 1st, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
They're just a MUCH better team. And it shows whether they win or lose this game.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
Sparty has owned Michigan since he made that comment.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
They say shit about us all the time. What gives?
January 1st, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^
It wasn't a bad call, stanford just didn't execute
January 1st, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
I swear Borges was calling all 469 running plays up the middle into a stacked defensive line. What was Shaw thinking...
January 1st, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
Bo and Woody both thought that call was too conservative.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
Fake to the FB and give to the RB.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:36 PM ^
One coach this season attempted to throw over the top against MSU and take advantage of their scheme, and big surprise, it worked.
January 1st, 2014 at 9:21 PM ^
share your wisdom with effing every other coach--who obviously didn't see what you saw.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
He just got himself a big time contract.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
Did they design these hats in 1979?
January 1st, 2014 at 8:38 PM ^
The Dantonio Way.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:39 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:40 PM ^
I hope OSU wins too...if Michigan is gonna be shit and our rivals are gonna be good. The conference may as well win. Just put me out of my misery.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:41 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:43 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 8:43 PM ^
"Hail to the Michigan State Spartans"
What?
It seems weird to use the word "Hail" when referencing MSU.
January 1st, 2014 at 8:46 PM ^
losing it for several years...I honestly think he got confused UM/MSU for a second.
Still UNACCEPTABLE!
January 1st, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
Congratulations to MSU! They deserved it and hopefully our coaching staff is watching and taking notes how to get it done!
January 1st, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
Gotta give em credit. They're at the point where recruiting numbers don't really matter anymore, they just continue to plod along in crushing fashion. See: Boise State, Virginia Tech. They'll come down to earth eventually, but they might ride this one for a while.
Crazy that this team that struggled with WMU and USF is going to end the season ranked in the top 3
January 1st, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^
January 1st, 2014 at 10:52 PM ^
For sure. Hopefully he doesn't lie on his resume this time.
January 1st, 2014 at 11:05 PM ^
13 win MSU...I've never seen a 13 win Michigan.
January 1st, 2014 at 11:34 PM ^